Lincoln-Sudbury committee approves $33,944 ADA self-assessment contract

SUDBURY -- May 28, 2026, Lincoln-Sudbury approves $33,944 ADA self-assessment as faculty preview rewritten academic integrity rules. The regional school committee voted 6-0 to contract with the Institute for Human-Centered Design for a districtwide accessibility review covering built environment, programs, digital communications and employment practices, with Director of Finance and Operations Susan covering the cost from roughly $36,000 in projected electricity savings. The same meeting heard Westhouse Associate Principal Tim Jason walk through a yearlong rewrite of the student handbook that replaces "academic dishonesty" with "academic integrity," expands the disciplinary ladder from three infractions to four before semester failure, and adds educational interventions and redo opportunities, driven in part by a rise in AI-related cases that Jason said had left administrators "mired in forensics." The committee also designated Maura Carty and Jack Ryan as LS representatives to a new Sudbury Budget Working Group, with Charles Morton as alternate, and congratulated boys lacrosse coach Brian Vonna on his 400th career win.