Lincoln School District settling in

It’s a typical Friday morning at Lincoln Community School. As the school day unfolds, the halls are filled with the sounds of students heading out to recess, gathering to hear a story in the elementary school’s library and stopping by the kitchen for a snack.

In a field overlooking an iconic Green Mountain vista we gathered a few weeks ago to celebrate principal Tory Riley’s retirement.

The Lincoln Community School observed Memorial Day with a march to Maple Cemetery and remarks from the principal, a minister and a veterans representative.

Temperatures hovered just below freezing outside the Lincoln Community School this past Thursday, March 21, but those gathered inside the building were kept plenty warm with the sights, smells and sounds of sunny Querétaro, Mexico. 

Melissa “Brooke” King, a Burlington resident, is assistant principal of Colchester’s Mallets Bay School, a third- through fifth-grade elementary school of around 465 students. 

Lincoln School District officials have begun their search for a new administrator to lead the Lincoln Community School, as longtime principal Tory Riley will step down from the position at the end of this school year. 

Lincoln School District officials are optimistic that the changes to the state’s education funding formula outlined in Act 127 won’t have a major impact on the district’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025. 

It was hard to miss the hand-painted signs scattered throughout Lincoln this past Thursday evening, each brightly colored and adorned with hearts.

While a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain fell outside the Lincoln Community School this past Friday, those inside the elementary school were being transported to the tropical destination of Cameroon. 

During her 20 years spent teaching art at the Lincoln Community School, Nancy McClaran saw a potential project whenever she looked at the cement wall behind the elementary school. 

The town of Lincoln has won tepid, begrudging approval from the Vermont State Board of Education to separate from the Mount Abraham Unified School District and form an independent Lincoln School District.

“We still have a lot of work to do on our journey here,” said James Warnock, who along with SCS colleague Paul Forlenza helped represent Lincoln’s interests before the VSBE on Wednesday.

Members of Save Community Schools are celebrating after an overwhelming affirmation Tuesday of their proposal to withdraw Lincoln from the Mount Abraham Unified School District.

Lincoln and Ripton, which voted last year to withdraw from their school districts, have begun exploring the idea of creating a new supervisory union to handle the administrative services they might not be able to afford individually.

LINCOLN — It may be possible for Lincoln residents to reclaim control of the Lincoln Community School without breaking the bank, according to a group called Save Community Schools, which on Tuesday made its case for withdrawing LCS from Mount Abraham Unif … (read more)