Where

The Green Ladle, 156 East Ave., Lewiston

From the posted agenda, as read by AI. The agenda is the official notice; check it before you go.

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What was decided

The committee approved a field trip to Colleges of the Fenway in Boston, allowed Superintendent discretion for LMS football on Sundays, approved a Maine Municipal Association Workers' Compensation fund resolve, and approved submitting an SVPP-COPS grant for school security. After an executive session on a personnel matter, the committee voted that cause was found for a term hearing.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the field trip request to attend Colleges of the Fenway in Boston, MA, 8-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved allowing the Superintendent discretion for LMS football games on Sundays as needed, 7-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the resolve in the Maine Municipal Association Workers' Compensation fund, 7-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved submitting an SVPP-COPS grant to improve school security systems and access points. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Found cause for a term hearing following executive session, 6-1 with Scott Harriman opposed. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the School Committee's Google Drive (PDF, 179 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 7, 2026.

Agenda

The School Committee will discuss a field trip to Colleges of the Fenway, truancy and safety strategies, the meeting calendar, middle school football scheduling, workers' compensation fund participation, the grading system, and an SVPP-COPS school security grant. The committee will also enter executive session to discuss a personnel matter.

Agenda items

• Consent agenda: personnel
• Public input period
• Vote on field trip request to Colleges of the Fenway in Boston, MA
• Review of truancy and safety strategies
• Review of School Committee meeting calendar, with possible vote
• Review of Middle School Football Schedule Challenges, with possible vote
• Vote on joining Maine Municipal Association Workers' Compensation fund
• Review of grading system background

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• Vote on submitting SVPP-COPS grant for school security systems and access points
• Report from School Committee Chair
• Report from School Superintendent
• Report from City Council Rep
• Updates from School Committee subcommittees
• Community announcements
• Future agenda items
• Executive session on a personnel matter under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(A)
• Possible vote on executive session item

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Agenda posted on the School Committee's Google Drive (PDF, 1.5 MB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 7, 2026.

Terms used here

consent agenda

Routine items, marked with an asterisk on the City Council's agenda, voted on together in one motion unless a councilor or a resident asks to take one up separately.

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. Maine's Freedom of Access Act (1 M.R.S. § 405) allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, real estate, contracts, or personnel matters.

M.R.S.A.

Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, the state's laws.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting is known from the Lewiston Public Schools website (opens in new tab). It was not found on the City of Lewiston calendar. First recorded by Lewiston Publick on October 7, 2026.