Dear Lincoln Public Schools Families,
Happy February vacation! Whether you have plans for next week, or no plans at all, I hope
you have an enjoyable week with some more seasonally appropriate temperatures. For this
week’s message, I wanted to share information about our new school and district profiles, and
highlight METCO’s 60th anniversary.
School and district profiles
Each year the state publishes report cards for schools and districts that highlight a variety of
information: student demographics, teacher demographics and licensure information, student
attendance and discipline, district per-pupil spending, and student performance on state
standardized tests.
We were fortunate to see some very positive growth and achievement from our students last
year, and that is a testament to their hard work, the hard work of our staff, and the support and
partnership with families. I hope you will take a minute to look at the information in the school
and district report cards – here are the links:
Additionally, if your child attends a school that receives federal Title I funds, you also have the
right to request the following information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom
teachers:
• Whether your child’s teacher is licensed in the grade levels and subject areas they
teach
• Whether your child’s teacher is teaching under an emergency license or waiver
• The college degree and major of your child’s teacher
• Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their
qualifications
METCO is turning 60!
Lincoln Public Schools is a proud founding member of the METCO program, and this year
METCO is celebrating its 60th year. As part of its 60th anniversary, METCO Inc. is looking to
raise funds to support a variety of student programming and professional learning
opportunities.
The bulk of METCO funding comes through state grants to participating districts, and this
funding goes to support METCO transportation and district staffing costs, along with a number
of local programs. But METCO Inc. also sponsors a variety of programs for participating
students through its Boston headquarters. For individuals or organizations that may wish to donate to METCO’s fundraising efforts, they have
set up a donation page. For any Lincoln-
associated families or organizations that may wish to donate, please be sure to mention the Lincoln connection when filling out your donation. And thank you!
Parry Graham
Superintendent
