Carver School Committee Approves Half-Day for Old Colony Building Vote

CARVER -- September 29, 2025, Carver School Committee approves half-day for November Old Colony regional school vote. The committee voted unanimously at its September 29 meeting to change November 18 to a half-day district-wide, aligning with a noon-to-8 p.m. public vote on the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School building project scheduled at Carver Middle High School. Superintendent Scott Neff said the change keeps the district within state-required instructional hour minimums. The committee also voted unanimously to approve FY26 warrants and to establish two new student activity accounts, Girls Tennis and Caring Crusaders, each opening at zero. Neff presented three superintendent goals for 2025-2026, including a student learning goal centered on the "four shifts" deeper learning framework developed by Scott McLeod of the University of Colorado Denver. Athletic Director Kelsey presented a roughly $20,000 athletic banner redesign project, funded through a multi-year revolving athletics account, for committee vote at the October 20 meeting. Nine policies, including a new vocational pathway exploration policy required by DESE by November 1, received first readings with votes also set for October 20.