Town Government
School Committee & Superintendent
The Superintendent
Colleen Mucha
The person who answers for New Braintree’s public schools answers to five towns at once. Colleen Mucha is Superintendent of the Quabbin Regional, the shared system that serves New Braintree along with Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, and Oakham from a district office on South Street in Barre. New Braintree does not run a school district of its own: its students attend the district’s elementary, middle, and high schools, and the town elects its own representatives to the regional School Committee that governs them. The Superintendent proposes the budget, sets academic priorities, and is hired by and reports to the elected committee, which carries out an annual evaluation.
| Role | Superintendent of Schools, Quabbin Regional |
|---|---|
| District office | 872 South Street, Barre, MA 01005 |
| Phone | 978-355-4668 |
| Website | qrsd.org |
The School Committee
The Quabbin Regional School Committee is elected by the voters of the five member towns, and it sets policy for the regional schools, approves the district budget, and hires and evaluates the Superintendent. New Braintree elects its own representatives to the fourteen-member committee, on the town ballot alongside the other four towns. The committee chooses its own officers, and as the district posts them the Chair is Mark Brophy of Barre and the Vice Chair is Debra Chamberlain.
Mark Brophy
Debra Chamberlain
Full roster and terms: Quabbin Regional School Committee at qrsd.org.
The District at a Glance
- Quabbin Regional: about 2,126 students across seven schools, kindergarten through grade 12.
- Five towns: Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, and Oakham share the district.
- Per-pupil spending: $20,250.86 in total, $19,567.94 in-district.
- Vocational option: New Braintree is also a member town of the Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School District in Palmer.
- State data: DESE profile (code 07530000).
Meetings & Participation
- When: the committee meets monthly in the evening in Barre, and posts its agendas and minutes on the district website.
- Public comment: residents may address the committee. Check the agenda for sign-up details.
- Your seats: New Braintree’s own representatives carry the town’s voice on the regional committee, and they are elected on the town ballot.
- The budget: the district budget still lands at Town Meeting, where every registered voter can vote on it.
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