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Addison Middle School Washington DC Trip

At a glance

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  • What: a proposed first-year eighth-grade Close Up civic trip to Washington, D.C. (June 8-10, $1,340 per student plus insurance).
  • Where it stands: approved October 22; members asked about equity and cost, and local civic-learning alternatives were promised for students who do not travel.

Sources

Log

  • 2026-10-22 - School Committee - Staff presented survey results (67.5% of staff in favor; 83% of family respondents said their child would attend). Approved with three yes votes and two abstentions.