By Alice Waugh
schools
School steps up security in wake of graffiti incident
By Alice Waugh At a hastily called public forum on Tuesday night, school officials and police shared what they knew about graffiti found on Monday morning outside the Brooks school and fielded questions from dozens of anxious parents. Students and teachers entering through the main Brooks entrance were greeted on Monday morning with the words “memento…
Letter to the editor: give feedback on new MCAS standards
To the editor: The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has been focused on reviewing English Language Arts (ELA) and math learning standards to help develop the next-generation MCAS, which is scheduled for administration in classrooms across the Commonwealth in the spring of next year. Last month, 41 K-12 educators and higher education…
Correction
The March 21 articles headlined “Residents vote to try for school funding again” should have said that Rep. Tom Stanley arranged a tour of the Lincoln School last summer, not Sen. Mike Barrett. Also, the second application for MSBA funding was made in 2013, not 2014. Th article has been updated to reflect these corrections….
Residents vote to try for school funding again
By Alice Waugh The town will apply for the fourth time for state funding for a comprehensive school building project after residents overwhelmingly voted to authorize it at Town Meeting on March 19. A year ago, residents authorized the third application to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) and to set aside $750,000 for a feasibility study…
Correction
The March 17 article headlined “Voters urged to OK a new school funding application” incorrectly stated that this was the second year in a row that the MSBA had turned down Lincoln’s funding request (it was actually the 2013 and 2015 requests). Also, Eric Harris is a member of the Finance Committee, not the School…
Voters urged to OK a new school funding application
By Alice Waugh Four town boards have unanimously recommended that residents authorize the town to apply again to the state for funding for a comprehensive school project. The Board of Selectmen and the Finance, School, and Capital Planning Committees unanimously voted earlier this week to recommend a “yes” vote on Article 28 at Town Meeting…
Letter to the editor: Special-ed may not ‘make the cut’ at future Minuteman
To the editor: At the Special Town Meeting, Minuteman high School’s Dr. Ed Bouquillon presented a slide I initially thought was disingenuous and absurd. The slide showed Minuteman’s costs decreasing while costs at other voc/tec schools are rising. I later realized it may have been the most insightful slide presented that night. We saw at the meeting…
Letter to the editor: Minuteman withdrawal ‘unfortunate’
To the editor: As a result of the recent vote at Special Town Meeting, it is unfortunate Lincoln is leaving the Minuteman High School district. A 260,000-square-foot total-replacement school facility will be built on Lincoln land, without Lincoln as a member town. While I am disappointed for Lincoln, I am thankful that students in remaining…
Minuteman school district down to 10 towns
By Alice Waugh Boxborough and Weston voted last week to withdraw from the Minuteman High School district, whittling the final number of member towns from 16 to 10. The other towns that voted to withdraw are Lincoln, which voted on February 23; Carlisle, Sudbury and Wayland. All 16 towns approved Minuteman’s revised regional agreement, which will take effect on…