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SPS Committee Passes Gender Identity and Inclusivity Policy
The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) school district now has a Gender Identity and Inclusivity policy following a unanimous vote of the SPS School Committee on August 4. (Page 18) The policy includes provisions governing parent and guardian engagement, student records and name/gender marker changes, facilities/bathrooms, physical education and athletics, gender-based activities, rules, policies, and…
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Much Needed Rain But Still Very Dry
Lots of weather to talk about today for Sudbury. Overall we have had a very dry summer even with the 2.70 inches of rain from yesterday's rainstorm. We are generally running in a deficit rainfall position for 2025. I did some year over year comparisons noted below. Lots of heat as well, so......yeah a good…
SMILE Playground: A Work In Progress?
The SMILE playground at Haskell Field in Sudbury is the only Sudbury playground under the jurisdiction of the Sudbury Park and Recreation department. All other playgrounds are school playgrounds, which are managed and maintained by the Sudbury Public Schools school district. The Park and Recreation department has communicated plans to renovate the playground to…
Sustainability Committee Accelerates On Solar Projects
Following passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act" in Washington, D.C., municipalities are scrambling to safe harbor solar projects before incentives for solar projects are phased out by the federal legislation. The process of safe harboring functionally locks in incentives and benefits under existing regulations before they go away. For Sudbury's Energy…
Lotus Blossom Reopening Wednesday, July 30
After more than four months of anticipation, the beloved Lotus Blossom restaurant in Sudbury will officially reopen its doors on Wednesday, July 30, following a temporary closure due to a kitchen fire earlier this year. The fire, which occurred in early March, caused damage to the restaurant’s kitchen, forcing the popular Chinese and Asian…
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SPS Committee Struggles with Procedures, Packet Materials Following MASC Guidance 
The July 21 meeting of the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee featured multiple debates about packet materials and procedures. Before the meeting broadcast began, the school committee conducted a workshop on norms, protocols and procedures with Alicia Mallon, a field representative from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC). According to comments during the recorded…
SPS Advances Gender Identity and Inclusivity Policy 
On Monday July, 21, the Sudbury Public Schools School Committee voted unanimously to advance a proposed Gender Identity and Inclusivity policy to the next step in their policy adoption process—legal review. (Page 88) During discussion, member Nicole Burnard raised questions about the exact nature of the legal review, suggesting that the district's legal counsel should…
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