Neshoba School Committee Clears Way for Solar Contract Talks With Select Energy

BRAINTREE -- March 25, 2026, Neshoba Regional School Committee unanimously authorizes solar contract negotiations for the high school. The 11-0 vote Wednesday empowers Superintendent Kirk Downing to begin purchase-agreement talks with Select Energy Development, with any final contract required to return to the full committee before execution; a vote is targeted for the April 29 remote meeting. The committee also heard a preview of an April 8 presentation from Masters Academy International, a private boarding school planning to open at the former Bose Corporation campus in Stow in September 2026, which requires local school committee approval under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 76, Section 1. World language teacher Jimena Punales-Santiago presented a proposed six-day trip to Puerto Rico for up to 20 Spanish-language students at approximately $3,000 per student, set for consent-agenda approval at the next meeting. The committee also approved a redesigned public-facing school committee website featuring a new question-submission widget and an elevated DEIB statement, with authorization for the chair to respond to public inquiries on the committee's behalf.