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Lowell City School Committee approves budget changes, calendar and routine items; multiple personnel contracts fail
Summary
The committee approved acceptance of FY26 awards, a $1,353,988.78 budget modification, the 2026–27 school calendar, job posting authorization, foster care transportation reimbursement and several conference and personnel routine items. Three assistant superintendent contracts failed on 3–3 roll calls.
At its March 4 meeting, the Lowell City School Committee approved several budgetary and logistical items while declining three proposed assistant superintendent contracts.
By roll call the committee voted to accept and expend allocated FY2026 awards and approved a budget modification totaling $1,353,988.78. The committee also authorized a new job description and permission to post the position, adopted the 2026–27 school calendar, and approved reimbursement for foster‑care transportation. Multiple conference and out‑of‑state overnight requests were bundled and approved.
Votes at a glance: - Accept and expend allocated FY2026 awards (motion by Mr. Conway): passed by roll call (six yes, one absent). - Budget modification for $1,353,988.78 (motion by Mr. Bahu): passed by roll call (six yes, one absent). - New job description and permission to post (motion by Mr. Bahu): passed (six yes, one absent). - School calendar 2026–27 (motion by Mr. Lei): passed (six yes, one absent). - Reimbursement for foster care transportation (motion by Mr. Lei): passed (six yes, one absent). - Convention and conference requests (motion by Mr. Conway): passed (six yes, one absent). - Sick day donation from United Teachers of Lowell to Elizabeth Baldwin (motion by Mr. Lei): passed (six yes, one absent).
Several items on the agenda were routine reports accepted by motion, including the superintendent's strategic goals briefing, a food and nutrition program update, and the quarterly KPI report. The meeting recessed for an executive session after the public portion of the agenda.
The administration will return with further details where members requested more information, notably additional fiscal impact data tied to personnel contracts and options for homeschooling policy changes.
