Town Government
Freetown School Committee & Superintendent
The Superintendent
Barbara Starkie
About 2,589 students start their day in this district, and one person answers for all of it. Barbara Starkie leads the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District, proposing the school budget, setting academic priorities, and running a system of five schools day to day. The Superintendent is hired by and reports to the elected School Committee, which carries out an annual evaluation. Because the district is regional, that committee answers to two towns at once: four of its eight seats are Freetown’s and four are Lakeville’s.
| Role | Superintendent of Schools |
|---|---|
| District office | 98 Howland Road, Lakeville, MA 02347 |
| Phone | 508-923-2000 |
| Website | freelake.org |
The School Committee
The Freetown-Lakeville Regional School Committee has eight members serving staggered three-year terms, four elected in Freetown and four in Lakeville. The committee sets district policy, approves the school budget, and hires and evaluates the Superintendent who runs the schools day to day. It meets on the dates the district posts, sixteen of them in the 2026-27 schedule, at the Apponequet High School Library at 100 Howland Road, and the meetings are public, which means a Freetown student who shows up can speak.
Melinda Richards
Courtney Brightman
Kathryn Trost
Jennifer A. Blum
Timothy Emery
Derek M. Medeiros
Robert W. Clark
Rebecca Cushing
The District at a Glance
- Enrollment: 2,589 students, PreK through 12.
- Schools: five, including Apponequet Regional High School.
- Graduation rate: 96.0%.
- State data: DESE profile (code 06650000).
Meetings & Participation
- When: on the dates the district posts, sixteen of them in the 2026-27 schedule, at the Apponequet High School Library at 100 Howland Road, with agendas posted on the district website.
- Public comment: residents may address the committee with the chair’s permission. Check the agenda for sign-up details.
- Watch: meetings are live streamed on LakeCAM, and you can also attend in person.
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Sources
- Schools and districts: Massachusetts DESE, Cohort 2025 Graduation Rates, as of August 31, 2025.
- Schools and districts: Massachusetts DESE, district profile, Enrollment Data (2025-26), as of October 1, 2025.
- Town records: Town of Freetown, Elected Officials (Federal, State & Local), as of October 2026.
- School district records: Freetown-Lakeville Regional Schools, About Us, as of October 2026.
- School district records: Freetown-Lakeville Regional Schools, School Committee Homepage, as of October 2026.