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Lowell Public Schools — 14,387 students enrolled (SY2025).

MCAS Grade 10 meeting/exceeding expectations SY2025: ELA: 30%, Math: 23%. Full district report card →

Coverage of every School Committee meeting — budgets, curriculum, staffing, and policy decisions — with primary-source documents.

Lowell School Committee approves interim FY27 budget cuts ahead of final vote

Lowell School Committee unanimously approves interim FY27 budget reductions totaling $400,000. Mayor Gitschier moved to decrease funding in three line items: $52,000 from two part-time technician positions, $100,000 from outstanding prior-year expenses, and $248,000 from budget reconciliation.

Lowell School Committee cuts $400,000 to restore three dropped student support positions

LOWELL -- May 6, 2026, Lowell School Committee voted unanimously to cut $400,000 across three budget lines to restore three Student Support Specialist positions at Lowell High School, deferring the final FY27 budget vote to a special meeting May 11. Mayor Gitschier moved to reduce $52,000 from a part-

School Committee approves FY27 teaching staff budget with one dissent.

School Committee approves $115.6 million teaching staff budget for FY27 after continued hearing. Superintendent Liam Skinner's proposal drew public concerns about position cuts; Mr. Lay cast the sole dissenting vote on the $115,611,745 bottom-line figure. The committee unanimously preserved two

Lowell School Committee approves $1.4 million budget modification

Lowell School Committee approves $1.4 million budget modification in brief session. Superintendent Liam Skinner's committee voted six to zero on the modification request, moved by Ms. Delrossi and seconded by Mr. Bahou. The committee separately approved an out-of-state overnight trip for Lowell

School Committee approves $6.95M operations budget after $352K in cuts.

Lowell School Committee approves Finance and Operations budget of $6.95 million after targeted cuts. The Committee voted to reduce computer hardware by $300,000 and eliminate two part-time computer technician positions worth $52,416, with Superintendent Liam Skinner and Dr. Pinto explaining that