Local Politics:Issues:School Construction

News

 * Lexington Minuteman: Architect for school projects shares designs, asks School Committee to weigh in, by Jordan Frias (May 24, 2015)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Lexington officials review capital project, tax impact, by Jordan Frias (Jan 23, 2015)
 * Lexington Minuteman: School master plan to include special March Town Meeting, by Jordan Frias (Jan 22, 2015)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Final report shows growth in school enrollment numbers, by Jordan Frias (Jan 19, 2015)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Selectmen reject School Committee's request for special Town Meeting, by Jordan Frias (Nov 18, 2014)
 * Lexington Minuteman: School Committee seeks modulars, makes case at budgeting summit, by Jordan Frias (Nov 12, 2014)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Lexington School Committee members vote to ask for special Town Meeting, by Jordan Frias (Nov 5, 2014)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Ash: minor redistricting may resolve school capacity, by Jordan Frias (Nov 2, 2014)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Parents express frustration with continued debate on schools, by Jordan Frias (Oct 2, 2014)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Architect reports on space at Lexington schools, by Jordan Frias (Sept 18, 2014)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Lexington schools could see 675 new students over next 5 years, says working group, by Jordan Frias (Sept 17, 2014)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Fiske fifth grade to be co-taught, by Caitlyn Kelleher (May 2, 2014)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Superintendent proposes adding teachers to 5th grade classes at Fiske, by Caitlyn Kelleher (Mar 13, 2014)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Student enrollment growth due to people moving into Lexington, by Caitlyn Kelleher (Mar 13, 2014)

Links

 * School Capital Projects web site
 * Meetings and Presentations
 * LPS School Overcrowding homepage
 * Enrollment Working Group Reports
 * Ad Hoc School Master Planning Committee Reports and Minutes
 * Reports to the School Committee on School Overcrowding

Reports

 * DiNisco Design Partnership
 * Multiple School Projects Criteria: [[Media:LEX MSCP Criteria 7 10 15 Pre-K.pdf|Pre-K]], [[Media:LEX MSCP Criteria 7 10 15 ES.pdf|Elementary Schools]], [[Media:LEX MSCP Criteria 7 10 15 MS.pdf|Middle Schools]] (July 7, 2015)
 * School Committee Presentation: [[Media:SC July 7 Part 1 REV.pdf|Part 1]], [[Media:SC July 7 Part 2 REV.pdf|Part 2]], [[Media:SC July 7 Part 3 REV.pdf|Part 3]] (July 7, 2015)
 * Enrollment Working Group
 * [[Media:EWGReport30dec14.pdf|Five year Enrollment Forecasts for the Lexington Public Schools: FY2015 - FY2020]] (Jan 13, 2015)
 * SMMA
 * [[Media:FinalCapacityrpr20Nov14.pdf|Final Phase 1 Capacity Report]] (Nov 19, 2014)
 * [[Media:SMMApresent19Nov14.pdf|Phase III Master Plan - Elementary Concepts]], draft (Nov 20, 2014)
 * [[Media:10NOV14Ph2ESShortLongTermOptsFinal.pdf|Final Phase II Master Plan-Elementary Schools Short and Long Term Options Study]] (Nov 10, 2014)
 * [[Media:Phase3MasterPlanMiddleElementaryConceptsDRAFT.pdf|Phase III Master Plan - Middle and Elementary Concepts]], draft (Dec 4, 2014)
 * [[Media:18dec14DraftOptions.pdf|Master Plan Comparison Options]] (Dec 18, 2014)
 * Lexington Parents Advocacy Group
 * [[Media:Alleviating-Overcrowding-in-Lexington-Elementary-Schools-FINAL.pptx|Alleviating Overcrowding in Lexington Pre-K, Elementary and Middle Schools]] (Feb 11, 2015)

Advocacy

 * http://www.lexparentsadvocacy.org - the Lexington Parents Advocacy Group was set up in November 2014. The group advocates for a solution to the Lexington school overcrowding problem, and is speaking up about other school education matters.