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Votes at a glance

- Minutes: The committee approved minutes for the Building and Grounds Subcommittee (03/27/2025), the Policy Subcommittee (04/20/2025) and the sixth regular meeting (03/27/2025). Outcome: approved (voice votes recorded as \"Aye\").

- Appointments (announced): The committee announced three appointments: Jackie Gallo as director of the Early Childhood Center at Bennett Street; a director appointment (first name given as \"Mickie\") to the therapeutic elementary program at Fallon following Nancy Conway’s retirement; and Leanne Palmer as director of the TEAMS program at Virginia Barton. (Presentations announced the appointments; no roll‑call vote was recorded in the public portion.)

- Field trips: The committee approved a Pickering grade‑8 trip to Canopy Lake Park, Salem, N.H., on June 17 and approved Lynn English High School MCJR OTC travel to the Marine Corps National Competition in Daytona (May 2–5). Outcome: approved (voice votes).

- Donations: The committee accepted multiple donations to district schools and LVTI, including gifts from Young World Academy, Snap Mobile Inc., Qdoba Restaurant Corporation and Kings Lynn Residence Council (a $2,000 gift to Callahan Elementary). Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- School choice: The committee voted to continue non‑participation in school choice for school year 2025–26. Roll‑call: Member Castellanos Yes; Member Dugan Yes; Member Gately Yes; Member Pena Yes; Member Reid Yes; Member Satterwhite Yes; Mayor Nicholson Yes. Outcome: approved (unanimous roll‑call as recorded).

- Last day of school: The committee set the last day of school for 2024–25 as June 23, 2025 (half day) and approved that date by roll call. Roll‑call: Member Castellanos Yes; Member Dugan Yes; Member Gately Yes; Member Pena Yes; Member Reid Yes; Member Satterwhite Yes; Mayor Nicholson Yes.

- Union leave: The committee approved an annual request by the Lynn Teachers Union Local 1037 for a union leave of absence for the union president for 2025–26. Roll‑call: Member Castellanos Yes; Member Dugan Yes; Member Gately Yes; Member Pena Yes; Member Reid Yes; Member Satterwhite Yes; Mayor Nicholson Yes.

- Executive session and principal contract: The committee voted to enter executive session and later reported one public vote from the executive session: approval of a principal contract for Heather Fabiano (principal of the Frederick Douglass Collegiate Academy) with a base salary of $147,000. The roll call on that contract showed: Member Castellanos No; Member Dugan Yes; Member Gately Yes; Member Reid Yes; Member Satterwhite No; Mayor Nicholson Yes. Outcome: contract approved (majority roll‑call vote).

Notes and context: Many routine motions (minutes, field trips, donations) were approved by voice vote as recorded in the meeting. Several items required roll‑call votes and were recorded in the transcript; where roll‑call results were given above they are listed exactly as read during the meeting. Some appointment announcements were presented verbally; the transcript does not show a separate formal motion and roll call for those announced hires during the public portion of the meeting.

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Maura Sheriff, introduced as president of the Lynn Schools Administrators Association and a 27‑year Lynn educator, said the district is \"in the middle of a budget process for SY 26\" and that she had been \"made aware of potential significant cuts,\" with the most concerning being cuts to personnel. \"Any reduction to our staff will result in student suffering,\" Sheriff said, and she urged the committee to explore ways to close budget gaps without reducing staff.

Matt Wilkins, who identified himself as a Lynn resident and a member of the Lynn School Administrators Association, described how rumors about cuts were fueling anxiety and asked the committee to prioritize minimizing the impact on frontline student‑facing educators. \"Please consider the least possible impact on those educators who directly assist students with learning, social emotional well‑being, postgraduate planning, and any other student issues,\" Wilkins said.

Several students and youth organizers also spoke. Asana Forchap, a senior at Lindquist High School, thanked the committee for creating a student school committee board but urged that the body produce “direct change and action” rather than serving only as an appeasement. \"We hope it's not a tool for appeasement or propaganda to satisfy the masses, but rather an actual platform where student input leads to direct change and action,\" Forchap said.

Lillian Idowu, a senior at Lynn English, said students appreciated meetings with principals to learn how budgeting works and planned to pursue further meetings. Neighbor to Neighbor organizer Gabe Cohen and the group’s youth team spoke in solidarity with educators and students, urging continued collaboration on extracurricular access, club fairs and website updates so students can find club information.

