Lincoln-Sudbury committee approves superintendent goals and own four-goal slate

SUDBURY -- October 24, 2023, Lincoln-Sudbury approves superintendent and committee goals as enrollment drops 22 students. The Regional School Committee unanimously adopted Superintendent and Principal Andrew Stevens's three first-year goals, covering his entry plan, the school improvement plan and the state's New Superintendent Induction Program, and approved four committee goals after lengthy debate over framing routine duties as objectives. Business Administrator Kirsteen Patterson reported 1,461 on-campus students this fall, down 22 year-over-year, with 60 out-of-district placements, up from 49, against a 14 percent state-mandated tuition increase. Associate Principal Peter Aliboff said LS will transition from the ALICE active-shooter protocol to a newer model called ALERT, with staff training in spring 2024. Member Mary Malsby pressed the committee to hold itself to the same smart-goal standard it applied to Stevens: "If it's his responsibility it should not be part of his goals."