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The referral opens a subcommittee review of policy, procurement, privacy and operational issues related to outside cameras used to enforce stop‑arm and passing violations near school buses. No formal vote beyond the referral was recorded at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Quincy School Committee: March 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee referred a state law authorizing exterior video monitoring for school‑bus safety enforcement to the facilities and transportation subcommittee for review and local planning.","taxTitle","Quincy Public Schools, School Boards, Massachusetts","taxId",14433,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6089814,"School committee approves idling policy and superintendent goals; consent agenda adopted",81,1317000,1398000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2871828-6dee0e4a1d2fba96a6caa17bbe0b3790&start=1317&end=1398","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2871828-6dee0e4a1d2fba96a6caa17bbe0b3790/thumbnail_1317000.jpg","/articles/6089814/Massachusetts/School-committee-approves-idling-policy-and-superintendent-goals-consent-agenda-adopted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089814-0927d5ab219351aab0ab7e7b7422c80d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770810406&Signature=LIrdjWwUBAvPPWjhs9c-whpKd~PvTHg50nLOlsKcX5w71iK4HiRDs-O0RsJ2gI-9ZYFPPbORCXK14YKorGjbK4TS4wp~ZmRbw5iqQc5RwTEQhp4nps-OqkbjU00cIC~KP837cbQMD3H0H8BCodwEW70AvFpMAY2Zxn4IPdyQxKJYb~MXIowuwN94Ghw2LB6UxBu8zXqt9XVtKBOfhrP-ZEoMR070EZkheV8HYIA~eKffkmh~qE-JiPUVuupcQyna84dWwvNGSUxxsHkzPsEIs2seuvy0V9-0L2AK9pl6GebXf~c7791OBCOH~Go1KNJJZ~-APNHD0ZredAq3x5mExw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its March 26 meeting the Quincy School Committee recorded several roll‑call approvals.

Motor‑vehicle idling policy (Policy 5‑57)
The committee voted by roll call to approve school committee policy 5‑57 on motor‑vehicle idling on school grounds. The policy had been discussed at subcommittee and at the prior meeting; Mr. Gutro made the motion to approve and the motion was seconded on the record. Committee members reiterated that the district will emphasize communication to families about the policy and indicated they will avoid stringent enforcement that could cause undue financial hardship for families. The roll call recorded the membership present voting to approve the policy.

Superintendent’s goals for 2024–25
The committee approved the superintendent’s goals for 2024–25 by roll call vote. A motion and a second were recorded and the roll call was completed with the membership present recorded as voting yes.

Consent agenda
The committee approved the consent agenda by a roll call vote (motion by Mrs. Lebo; second by Mrs. Hubley). The superintendent completed the roll call and the items were approved.

All three roll‑call items were recorded as approved by the members present at the meeting; no opposing votes or abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript.","The Quincy School Committee voted by roll call to adopt a motor‑vehicle idling policy and to approve the superintendent’s goals for 2024–25; the meeting also approved the consent agenda. All recorded roll‑call votes were affirmative by members present.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6089819,"Quincy educators urge state to reverse proposed vocational‑program admissions changes; committee plans letter of opposition",1796,4565000,6361000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2871828-6dee0e4a1d2fba96a6caa17bbe0b3790&start=4565&end=6361","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2871828-6dee0e4a1d2fba96a6caa17bbe0b3790/thumbnail_4565000.jpg","/articles/6089819/Massachusetts/Quincy-educators-urge-state-to-reverse-proposed-vocationalprogram-admissions-changes-committee-plans-letter-of-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089819-6fc7307e39bf9e2507ba71e390ef61ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1770810406&Signature=XYf59DZ9ntfSOIP22E89-iatnHqZA8Lyb2W09lepIHDWO-lEuTskvBms4zDWTMXG~3CHlcMfFZGfDVpcjhFMjnW7TB~rJftnY9ack9-GhZmm9a0rUsh5RccpHgoiG-fojdAZVsd60UK3kYFhj1ypnGiPfWczdbqkK5rHZ6v2XHvTYS-TPzBF3LUcPo5jck7X4eY0cLgDsSWvU66zahgfI5sHowiLX87WmXRFy~vhm02lKqLtk0rX76GHHvkOqAKJfUWrN9MdK~xEPnAdhdy0iOcp6POfuxsPs6L-KiH~KixuShA6Or70YwT0Dnb0quB-BiIjGBRP~bzk~vgPl-d8RA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Perkins and Mr. Seagala (CVT staff) briefed the Quincy School Committee on proposed amendments from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that would change admissions to oversubscribed career and technical education (CTE/CVT) programs beginning with the 2025–26 cycle.

