Winchester School Committee

School Committee Information

REGULAR MEETINGS

Regular meetings of the Winchester School Committee are usually scheduled for 7:00 PM on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month from September through June at the Lynch Elementary School Library, 154 Horn Pond Brook Rd. Winchester.

The agendas for the meetings are posted HERE

The Committee meetings are usually carried live on WinCam and rebroadcast on several following days.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

The Winchester School Committee consists of five members elected for three-year terms, so arranged that as nearly an equal number of terms as possible expire each year. The Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, and Financial Officer, sit at the meeting table but are not members of the committee and do not participate in votes. The minutes of the Committee are taken by the Committee Secretary who also sits at the table.

COMMITTEE DUTIES

The Committee has the powers and duties as given to it by the Constitution and General Laws of the Commonwealth and such additional powers as authorized by Home Rule Charter and other Town Meeting votes. The School Committee duties include:

1. Establishing goals and policies for the Winchester School System relating to education and insuring that the policies are implemented by the Administration.

2. Appointing the Superintendent of the Winchester Schools.

3. Making all reasonable rules and regulations, consistent with law, for the administration and management of the Winchester public schools.

4. Responsibility for review and approval of the Winchester school system annual budget.

5. Responsibility for negotiating all contracts with the Winchester Educational Association (WEA).