WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » new bedford school committee http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Tue, 21 May 2013 14:18:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 School District Battles Multi-Million Dollar Shortfall http://wbsm.com/school-district-battles-multi-million-dollar-shortfall/ http://wbsm.com/school-district-battles-multi-million-dollar-shortfall/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 00:58:05 +0000 Bryan Booker http://wbsm.com/?p=78496 The city's School District is facing a budget shortfall, and is looking to the City Council for help.

The School Committee discussed the $3.5 million dollar gap Monday, most of which lies in salaries and pay-outs to retired employees

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]]> http://wbsm.com/school-district-battles-multi-million-dollar-shortfall/feed/ 0 Council's Finance Committee Approves $2 Million Transfer to School Dept. http://wbsm.com/councils-finance-committee-approves-2-million-transfer-to-school-dept/ http://wbsm.com/councils-finance-committee-approves-2-million-transfer-to-school-dept/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:07:35 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=69201 The City Council's Finance Committee approves about $4 million worth of transfers from free cash to various city departments, including the school system.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/councils-finance-committee-approves-2-million-transfer-to-school-dept/feed/ 0 tsm - file NBEA May Challenge Innovation School Vote In Court http://wbsm.com/nbea-may-challenge-innovation-school-vote-in-court/ http://wbsm.com/nbea-may-challenge-innovation-school-vote-in-court/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:47:06 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=68857 The School Committee's plan to create an Innovation school in New Bedford may be headed for a court fight. 

Lou St. John, the head of the New Bedford Educators Association says he's talking with attorney's for the Mass

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]]> http://wbsm.com/nbea-may-challenge-innovation-school-vote-in-court/feed/ 0 TSM Innovation Schools Hearing Continued in New Bedford http://wbsm.com/continued-innovation-schools-hearing/ http://wbsm.com/continued-innovation-schools-hearing/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:00:59 +0000 Bryan Booker http://wbsm.com/?p=66476 One week before it takes a crucial vote on the subject, New Bedford's School Committee heard public input on Innovation Schools for a final time.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/continued-innovation-schools-hearing/feed/ 0 Few in attendance at Keith Middle School auditorium for Monday's continued Innovation School hearing Superintendent Candidate District Reviews Wrap Up http://wbsm.com/superintendent-candidate-district-reviews-wrap-up/ http://wbsm.com/superintendent-candidate-district-reviews-wrap-up/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:51:48 +0000 Bryan Booker http://wbsm.com/?p=61611 New Bedford's School Committee spent this week travelling to districts in Chicago, Memphis, and Attleboro, conducting reports on the former employers of its superintendent candidates.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/superintendent-candidate-district-reviews-wrap-up/feed/ 0 tsm - file photo School Committee Nearing Vote For Superintendent http://wbsm.com/school-committee-nearing-vote-for-superintendent/ http://wbsm.com/school-committee-nearing-vote-for-superintendent/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:04:20 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=61121 The New Bedford School Committee is just five days away from selecting a new superintendent of schools. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/school-committee-nearing-vote-for-superintendent/feed/ 0 tsm Candidate Interviews Continue for New Bedford School Superintendent http://wbsm.com/candidate-interviews-continue-for-new-bedford-school-superintendent/ http://wbsm.com/candidate-interviews-continue-for-new-bedford-school-superintendent/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:12:37 +0000 Bryan Booker http://wbsm.com/?p=59516 New Bedford's Superintendent interviews continued Tuesday with outgoing Attleboro Superintendent Pia Durkin.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/candidate-interviews-continue-for-new-bedford-school-superintendent/feed/ 0 $3 Million Deficit Reported In New Bedford School Budget http://wbsm.com/3-million-deficit-reported-in-new-bedford-school-budget/ http://wbsm.com/3-million-deficit-reported-in-new-bedford-school-budget/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:49:42 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=57706 New Bedford School officials report this year's school budget is $3 million in the red.  School Committee Vice-Chair Dr. Lawrence Finnerty says the discrepancy was discovered in November, and officials are now wrestling with how to close the gap

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]]> http://wbsm.com/3-million-deficit-reported-in-new-bedford-school-budget/feed/ 0 tsm School Committee Delays Vote on Innovation Schools http://wbsm.com/school-committee-delays-vote-on-innovation-schools/ http://wbsm.com/school-committee-delays-vote-on-innovation-schools/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:13:28 +0000 Bryan Booker http://wbsm.com/?p=36077 More time is needed before a vote on Innovation schools. That was the determination of New Bedford's School Committee Tuesday, which voted to postpone the decision from January 14th to a future date.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/school-committee-delays-vote-on-innovation-schools/feed/ 0 mwhatley,flickr Firm Hired to Aid in New Bedford Superintendent Search http://wbsm.com/firm-hired-to-aid-in-new-bedford-superintendent-search/ http://wbsm.com/firm-hired-to-aid-in-new-bedford-superintendent-search/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:27:19 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=31759 A search firm tasked with finding candidates for a new superintendent in the city has been hired.

Future Management Systems Inc. has been hired by the New Bedford School Committee, and is expected to bring in a wide variety of candidates from all over the country with an interest in filling the vacancy

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