Torrance Lewis, who has been principal of the Baker (K-8) School in Brookline since 2019, will become Assistant Superintendent of the Lincoln Public School District beginning July 15 after the School Committee approved the appointment recommended by incoming Superintendent Parry Graham on June 29. Lewis has more than 23 years of experience in middle-level learning, elementary education,…
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Lincoln schools pay tribute to retiring Superintendent Becky McFall
Over 200 people came to a July 8 gathering to express their gratitude for outgoing Superintendent of Schools Becky McFall’s leadership of the school district through multiple building projects and Covid. Past teachers, administrators, and community members joined current staff and friends to celebrate Dr. McFall’s tenure at the Lincoln Public Schools. The event started…
L-S hires Stephens as new superintendent/principal
The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District has appointed Dr. Andrew Stephens as the new Superintendent/Principal of Schools. Stephens had been prinicpal of Lexington high School since 2017. Prior to that he spent 10 years as Principal of Duxbury High School and four years heading Hull High School. He began his career as a history teacher in Vermont…
New school superintendent Parry Graham officially hired
The following is a statement from the Lincoln School Committee: The Lincoln School Committee announced a three-year contract with Dr. Frank “Parry” Graham to serve as district superintendent beginning July 1, 2023. Graham, who is currently the acting superintendent of Wayland Public Schools, has served there as assistant superintendent since 2018. Dr. Graham will succeed…
Town election candidates: School Committee
The Lincoln Squirrel will be introducing readers to candidates on the March 27 town election ballot, starting with the two contested races, and the PTO is hosting a candidate forum as well. Today we focus on the School Committee, which has four candidates competing for two seats. Following are their lightly edited responses to questions…
New Lincoln Public Schools superintendent chosen
The School Committee has voted unanimously to enter into negotiations to hire Dr. Frank Parry Graham as Lincoln’s next Superintendent of Schools. Graham currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent of the Wayland Public Schools, which he joined in 2018 (read a Wayland Student Press Network profile of him here). Previously, he was Nashoba Regional High…
Eighth-grader named as school’s Project 351 ambassador
The Lincoln School is thrilled to announce the appointment of eighth-grader Amirah Jeffrey as its 2023 Ambassador for Project 351. Amirah was selected by the teachers because she best exemplifies the values of kindness, compassion, humility, and gratitude, and demonstrates the skills of an aspiring leader and also exhibits a strong ethic of service, according…
L-S superintendent search process stirs controversy
There are two school superintendent searches involving Lincoln going on right now, but one is going more smoothly than the other. The Lincoln School Committee held a Zoom meeting for the community on January 19 for the first of four finalist candidates, and there will be three more next week (see below). Meanwhile, things got…
State of the Town, community center discussions on tap
The proposed community center, which is headed for a town meeting vote later this month, will be one of the topics discussed at the first of two State of the Town (SOTT) meetings on Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Click here to register for the first night and get the Zoom link. At a…
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FELS Thanksgiving pies on offer FELS, the Foundation for Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury, www.FELSGrant.org, is offering its Thanksgiving pie sale again this year after a four-year hiatus. Pies baked by The Hyve will be sold through Friday, Nov. 11. Pickup will be available at the high school and the Lincoln Council on Aging on Tuesday, Nov. 22…