School Committee reorganizes; special Town Meeting approved for North Falmouth Elementary
School Committee · Meeting of May 26, 2026
Falmouth School Committee reorganizes with Kelly Welch as Chair, Melissa Keefe as Vice-Chair, Margaret Souza as Secretary. The board unanimously approved a Special Town Meeting draft for the North Falmouth Elementary Truss Reinforcement Project, with an edit to funding language; the special meeting will be added to the Selectboard's June 1 agenda. The Committee accepted Superintendent Lori Duerr's Summative Evaluation by a 4-3 vote with two abstentions, citing concerns about the evaluation process and rating methodology; Vice-Chair Cohen requested legal clarification on how Standard 1 relates to the overall Proficient score.
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Source: the School Committee meeting of May 26, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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