Under the DESE proposal, applicants to oversubscribed CTE programs would be admitted by a public weighted lottery rather than by locally administered merit criteria. The draft regulations would require programs to offer at least two open houses and three virtual information sessions before they could require applicants to demonstrate “interest”; permitted demonstrations of interest in the draft include interviews, tours, recorded presentations, essays and letters of recommendation. Separately, the draft would assign extra “weights” in the lottery for attendance and discipline measures; presenters and committee members said those weighted factors were unclear in practice and could be interpreted so that students with very different attendance records receive the same weight.

Quincy CVT staff described the district’s current admissions process for oversubscribed programs: a locally administered, weighted rubric that includes grades, attendance, discipline, a student statement of interest and teacher recommendations, with a 100‑point total. Staff and committee members said the existing policy incentivizes 9th‑grade performance, prepares students for program expectations and helps teacher and employer partners assess readiness. They argued the DESE proposed approach would reduce local control, weaken incentives for good attendance and behavior, and create programmatic and safety risks in hands‑on technical programs.

Committee members and presenters raised practical and equity concerns: one principal told staff the cost of staffing and running the five required events could be large — the principal estimated roughly $70,000 for a single program to provide multiple sessions and staffing — and committee members questioned whether open houses and virtual sessions would meaningfully measure student interest. Staff also said the draft regulations do not clearly define how the “weights” would be applied in a lottery (for example, whether a student’s name would be entered multiple times) and that the department had not provided supporting data explaining the need for the change.

Presenters identified a public comment deadline of April 18, 2025, and a Board of Education vote scheduled for May 20, 2025. Committee members directed staff to draft a letter of opposition to send during the public comment period, to circulate a final version for committee review at the April 9 meeting, and to notify local business partners and program advisory committees so they can submit comments as well. Several committee members volunteered to sign and send the letter; no formal committee vote on a position was recorded that night.

","District CVT leaders and committee members opposed proposed DESE rules that would replace merit‑based admissions with a weighted lottery for oversubscribed CTE programs, saying the change undercuts safety, employer confidence and local control. Committee members planned a committee letter and outreach to business partners.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6089824,"Quincy officials propose reopening Dela Chiesa as early‑childhood center to relieve Lincoln Hancock crowding",2506,1447000,3953000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2871828-6dee0e4a1d2fba96a6caa17bbe0b3790&start=1447&end=3953","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2871828-6dee0e4a1d2fba96a6caa17bbe0b3790/thumbnail_1447000.jpg","/articles/6089824/Massachusetts/Quincy-officials-propose-reopening-Dela-Chiesa-as-earlychildhood-center-to-relieve-Lincoln-Hancock-crowding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089824-c8840447b1b49a92cb4d04196fd6bf45/orig.mp4?Expires=1770810406&Signature=Wh0T1LabfKrV~eARkvKYSfzRfDYM52f44fEIYQNBlxqIpn06NWVkIzGMqZ3WENOvC0XqqNPHoYui6VbvEhn~5FTEOoh71~ojcoz7-BzgijEeVBaXnJF5ZS5oD3KxJWtc--~3DeihBBS2SMTSRM7p06oHIOIkzWOZFFWJphtvN4E-8N~lhgNr6nIMI~ZQC8Lf~hL5lfEF0BJIkLKDT6Fk4zXdr70px0mZf1WDDm8m6tc5qtu2ukYINZP7CqW9bU-GqV2REvQZsys6Ce29r3WUrVKdQMveDbpe6oKxRT3EqH84RYUVy0IJu7F2ZMI9~Se0wAGxWDRU0O7m1XoNHOU~~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Perkins, superintendent of Quincy Public Schools, and Janet Loftus, principal of Lincoln Hancock Elementary School, presented a plan March 26 to reopen the Emilio de la Chiesa building as an early‑childhood center offering expanded pre‑K and some kindergarten classrooms to relieve overcrowding at Lincoln Hancock.

