Reading, MA School Committee

05/01/2026

RPS is sponsoring a cultural celebration featuring a live performance of Wampanoag Nation Singers & Dancers tomorrow morning on the Town Common. All are welcome!

04/10/2026

The School Committee is pleased to announce that we have reached agreement on and executed a contract with Dr. Henry Turner to be the next Superintendent of the Reading Public Schools.

Dr. Turner will join us in July on a three-year contract. Please join us in welcoming him to Reading!

Stay tuned for opportunities to connect with Dr. Turner once he begins in the role.

03/25/2026

REMINDER: From 5:15 - 6:00 PM TODAY, we will host our second finalist candidate for the Superintendent position for a community engagement session. Members of the Reading community are encouraged to join to learn more about Dr. Henry Turner and ask any questions.

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03/24/2026

REMINDER: Today our first finalist candidate for the Superintendent position will take part in a community engagement session. Members of the Reading community are encouraged to join to learn more about Wendy Crocker-Roberge and ask questions.

The session is available on Zoom from 5:15-6 PM.

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03/23/2026

The Superintendent candidate community engagement session scheduled for Monday March 23rd has been canceled due to the candidate withdrawing from the process.

The next session will take place on March 24th, with the remaining candidates visiting Reading on March 25th and April 1st. Details were emailed to community members last week, or you can find them here:

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01/16/2026

We are kicking off the search for Reading's next Superintendent. Please read this note for opportunities to get involved, including by joining the Screening Committee!

Members of the RPS Community, As we shared in December, Dr. Milaschewski will be departing at the conclusion of the school year. We have put together an aggressive timeline to complete a full search process that will allow us to identify a replacement in time for a July 1 start date. Though the...

05/13/2025

📣Today’s the day! Please make a plan to vote at the RMHS Field House before 8pm.

04/03/2025

We were honored to accept the donation to provide the initial funding for the scholarship in Officer Savio’s name during our meeting on March 13th. Please see the below if you are interested in contributing to the scholarship fund as well.

01/21/2025

The School Committee conducted its first review of the FY25-26 budget on the evening of Thursday, the 16th of January. If you wish, you can watch the meeting via RCTV's YouTube at the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/live/FYiXzHb2rvg?si=HEE1Wsqv36vlv2-I

Further, you can read the budget document and see the presentation in the packet for the meeting via the following link:

https://www.readingma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/16456/2025-01-16-School-Committee-Packet-PDF?bidId=

If you have any questions on the budget, we request that you submit them to Olivia Lejeune via email ([email protected]) by January 23rd at 11:59 PM. Alternatively, you can join the School Committee for its annual Public Hearing on the budget at the Reading Memorial High School Library this Thursday, the 23rd of January at 7 p.m.

Following the Public Hearing and question submission, an updated FY26 Budget publication, including FAQs, will be included in the School Committee packet on January 28th. The School Committee will vote on the FY26 Budget on January 30th to deliver it to the Town Manager by January 31st, per the Town Charter.

10/17/2024

The next set of community meetings for the Killam School Building Project are coming up this fall! Join the project team for updates on the project and learn more about the site, traffic, sustainability and more. The first fall community meeting will be held on October 23rd to present on the site and community use of a new Killam School!

Please visit the project website for all ongoing information on the Killam School here: https://www.killamschool.com/

Fall Community Meetings:
--Wednesday October 23: Community Meeting – Site & Community Use
--Monday November 4: Community Meeting – Traffic Analysis of Proposed Design
--Monday December 9: Community Meeting – Sustainability

Reading Public Schools
Town of Reading, MA
J.W. Killam School

07/26/2024

The Killam Project has put together a series of short videos. Please enjoy our first one https://www.facebook.com/615562071.../videos/850615213228628
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