Scituate Schools Back Option 3 Redistricting Plan Ahead of May 18 Vote

SCITUATE — April 27, 2026 — Scituate School Committee receives Option 3 redistricting recommendation, setting up May 18 vote. Superintendent Brian Lynch and consultant Matthew Cropper of Cropper GIS presented the plan, which projects enrollment of 476 students at the new elementary school, 434 at Jenkins, and 396 at Wampatuck for the 2027-28 school year, affecting a minimum of 607 students — the lowest number achievable across all three scenarios modeled. No vote was taken; the formal decision is set for May 18. The committee also heard from all four elementary principals on their school improvement plans, each built around a shared 80 percent ELA and math proficiency goal by June 2028 and a student learning-interest challenge identified through the Holistic Student Assessment. Separately, two residents — Liz O'Reilly of 179 Maple Street and Joseph Gibbons of 223 Gannon Road — charged that approved minutes from a March 16 naming task force meeting omitted dissenting public comments entirely, prompting the committee to direct administrators to develop an expanded naming process for presentation May 18, with a mid-August deadline for a final recommendation.