Schools

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

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

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

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

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 — 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

LINCOLN — March 19, 2026 — Lincoln School Committee approves new six-year contract for Superintendent Parry Graham, defers further Hanscom reserve action. The committee voted unanimously in open session March 19 to ratify the contract negotiated by Chair Matina Madrick and member Kenneth Lepage. Most of the meeting focused on the

LINCOLN — March 5, 2026 — Lincoln School Committee clears slip lane pilot and exits state school choice. The committee unanimously authorized Superintendent Perry Graham to schedule a three- to four-week April or May closure of the slip lane at Ballfield Road and Lincoln Road, the first step toward a 2027

Lincoln approves district plan as first-day enrollment falls by 73 across two campuses.

Lincoln School Committee approves $4.1M in Hanscom reserve transfers and refreshes community center statement.