Carlisle School Committee selects five interim superintendent candidates. Chair Brian Waterson led the committee through candidate qualifications and selected Carol Cavanaugh, Rick Medeiros, Susan Kustka, Brad Crozier, and Tracy Curley to advance to preliminary screening. The committee established
Joint Concord and Concord-Carlisle school committees approve FY26 budget transfers with no net change. Assistant Superintendent Robert Conry presented reallocations driven by higher-than-anticipated benefit costs, a $375,000 OPEB contribution, and increased winter heating expenses, offset partly by
School Committee discusses interim superintendent search and special education staffing challenges. The joint meeting of the School Committee's special education subcommittee and Special Education Parent Advisory Committee focused on interim superintendent search progress, with Regional School
Carlisle School Committee advances two finalists for interim superintendent position. A 15-member Search Committee reviewed 36 applications and narrowed to five candidates before reference checks identified two finalists: Linda Dwight and Lucia Sullivan. Dwight will visit schools Friday, May 1,
The Concord-Carlisle School Committee approved February 4, 2026 meeting minutes with a split vote of 4 to 1, with one abstention, during a joint meeting on April 14. Carlisle's Brian Waterson, Vice-Chair of the Concord-Carlisle School Committee, and member Lynette Kelleher attended. The committee
Carlisle Schools transfer Facilities budget to town. The School Committee voted unanimously to transfer management of the Facilities Department budget from the school district to town, following negotiations that began with a 2023 joint discussion about unifying the department. Superintendent James
Carlisle Schools standardize superintendent search interview process. The Interim Superintendent Search Committee, chaired by School Committee member Brian Waterson, selected approximately 10 interview questions for the first round of candidate evaluations. Each committee member will ask identical
Joint committees approve driver incentives and FY27 budget. The Concord and Concord-Carlisle School Committees voted unanimously to implement a two-pronged bus driver recruitment plan with a 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment, a $2,500 hiring incentive for already-licensed drivers, and a $1,000
Concord Carlisle High School's School Advisory Council elected Deb Antonangeli as parent co-chair and reviewed Vision of a Graduate implementation models from six school districts during a March 26 planning session. Case studies examined included Franklin County in New Hampshire, Northern Cass in
The Carlisle joint Special Education Subcommittee and SEPAC committee convened for planning and coordination without formal votes. Lynette Kelleher, Regional School Representative, presided over discussions of summer programming and special education initiatives. Special Educator Jen Rowland will