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Committee votes to raise substitute teacher pay
The Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee approved its first substitute teacher pay increase since 2019.
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School Committee Adopts Rushed State Safety Policy
Freetown-Lakeville principals detail budget cuts eliminating specialists and swelling class sizes. Grace Intermediate Principal Dr.
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School Committee Restores 4 Paraprofessional Jobs
Freetown-Lakeville school committee restores four paraprofessional jobs using a transportation surplus.
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Freetown-Lakeville School Committee Budget Votes Fail, Agenda Tabled
Freetown-Lakeville School Committee fails twice on a Lakeville-matching budget, tables the rest of its agenda.
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Freetown-Lakeville Schools Enter State 112th Budget as 62 Staff Exits Take Effect July 1
LAKEVILLE -- June 24, 2026, Freetown-Lakeville schools enter state-supervised bridge funding July 1 with 62 employees exited and Lakeville's budget still unresolved. The Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee heard a detailed
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Freetown-Lakeville School Committee Votes 6-1 to Hold $49.5 Million Level-Service Budget
LAKEVILLE -- June 10, 2026, Freetown-Lakeville School Committee votes 6-1 to maintain its $49.5 million level-service budget, forcing a Lakeville special town meeting. Four days after Lakeville voters approved a reduced
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Freetown-Lakeville School Committee Fails to Reduce Budget, Level-Services Plan Advances to Town Meetings
LAKEVILLE -- May 27, 2026, Freetown-Lakeville School Committee sends $49.5 million level-services budget to town meetings after failing three times to muster the two-thirds supermajority needed to reduce it. Meeting May
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Freetown-Lakeville School Committee Approves FY27 Budget, Rejects Double-Counting Claim
Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee approved its updated FY27 budget and cleared up a disputed assessment calculation at its May 13 meeting.
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Freetown-Lakeville School Committee reorganizes, ratifies teacher and staff labor contracts
Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee reorganized under new Chair Melinda Richards and warned that a failed Lakeville override could eliminate 56 staff positions.
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School Committee adopts $53.3 million fiscal 2027 budget
Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee adopts $53.3 million fiscal 2027 budget as override talk looms.
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