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Austin Preparatory School

Austin Preparatory School, located in Reading, Massachusetts, is an independent Catholic prep school rooted in the Augustinian tradition. Serving students in grades 6 through 12, Austin Prep has cultivated a close-knit learning community since its founding in 1961. Guided by its mission to inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire, and hands to serve, the school challenges students through a rigorous college preparatory program that includes honors and Advanced Placement courses, personalized instruction, and intentionally small classes. An Austin Prep education is preparation for the journey of life. Beyond academics, the school’s unwritten curriculum – the lived expression of veritas, unitas, and caritas (truth, unity, and love) – forms the heart of its mission. “At Austin Prep, we are on a journey that is life-changing and important,” says Head of School James Hickey, Ph.D. “Our patron, St. Augustine, embarked on a journey for the truth. At our core is an institution on the same journey, committed to exemplary teaching and learning.” Serving grades 6–12 under one roof allows this leading prep school to guide students through every stage of development—academic, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual. Community stands at the center of this experience, nurturing belonging and inspiring students to lead lives of purpose. Austin Prep athletics teams, competing in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC), are recognized among the best north of Boston, reflecting the same drive and integrity found in the classroom. Nearly every graduate continues on to a four-year college, prepared not only for success in higher education but for a meaningful life shaped by faith, friendship, and service.

Middlesex County

Chris Rhatigan 

Boston Metropolitan Area

Reading

Massachusetts

Austin Preparatory School, located in Reading, Massachusetts, is an independent Catholic prep school rooted in the Augustinian tradition. Serving...

The Reading Board of Selectmen announced that they will discuss important tax policy for senior citizens, local businesses and residential tax rates on Tuesday, August 9th.<a href="http://www.readingma.gov/sites/readingma/files/news/media_advisory.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">They posted the following on the Town's website</a>: Recent discussions in the community regarding a Proposition 2.5 override vote for Fiscal Year 2018 has prompted the Board of Selectmen to look at certain aspects of tax policy before voting to call for a special election. The Selectmen will be discussing offering $1 million (or more) of tax relief to seniors that own property in town and have limited income. Tax relief would be in the form of a Home Rule Petition, which would need to receive approval from Town Meeting, Reading voters, and the Commonwealth. If tax relief is granted, by law the amount of the relief would be shared only by the rest of the residential class of taxpayers. On August 9th the Selectmen will discuss whether the commercial taxpayers should share in senior tax relief, which would be accomplished by changing the Tax Classification factor. While a formal Classification Hearing cannot be held until later in the fall when tax rates are certified, the Board is expected to indicate what their future tax policy will be.

The Reading Board of Selectmen announced that they will discuss important tax policy for senior citizens, local businesses and residential tax rates on Tuesday, August 9th.

<a href="http://www.readingma.gov/sites/readingma/files/news/media_advisory.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">They posted the following on the Town’s website</a>: Recent discussions in the community regarding a Proposition 2.5 override vote for Fiscal Year 2018 has prompted the Board of Selectmen to look at certain aspects of tax policy before voting to call for a special election. The Selectmen will be discussing offering $1 million (or more) of tax relief to seniors that own property in town and have limited income.

Tax relief would be in the form of a Home Rule Petition, which would need to receive approval from Town Meeting, Reading voters, and the Commonwealth. If tax relief is granted, by law the amount of the relief would be shared only by the rest of the residential class of taxpayers. On August 9th the Selectmen will discuss whether the commercial taxpayers should share in senior tax relief, which would be accomplished by changing the Tax Classification factor. While a formal Classification Hearing cannot be held until later in the fall when tax rates are certified, the Board is expected to indicate what their future tax policy will be.

If tax relief is granted, by law the amount of the relief would be shared only by the rest of the residential class of taxpayers. 
