Lincoln committee approves multiple policies, agreements and revised job descriptions

The Lincoln School Committee approved a series of policy and administrative actions, including second readings of the code of professional responsibility and the tenure policy, initial adoption steps for four new or revised policies, approval of several vendor and program agreements, and updated job descriptions.

Chair (speaker 2) moved and the committee approved the two second readings by voice vote. The board then grouped a set of first readings — the transportation policy, a new cell phone policy (required by recent legislation), a revised code of conduct/social media policy, and a hazing policy drafted in anticipation of pending state legislation. A committee member (Melissa Fai/intervening speaker) explained that three of the four policies are new and that the hazing policy responds to at least three incidents in the past year; the social media policy was revised to cover volunteers and affiliated groups while protecting First Amendment rights and promoting civility.

The committee approved a set of 2026–27 agreements that were publicly advertised and reviewed by legal counsel, including a revised agreement with TAC LLC (as read in the transcript), a URI speech pathology clinical affiliation agreement (04/01/2026–04/01/2036), an advanced behavioral consultation agreement, a Maria Fonseca DBA translation agreement, Well-being Student Assistance Services, an Employee Assistance Program agreement, and a Learn Well agreement.

Two revised job descriptions — for the high school department chair and middle school curriculum leaders — were moved, seconded and approved. Committee members emphasized communication with families about new policies (for example, principals developing cell phone protocols to be approved by the superintendent) and noted that policy subcommittee work would continue immediately after the meeting.

In committee reports, a member summarized a presentation from the Annenberg Institute on a proposed state funding formula (a bill is pending; full implementation could take several years) and a RIDE presentation on artificial intelligence in schools. During community comment a resident thanked central office and union partners for collaborative budget work and expressed concern about next year’s budget.

All recorded motions on these items were approved by voice vote; the transcript does not include roll-call tallies.