Boston Globe 4/17/14: Communities consider agreement changes. Minuteman High School’s member communities are voting this spring on a proposed amendment to its regional agreement that administrators say is necessary for the district’s success. But some area officials have raised questions about the proposed changes in the Lexington vocational school’s governance, and don’t want to move forward, at least not yet. Among the four communities that have considered the proposal, Wayland rejected the amendment, and Lincoln’s Town Meeting opted to put off its decision. Boxborough and Dover officials also have expressed some concerns in advance of their votes, according to the Minuteman district’s superintendent, Edward Bouquillon.

Needham Times 4/17/14: Minuteman Vocational District considers revised regional agreement after one town rejects it. Tensions are running high in the Minuteman Regional Vocational School District, of which Needham is a part, as Town Meetings in member communities consider proposed revisions to the Regional Agreement. “The tension is how costs get assessed,” said Needham selectman Dan Matthews. The revised agreement changes how annual assessments and contributions to capital costs are calculated, taking into account enrollment averages and the relative wealth of a community. It also gives more weight to the votes of communities who send more students to the school, and makes it easier for member communities to withdraw from the district. The revisions would likely have “no major immediate impact” on Needham, which is “middle-of-the-road” for enrollment at the school. Needham has sent between 17 and 44 students to the school each of the last 15 years. The biggest impact is on communities like Wayland and Weston that enroll few students at the school but have high relative wealth.