Where

City Council Chamber, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852

From the posted agenda, as read by AI. The agenda is the official notice; check it before you go.

How to take part

• Attend in person at City Council Chamber, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852.
• Residents can speak on an agenda item. Email the Superintendent at skeo@lowell.k12.ma.us, or call 978-674-4324, before 2:00 PM on the day of the meeting, naming the item and giving a phone number and email address. Source: School Committee agenda of October 7, 2026 (opens in new tab).
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What's on the agenda

The agenda includes motions on a school bus camera pilot, paycheck timing, and moving administrative offices. It also covers a budget modification, a donation, surplus equipment, student travel, sick leave donations, and an executive session on bargaining and facility leases.

Agenda items

• Spotlight on Excellence: Project LEARN
• Permission to enter, October 21, 2026
• Memorial for Amy L. Cloutier, paraprofessional at McAuliffe Elementary School
• Motion: outline when the last paycheck of SY26-2027 and the first paycheck of SY27-28 will be furnished, and the number of days between pay periods
• Motion: path forward for a pilot camera program on selected school buses that transport Lowell students
• Motion: explore moving LPS 4th and 5th floor administrative offices from Merrimack Street to another location in the city
• Home education request
• Approval to accept and expend allocated FY27 award

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• Budget modification request
• Letter of approval for accepting donation from Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF)
• Request for approval to recycle or dispose of surplus and unserviceable equipment
• Out-of-state overnight travel: AFJROTC Drill Team, Daytona Beach, FL
• Overnight out-of-state travel: Winterguard International Competition, Tom River, NJ
• Out-of-state overnight travel: WGI Competition, Dayton, Ohio
• Overnight request: MASBO Conference, Falmouth, MA
• Sick leave donation from United Teachers of Lowell: 12 days to Chelsea Morel, Sullivan School teacher, and 14 days to Corey Silva, Greenhalge School paraprofessional
• Executive session: collective bargaining, strategies, and possible litigation; negotiations with unions; facilities leases and uses

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 70 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 17, 2026.

Terms used here

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, negotiations, or personnel matters.

Open Meeting Law

The state law (M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Sections 18 to 25) that requires public boards to meet in public, post notice of their meetings in advance, and keep minutes.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Lowell's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Lowell Publick on October 17, 2026.