Acton School Committee & Superintendent

The School Committee

Acton does not run its own school department for grades PreK to 12. Acton and Boxborough run their schools together as one regional district, and that changes who you vote for. The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee has eleven members and the two towns elect them separately: seven seats are filled by Acton voters and four by Boxborough voters, all to three year terms. So an Acton resident helps choose a majority of the committee but not the whole of it, and the four Boxborough members have exactly the same vote on your school budget as the seven from your own town.

The committee sets district policy, approves the school budget, and hires and evaluates the Superintendent. It publishes its own officers, and it elects a Vice Chairperson from Acton and a Vice Chairperson from Boxborough, so the committee has two. One more piece of arithmetic is worth carrying: because Acton’s seats are filled at Acton’s April election and Boxborough’s at Boxborough’s May election, the committee’s membership can change twice each spring.

The full committee can be reached at abrsc@abschools.org.

The District at a Glance

• Enrollment: 5,005 students, PreK through 12.
• Schools: nine, including Acton-Boxborough Regional High School.
• Graduation rate: 94.4%.
• State data: DESE profile (code 06000000).

Meetings & Participation

• When: Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., twice monthly, at the Administration Building, 15 Charter Road, Acton.
• Public comment: the committee’s meetings are public, which means a student who shows up can speak. Check the posted agenda for the procedure.
• Watch: meetings are carried live by Acton TV on Comcast channel 99 and Verizon channel 41, and on demand at actontv.org.
• Agendas: posted with the meeting calendar on the committee’s own portal, linked from the district’s site.