Lexington School Committee Adopts Revised Student Restraint Policy Ahead of State Deadline
Lexington School Committee unanimously adopts revised student restraint policy and Pride Month proclamation at summer remote meeting.
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Lexington School Building Committee Selects Exterior Acid-Waste Tank, Defers Tile Decision
Lexington's School Building Committee selected a direct-buried exterior acid-waste neutralization tank for the new high school and logged roughly $2 million in target value design savings at its July 20 remote meeting.
Lexington School Building Committee Selects Exterior Acid-Waste Tank, Defers Tile Decision
Lexington's School Building Committee selected a direct-buried exterior acid-waste neutralization tank for the new high school and logged roughly $2 million in target value design savings at its July 20 remote meeting.
Lexington High School Rebuild Sets July 6 Start, Reports $2.2 Million in Design Savings
LEXINGTON — June 25, 2026 — Lexington's School Building Committee marks July 6 as the start of construction on the new Lexington High School, with a formal groundbreaking set for September 15. The project team — SMMA, Turner Construction, and Doran Whittier — told roughly two dozen in-person and online attendees
Lexington School Building Committee backs Option Four for new high school exterior
LEXINGTON — June 22, 2026 — Lexington School Building Committee narrows high school exterior to Option Four red brick design. The committee reached consensus at its June 22 special meeting in favor of Option Four, a full-height red brick scheme that eliminates the lighter buff-colored base band previously featured in
Lexington School Committee Defers Alpha School Vote, Orders Summer Review
LEXINGTON — June 16, 2026 — Lexington School Committee defers vote on Alpha School private application, orders August review. The committee voted 4-1 at its June 16 meeting to direct Superintendent Dr. Julie Hackett to assemble a working group and return August 25 with a work plan for a deeper review
Lexington School Building Committee Delays Exterior Design Vote, Sets June 22 Deadline
LEXINGTON — June 15, 2026 — Lexington's School Building Committee deferred an exterior design vote for the new high school, scheduling a hybrid decision meeting for June 22 at the Department of Public Works. Chair Kathleen Linehan and several members expressed reservations about a newly proposed "bookend scheme"
Lexington High School Financial Panel Sets Late September for First Invoice Review
LEXINGTON — June 11, 2026 — Lexington's High School Financial Oversight Subcommittee sets late-September target for first construction invoice review as Turner mobilizes July 6. Meeting by videoconference on June 11, the subcommittee — which includes School Building Committee member Jonathan Himmel — agreed the first formal review of Turner Construction
Lexington School Committee Tables AI-Based Private School Application Pending Further Review
LEXINGTON — June 9, 2026 — Lexington School Committee tables AI-driven private school application, approves 2027-28 calendar. The committee voted unanimously to table the application of Alpha School, a K-8 mastery-based school using AI-assisted personalized instruction, after members raised unresolved questions about staff teaching qualifications, curriculum design,
Lexington School Building Committee Pushes to Maximize Community Access to New High School
LEXINGTON — January 12, 2026 — Lexington's School Building Committee pushed the design team to examine how the new high school's innovation labs could be made independently accessible for after-hours community use. At the January 12 meeting at 201 Bedford Street, committee member John Himmel argued that