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Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee — March 16, 2026

The meeting focused on administrative updates and planning, with no public comments recorded and a unanimous vote on major items.

Date Monday, March 16, 2026 Duration 0.4h Speakers 7 Decisions 2 Routine
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Public ⁠impact

Issues from this meeting with documented community impact.
01

Regional Agreement Restructuring

Changes to the fundamental legal agreement governing the regional school district, including budget processes and election procedures. Affected: Residents of Lincoln and Sudbury
other high impact

Decisions ⁠logged

Every recorded vote, with timestamps and dissents.
Motion to recommend approval of the regional agreement to the Sudbury Select Board, the Lincoln Select Board, and the LS School Committee, subject to changes by DESE Council.
The motion was made by a speaker and seconded by a speaker.
Approved unanimously
Adjournment of the meeting.
Motion made by Charlotte Pitts and seconded by Sarah Mastrianni; meeting adjourned at 5:30 PM.
Approved

Topics ⁠discussed

Click a topic to expand quotes and full context.
▶ 01:28 Regional Agreement Update

Discussion regarding the clean copy of the regional agreement, including minor edits from DESE (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) regarding the commissioner's title, budget process redundancy, and the placement of MOA language to avoid ambiguity regarding elections.

Speakers: Unidentified speaker
▶ 07:00 Lincoln Select Board Presentation Planning

Planning the presentation for the Lincoln Select Board meeting on March 23rd, including roles for the presentation (intro, process, and slideshow) and the creation of a slideshow.

Speakers: Unidentified speaker
▶ 10:57 Future Policy for Regional Agreement Review

Discussion on developing a policy for periodic review of the regional agreement (e.g., every 10 years) and establishing 'triggers' for updates based on significant changes.

Speakers: Unidentified speaker

Controversy & ⁠dissent

Where the board, the community, or the agenda diverged.

Potentially controversial issues

01

Regional Agreement Restructuring

Updates to regional agreements involve fundamental governance structures, election processes, and budget redundancies. Changes to how the district is governed or how elections are handled can impact long-term district stability and community representation.
Board position: The board moved to approve the agreement with minor edits from DESE.
low concern

Action ⁠items

Who owes what, by when.
Send LS logo and potential slide template to Maura (a speaker).
Assigned: Andrew (a speaker)
Populate and draft the slideshow for the Lincoln presentation.
Assigned: Maura (a speaker) · Due: Before the Lincoln Select Board meeting on March 23rd
Inquire with Mark and DESE regarding the timeline for the final document.
Assigned: Andrew (a speaker) · Due: Within a couple of days

Notable ⁠statements

I want to thank you all for really putting your foot on the gas and getting it done. — Unidentified speaker · Acknowledging the effort of the committee in finalizing the regional agreement draft. ▶ 08:50
I'm wondering if school committee wants to take the lead on how they want to proceed... [regarding] triggers. — Unidentified speaker · Suggesting that policy changes should be driven by specific events (triggers) rather than just arbitrary time intervals. ▶ 15:09

Member ⁠positions

2 issues · 0 explicit · 1 inferred
Ravi Simon
Chair
Present
Regional Agreement Update YES ~
Recommended approval of the regional agreement subject to DESE changes.
Catherine Bitter
Vice-Chair
Present
Regional Agreement Update YES ~
Recommended approval of the regional agreement subject to DESE changes.
Maura Carty
Member
Present
Regional Agreement Update YES ~
Recommended approval of the regional agreement subject to DESE changes.
Lincoln Select Board Presentation Planning ✓
Assigned to populate and draft the slideshow for the presentation.
Present
Regional Agreement Update YES ~
Recommended approval of the regional agreement subject to DESE changes.
Present
Regional Agreement Update YES ~
Recommended approval of the regional agreement subject to DESE changes.
Present
Regional Agreement Update YES ~
Recommended approval of the regional agreement subject to DESE changes.

Positions marked ~ are inferred from context and may not reflect the member's explicitly stated position.

Public ⁠comment

What residents said — verbatim, with timestamps.
No public comments were identified in this meeting.
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