Maile Blume

Maile Blume

Maile Blume is a member of The Belmont Voice staff. Maile can be contacted at mblume@belmontvoice.org.

Belmont Public Schools Refine FY2026 Budget

February 21, 2025
At a recent Budget Summit, Belmont Public Schools proposed a budget that fits the town’s multi-year model developed for the 2024 override: totaling $70,629,379 and representing a 5.6% increase from fiscal year 2024. According to a presentation by Superintendent Jill Geiser, the…
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Belmont Educators Association, School Committee Open Contract Negotiations

February 13, 2025
The School Committee started focused contract negotiations on Monday with Belmont Educators Association (BEA), Belmont’s teacher’s union. School Committee Chair Meg Moriarty updated Belmont families on Feb. 6, telling them the contract negotiations are starting positively and collaboratively. According to Moriarty, the…

Belmont High Community Expresses Support for Cell Phone Policy

February 8, 2025
This past fall, Belmont High School piloted a policy requiring students to place their phones in cell phone holders at the start of every class period. According to surveys conducted by the school’s administration following the fall rollout, 80% of the 87…
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Belmont Interviewing DEI Director Finalists

February 6, 2025
Amid President Donald Trump’s executive orders to cut federal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, Belmont Public Schools is continuing to develop its DEI efforts, hiring a new director to lead the charge. “We will continue moving the work forward as we…
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Belmont Families Navigate Special Education Landscape

December 31, 2024
After learning there weren’t any options in Belmont that would meet her son’s needs, Belmont resident Rachel Watson started sending him to a special education collaborative in Maynard to receive services. Parents don’t have much choice in that situation, according to Watson,…
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