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School committee splits over tying attendance‑boundary work to preschool decision during superintendent evaluation
Summary
Committee members debated whether Goal 4 of the superintendent’s evaluation — which includes overseeing the Lawrence renovation, developing a preschool plan and preparing attendance‑boundary work — should be extended to two years and whether attendance‑boundary work should be decoupled from a pending decision about an early learning center; members disagreed over process, responsibility and timing, and a motion to separate the tasks failed.
A lengthy exchange at the March 24 meeting centered on the superintendent’s Goal 4 (navigating future school configuration and facility planning) and whether the committee should treat some parts as a two‑year objective.
Members of the evaluation subcommittee recommended translating the goal into a two‑year target because several actions depend on formal committee decisions (for example, grade‑configuration and whether to create an early‑learning center). Several committee members objected to holding…
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