Teacher cabinet proposes seat shifts, Casa and expansions to ease secondary overcrowding; school renaming approved

A presentation from the superintendent’s secondary teacher cabinet outlined severe overcrowding at Lynn’s secondary schools and proposed a short list of actions — from a facilities needs assessment to creative funding strategies — intended to reduce pressure at Lynn Classical and Lynn English high schools.

Teacher leaders Jacqueline Feldman and Carrie Boudreaux told the School Committee the root cause is simple: enrollment has grown faster than new or expanded secondary facilities. Feldman said, “enrollment has grown in LPS, but new facilities have not kept up with enrollment and the pace of enrollment,” and she and cabinet colleagues identified instruction taking place in gyms, libraries and hallways and a lack of confidential spaces for counseling and IEP work.

Proposed seat relief and short‑term moves: The cabinet’s…