There are 16 subcommittees that comprise a bulk of the behind-the-scenes work done by the school committee. Some of those subcommittees, such as bilingual, building naming and desegregation, meet infrequently as the need arises. Below is an alphabetical list of those subcommittees, chairs and members:
ATHLETICS
Chairperson, Regina Faticanti
Member, David Conway
Member, John Leahy
Jean Franco, Adm. Representative
(William Samaras, Headmaster & Denise Krysiak,
Acting Athletic Director)
BILINGUAL EDUCATION
(Mayor’s Task Force on Desegregation)
Mayor Edward “Bud” Caulfield, Chairperson
Member, Regina Faticanti
Member, Connie Martin
Ann Murphy, Adm. Representative
(Phala Chea, Coordinator PIC)
AD-HOC ON BUILDING NAMING
(Appointed by Mayor)
Chairperson, Regina Faticanti
Member, James Leary
Member, Connie Martin
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS (NEW)
Chairperson, David J. Conway
Member, Regina Faticanti
Member, Connie Martin
Jay Lang, Adm. Representative
CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION
Chairperson, Connie Martin
Member, Jackie Doherty
Member, James Leary
Jean Franco, Adm. Representative
DISCIPLINE/ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PROGRAM
Chairperson, David Conway
Member, Regina Faticanti
Member, John Leahy
Ann Murphy, Adm. Representative
(Attorney Michael Ortiz, Student Services)
AD-HOC ON EXTENDED TIME
Chairperson, Regina Faticanti
Member, Jackie Doherty
Member, John Leahy
Ann Murphy, Adm. Representative
(Patty Guziejka, Extended Time Representative)
Terry Gerrish, Coordinator of Special Programs
FACILITIES
Chairperson, John Leahy
Member, Jackie Doherty
Member, James Leary
Jay Lang, Adm. Representative
FINANCE
Chairperson, James Leary
Member, John Leahy
Member, Jackie Doherty
Jay Lang, Adm. Representative
LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
Chairperson, Jackie Doherty
Member, Regina Faticanti
Member, Dave Conway
Jean Franco, Adm. Representative
(William Samaras, Headmaster)
PERSONNEL /Supt’s Evaluation
Chairperson, Connie Martin
Member, Regina Faticanti
Member, David Conway
Dr. Karla Baehr, Adm. Representative
SAFETY
Chairperson, Regina Faticanti
Member, Jackie Doherty
Member, Connie Martin
Ann Murphy, Adm. Representative
SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAMS
Joint School Committee & City Council: Appointed @ the May 18, 2005 School Committee Meeting
Chairperson, James Leary
Member, John Leahy
Member, Connie Martin
Jay Lang, Adm. Rep.
Chairperson, Alan W. Kazanjian
Member, Rodney Elliott
Member, Michael J. Lenzi
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Chairperson, Jackie Doherty
Member, John Leahy
Member, Connie Martin
Ann Murphy, Adm. Representative
(Deborah Westaway, Adm. Sped)
TECHNOLOGY
Chairperson, John Leahy
Member, Connie Martin
Member, James Leary
Jay Lang, Adm. Representative
TRANSPORTATION
Chairperson, Regina Faticanti
Member, Jackie Doherty
Member, Connie Martin
Jay Lang, Adm. Representative
(John Descoteaux, Transportation Coordinator)