CATHERINE YAN

CATHERINE YAN

Name: Catherine Yan
Address: 211 East Emerson Rd
Precinct: 5
e-mail address: ctelliez [at] gmail.commichaelschanbacherlexpb [at] gmail.com (
)phone number: 781-354-9741

Community Activities: 

  • Lexington High School (LHS) PTO President (https://www.lhspto.org/pto-board)  2023-Present 
  • LHS PTO Presidents Committee (https://www.lhspto.org/pto-board)  2024-Present
  • Town of Lexington Vision for Lexington Committee member May 2024-Present https://www.lexingtonma.gov/902/Vision-for-Lexington-Committee
  • Yes 4 Lexington Fundraising Co-Chair 2024-Present
  • Friends of Lexington Music, Art and Drama Inc (FOLMADS) parent volunteer 2022-Present
  • LPS School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) Parent Academy (part of LHS PTO Forums Team organizers and parent volunteer) 2022-Present
  • LHS PTO volunteer: hospitality staff appreciation events, junior and senior prom receptions, junior class Credit for Life, and other LHS PTO events Fall 2022-Present
  • Lexington High School All Night Graduation Party (ANGP) parent volunteer Spring 2023-Present
  • Lexington Public Schools School Committee Calendar Group Fall 2023- Spring 2024 
  • LHS PTO Board Member: Forums co-VP July 2022-June 23
  • Diamond Middle School 8th grade activities parent organizer: Assisted Asst. Principal Elizabeth Sharp with booking in school dance and field trips– devised in place of Washington DC trip because of COVID; Spring 2022 
  • Diamond Middle School Lunch Volunteer 2021-2022
  • Fiske Elementary School PTO Science Fair co-organizer 2017-2019
  • Fiske Elementary School PTO Big Backyard parent volunteer 2014-2019
  • Fiske Elementary School PTO Fiske Fair and other Fiske school parent volunteer events 2014-2019

The School Building Committee has approved a plan, “Bloom” for the new high school and building on the current playing fields in the Center. Do you support this decision? If not, what would you propose as an alternative?

Yes, I wholeheartedly support the Bloom plan. The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) requires all approved school constructions to meet key standards outlined in their Education Plan for affordability, sustainability, and efficiency, and the Bloom plan fully satisfies these requirements. Bloom is designed with sufficient capacity to accommodate over 3,300 students (at 100% capacity), with additional expandability built into the design. It can be constructed within the shortest time frame, with minimal disruption to students attending the school during construction. With the projected $100M reimbursement rate from MSBA, Bloom is the most cost-effective option for the Town of Lexington, ensuring we continue to provide the best education possible for our students and set the foundation for a bright future for Lexington's school system.