Dover School Committee rejects School Choice participation for 2026-27. In a unanimous roll-call vote, the five-member committee approved Martha Castle's motion to decline enrollment in the state's open-enrollment program. Superintendent Beth McCoy briefed the board on recent hires and contract
Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee unanimously approved its consent agenda and an overnight field trip to Utah, Nevada, and Arizona for spring 2027. Chair Angie Johnson convened the May 5 meeting with six members present. The district's FY26 financial report, as of April 30, showed Chapter 71
Dover-Sherborn school committees approve June 18, 2026, as the final day of the 2025-26 school year. The Regional School Committee voted unanimously 5-0, the Sherborn School Committee voted unanimously 5-0, and the Dover School Committee voted unanimously 3-0 to amend the academic calendar to an
Dover and Sherborn School Committees vote to shift elementary Spanish program to exploratory model. The Sherborn committee unanimously approved the measure; the Dover committee voted 3 to 2 in favor following a revote after Martha Castle joined the meeting, with Goli Sepehr and Kate Cook voting
Dover School Committee approves revised FY27 budget cutting $220,000 from prior version. The revised plan, presented by Superintendent Beth McCoy and Business Manager Dawn Fattore, narrows the in-district budget increase to 2.63 percent, driven by a $20,000 Pre-K director reconfiguration, a new
Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee approves revised FY27 operating budget at 3.72 percent increase. The $30,170,188 budget cuts town assessments by $502,676 compared to an earlier draft, incorporating $122,676 in additional state revenue and $406,000 in staffing savings through retirements
Dover School Committee postpones curriculum coordinator positions due to joint fiscal constraints. Superintendent Beth McCoy presented instructional leadership and elementary scheduling studies recommending standardized specials, strengthened social-emotional learning, and new K-12 STEM and
Regional and local school committees approve calendar and security policy. The Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee, Dover School Committee, and Sherborn School Committee voted unanimously to adopt the 2026-27 District Calendar and approved revised Policy ECAF on Security Cameras in Schools
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