Committee Approves DC Trip, New Security Policy

School Committee · Meeting of October 7, 2026

Groton-Dunstable School Committee approved a new Protect Act security policy and a June 2027 Washington, D.C. trip. The committee voted 7-0 to adopt policy ACL, which pairs with newly installed Raptor visitor sign-in technology in every district building, and voted 7-0 to approve the eighth-grade D.C. trip for June 7-10, 2027, after last year's multi-bus-company mix-up. Superintendent Dr. Bruno's accepted evaluation goals commit him to passing a fiscal 2028 budget and what he called "the successful passage of a proposition two and a half override in both Groton and Dunstable." The committee also approved warrants totaling $3,131,087.35 and heard that district accountability points fell to 51 percent of possible points for grades three through eight, prompting member Christina to ask what factors drove the decline.

In the full story:

• Good News and Staff Recognition
• Middle School Washington, D.C. Trip: Addressing Last Year's Bus Problems
• High School Student Representative Report
• DEI Advisory Committee Update
• 2026 Accountability and MCAS Results
• Superintendent's Report: Protect Act Policy and Visitor Policies
• Superintendent's Annual Goals
• Tricom Budget Coordination and Possible Override
• Warrant and Minutes Approval
• Liaison Reports
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 3,164 words

Source: the School Committee meeting of October 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.