Miss Clare McPhee became the fourth principal of of Capitol School in 1900. She remained as principal until 1942. Miss McPhee began teaching in the grammar grades at Capitol School. Her entire teaching career was spent at the school. Three generations of Lincoln children were her pupils. She watched the old capitol building come down. She also explained the building of the beautiful new structure. The top of Capitol School ,with its small steeple, can be seen between the steeple of St. Mary’s Church and the rising tower of the Capitol.

In 1914, the School Garden Program was started at the school. Four years later the building was modernized. In 1924, as construction of the new capitol was beginning, fire hazards were reduced at the school. The school continued to satisfactorily serve students until 1947, when the school was rated below standard on the Holy-Arnold score card. Planning started for needed improvements. Renovation continued in 1952, when a multipurpose room was added for lunch and Physical Education.

In 1964, the construction of Clare McPhee Laboratory School on the same block brought about the closing and demolition of Capitol School.

McPhee Mission Statement

Together
Everyone
Achieves
More

School Improvement Goals

McPhee staff analyzes student achievement data each fall to determine the highest academic needs for the students in our building. Building wide goals are established collaboratively. Further analysis and discussion of needs then leads to the development of grade level “S.M.A.R.T. goals.” These goals guide the work that is done throughout the year to help students achieve success and to accomplish the building wide goals. McPhee’s building wide goals for the school year are: 1. To increase the knowledge, understanding and application of number sense across the curriculum for all students. 2. To increase the knowledge, understanding, and application of reading comprehension across the curriculum for all students.

Everett History

• When Everett Junior High School opened in 1928, Lincoln had a total of about 13,000 students. The original structure, which was built for a cost $314,507 was to accommodate 600 junior high students. The school was named for Edward Everett, an American statesman, orator, and scholar who lived from 1794-1865. Everett was a U.S. Congressman, Governor of Massachusetts, a U.S. Senator, Minister to England, President of Harvard University and a candidate for President. Before the junior high school facility was constructed, an elementary school was built in the late 1800’s at the corner of 12th and C street. With renovations completed in 1992, the site returns to its original use as an elementary school location.

Mission Statement

The focus of our school continues to be on increased student learning.  Our goal is for every child to show significant academic and social growth throughout the year.  Over the summer, our teachers have received extensive training in strategies for academic growth.  We have many of these strategies in place to ensure success for each child.  Many instructional programs and strategies are in place to ensure student success.  Interventions will be provided to support individual student needs during the school day and after school. 

We will continue our focus on attendance, with a goal of 96% of our students here on a daily basis.  We know that student learning is maximized when everyone is in attendance and able to participate in the learning activities that the instructors have planned.

The history of Belmont School began when the original Belmont Community School was built in 1889 at 12th and Belmont Street. Belmont School has been through periods of overcrowding and several buildings or additions since then. Belmont Community School at 12th and Belmont was a four-room, two-story building that housed classes until 1921. In August of 1993 the dedication of Belmont School, as we now know it, and also, the Belmont Recreation Center was held. At that time Belmont’s enrollment increased to about 740 students, including Early Childhood Special Education and Head Start. There were 93 staff members. 

Mission Statement

Our entire Belmont staff is committed to providing a safe, respectful, collaborative and positive environment where every student learns, achieves and performs.  Students are guaranteed an engaging, rigorous, balanced instructional program that is aligned with the Lincoln Public School curriculum standards. Through our Professional Learning Community work, teachers and support staff review student progress on a regular basis and respond to student needs through a variety of research-based instructional strategies.  Always mindful of our students’ academic, social and emotional needs, we strive to create and provide the best possible educational climate which will ensure high levels of learning happen on a daily basis.  By teaching and reinforcing school wide student behavior expectations, routines and our school rules we believe students can focus on their most important job of learning.