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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

Weston School Building Committee Approves Minutes, Updates MSBA Membership Filing

WESTON — May 21, 2026 — Weston School Building Committee advances MSBA educational profile toward June 30 deadline. The committee voted unanimously at its May 21 meeting to approve three sets of meeting minutes covering March 19, April 2, and April 16, and to authorize an updated Massachusetts School Building Authority membership

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

Bitter elected chair, Morton vice-chair as L-S committee reorganizes

SUDBURY — May 12, 2026 — Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee reorganizes, elects Catherine Bitter chair and Charles I. Morton, IV vice-chair. Both votes were unanimous, 6-0, at the May 12 meeting — the committee's first in-person session at the high school in years. Outgoing Chair Ravi Simon,

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

Lincoln School Committee approves nurse, library trustee and capital plan previews

LINCOLN — May 7, 2026 — Lincoln School Committee advances CASE audit response and previews five-year capital plans. Director of Student Services Lisa Burrard reported the district has begun administering the MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey and the Signs of Suicide screener, expanded the Wayfinder SEL curriculum into general education classrooms, and

Wayland School Committee withdraws backing for $200,000 Holiday Road study

WAYLAND — April 29, 2026 — Wayland School Committee reverses course and withdraws support for the $200,000 Holiday Road study. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to drop its co-sponsorship of Article 16 after residents Jim Van Sciver and Chris Memoli warned the appraisal and engineering work would "be the

L-S committee unanimously approves Stevens evaluation, rates superintendent proficient

SUDBURY — April 28, 2026 — Lincoln-Sudbury committee rates Superintendent Andrew Stevens proficient in unanimous evaluation. The 6-0 vote on Stevens's third annual review came at his strongest evaluation to date, Chair Ravi Simon said, calling members "really impressed" with the year's work. Wellness