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School Committee Postpones Green Street Land Vote

Ipswich School Committee delayed a vote on disputed Green Street land needed for a town pump station.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 15

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Ipswich Schools Hire NESDEC for Superintendent Search

Ipswich School Committee hires a search firm and stalls on a disputed land easement.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 17

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School Committee tables pump station land use vote

Ipswich School Committee stalls on land dispute over $15 million pump station.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 17

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Ipswich School Committee backs Triton football co-op

Ipswich School Committee votes to formally back a two-year football cooperative with Triton after its own program folded for lack of players. Tom Gallagher told the board 12 Ipswich students joined Triton's team in August under coach Ed Melanson, with busing for underclassmen still unresolved.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 3

Schools · School Committee

Ipswich School Panel Rates Blake Needs Improvement

Ipswich School Committee rates Superintendent Brian Blake "needs improvement" as he enters his final year in the district.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 4

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Parent blasts school over missing AED, safety lapses

Ipswich parent accuses schools of ignoring AED, safety warnings at lacrosse game.

Townbrief reporting · May 7

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School Committee Votes Positions on 18 Warrant Articles

Ipswich schools chief announces 2027 retirement as committee locks in budget and warrant votes. Superintendent Blake told the School Committee he will not seek a contract extension and plans to retire in August 2027, his 25th year as a superintendent.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 16

Schools · School Committee

School Committee Approves $41.5 Million Budget

The Ipswich School Committee voted unanimously to approve a $41,467,490 budget for fiscal 2027, restoring a Winthrop School counselor, an elementary PE teacher and expanding high school math staffing.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 5

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School Committee adopts new athletics oversight policy

Ipswich School Committee adopts new athletics oversight policy as capital funding shrinks. Superintendent Dr.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 5

Schools · School Committee

Committee debates reinstating cut school positions

The Ipswich School Committee spent nearly five hours reviewing a 14-page FY27 budget Q&A and held off voting on Feoffees' Fund spending until Thursday.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 2