Press Release from Safety Review Committee

Published April 13, 2007 | Town Manager | Updated April 11, 2017 | Automatically Archived on 4/26/2007

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April 11, 2007

The Lincoln-Sudbury Safety Review Committee, a formal subcommittee of the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Committee, began its work on 3/21/07. On April 25, the Safety Review Committee will hold a meeting devoted to public input and we encourage participation. The Committee is composed of residents of Lincoln and Sudbury, including students, along with L-S faculty and staff. It is comprised of the following individuals:

Dennis Picker, Chair; Ron Nix, Vice-Chair; Sheila Calkins, Sarah Cannon Holden, Scott Carpenter, Hal Chapel, Mark Collins, Eric Harris, Bill Keller, Tucker Krone, John Ollquist, Barbara Pedulla, Alexandra Sliwkowski, Gary Taylor, and Karen Thomsen. Alternates are: Clara Daly, Tom DeNormandie, Tim Garvin, and Bill Ray.

In setting up this committee, the School Committee gave it the following charge:

“To review, report and make recommendations on all operational, physical and educational aspects of Lincoln-Sudbury as they relate to the safety of students, faculty and staff.”

The Committee interprets this to mean that it will evaluate what L-S does or needs to do to insure the social, emotional, and physical well-being of all the members of the school community. It will place special emphasis on how the L-S community responds to reports of interpersonal aggression on school grounds and related violations of school policy. The Committee will pay attention to both physical and psychological violence and their precursors.

The Committee intends to review existing policies, procedures and practices at Lincoln-Sudbury as well as at various other schools. The Committee will seek professional and public input relevant to its work. We will search for “best practices” as they relate to our broad view of “school safety.”

As a result of this review, the Committee will produce a public report that will contain findings and recommendations for actions that it believes will contribute to improving the safety in the broadest sense of students, faculty and staff at Lincoln-Sudbury.

The Committee is committed to conducting its work in a thorough and expeditious manner. Our intention is to issue a preliminary report for public comment by the end of this school year. After a public comment period, the Committee will publish a final report.

All meetings are open to the public and will be held every Wednesday, starting at 7:15PM, usually in Conference Room B of the high school. Please consult our web site at www.lsrhs.net/community/safety

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Andrew J. Sheehan
Town Manager

The Select Board and Town Manager provide executive leadership for the Town of Sudbury. Together, they pursue collaborative process and ethical and professional procedures to insure that Town resources are directed to providing the best services possible to protect public safety, public assets and a special quality of life in Sudbury. This office supports the Board and the Town Manager as they work toward this mission.

Description of Services

The Town Manager is appointed by the Select Board and is responsible for the management of all Town departments. The Town Manager is the appointing and contracting authority for all departments except the schools and the health department, and is responsible for overseeing all budgetary, financial and personnel administration activities of the Town. This includes preparing the annual budget, appointing all staff and setting compensation, formulating and implementing personnel policies, and negotiating all contracts with the Town’s union employees. Administrative staff in the office serves as liaison between the public and the Select Board, handle all phone calls, visitors and correspondence directed to the office, and maintain all records of Select Board meetings. The office staff prepares the warrants for all annual and special Town Meetings, election notices for all elections, and coordinates the Town’s Annual Report. They maintain records of all committee and board appointments and resignations – as well as the Select Board’s section of the Town’s web site.

Staffing

Staff in the Select Board/Town Manager’s office includes Town Manager Andrew J. Sheehan, Senior Admin. Assistant to the Town Manager Patty Golden, Office Supervisor/Information Officer Leila Frank, and Office Clerk Carol Hobin.