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Woburn's next citywide election, which fills School Committee seats, is set for November 2, 2027.
Official source · verified Aug 19, 2026
Woburn school funding, governance and active work
Woburn Public Schools
City-funded schools, seven ward representatives and a districtwide safety installation
Who controls Woburn's school system and appropriation?
Seven ward-elected School Committee members govern; the Mayor and City Council fund the system
Woburn's seven School Committee members are elected by ward and exercise management and control of the public schools, including policy, budget requests and superintendent oversight. The Mayor recommends the municipal budget and the City Council appropriates school funds. Massachusetts Chapter 70 and categorical aid, federal grants and local program revenue supplement City resources.
Seven wards elect seven members
The committee's public roster lists one chair and six other members, matching the ward-based structure in the City charter.
City government appropriates school operations
The enacted FY26 Woburn Public Schools line was $95.96 million, separate from vocational-school assessments.
Vocational costs are separate
FY26 also included $3.25 million for Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational and $390,133 for Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical.
City procurement supports school facilities
Current City bid records cover districtwide critical-incident notification equipment in ten school buildings.
The FY27 budget was presented in June 2026, but a final itemized FY27 school appropriation was not available in the reviewed public budget files; financial metrics therefore use the enacted FY26 source rather than infer a newer total.
Most recent fully published school appropriation
FY26 Woburn Public Schools budgetverified
$95,962,440
Enacted school department line; 6.19% above the prior budgeted amount reported in the source.
FY26 vocational-school assessmentscontext
$3,638,590
Calculated as $3,248,457 Northeast Metropolitan plus $390,133 Essex North Shore.
FY26 total school budget linesverified
$99,601,030
Woburn Public Schools plus the two vocational assessments.
Schools included in safety-system installationverified
10 buildings
Districtwide procurement scope.
Major projects
WAVE Plus critical-incident notification system
Bids received; award and installation status pending publicationThe City solicited a fixed-price installation covering all ten Woburn school buildings, including control panels, receivers, duress alarms, strobes, PA interfaces, programming and training.
Publish the award value, contractor, installation calendar and acceptance status for all ten schools
- City issued the prevailing-wage schedule and initial procurement posting
- Updated solicitation posted
- Bids due
- Initial 30-day award window ended, subject to a mutually agreed extension
Funding
City of Woburn school-safety capital or operating appropriation
The solicitation requires bidder-supplied fixed pricing and does not publish an engineer's estimate or awarded amount.
North Woburn elementary and middle-school facilities planning
Feasibility recommendations under City reviewThe School Committee's building work has considered a new North Woburn elementary school and renovation, construction or consolidation options for the two middle schools.
Select a preferred elementary/middle-school option and publish scope, funding approach, approval path and design schedule
- Mayor reported preliminary feasibility recommendations to the City Council
- School Committee discussed capacity and potential modular classrooms with the Council
- Resources and Capital Planning Subcommittee continued public work
Funding
Not yet determined; likely City capital authorization with potential Massachusetts School Building Authority participation if accepted
No project budget or approved construction funding was found for the planning options.
Local elections & school board members
Elections & votes
School board members
- Colleen CormierChair[email protected]
- Patricia Chisholm[email protected]
- Ellen Crowley[email protected]
- Michael Mulrenan[email protected]
- Maria Teresa Nagel[email protected]
- Jose Oliveira[email protected]
- Jessie Wetzel[email protected]
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This overview uses the City charter, current committee roster, enacted FY26 budget, City Council journals and active procurement records.
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