Why it matters: speakers tied staffing levels, mental‑health supports, counselors, security monitors and smaller class sizes directly to student safety and educational outcomes. Multiple speakers asked the district to protect student‑facing positions as the budget is finalized.

Ending: speakers closed by asking the committee to honor campaign promises about improving social‑emotional supports and smaller class sizes and to ensure the new student committee becomes a working vehicle for change.","Administrators, teachers and high‑school students used the open mic to urge the school committee to avoid personnel cuts amid a projected multi‑million‑dollar deficit and to ensure the new student school committee leads to concrete student representation.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6074425,"District outlines summer academies, career camps and special‑education ESY for 2025",948,5324000,6272000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2984758-035f0815cf53245cdcbcb00cd05cf22d&start=5324&end=6272","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2984758-035f0815cf53245cdcbcb00cd05cf22d/thumbnail_5324000.jpg","/articles/6074425/Massachusetts/District-outlines-summer-academies-career-camps-and-specialeducation-ESY-for-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074425-2dd639351413a3d35a744c9d12b635bb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770551121&Signature=YmLRqnATVNp7M-01USolvULS2BvvVDK1xxWkTmahPusPCih87AHPZm8vsdqHCQL~5xeHQ-Tz0i16R2Jm1Peok9d0XILgsJc9EtkIZS7Fvgs3gS5wvQ8wr8ALKMjXaRCHruWpyaAs6bW302VC99fea48vImK04yAXRXZ4m2WgACCjYwx91C3eWj7kqIi8lTi-RwnJ8Q-kLXsIsCnZnJ6I6e5a7HUVtr9RbRlp5Dp0vcA7v7AakajWQfNavFmAa-KlBHl99sz-gjacopzdgZPAB~P6JUNEqKg0RQJIw5RKIagYqjd-F78jDVsstVJ~Fd~XgqrdpsWSIQpYP-Us12qeKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant Superintendent Dr. Shannon Gardner presented an overview of planned summer programming for 2025, including academic acceleration academies, career and early‑college experiences, middle‑school STEM opportunities and special‑education extended‑year programs.

Gardner said targeted learning academies for grades 3–11 will run July 7–31 at centralized sites (Lynn Classical, Lynn English, Callahan, Ingalls, Washington) and will focus on ELA and math using district curricula (MyView, Amplify, Illustrative Math, StudySync). The academies will include STEAM enrichment and serve invited students for academic acceleration; breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Programs for English learners include newcomer academies for earliest proficiency levels and accelerated ELA/math options for multilingual learners at higher proficiency. At the middle‑school level, offerings include a week‑long GE Aerospace Girls at MIT STEM program (invitation) and a three‑week residential Endicott College STEM and arts program.

Gardner detailed career and internship pathways tied to innovation‑department grants: a health‑care career exploration camp at LVTI (20 students per week) connected to a recurring Atrius grant (approximately $65,000), and a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $30,000 grant to create internship experiences for early‑college students within the district’s IT pathway. Gardner described the Gates‑funded program as combining cybersecurity training, public‑speaking and community service for rising juniors and seniors in early‑college programs.

High‑school summer programs include credit recovery (daytime at Lynn Classical and Lynn English; evening at LVTI) with a small fee ($1.25 per class, up to $2.50), AP boot camps, and college‑application support (College Express). Special‑education extended‑year programs will run at multiple sites with program names and curricula listed in materials (TeachTown, Readtopia, Sunday System, Illustrative Math centers, News to You).

Gardner also provided a list of buildings that will be offline this summer for renovations (Bennett Street, Reed, Casa At Fektow, LVTI field house and pool areas, among others) and noted program relocations where needed; district staff said a distinct list of posted materials will be made available to families.

Why it matters: the slate of programs ties to the district strategic plan and Student Opportunity Act goals and is intended to accelerate learning, provide career exposure and preserve year‑round services for students with disabilities.

