The School Building Committee is working on a “baseline renovation project” estimate and what such a project would need to include. A recurring theme in public feedback from the State of the Town meeting earlier this month were questions about renovation options for the Lincoln School. The meeting was a ”big picture” look at possible…
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Dolls on sale as holiday gifts to benefit METCO The Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee will have a table in front of Verrill Farm at 11 Wheeler Rd. in Concord on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. to sell dolls and doll gift baskets, furniture and accessories for the holidays. The American Girl, Pleasant Company American Girl, and…
Architects ask for reactions to school and community center possibilities
(Editor’s note: Check back tomorrow for more coverage of the State of the Town meeting.) At Saturday’s State of the Town meeting, residents began offering feedback on six concept drawings for a reconfigured Lincoln School as well as some photos of community center ideas. The school campus drawings by Ewing-Cole and SMMA Architects represented only…
Initial design concepts for school to be presented
Architects will unveil some initial design concepts for the Lincoln School and ask for feedback at Saturday’s State of the Town meeting, which starts at 9 a.m. in the Brooks auditorium. The first 90 minutes of the meeting will be devoted to updates from the two campus project groups—the School Building Committee and the Community…
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An October 23 article headlined “School committees float idea of a shared L-S/Sudbury superintendent” quoted a brief by attorney Marc Terry as saying that the ability of a town district and a regional district to share central office functions is “an unsettled point of law.” While this quote is accurate, it does mean to imply that…
School committees float idea of a shared L-S/Sudbury superintendent
In the wake of the pending retirement of Sudbury Superintendent of Schools Anne Wilson, Sudbury school officials are mulling the idea of a shared superintendent for Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School and the Sudbury Public Schools. The Sudbury School Committee (SSC) must decide what sort of position they would begin a search for: a permanent Sudbury…
Architects show how school design can enhance education
Architects and Superintendent of Schools Rebecca McFall explained how the design elements of a school building can help realize an educational vision for its students at an October 17 School Building Committee workshop. The building’s design should reflect the educational vision and strategic priorities as approved by the School Committee this year, said McFall, who…
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School, community center updates on Friday Join the School Building Committee (SBC) and the Community Center Preliminary Planning and Design Committee (CCPPDC) on Friday, Oct. 20 at 12:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall for an update on the two proposed Ballfield Road campus projects. This session is a great opportunity to get caught up on the campus projects and also to share your questions, concerns…
Tuesday workshops to focus on school’s educational priorities
The School Building Committee (SBC) and school project design team will hold a series of meetings this week with residents and students as they continue to answer the question: How will the building support our vision of education? Lincoln School administrators and faculty discussed the town’s educational priorities during a day-long session facilitated by the design team…
Two sessions on school, community center scheduled
Superintendent of Schools Becky McFall and educational planners from two architectural firms will lead two workshop sessions on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the Brooks gym, focusing on how architecture and design can support educational goals. They will share the priorities expressed by educators during a September 28 all-day visioning session, show…