School Committee – Aug 19, 2026
- Where
- Not listed on the city's Agenda Center
- Time
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Recordings of School Committee meetings: LTC (Lowell Telecommunications Corporation) (opens in new tab).
What was decided
The Committee approved minutes, several contracts, and a motion on employee payroll notifications. It also approved naming a new Lowell High School building for Senator Edward J. Kennedy and the Student Support Center for William J. Samaras, approved a $7,522,102 budget modification, FY27 grant funds, a new job description template, a doctoral research proposal, surplus technology disposal, a conference request, and professional personnel actions, while withdrawing the Financial Literacy Update item.
Decisions recorded
- Approved the minutes of the Special and Regularly Scheduled School Committee meetings held on July 15, 2026 and August 4, 2026. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved the CTI contract on the Permission to Enter. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved the remaining contracts on the Permission to Enter, removing Apple Inc., Whalley Associates, and CTI. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved Ms. Martin's motion to poll Personnel Subcommittee members to launch the Superintendent's evaluation.
- Approved Ms. McFadden's motion requiring written notice by June 1 each year when the school calendar will cause a missed paycheck.
- Accepted the Safety Subcommittee report of August 11, 2026 as a report of progress. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved naming the new academic building at Lowell High School after the late Senator Edward J. Kennedy. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved naming the Student Support Center at Lowell High School after William J. Samaras. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Accepted the Naming AD HOC Subcommittee report as a report of progress. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Accepted Superintendent's Reports 8.1 through 8.9 (excluding 8.7) as reports of progress.
- Withdrew agenda item 8.7, the Financial Literacy Update. page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved the Home Education requests for the listed parents/guardians. page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved accepting and expending the allocated FY27 grant awards. page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved a budget modification of $7,522,102. page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved the update to the job description template. page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved the Doctoral Research Proposal for Andrea Ricotta. page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved disposing of surplus technology equipment. page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved the out-of-state overnight request for the Education Policy Fellowship Program in Washington, DC. page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Accepted the LHS Summer Graduation Program communication and placed it on file. page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved the donation of six sick leave days to a McAuliffe School paraprofessional. page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
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Source
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