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Weston School Committee Tables Five-Year Strategic Plan, Citing Lack of Specificity

WESTON — June 15, 2026 — Weston School Committee approves superintendent goals and evaluation but stalls on five-year strategic plan. The committee voted unanimously to approve Superintendent Karen Zaleski's two revised 2026-27 goals — a K-12 digital learning framework and a district-wide communication improvement plan — and assigned

Lincoln School Committee Approves $150,000 Tuition Prepayment, Accepts $32,000 in Foundation Grants

LINCOLN — June 11, 2026 — Lincoln School Committee votes to prepay up to $150,000 in special education tuition and accepts $32,000 in foundation grants. The committee voted unanimously Thursday to authorize prepayment of out-of-district special education tuition from end-of-year operating funds, with Director of Business

Wayland Schools Move Toward MSBA Application as Facilities Options Range to $900 Million

WAYLAND — June 10, 2026 — Wayland School Committee hears five school rebuilding options ranging from $490 million to $900 million as January MSBA deadline nears. Architects James Liebman and Laurie Coles of HMFH presented year-end findings on a pre-K through grade 8 facilities master plan, with options spanning 18

Lincoln School Committee approves three-year LEA contract through 2029

LINCOLN — June 4, 2026 — Lincoln School Committee ratifies LEA contract and adopts Rising Star honoree's lunch-price fix. The committee unanimously approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Lincoln Educators Association through Aug. 31, 2029, hours after the union ratified the same tentative deal, and authorized

Weston School Committee Unanimously Adopts Student Restraint Policy Ahead of State Deadline

WESTON — June 1, 2026 — Weston School Committee adopts a state-mandated student restraint policy and receives a new five-year strategic plan. The committee voted unanimously Monday to approve the Prevention and Criteria for Use of Physical Restraint, Emergency Seclusion, and Timeout of Students policy, which takes effect August 16

Wayland School Committee approves ropes course funding and device leases

WAYLAND — May 27, 2026 — Wayland School Committee accepts $52,850 state earmark for new high school ropes course. The unanimous vote backs a $91,360 Project Adventure replacement for a 1979-era course, with $38,500 coming from Wellness and Athletic balances and donations; Superintendent David Fleishman credited Reps. David

Lincoln School Committee debates first written policy on year-end tuition prepayment

LINCOLN — May 21, 2026 — Lincoln School Committee weighs first-ever written policy on year-end special education tuition prepayment. Chair Matina Madrick presented a draft restricting prepayment to known and high-likelihood out-of-district placements, in response to Finance Committee pressure to formalize or stop the practice. Business Administrator

Weston Schools Project $383,000 Surplus, Approve Immigration Enforcement Response Policy

WESTON — May 18, 2026 — Weston School Committee approved a new immigration enforcement response policy and projects a $383,000 year-end budget surplus. The five-member committee voted unanimously Monday to ratify a consent agenda that also included an extension of the Weston School Bus Drivers Association collective bargaining agreement

Wayland School Committee receives sweeping update on diversity, equity and belonging work

WAYLAND — May 13, 2026 — Wayland School Committee hears two-hour DEB update and welcomes new members. Diversity, equity and belonging coordinator Caroline Hahn told the committee May 13 that 90 staff across the district have been trained or are scheduled for Tier 1 restorative practices and that the discrimination response

Weston School Committee Reelects Selvig Chair, Receives NEASC Accreditation Findings

WESTON — May 11, 2026 — Weston School Committee unanimously reelected Daina Selvig as Chair and Tiao Xie as Vice Chair at its May 11 reorganization meeting. All seven open-session votes passed 5-0, including subcommittee assignments for 2026-27 that name Kenneth Newberg as chair of the Building Project Subcommittee