No member of the school committee shall hold any school department
office for which a salary or other emolument is payable from the town
treasury. No former member of the school committee shall hold any
compensated school department office until 1 year after the date on
which the member's service on the school committee has terminated.
The school committee shall have all powers which are conferred
on school committees by general laws and any additional powers and
duties that may be provided by the charter, by ordinance, or otherwise
and are not inconsistent with the grant of powers conferred by general
laws. The powers and duties of the school committee shall include
the following:
1) To appoint a superintendent of the schools who shall be charged with
the day-to-day administration of the school system, subject only to
policy guidelines and directives adopted by the school committee and,
upon the recommendation of the superintendent, to establish and appoint
assistant or associate superintendents as provided in section 59 of
chapter 71 of the General Laws;
2) To make all reasonable rules and regulations for the management of
the public school system and for conducting the business of the school
committee as may be considered necessary or desirable;
3) To adopt and to oversee the administration of an annual operating
budget for the school department, subject to appropriation by the
town council. The school committee shall have general charge and superintendence
of all school buildings and grounds and shall furnish all school buildings
with proper fixtures, furniture and equipment. The school committee
shall provide ordinary maintenance of all school buildings and grounds,
but the town council may, by ordinance, provide for the establishment
of a central municipal maintenance department which may, subject to
the approval of the school committee, include maintenance of school
buildings and grounds.
Whenever the school committee shall determine that additional
classrooms are necessary to meet the educational needs of the community,
at least 1 member of the school committee, or a designee of the school
committee, shall serve on the agency, board or committee to which
the planning or construction of the new, remodeled or renovated school
building is delegated.