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Lowell School Committee approves one‑year extensions and 3% raises for three assistant superintendents after heated public comment
Summary
The Lowell School Committee voted 5–1 (one absent) on March 18 to extend three assistant superintendents’ contracts for one year with a 3% pay increase, drawing extended public comment from teachers and residents who said cuts to frontline staff should take priority over central‑office raises.
The Lowell School Committee on March 18 approved a one‑year extension with a 3% salary increase for three assistant superintendents, passing an amended motion 5–1 with one member absent after more than an hour of public comment criticizing the timing amid possible classroom cuts.
Teachers, paraprofessionals and community members used the public comment period to urge the committee to prioritize classroom staffing. Diane McClain, a Lowell teacher for 31 years, told the committee the timing was “more than unfair. It’s appalling,” and said cuts to paraprofessionals, tutors and social workers would hollow out classrooms and harm students. Anna Amlashe, an art teacher at Pawtucketville, said her school is losing three paras and…
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