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Deep Dive: A Data-Driven Analysis of Sudbury School Committee Legal Invoices
Between July 2024 and May 2026, Sudbury Public Schools paid its outside law firm, Valerio, Dominello & Hillman of Westwood, more than $109,000 in legal fees. The invoices are a public record, available at the bottom of this post. Read line by line, they tell a detailed story: how the School Committee operated, what it…
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Opinion: Sudbury’s Special Town Meeting Was Democracy, Not Dysfunction
Sudbury’s May 20 Special Town Meeting was not tidy. It was not quiet. It did not proceed with the calm efficiency of a corporate board meeting or a typical lightly attended town meeting. Good. Nearly 1,000 residents came to the Lincoln-Sudbury High School gymnasium on a Wednesday night – a school night – to vote…
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Sudbury Interim Superintendent Contract Sets $228,000 Salary for Annette Doyle
Public records provided to the Sudbury Monitor show that Annette Doyle’s agreement to serve as Interim Superintendent of Sudbury Public Schools runs from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, unless extended by agreement. Under the contract, Doyle will be paid $228,000 for the one-year contract period. The agreement also provides a 403(b) match of…
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Records Raise Questions About School Committee Chair’s Role in Politically Sensitive Request
Public records raise questions about whether School Committee Chair Karyn Jones coordinated with resident Colleen Gleason on a politically sensitive records request shortly before the March 31 School Committee election. In a follow-up message to district officials, Gleason wrote: “Karyn referenced one email. Can you just send that over? I didn’t mean to complicate things.”…
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Records Show School Committee Contact With BASEC Before Sudbury Warned Incumbent Provider During RFP
Public records show that before Sudbury Public Schools issued its Extended Day Program RFP, School Committee member Elizabeth “Betsy” Sues communicated with BASEC representatives about after-school programming, including BASEC’s capacity, transportation, costs, and potential interest in renting SPS facilities; records also show that Sues later participated in a January 2026 “BASEC Conversation” and followed up…
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Crozier Separation Agreement Included $51,000 Payment and More Than $5,000 in March Legal Fees
Public records show that Sudbury Public Schools entered into a separation agreement with Superintendent Brad Crozier providing for his resignation effective June 30, 2026, a $51,000 payment, payout of accrued unused vacation time, no further evaluation by the School Committee, mutual non-disparagement terms, and an agreed public statement. The released agreement is labeled “Part One…