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Letter to the editor: vote for state-assisted school building project

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Editor’s note: Town Meeting Warrant Articles 30 and 31 are explained in this letter to the editor by School Committee chair Jennifer Glass.

To the editor:

I am concerned that many residents of Lincoln are unaware that the vote to determine how Lincoln will address the needs of its school building will take place on March 28. If those of us who believe it important to do more for our school building than just fix the most urgently needed repairs don’t show up at Town Meeting and vote “yes” on Articles 30 and 31, those improvements won’t happen.

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Letter to the editor: vote “yes” on Articles 30 and 31

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Editor’s note: This letter has been amended after publication to reflect a correction in the writer’s name. Town Meeting Warrant Articles 30 and 31 are explained in this earlier letter to the editor by School Committee chair Jennifer Glass. 

To the editor:

At this Town Meeting, Lincoln’s citizens are challenged to join in constructing a renovated school building so it may engage new educational initiatives. Broad support will strengthen us in many ways, so for us all, an Alpine winter may be displaced by spring action.

I write to engage your collective support so that this spring we will be well served to support the school committee motions to (1) Spend more than $30 million on a school renovation (not repair), and to also (2) to seek to be accepted again by the MSBA [Massachusetts School Building Authority] to seek state funding support for Lincoln’s school renovation.

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Minuteman High School seeks input on building project

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Officials at Minuteman High School are seeking feedback from area residents about several options they’re considering to improve or replace the existing school facilities. “The purpose of these meetings is to inform people about the available options and ask them what they think,” said Ford Spalding, chair of the School Building Committee. Over the next two…

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School warrant articles discussed at multiboard meeting

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schoolBy Alice Waugh

In the last public information session about the Lincoln School before Town Meeting, officials from severals board and commissions discussed the three different warrant articles that will be presented for a Town Meeting vote on March 28 and at the ballot box on March 30

School Committee chair Jennifer Glass walked everyone through the warrant articles, which she outlined in detail in this letter to the editor in the Lincoln Squirrel. Since the town will almost certainly have to borrow money to finance repairs or renovations, Finance Commission chair Peyton Marshall also commented on the tax and bond-rating implications of various levels of borrowing.

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Letter to the editor: “focus like a laser” on getting state funding for school

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To the editor: I write this commentary as a former chair and member of the School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC), now disbanded. At the outset, I think it is important to emphasize what the Town Meeting warrant articles (number 30, 32 and 32) relating to the Lincoln School are not about. They are not about…

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Letter to the editor: your vote is important

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To the editor: This is a reminder to Lincoln residents from a candidate, Alvin Schmertzler, running for an uncontested seat on the School Committee. It is very important that everyone vote on Monday, March 30. Those of us running in uncontested contests need to know that you support what we are doing and how we are…

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Three-year L-S teacher contract ratified

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contractEditor’s note: The following is a press release from Radha R. Gargeya, chair of the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee.   

The Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee has announced the ratification of a new contract with the Lincoln-Sudbury Teachers’ Association that substantially reduces the district’s Other Post-Employment Benefit (OPEB) liability, successfully manages the growth of the district’s operating budget, and thoughtfully ensures the quality of instruction at the high school.

The key features of the new contract include:

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News acorns – 3/10/15

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acornTown election ballot online; absentee ballots now available

The Town of Lincoln has published this specimen ballot for the town election March 30 are available now in the Town Clerk’s Office. More information is available on this Town of Lincoln web page.

Dore & Whittier report at several locations in town

The School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) and Dore & Whittier Architects have completed their study of the Lincoln School. The study focused on developing a wide range of options to address the facility and educational space needs of the Lincoln School. The final report contains a comprehensive accounting of the process and outcomes of their work. Copies of the study are available for public viewing at the following locations:

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Make-up days scheduled if more snow days needed

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schoolBy Alice Waugh

Because the Lincoln Public Schools have used up their allotted five snow days for 2014-15, there will be a half-day of school on Good Friday (April 3) if another day of school has to be canceled due to bad weather.

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Letter to the editor: reelect Nancy Marshall

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To the editor: It is  of the utmost importance that Nancy Marshall be reelected to the Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee. I have known and worked with Nancy for more years than I like to remember and have always found her to be sensible, practical, and financially responsible. In addition and maybe more important, she thinks first of the students and…

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