SCHOOL COMMITTEE HONORS SENATOR KENNEDY AND SAMARAS AT LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
Lowell schools approve $7.5M budget modification and honor late senator. The School Committee named the new academic building at Lowell High School in honor of late Senator Edward J. Kennedy and the Student Support Center in honor of William J. Samaras, with six yeas and one absence. The committee
School Committee · Meeting of August 19, 2026
Lowell schools approve $7.5M budget modification and honor late senator. The School Committee named the new academic building at Lowell High School in honor of late Senator Edward J. Kennedy and the Student Support Center in honor of William J.
Samaras, with six yeas and one absence. The committee approved a $7,522,102 budget modification, approved home education for 10 students, and approved a process requiring the administration to provide written notification to employees by June 1 each year regarding pay schedule changes. Members addressed concerns raised about an upcoming biweekly paycheck gap for teachers.
The District-Wide Safety Committee continues work on enhanced safety planning, including evaluation of portable weapon detection units estimated at $40,196.50 for two and $59,759.80 for three units.
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Source: the School Committee meeting of August 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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