Lawrence School Committee

4 meetings on our record, 2 of them from the past year and 2 with unconfirmed dates · 13,008 students · 7 members on our roster

Latest · Sep 8, 2026: Committee meeting, 2 h 59 min
Newest meeting we have: Sep 8, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)

Also on the board: Brian A. DePeña, School Committee Member Chair · Donna Bertolino, School Committee Member · Eliaquin Gonell, School Committee Member · Jonathan Guzman, School Committee Member · Jesus Suriel, School Committee Member

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Committee meeting · 2 h 59 minTuesday, September 8, 2026Speakers: Brian A. DePeña, Jessica M. Ramirez, Michael Armano, Donna Bertolino and 2 more

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Committee meeting · 4 h 14 minWednesday, June 3, 2026Speakers: Jessica M. Ramirez, Michael Armano, Eliaquin Gonell, Jonathan Guzman and 1 more

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The board

Who talks on this board

We compare who talks only where members sat for 8 or more meetings on our record; this board has 2 from the past year on our record.

Runs the meetingBrian A. DePeñaSchool Committee Member Chair · shown, not ranked1meeting where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 1 meeting

Members · listed by nameMichael ArmanoSchool Committee Member2meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 2 meetings Donna BertolinoSchool Committee Member1meeting where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 1 meeting Eliaquin GonellSchool Committee Member2meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 2 meetings Jonathan GuzmanSchool Committee Member3meetings where we identified their voice2clipsnamed at 3 meetings · 2 clips Jessica M. RamirezSchool Committee Vice Chair2meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 2 meetings Jesus SurielSchool Committee Member2meetings where we identified their voice—no clip yetnamed at 2 meetings

Meetings on our record

All 4 meetings on our record

Clips

What board members said

What is your experience advising a school committee when your legal opinion does not align with the position of the school district administration or the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education? And how do you support the committee in making informed decisions in those cases?Jonathan GuzmanSchool Committee Member · Lawrence School CommitteeWatch the full meeting from 58:36

One of the opportunities that I want to elevate here is that both attorneys are from the the same branch or firm, SCM. And what we heard from both of them during their comments during the interview was the opportunity of an institution that has years of experience amongst their colleagues.Jonathan GuzmanSchool Committee Member · Lawrence School CommitteeWatch the full meeting from 1:14:02

Federal district ID 2506660 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district