Join LWV of Wayland members on Thursday, May 29th at 3 pm in the Select Board Meeting Room at Wayland Town Hall! Our Annual Meeting will feature a discussion with Dr. David Fleishman, Superintendent of Wayland Public Schools.
Dr. Fleishman was selected as interim school superintendent in 2023 and school superintendent in November. He previously served as school superintendent of the Newton Public Schools for 12 years. The Wayland school budget of nearly $55,000,000 is more than half of the town’s operating budget of $107.9 million. If you no longer have children in the schools, you probably don’t hear much about our public schools. Perhaps you’ve read about the racist messages on the town pool. Is the enrollment declining? Have you heard about a possible new school? What about the mental health issues students seem to be experiencing after the Covid pandemic? And most recently how will the loss of federal funding for special education, school lunches, and immersion programs impact our schools and school libraries? Join us for a discussion on these topics.
The “business part” of the Annual Meeting will follow. The agenda is:
- Call to Order, Welcome, Appoint Readers of the Minutes
- Treasurer’s Report, Presentation of Proposed Budget: Karen Kavet
- Suggestions for Upcoming Year, Including A Proposal to Disband (The suggestion to disband will be introduced, briefly discussed, and a future meeting held to explore options, and take a vote.)
- Coordinating Committee Elections
- Adjourn
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