THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 8, 2026 Page 9 AWARD | FROM PAGE 3 Robert J. Van Campen and Everett School Superintendent William D. Hart accepted the award in recognition of their leadership and commitment to fostering inclusion in the community and schools. “Everett is one of the original ‘Triangle’ communities, alongside Malden and Medford, and we are thrilled to honor them with this award,” said Triangle, Inc. CEO Rachel Kaprielian. “Our partnership with the school district demonstrates their commitment to disability inclusion and provides Triangle program participants with opportunities to build job skills and earn a paycheck.” More than 200 guests attended Triangle’s annual awards ceremony and fundraiser, Celebrate, at the Regattabar at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge on April 29, 2026. The event raised $125,000 for Triangle, a Malden-based nonprofi t that off ers innovative and comprehensive programs providing employment and independent living skills for people with disabilities. Each year, four Triangle program participants work three days per week as a team to clean up school buildings in Everett, earning a paycheck while they build their employment skills. Group employment is often the springboard Triangle participants need on their pathway to competitive employment. Since starting its Inclusion Community program in late 2024, eight municipal partnerships have created more than 25 new employment opportunities for Triangle participants. For more information about Triangle, Inc., visit https://triangle-inc.org. For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net FY27 BUDGET | FROM PAGE 1 system to accept students from other communities. A vote is required by DESE. Once a student is accepted, that student is enrolled. Although a district receives revenue from the student’s home district or sending district’s Chapter 70 funds, adopting School Choice can create needs for additional local funding related to class sizes requiring additional staff . School Choice revenue would infuse the School Department with new revenue in its fi rst year but would have little or no impact in subsequent years and be like an existing off set like the transportation and facilities rental off sets. The members also accepted a $20,000 grant from the federal Building Early Childhood Partnerships: A Preschool Itinerant Team Initiative for professional development for preschool teachers who provide services for some students in private preschools. “It’s a decent amount of money and will provide training for our staff ,” Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Dennis Lynch said. “These types of grants encourage specifi c training in districts that might not ordinarily happen, and we’ve taken advantage of one,” Hart added. In another item, High School students involved in the Theatre Company production of “Grease” addressed the Committee to inform them and the public about shows on Thursday and Friday, May 7 and 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Admission is $5. The School Committee held a Public Hearing on the budget on Thursday, April 29. A number of parents and educators spoke in favor of the proposal, including Madeline English School Principal Paolo Lambresa and Everett Teachers Association President and Parlin School elementary level teacher Kimberly Auger. “This budget takes important spots by maintaining services,” Lambresa said. “It refl ects a commitment to equity and acknowledges different students require different services. Meeting those needs are essential for success.” A Public Hearing on School Choice was also held April 29, but no one chose to speak about it.
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