Town Government
Sutton School Committee & Superintendent
The Superintendent
Caitlin Paget
About 1,254 students start their day in this district, and one person answers for all of it. Caitlin Paget leads Sutton Public Schools, proposing the school budget, setting academic priorities, and running the district’s four schools day to day. Paget came to Sutton in 2023, served first as interim Superintendent, and was named the permanent Superintendent in early 2026. The Superintendent is hired by and reports to the elected School Committee, which evaluates her 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.
| Role | Superintendent of Schools |
|---|---|
| Office | 16 Putnam Hill Road, Sutton, MA 01590 |
| Phone | 508-581-1600 |
| Website | suttonschools.net |
The School Committee
The Sutton School Committee has five members, all elected town-wide to staggered three-year terms. Sutton is a single-town district, so all five answer to Sutton voters and nobody else. The committee sets district policy, approves the school budget, and hires and evaluates the Superintendent. It chooses its own officers, a Chair, a Vice Chair and a Secretary. Meetings are held through the school year at the district on Putnam Hill Road, and they are public, which means a Sutton student who shows up can speak.
Christopher Matera
Patrick Royce
Jill Kozaczka
Jennifer Darling
Erin Reid-Eriksen
Committee members and their district email addresses are listed on the district’s own School Committee page at suttonschools.net, and emails to and from the committee are part of the public record.
The District at a Glance
- Enrollment: 1,254 students, PreK through 12.
- Schools: four on one Boston Road campus: the Simonian Center for Early Learning, Sutton Elementary, Sutton Middle and Sutton High School.
- Graduation rate: 94.2%.
- State data: DESE profile (code 02900000).
Meetings & Participation
- When: through the school year at the district on Putnam Hill Road; the schedule and agendas are posted on the district’s own School Committee page.
- Public comment: the committee welcomes community members to speak on matters within its purview. Check the agenda for how public comment is taken.
- Minutes: the district posts committee minutes only after they are approved at the following meeting.
- Agendas: posted ahead of each meeting on suttonschools.net, where you can also find the committee’s contact form.
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