The proposal would locate both integrated half‑day and full‑day pre‑K classrooms at Dela Chiesa, move six kindergarten classrooms from Lincoln Hancock into the building, and add a transitional‑kindergarten classroom moved from Atherton Howe. The presenters said the plan also would restore dedicated spaces now used as therapy and support areas and create a proper library at Lincoln Hancock.

District leaders said the changes are intended to address space and programmatic problems that affect students receiving special education and English‑learner services. Dr. Perkins said recent needs‑assessment data show families want more full‑day integrated pre‑K; the district is applying for the state CPPI grant (estimated at about $750,000) to help fund expanded full‑day seats.

Supporters said Dela Chiesa’s floor plan can accommodate roughly 12 classrooms after converting therapy rooms and smaller split spaces; they proposed three integrated half‑day pre‑K classrooms (each configured as eight typically developing peers and seven students with disabilities), two full‑day integrated pre‑K classrooms, six kindergarten classrooms moved from Lincoln Hancock, and one transitional kindergarten relocated from Atherton Howe. School staff said Lincoln Hancock now has 14 classroom spaces in the building footprint and that reassigning rooms would return some student‑support areas to enclosed classrooms instead of open hallway or partitioned spaces.

Principal Loftus described Lincoln Hancock as a building with many open, non‑enclosed teaching and support areas built in the 1970s and said students receiving interventions currently work in crowded, split spaces. She said the proposed move would give special‑education and EL services quieter, enclosed spaces and restore a proper library area that has been reduced to a hallway footprint.

Committee members broadly supported the goal of improving Lincoln Hancock’s learning environment but several urged a districtwide facilities review before approving a final plan. Committee member Mrs. Perdios said the committee should take a “30,000‑foot” view of enrollment and redistricting because moving grades or programs can create long‑term consequences — for example, potentially requiring a child to attend multiple schools between kindergarten and high school. Others, including the mayor, noted the shortage of capacity across the district and said reopening Dela Chiesa is an immediate step that can be taken now while city and district leaders study longer‑term options such as redeveloping the St. Mary’s site in West Quincy.

Dr. Perkins and staff said they prioritized Lincoln Hancock for immediate action because of the building’s physical limitations and the needs of high‑need students. They acknowledged that reopening Dela Chiesa alone would not solve all district crowding. They said a planned West Quincy elementary school on the St. Mary’s site could trigger broader redistricting and help longer‑term balance across schools.

Staff provided several clarifying data points during the discussion: the Quincy Public Schools part‑day pre‑K schedule runs roughly 7:35–10:10 a.m. (morning) and 11:10 a.m.–1:50 p.m. (afternoon); the district currently has about 200 students on a pre‑K wait list; 44% of families surveyed in the CPPI needs assessment said current part‑day hours do not meet their needs; and 23.8% of eligible special‑education students in the district are served in substantially separate programs versus a statewide rate of about 13.2% (the district said that discrepancy was cited in its most recent coordinated program review). Superintendent and staff said the earliest realistic timetable for capital work would likely push any construction or major renovation toward the 2026–27 school year, giving time to plan HVAC and other infrastructure work.

No formal committee vote on reopening Dela Chiesa was recorded at the meeting. The superintendent said the district team would bring further options and data back to the committee and that staff would meet with subcommittees and the superintendent’s leadership team to develop scenarios, including ones that assume a new West Quincy school is built.

The committee asked the administration to prepare materials for a subsequent meeting and to consider a joint teaching‑and‑learning and facilities discussion so educators and facilities staff can align programmatic needs with building plans.

","Superintendent Dr. Perkins and Principal Janet Loftus proposed reopening the de la Chiesa building for expanded pre‑K, kindergarten and related services to remove classrooms from overcrowded Lincoln Hancock. Committee members raised concerns about districtwide redistricting, timeline, and capital needs; no formal vote was taken.","actionData","errors"]

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