School Committee – Oct 5, 2026

Monday, October 5, 2026 · 5:30 PM

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.

Recordings of School Committee meetings: Lewiston Public Schools' archived meeting videos (opens in new tab).

What was decided

The committee approved personnel items on the consent agenda, updated procedural rules, and the second read of policy BDB on School Committee Officers. It also held two executive sessions on negotiations and a legal matter, approving a General Government contract for 7/2026-6/2029 afterward.

Decisions recorded

Approved the updated procedural rules, 6-0. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved the second read of policy BDB - School Committee Officers, 6-0. page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Voted to enter executive session to discuss negotiations under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(D), 6-0. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved the General Government contract from 7/2026-6/2029, 6-0. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Voted to enter executive session on a legal matter under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(E), 6-0. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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Minutes posted on the School Committee's Google Drive (PDF, 218 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 16, 2026.

Agenda

The School Committee will hear school reports from Montello, Next Step, and Lewiston Regional Technical Center, plus a CLIMB Program update. Members will also review procedural rules and vote on the 2nd read of policy BDB on School Committee Officers, and may go into executive session on negotiations and a legal matter.

Agenda items

School Committee Member Introductions
Consent Agenda: Minutes, Personnel
Public Input period
Lewiston Public Schools recognition
Rotating school reports: Montello, Next Step, and Lewiston Regional Technical Center
CLIMB Program Update
Review updated procedural rules, possible vote
2nd read of policy BDB - School Committee Officers, possible vote

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Report from School Committee Chair
Report from School Superintendent
Report from the City Council Rep
Updates from School Committee Subcommittees
School Committee Community Announcements
Future agenda items
Executive session to discuss negotiations under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(D)
Possible vote on item discussed in executive session
Executive session on a legal matter under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(E)

Summary written by AI from the agenda posted by Lewiston Public Schools (opens in new tab). Checked against the city's PDF. Check the original before relying on it. How summaries are checked

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

Agenda posted on the School Committee's Google Drive (PDF, 578 KB). 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.