Former Quincy School Committee Member Pays Tribute to Mayor Koch at February Meeting

QUINCY -- February 11, 2026, Former Quincy School Committee member Emily LeBeau honored Mayor Thomas Koch at the committee's February 11 meeting, citing roughly $370 million in school construction funded with approximately 68 percent state reimbursement and a first-place statewide teacher retention ranking over the past two years. LeBeau, who retired from the committee this year after 14 years of service, credited Koch with initiating the transfer of school maintenance and grounds care to city departments, expanding summer programming to 3,000 students last year, and building the Richter Christofalo Learning Center, where 52 enrolled students avoid out-of-district placements that would otherwise cost $80,000 to $100,000 per student per year. She also cited a $4.5 million Mass Clean Energy Center grant recently awarded for Snug Harbor School. No other business was captured in the available transcript from the meeting.