Current Worcester School Committee

Back row (from left): Jermaine Johnson, Dianna Biancheria, Maureen Binienda, Alex Guardiola
Front row (from left): Susan Coghlin Mailman, Vanessa Alvarez, Mayor Joseph Petty, Molly McCullough, Kathleen Roy

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Worcester School Committee

The Worcester School Committee is the legislative and policy-making body charged with supervision of the Worcester Public Schools. For more information, please visit the Rules of the Worcester School Committee.

Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Agendas for the standing committees are located on their respective standing committee page and on the calendar.

Regular Meeting Information

Most regular Worcester School Committee meetings are held every other Thursday at 5:30 PM* in the Esther Howland South Chamber of Worcester City Hall, 455 Main St., Worcester. Meeting dates and times may vary; please verify the date, time, and location on the meeting agenda.

Regular meetings are open to the general public. The meetings are broadcast live by Worcester Educational Access Television (WEA-TV) on its website and television channel (Spectrum 191 in Worcester). Executive Sessions are not open to the public and are generally held at 5:00 PM prior to the regular meeting.

Please note: Executive Sessions sometimes run late, delaying the start of the regular meeting.

Standing Committees

Most Standing Committee meetings are held in Room 410 of the Durkin Administration Building, 20 Irving St., Worcester.

Meeting dates and times vary; please verify the date, time, and location on the meeting agenda. Meeting Dates

The meetings are broadcast live by Worcester Educational Access Television (WEA-TV) and on Spectrum Channel 191 for Worcester cable television subscribers.

Archived videos are found on the YouTube channel for Worcester Educational Access Television.

2024 Standing Committees

Special Committee

Role of the Worcester School Committee

The Worcester School Committee is the legislative and policy-making body charged with supervision of the Worcester Public School System. Under Chapter 71, Section 37 of the Massachusetts General Laws, it

"shall have the power to select and to terminate the superintendent, shall review and approve budgets for public education in the district and shall establish educational goals and policies for the schools in the district consistent with the requirements of law and statewide goals and standards established by the Massachusetts Board of Education."

It also conducts collective bargaining with all employee organizations.

Under Chapter 71, Section 59 of the Massachusetts General Laws, the School Committee may, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, also establish and appoint the following positions:

  • Assistant or Associate Superintendent(s)

  • School Business Administrator

  • Administrator of Special Education

  • School Physician

  • Registered Nurses

  • Legal Counsel

The School Committee may approve or disapprove the hiring of said positions.

Under Chapter 76, Section 1 of the Massachusetts General Laws, it

“shall approve a private school when satisfied that the instruction in all the studies required by law equals in thoroughness and efficiency, and in the progress made therein, that in the public schools in the same city.”

Contacts

Worcester School Committee Office

Durkin Administration Building
20 Irving Street, Room 108
Worcester, MA 01609

Administrative Clerk of the School Committee

Kristi Turgeon
Email Kristi
508-799-3610
Fax: 508-799-3119

Principal Clerk - Confidential

Kaycee Caracciolo
Email Kaycee
508-799-3610
Fax: 508-799-3119

If you would like to file a public petition, please click here to review the policy on Public Comments and Public Petitions and contact the Worcester School Committee office.

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