Ending: Gardner said program materials will be posted for families and that the district will continue outreach and registration reminders through the spring.","The district presented summer academic acceleration academies for grades 3–11, newcomer English‑learner academies, middle school STEM and residential programs, internship and early‑college experiences, and an extended school‑year special‑education roster; several school buildings will be offline for renovations.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6074430,"Lynn Public Schools to expand preschool seats, launch PRISM literacy grant and pilot Storyboard technology",1280,3720000,5000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2984758-035f0815cf53245cdcbcb00cd05cf22d&start=3720&end=5000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2984758-035f0815cf53245cdcbcb00cd05cf22d/thumbnail_3720000.jpg","/articles/6074430/Massachusetts/Lynn-Public-Schools-to-expand-preschool-seats-launch-PRISM-literacy-grant-and-pilot-Storyboard-technology","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074430-4ab0f7c46de0d3ccf736366d2c8a548b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770551121&Signature=JhM3mhbO9X4oYdvV5AR2sQUjd4FczvYXAZFd~QJvAYPIv1edJBykpg6Ap3JLmWuS0~ETLYlutxa-wFOpWvvPYy9fefUNi6e563MA9yrMpA4NWXMwWoUYBh6h3ELy7x0AOvVre9ZqBuSOveeEMIzXXDwg8D0qYbDia90frjenGdkFUh-WoDmXSpPtAVVVP4GqKPpzEGfZ8yQPObNU3Z1tkLwixiGNizsLF4lihOIlyImKSy3yzqpkOh38P3hAP~n2RjT~9yWG9j7TICOBO7icrEl80jKaFErLPxF2BgrkQkXDOPeV2jvv1wGMcEutAqd9KxyY8SZ5jRIgYJT5BIkbJg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lynn Public Schools early childhood leaders on Wednesday presented detailed plans for preschool expansion, professional development and two new initiatives: a state PRISM I literacy grant and a classroom storytelling technology pilot.

Director of Early Learning Jacqueline (Jackie) Gallo and interim assistant director Kelsey Bartlett told the school committee the district expects 642 preschool seats for fiscal year 2025–26. Gallo described that total as including 318 special‑education seats for 3‑ and 4‑year‑olds and 324 seats for typically developing children filled by lottery. \"We are expecting to have 642 preschool seats in Lynn Public Schools,\" Gallo said.

Bartlett described structural changes to increase inclusion and full‑day options: by next year several small‑group special‑education classrooms will convert to integrated full‑day classrooms, and Bennett Street will become the central Early Childhood Center with additional classrooms and family‑engagement space. The presenters described an \"intensive integrated\" model and said an integrated classroom commonly includes seven students on individualized education plans (IEPs) and eight typically developing students.

Gallo and Bartlett reviewed professional development offerings and family engagement events, and summarized a planned competitive application for the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI). They reported current CPPI operations serving 223 students in 13 classrooms across local partners (Greg House, YMCA, LEO Head Start) and said consultants from SchoolWorks will support a needs assessment and strategic plan needed for the next CPPI application.

The district also announced it received a planning award under PRISM I, a state literacy initiative. The initial PRISM I award cited in the presentation was $30,000 to support a learn‑and‑prepare year, with the possibility of multi‑year continuation and technical support from partners including TNTP. Presenters said PRISM I aims to improve early literacy outcomes and set a goal that roughly 80 percent of students in the PRISM cohort meet early reading benchmarks by the end of each grade, subject to future funding and implementation.

Gallo described a classroom pilot of Storyboard That, a digital storyboard tool introduced to preschool and kindergarten classrooms in December with professional development in November and follow‑up in January. Bartlett showed a kindergarten example in which a student used the app to produce a short sequential narrative to meet a grade‑level writing standard.

Why it matters: the presentation lays out enrollment, classroom‑model and funding changes that will alter access to full‑day preschool and special‑education inclusion placements for Lynn families. Committee members praised the expansion and asked for continued updates on grant outcomes and implementation costs.

