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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.

School Committee approves budget modification, rejects three assistant superintendent contracts.

Lowell School Committee approves budget modification, rejects administrator contracts in tied votes. The Committee voted 6 to 1 to approve a $1,353,988.78 budget modification and approved FY26 grant awards from state sources. However, separate contract votes for Assistant Superintendent for School

Lowell Facilities Panel Votes to Protect Union Jobs in Proposed Centralized Department

Lowell's joint facilities subcommittee voted to pursue a centralized facilities department and pledged no unionized employees would lose jobs in the process.

School Committee convenes for executive session on contracts

Lowell School Committee held a special meeting on February 4 consisting solely of an executive session. The five present members, including Mayor Gitschier, Ms. Martin, Ms. McFadden, Mr. Bahou, and Mr. Lay, voted 5 to 0 to enter closed session under state law to discuss review and consideration of

School Committee approves motions on facilities talks, grants, and budget.

Lowell School Committee approves motion on combined facilities department. Mayor Gitschier moved to request that the school committee facilities subcommittee meet with the City Council facility subcommittee to discuss creation of a combined facilities department, apologizing for a home rule

Lowell School Committee approves K-12 assignment policy changes.

Lowell School Committee approves K-12 assignment policy changes. The five-member committee, meeting virtually on January 28, voted unanimously in favor of proposed revisions to the district's student assignment rules. Superintendent Liam Skinner presided as committee member Bahou, after meeting