Town Government
School Committee & Superintendent
The Superintendent
Scott Morrison
About 697 students start their day in Middleton’s own schools, and one person answers for all of it. Scott Morrison is Superintendent of the Middleton Public Schools, the town’s Pre-K to grade 8 district, and through the Tri-Town School Union he serves Boxford and Topsfield in the same role. He proposes the school budget, sets academic priorities, and runs the district day to day. The Superintendent is hired by and reports to the elected Middleton School Committee, which carries out an annual evaluation. For high school, Middleton students go to Masconomet Regional, governed by a separate committee the town also helps elect.
| Role | Superintendent of Schools (Tri-Town School Union) |
|---|---|
| District office | 28 Middleton Road, Boxford, MA 01921 |
| Phone | 978-887-0771 |
| Website | tritownschoolunion.com |
The School Committee
The Middleton School Committee has five members, elected town-wide by Middleton voters to staggered three-year terms. It sets policy for the town’s Pre-K to grade 8 district, approves the school budget, and hires and evaluates the Superintendent who runs the schools day to day. Its meetings are public, which means a Middleton student who shows up can speak. Middleton, Boxford, and Topsfield each keep their own committee like this one, and three members of each sit on the Tri-Town School Union committee that oversees the shared superintendent.
Jacki Dubois
David DeBonis
Michelle Aitken
Bettina Rubendall
Arian Amiri
For high school, Middleton elects four of the eleven members of the Masconomet Regional School Committee: Matt Alexander, Trevor Currier, Lisa MacInnis, and Stacy Smith.
The District at a Glance
- Enrollment: about 697 students, Pre-K through grade 8.
- Schools: two, Fuller Meadow and Howe-Manning.
- High school: Masconomet Regional, shared with Boxford and Topsfield.
- State data: DESE profile (code 01840000).
Meetings & Participation
- When: the committee meets monthly, with agendas posted on the district website at tritownschoolunion.com.
- Public comment: residents may address the committee. Check the agenda for sign-up details.
- Masconomet: the regional committee meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the high school library.
- Subcommittees: much of the detailed work on budget, policy, and facilities happens in subcommittees.
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