Ending: presenters said an Early Childhood Summer Summit for teachers is planned in August and invited families to a district Early Childhood Literacy Night in mid‑May; they said the PRISM work will unfold over a multi‑year timeline if follow‑on awards are made.","District leaders outlined plans to expand integrated and full‑day preschool seats for 2025–26, pursue a competitive Commonwealth Preschool Partnership grant, accept a PRISM I planning award and pilot Storyboard That in preschool and kindergarten classrooms.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6074434,"United Way and school leaders report growth in Ford and Washington community schools, urge sustained funding",1937,1183000,3120000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2984758-035f0815cf53245cdcbcb00cd05cf22d&start=1183&end=3120","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2984758-035f0815cf53245cdcbcb00cd05cf22d/thumbnail_1183000.jpg","/articles/6074434/Massachusetts/United-Way-and-school-leaders-report-growth-in-Ford-and-Washington-community-schools-urge-sustained-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074434-3dcac271c466602a490b636267f25bbe/orig.mp4?Expires=1770551121&Signature=YzBrauN7WWVncHax9V1s-49lqy~JRnSPhW952X-w-SJAiBV7bKRnMNfVHM3Oglf73uzOMRyDwrMX3y9LguaA97I5UaPJAiZuuUAigq-SilLtcAr00t5OoxXbHemZkomzURBC5jRqj0xuEZ3QOqZkEU9T44ZYkrxjsczilskrDMHQSUWwYFjEYDxBoDhRQfiOUwBVSV8l5ifJ9XgZqd8ucOGbufM4m3~d-04MO-ZUnI-Ad80SxfiPAg37OvGX0f57NXhY~PzH1vHdfEjB9BC5zRpdIgLOMlZqeZQmL~IiGnWuX7lzy1e-zAOgF9f3Jk5qH2cajzsMuaJAjbE71p~QBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","United Way and Lynn Public Schools officials on Wednesday updated the Lynn School Committee on work at two community schools — Ford Elementary and Washington STEM — saying partnerships and volunteer programs have grown and promising attendance indicators have emerged.

The presentations, given by Sarah Lincoln of United Way and community school directors Amy Kruniak (Ford) and Dr. Nina Krunhausen (Washington STEM), described a strategy that brings nonprofits, businesses and faith groups into schools to address students’ academic and nonacademic needs.

United Way education lead Sarah Lincoln said the community school model is intended to \"transform the conditions of learning\" by coordinating partners and services around schools. \"The presence in the room, the palpability of the passion and love for students and families for this community is exactly why we're so proud to be here,\" Lincoln said.

The directors described specific growth in partners and activities. Kruniak said Ford began the year with two outside partners and ended it with six; she reported the number has since grown to about 29 partnerships. Dr. Krunhausen said Washington expanded partnerships as well and cited declines in chronic absenteeism and tardiness after targeted attendance work and volunteer engagement.

Direct-service examples offered in the presentation included a monthly food pantry supplied in part through the Greater Boston Food Bank; a community closet of clothing; volunteer support in classrooms from Lin‑Tech students; martial-arts and Girls on the Run programs; and work with Stop & Shop and Old Neighborhood Foods to secure recurring donations. Kruniak said about 72 families had used Ford's food pantry since it started last March and that the pantry fills quickly when it opens.

Presenters also described how community partnerships have supplied in-kind goods, corporate donations and grants used for field trips, student teams and family support. Kruniak said she estimated large in-kind and fundraising contributions, and that United Way’s philanthropic support funded community‑school director positions for the first two years. United Way described a phased model: philanthropy bearing a larger share at startup with the district assuming a growing portion of the cost; specifically, the presenters said the district would cover roughly 75 percent of a community‑school director’s salary going forward while philanthropy covers 25 percent in the coming year.

Parent and partner remarks echoed the directors’ descriptions. Jesmarie Perez, a parent advisory board member at Ford, told the committee that parent involvement has increased and urged the district to keep funding the community‑school positions. Olivia Grinstead, program director at the Center Board’s Lynn Family Forward Resource Center, described joint projects such as a school beautification effort with Sherwin‑Williams and the introduction of a pajama donation program.

Campfire North Shore CEO Laurie Hamill, a partner with the community schools’ 21st Century programs, said aligning out‑of‑school programming with school needs has been valuable. \"When we're all in our own silos, yes, we're all making things happen. But together, collaboratively, has made a huge difference,\" Hamill said.

Why it matters: presenters framed community schools as an equity strategy designed to keep students in school and reduce barriers to learning. Committee members asked for cost breakdowns and grant timelines; presenters supplied a salary figure for community‑school directors (approximately $90,000) and said United Way and partners will continue to pursue grants and philanthropy to sustain programs.

Looking ahead: presenters said they plan to expand after‑school and weekend hours and pursue funding to place a third community school in Lynn if philanthropic and municipal commitments permit.

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