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Weston School Committee Hears Superintendent Evaluation, Reviews Special Education Findings

WESTON — April 27, 2026 — Weston School Committee hears superintendent evaluation and special education review in lengthy April session. Committee Chair Adam Newman presented a composite evaluation of Superintendent Karen Zaleski based on the DESE rubric and pilot community surveys that drew nearly 175 parent responses and roughly 50 staff surveys,

Weston School Buildings Committee Appoints Phil Memot to At-Large Seat

WESTON — April 16, 2026 — Weston's School Buildings Committee voted 4-1 to appoint Phil Memot to its at-large seat and is targeting a $3 million town meeting appropriation for the upcoming MSBA feasibility study. The committee heard from construction member Dan that anything below $3 million risks

Lincoln School Committee re-elects Madrick chair and approves staff and METCO enrollments

LINCOLN — April 15, 2026 — Lincoln School Committee re-elects Madrick, plans summer refresh of strategic plan. Meeting at METCO Inc. in Roxbury, the committee voted unanimously to keep Matina Madrick as chair through March 2027 and to keep Susan Taylor as vice chair, with Jessica Callow joining Capital Planning and

Lincoln plans shift to three-person middle school teams as enrollment falls

LINCOLN — April 9, 2026 — Lincoln charts multi-year shift to three-person middle school teams as enrollment declines. Superintendent Perry told the School Committee on April 9 that with no Lincoln grade projected above the low 60s and Hanscom grades ranging from the 30s to low 50s, sixth through eighth

LS School Committee extends bus contract, adopts zero-emissions vehicle policy

SUDBURY — April 8, 2026 — LS School Committee reviews state anti-Semitism report and adopts zero-emissions vehicle policy. Superintendent and Principal Andrew Stephens walked the committee through the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism's late-December final report, mapping LSRHS practices against its K-12 recommendations and flagging

Wayland School Committee approves preschool move to Happy Hollow for 2026-27

WAYLAND — April 8, 2026 — Wayland preschool moves to Happy Hollow next year as committee tightens FY27 budget. The School Committee learned Tuesday that The Children's Way will relocate into Happy Hollow Elementary for 2026-27, an accelerated step driven by declining elementary enrollment, with Director of Student Services

Weston School Committee Unanimously Opts Out of School Choice for 2026-2027

WESTON — March 30, 2026 — Weston School Committee votes 5-0 to stay out of school choice and accepts a $50,000 field-lights donation. Meeting Monday at Case House, the committee unanimously declined to participate in the state school choice program for 2026-2027, with Superintendent Karen Zaleski citing enrollment

Wayland School Committee backs dual-track honor society plan

WAYLAND — March 25, 2026 — Wayland keeps NHS and adds a locally built honor society after student-led redesign. A panel of Wayland High School students and academic support coordinator Amy Lima told the School Committee on Tuesday they will run National Honor Society alongside a new, unnamed society organized around

Lincoln-Sudbury committee cuts parking and exam fees, defers vehicle policy vote

SUDBURY — March 24, 2026 — Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee cuts student fees, banks capital surplus, defers EV policy. The committee voted unanimously March 24 to drop the student parking fee from $300 to $250, the AP exam fee from $125 to $115 and the PSAT fee from $45 to $40,

Weston School Committee approves restructured administrative job descriptions after confidentiality debate

WESTON — March 23, 2026 — Weston School Committee restructures administrative support roles after debate over confidentiality. The committee voted 4-0 Monday to approve two new job descriptions — a District Project Manager and a revised Executive Assistant — after member Kenneth Newberg raised sustained objections to language he said would strip the