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By Alice Waugh
The Campus Master Planning Committee (CMPC) this week presented its final report, which includes three potential campus configuration scenarios with site work estimates ranging from $2.76 million to $4.06 million.
To the editor:
Tonight, the Vocational Education Options Working Group will be holding a public forum to discuss their findings and offer the opportunity to ask questions about Lincoln’s vocational education options in advance of the upcoming Special Town Meeting. I encourage you to attend the meeting and learn about the various options and their implications.
By Alice Waugh Town officials offered a preview Monday night of vocational-technical costs and options for Lincoln students in advance of a February 11 public forum at 7 p.m in the Hartwell multipurpose room and a Special Town Meeting later this month. On February 23, Lincoln voters will be asked if the town should withdraw…
By Alice Waugh A cost-estimate comparison by the Vocational Education Options Working Group (VEOWG) shows that Lincoln would pay considerably more to send students to Minuteman High School than to any of three other area technical schools, even if Lincoln withdraws from the Minuteman school district. According to an analysis for fiscal year 2020 by the VEOWG (see below),…
To the editor: Amidst all the information being distributed regarding the upcoming votes that Lincoln will take regarding Minuteman High School, the Lincoln Vocational Education Options Working Group (VEOWG) wants to ensure that accurate and consistent data is provided to the public. To that end, the VEOWG has reviewed Sharon Antia’s recent letter and the accompanying…
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of letters about Minuteman Regional Vocational School District from Sharon Antia, Lincoln’s representative on the Minuteman School Committee. The previous letters were published on January 4, January 14, and January 24. She invites readers with questions to email her at Sharon.antia@gmail.com.
To the editor:
On February 23, Lincoln will hold a Special Town Meeting at which we will be asked to vote on two things: whether to approve the amended Minuteman school district’s regional agreement, and whether to withdraw from the Minuteman school district.
Massachusetts evaluates a town’s ability to pay for public education based on property values and personal income (“wealth factors”). Using this information, the state determines the fair and equitable distribution of state funds for education by subsidizing schools serving communities with low wealth factors at a higher rate than schools serving towns such as Lincoln where wealth is determined to be high. This matter is determined by the state and is not something that can be controlled at the local level.
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of letters about Minuteman High School from Sharon Antia, Lincoln’s representative on the Minuteman School Committee. The previous letters were published on January 4 and January 14. She invites readers with questions to email her at Sharon.antia@gmail.com. To the editor: On February 23, Lincoln will hold…
Editor’s note: Antia is Lincoln’s representative on the Minuteman School Committee.
To the editor:
On February 23, Lincoln will be holding a Special Town Meeting and we will be asked to take two votes. We will be asked to vote on amendments to the Minuteman High School district regional agreement, and we will also be asked to vote on whether we want to remain in the district. This is the second in a series of letters from me about Minuteman, the first of which was published on January 4.
Editor’s note: See the Lincoln Squirrel posts from Dec. 23, 2015 and Jan. 4, 2016 for more information about the Minuteman regional agreement and the Vocational Education Options Working Group. To the editor: The Board of Selectmen urges the town to follow the work of its recently formed Vocational Education Options Working Group (VEOWG). The VEOWG…
Construction of the new Hanscom Middle School is on schedule and expected to be completed this spring. “Education has changed a lot since the old schools were built 60 years ago. This new space will allow us to teach with 21st-century methods,” said Erich Ledebuhr, Hanscom Middle School principal. “The setup of the building is…