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Regionalization update April 2026
Our School Committee received the following feedback from surrounding communities on the concept of a regionalization partnership.
Berlin-Boylston Regional School District: No interest at this time to pursue a regionalization agreement with West Boylston Public Schools.
Clinton Public Schools: The Clinton School Committee discussed the concept of regionalization with West Boylston at their March 2026 meeting. While the CPS School Committee is not entirely against the concept, the only way this would work to benefit CPS is if West Boylston were willing to consider the construction of a new Career & Technical Education (CTE) high school building. Amidst the needs in West Boylston for a new elementary school building, fire station, and DPW building, a sizable debt exclusion to construct a new CTE Middle High School may not be feasible at this time for our community. The anticipated cost of a comprehensive middle high building project was one of the leading factors in the failed October 2025 vote authorizing West Boylston to pursue a $2 million (estimated) feasibility study for a new middle high school building project.
Shrewsbury Public Schools: No response to January letter regarding regionalization.
Wachusett Regional School District: The WRSD School Committee took this conversation up at their April 13, 2026, meeting. While there was not an overwhelming show of support for the concept of regionalization with WBPS at this time, the WRSD School Committee would like to further engage with the WBPS School Committee around this topic. As a follow-up, the WRSD School Committee will seek support on how to best continue this conversation with our school committee.
Regionalization update January 2026
At the January 14, 2026, School Committee meeting, our committee voted to send a letter of interest to the surrounding communities of Berlin-Boylston, Clinton, Wachusett, and Shrewsbury. This letter is intended to gauge the interest of a regionalization study between West Boylston Public Schools and these surrounding communities. Here is the community feedback that encouraged this letter of interest.
The Massachusetts School Building Authority ("MSBA") is a quasi-independent government authority created to reform the process of funding capital improvement projects in the Commonwealth’s public schools. The MSBA strives to work with local communities to create affordable, sustainable, and energy efficient schools across Massachusetts.
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