Town Government
Lenox School Committee & Superintendent
The Superintendent
William Collins
About 750 students start their day in this district, and one person answers for all of it. William Collins is the Superintendent of Lenox Public Schools, proposing the school budget, setting academic priorities, and running the district’s two schools day to day. The Superintendent is hired by and reports to the elected School Committee, which evaluates him against goals it publishes and votes 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 School Committee, and then to the same Town Meeting that votes everything else.
| Name | William Collins |
|---|---|
| Role | Superintendent of Schools |
| District | Lenox Public Schools |
| Website | lenoxps.org |
The School Committee
The Lenox School Committee has seven members, all elected town-wide to staggered three-year terms. Lenox is a single-town district, so all seven answer to Lenox voters and nobody else. The committee sets district policy, approves the school budget, and hires and evaluates the Superintendent. Its published officers are a Chair, a Vice Chair and a Secretary. Meetings are held at 6:00 pm on Mondays as needed at Town Hall during the school year, and they are public, which means a Lenox student who shows up can speak.
Oren Cass
Michael Dupont
Kim Graham
Kimberly Winger
Meghan Kirby
Jayson Messenger
Richard Burke
The School Committee roster and its agendas are posted at townoflenox.com, and emails to and from the committee are part of the public record.
The District at a Glance
- Enrollment: 750 students, PreK through 12.
- Schools: two, Lenox Memorial Middle and High School and Morris Elementary School.
- Graduation rate: 95.0%.
- State data: DESE profile (code 01520000).
Meetings & Participation
- When: at 6:00 pm on Mondays as needed during the school year, at Lenox Town Hall, 6 Walker Street.
- Public comment: the committee welcomes community members to speak on matters within its purview. Check the agenda for the procedure.
- Watch: meetings are streamed and archived online through the town’s website.
- Agendas: posted to the town’s website in advance of each meeting, and you can sign up for an alert when one is posted or changed.
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