At a meeting of the Lincoln-Sudbury (L-S) School Committee on March 5, the committee voted to adopt six policy updates ranging from their non-discrimination policy, to their pregnancy policy and donations policy. The policies were voted in one combined motion, which passed 5-0-1. Member Kevin Matthews abstained on the vote. The committee members didn’t discuss…

At the Tuesday, March 25 meeting of the Sudbury Select Board, the board voted 4-0 to send a letter of of support to finish the Mass Central Rail Trail to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. (Page 20) Select Board Vice Chair, Dan Carty, recused from the conversation as an abutter to the…

Cost center budget guidance does not seem all that complicated at first blush. It's the percent increase or decrease a Town cost center gets for its operating budget from one fiscal year to the next. Sudbury boards typically talk about the three major cost centers: the Town of Sudbury, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (LSRHS), and…

Sudbury Public Schools School Committee After their joint meeting with the Select Board, in which they appointed Jessica McCready to the school committee, the school committee carried on with their own meeting. Much of their agenda was procedural and housekeeping-related. From the Department of “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up”: After discussing their annual committee self-assessment, the…

On Monday, March 17, the Sudbury Select Board and the Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee interviewed 5 applicants for appointment to a vacant seat on the SPS School Committee. They ultimately voted to appoint Jessica McCready to fill the vacancy. The vacancy was the result of school committee member Mary Stephens resigning earlier this…