News & Announcements

The FY26 Budget Development FAQ has been added to the Budget Development Page on the district website, under the School Committee section.  

Five North Middlesex Regional High School students have made a significant impact on their school community by supporting efforts to install an adaptive swing at Spaulding Memorial School in Townsend.

North Middlesex Regional High School hosted a Unified Sports Basketball Jamboree with student-athletes from North Middlesex, Ayer-Shirley, Littleton and Groton-Dunstable high schools.

Our National Honor Society (NHS) members offer tutoring for elementary, middle, and high school students. Sessions are held at town libraries after school from 3-5 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturdays. If you're interested, click here to fill out the Google Form. We'll then match you with a tutor and help schedule your first session. Don't miss out on this fantastic resource for academic support!

Support the sophomores of NMRHS! 

When: Monday, November 18th @ 6:00 pm
Where: NMRHS Performing Arts Center

The North Middlesex Regional School Committee, in collaboration with town officials in Ashby, Pepperell, and Townsend, will host a community forum to discuss the formation of the FY 2025-2026 budget on Monday, Nov. 18.

The Committee is currently developing a budget for presentation to voters in their respective Annual Town Meetings in the spring. During the early phases it has become clear that the District will face a number of challenges next year as state and federal mandates drive annual budget increases amid declining enrollments.

As a result, the Committee may face difficult discussions including staff reductions and the closure of one or more buildings next year. Community input is vital and will guide the Committee’s decision-making. The School Committee is committed to providing parents, guardians, and stakeholders with impartial budget information throughout this process to ensure the public may make informed decisions.

At the forum School Committee members, Superintendent Brad Morgan, Central Office staff, and representatives of the three communities will address the challenges facing the District and town budgets and will stress that strong communities require well-funded schools and robust town services.

Presenters will accept a small number of questions from the audience as time allows.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the North Middlesex Regional High School Performing Arts Center, 19 Main St., Townsend. All community members are invited to attend.

I would like to inform you of an enrichment opportunity for your child(ren) here at Ashby Elementary School. Unlike our other enrichment classes this one will run in the mornings from 8:00 to 8:45. This is a 12-week program being offered to our 3rd and 4th grade students beginning on Thursday, January 9th with the final class taking place Thursday, April 3rd. We will meet most Thursdays for those 12 weeks (please see attached chart for specific dates). The program will be offered through Reebok’s “BOKS Program” (Building Our Kids Success).

“The BOKS Program” is currently offered in over 10,000 elementary and middle schools across the United States and Canada. The program’s main purpose is to help prepare students’ brains and bodies for a day of learning. Additionally, the program allows for students to increase their level of weekly physical activity by 45 minutes per week. The two focuses of the program will be physical activity and then towards the end of the 45 minute period, a discussion about nutrition.

If interested in signing up your child(ren) please fill out the attached form and turn it in to the AES main office by Thursday, December 12th. This program will operate on a first come, first serve basis and has a limit of 30 students. The program has a cost of $60.00 per student and requires a parent or guardian to transport the child to the school at 8:00am. If your child(ren) is/are one of the first 30 forms we receive, we will contact you and provide you with a registration form and require a $60.00 fee.

***PLEASE NOTE: If we do not have at least 20 confirmed sign-ups by Thursday, December 12th then the program will be canceled and all money will be fully refunded.***

Please feel free to send me any questions that you might have regarding the BOKS program. You might also want to take a look at the BOKS website for information regarding who they are and what they do (https://www.bokskids.org/).

Thank you for your continued support,

Chris Turner

cturner@nmrsd.org

Ashby Elementary School Physical Education Teacher

🚨Do Not Pass a Bus in the parking lot if the lights are blinking and/or the stop sign is extended.

🚨If a school bus or a school pupil transport vehicle has its red lights flashing and a stop sign extended, you must come to a complete stop. It is the law.

🚨Parents, please remind your students that the bus expectation is to remain seated with their hands to themselves.

🚨Parent pick-up reminder - the inner circle is for kindergarten parents, as they sometimes hold up the line as they need assistance buckling in their car seats.

🚨Also, please remember that changes to students' dismissal procedures should be sent with your child to school. If you need to remember to send a note and email the school, make sure it arrives before 2 pm. If a note was not sent into the school, the email must include your child's homeroom teacher, secretary, and principal.