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STATE LEVEL: Massachusetts public schools are overseen by the Department of Education. The Department of Education is overseen by the state government. The major laws governing public education may be read on the web.
TOWN LEVEL: In Lexington, we have 6 public elementary schools, 2 middle schools and one high school. These schools are staffed by extraordinary educators. Visit an overview page to understand how schools are managed in town. We participate in the METCO program. Lexington Public Schools School Calendar Contact information for schools Lexington Town Site More about Selectmen TMMA (Town meeting) Lexington Education Association Snow Day?
SCHOOL OVERSIGHT: Parents are involved in public schools as volunteers, help raise funds, and participate in policy decisions. We have strong Site-Based School Councils. Administrators, staff, parents and community representatives work together to set and monitor annual school improvement goals. The Massachusetts Department of Education regulations govern Site-Based School Councils. Active PTAs and PTOs coordinate enthusiastic parents, and conduct ongoing fund-raising to help enrich our schools.
SCHOOL SPECIFIC: Elementary School Details: (These are links to official school sites.) Bowman Bridge Estabrook Fiske Harrington Hastings
Learn more about Lexington pre-schools.
PRIVATE FOUNDATION(S): We have an excellent private foundation working hard to raise funds to support and enrich the staff and students in our public schools.
	Lexington Education Foundation is "an independent, nonprofit community organization supporting educational excellence in Lexington Public Schools. LEF provides grant funding for ongoing professional development, teacher mentoring, experts-in-residence, and curriculum innovations outside the regular school budget." All schools in Lexington benefit from the generous support of LEF. LEF is not an advocacy organization.
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION(S): Town residents are forming an advocacy organization for children.
	A Lexington Chapter of the national children's advocacy organization Stand for Children has just formed. It is the first chapter in Massachusetts. STAND advocates for public funding in support of children's needs. Local chapters set their own priorities.