Where

Herbert L. Jackson Council Chamber Room 106
215 Pleasant St., Malden, MA 02148

Location from the city calendar. The posted agenda is the official notice; check it if the two differ.

Recordings of School Committee meetings: Urban Media Arts (formerly Malden Access TV) (opens in new tab).

What was decided

Minutes haven't been posted on the city's Agenda Center (opens in new tab) yet, 14 days after the meeting. Minutes usually come out after the board approves them at a later meeting.

Agenda

The meeting covers updates on Northeast Metro Tech, the Superintendent's report on DESE accountability results, enrollment, and technology, and votes on multiple school policy revisions. The committee will also meet in executive session to discuss contract negotiations with the Malden Education Association.

Agenda items

• Consent Agenda: Approval of August 31, 2026 School Committee Meeting Minutes
• Consent Agenda: September 2026 Warrants
• Consent Agenda: September 2026 Grants
• Update from Northeast Metro Tech
• Public Comment
• Superintendent's Report: 2026 DESE Accountability Results
• Superintendent's Report: Enrollment Snapshot
• Superintendent's Report: Technology Updates

Show 12 more items

• Policy Subcommittee Report and Discussion on Policy AD (Mission Statement)
• Motion to adopt revised wording for Policy AA (School District Legal Status)
• Motion to adopt updated MASC policy for Policy ACA (Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex)
• Motion to adopt updated MASC policy and rename Policy ACE to 'Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability'
• Motion to adopt updated policy and rename Policy ADC to 'Tobacco Products on School Premises Prohibited'
• Motion to retire Policy ADDA-R-1 (C.O.R.I. requirements)
• Motion to adopt updated coding of Policy ADDA-R-2 to ADDA-R (DCJIS Model CORI Policy)
• Motion to adopt new language for Policy JA-G and rename it to 'Policy ACL: Interacting with Law Enforcement Officers Engaged in Civil Law Enforcement (Protect Act)'
• Motion to refer Policy JEB (Entrance Age) to Policy Subcommittee
• Personal Privilege
• Executive Session: Approval of August 31, 2026 Executive Session Meeting Minutes
• Executive Session: Contract Negotiations with Malden Education Association, Units A, B & C

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 329 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 2, 2026.

Terms used here

consent agenda

Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, negotiations, or personnel matters.

M.G.L.

Massachusetts General Laws, the state's laws.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting is listed in more than one place: the same board on the same day, and only one listing gives a time. The listings are shown here as one meeting.

• School Committee Meeting (opens in new tab), on the city calendar
• School Committee Meeting (opens in new tab), on the published schedule
• October School Committee Meeting (opens in new tab), on the city's Agenda Center

First recorded by Malden Publick on October 2, 2026.