Town Government
School Committee & Superintendent
The Superintendent
Glenn Brand
About 417 students start their day in Brewster’s own two elementary schools, and the person who answers for them also answers for the schools they move up into. Glenn Brand is the Superintendent of Nauset Public Schools, the central office in Orleans that runs Brewster’s K to 5 district and the Nauset Regional district that takes Brewster students from grade 6, sharing them with Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet. He took the office on July 1, 2025 and spent his first year on a listening tour before publishing an entry plan for the district’s future, with sessions open to parents, staff and residents, Brewster’s included. The Superintendent proposes the school budget and runs the schools day to day, and he is hired by and reports to the elected committees, which evaluate him against goals they publish and vote on. Note what this means for the money: the school budget is the one large piece of town spending the Town Manager does not build. It comes from the Superintendent to the committees, and then to the same Town Meeting and ballot that vote everything else.
| Role | Superintendent, Nauset Public Schools |
|---|---|
| Phone | 508-255-8800 |
| Website | nausetschools.org |
The School Committee
The Brewster School Committee has five members, all elected town-wide to staggered three-year terms. It oversees the town’s own K to 5 district, Stony Brook and Eddy, so all five answer to Brewster voters and nobody else. The committee sets district policy, approves the elementary school budget, and hires and evaluates the Superintendent’s performance. Meetings are public and held during the school year, at the district office in Orleans and in the Brewster Town Hall meeting rooms, which means a Brewster student who shows up can speak.
Katie Jacobus
Marie Enochty
Colby DePrizio
Elizabeth Cowie
Steven Leibowitz
The committee chair can be reached through the district office at 508-255-8800, and the roster with contact links is posted on the town’s own Brewster School Committee page.
Two Committees Answer for Brewster Students
From grade 6, Brewster students attend the Nauset Regional district, and its committee is a different room: Brewster elects four representatives to it, alongside members from Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet. Brewster’s four are Kari Hoffmann, Cathryn Lonsdale, Richard Draper and Thomas Fitzgibbons, who was re-elected on May 19, 2026 with 1,417 votes. The regional assessment, the share of the regional budget Brewster pays, went to the town’s voters that same day as a 550,000 dollar override question, and passed 1,184 to 891. So a Brewster voter has a direct hand in both districts: electing both committees, and voting both budgets.
The District at a Glance
- Enrollment: 417 students in Brewster’s own elementary district.
- Schools: two, Stony Brook Elementary and Eddy Elementary.
- From grade 6: the Nauset Regional district, where 96.1 percent of students graduate within four years.
- State data: DESE profile (code 00410000).
Meetings & Participation
- When: during the school year, on a published calendar; recent sessions have met at the district office, 78 Eldredge Park Way in Orleans, and in the Brewster Town Hall meeting rooms, including a joint session with the Select Board each budget season.
- Public comment: meetings are public under the Open Meeting Law, and agendas are posted in advance on the town’s site.
- Watch: the town posts meeting agendas and videos through its own site.
- The regional layer: the Nauset Regional School Committee posts its own schedule on the district’s site, and its meetings are public too.
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