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Committee members voted in favor during roll call. No changes to the district calendar beyond the single-day closure were discussed on the record.

The business office and administration will complete any operational steps needed to close the building on that date.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Greater Lowell Technical High School Committee Meeting June 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved a motion to close school buildings on the Friday following Juneteenth to give staff and students a long weekend.","taxTitle","Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical, School Boards, Massachusetts","taxId",69161,"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},6202054,"Committee approves $9.8 million furniture purchase and year-end budget transfers",978,692000,1670000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3788044-6e1153eb14527a54dfc25674707af0c9&start=692&end=1670","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3788044-6e1153eb14527a54dfc25674707af0c9/thumbnail_692000.jpg","/articles/6202054/Massachusetts/Committee-approves-98-million-furniture-purchase-and-year-end-budget-transfers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202054-7a3ce4fdfa726563c7b5371807cb29ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1771023170&Signature=YR0kpTWNS9EaCNjqcxqGxtc1z-tgmgBKE0aXVOST48J6y5smDu2EiFDUT1KX8GCn3rt17zFvMEcu9~InZ~k~~7~J9YFjrRdOBP3dTBhm1MrwhGSt7pckcfw0V9-HNxHWOPscXG7oBRrBzFhEAX45MBTBtgqWGBZyQGLZOp~baLTPo3dTVDNlIzGJvehBfLXqA6~1CscGz8GWgrvHrkoVBCoFk0eHA8~25y14fAGV~8SjNbadleV1JWUBGogdzBOhrQUUZ-3-9-hBtRW10My6fL4PkRVZW5KnxXNNo68U~XWn5zn7yJWOcIcXAdDGwb43iN0r-rFELMgLj0Hb9WAS9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School Committee approved a furniture purchase of $9,813,884.94 and accepted a series of year-end budget transfers aimed at reconciling accounts, the business manager reported.

The business manager described the transfers as account cleanup to align spending with where funds were actually used during the year and invited committee members to ask questions or request additional detail. Committee members moved to approve the listed budget transfers; the roll-call vote recorded approval.

The large furniture figure appeared on the meeting consent/finance agenda as a single-line item. The business manager offered to provide descriptions and answer questions; no substantive amendments or conditions were recorded during the meeting. Committee members approved the furniture expenditure and the transfers as presented.","The school committee approved a $9,813,884.94 furniture purchase and a set of year-end budget transfers presented as account clean-up by the business manager.",{"_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},6202059,"Committee approves 2025 school improvement plan with AI guidance and cultural fair goals",562,983000,1545000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3788044-6e1153eb14527a54dfc25674707af0c9&start=983&end=1545","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3788044-6e1153eb14527a54dfc25674707af0c9/thumbnail_983000.jpg","/articles/6202059/Massachusetts/Committee-approves-2025-school-improvement-plan-with-AI-guidance-and-cultural-fair-goals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202059-b0589567f39157c6c91fa98d35db2cc3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771023170&Signature=YwZWXNH~AK8VAGMWeigQ8qLKcFysDL4JYzBcxBs37ZkfeA65lYi9ThcxzaUEq3IfINlTrBPva3s7laZOrRIPqwKMbeW4GHpy6dK39GAmB10064qCZNub9jxcsgaLiwUswmsRZ7rj~v3hf2dACr~3mkJLXxQlY9XJRq6BU0~WufcvrgdCGyRsH7lS7ysCR9ljeQRCgNn6HYBM2LY64G28YtMQAEw4Y0xdfy3cQuMWip94GfRSU4sVdlsXE2W~yTf-H6nyoAvuvzjGEmK4ZuDqQ3oeNedGVIIuDo6aTEiFsiHu3-J-nCMr~OHzrosPfLAFNTPfrgK6E9TFGXqWkes3hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School Committee voted to approve the 2025 school improvement plan, a five-goal document developed with input from parents, teachers, counselors, administrators and student members of the school council. Assistant Superintendent/Principal Barton presented the plan and asked the committee for approval.

The plan’s goals include developing district guidance on ethical and effective use of artificial intelligence in instruction and student work; continuing development and piloting of an employability rubric to assess and improve students’ career-ready skills; expanding locally administered assessments and culminating projects now that MCAS is no longer used as a competency determination for graduation; implementing the MyCAP digital portfolio platform for grades 9–12; and increasing student opportunities to share cultural heritage through a proposed cultural fair or integration with the civics fair.

Assistant Superintendent/Principal Barton said the district will form a committee in August to examine AI tools across academic and technical programs and to draft classroom and assignment guidelines. Barton described employability rubric work as a continuation of a committee that collaborated with advisory groups, parents and students during the year and said pilots will test the rubric’s classroom use. On assessments, Barton said the district will increase final exams, projects and presentations as locally grown measures of student achievement.

On MyCAP, Barton said the counseling department has begun professional development and that counselors will work with students to populate the digital platform with career goals, resumes and placement records; Barton said parent access to MyCAP was not specified and the district would follow up.

Student members suggested a cultural-heritage fair, and Barton said options include a stand-alone event or pairing the idea with the existing civics fair so parents and community members can attend. Committee members moved to approve the plan; the motion passed on a roll-call vote.","The committee approved a five-goal school improvement plan that adds work on ethical AI use, employability rubrics, expanded local assessments, MyCAP adoption, and cultural heritage fairs.",{"_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},6202063,"School committee approves memorandum of understanding for school resource officer",63,757000,820000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3788044-6e1153eb14527a54dfc25674707af0c9&start=757&end=820","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3788044-6e1153eb14527a54dfc25674707af0c9/thumbnail_757000.jpg","/articles/6202063/Massachusetts/School-committee-approves-memorandum-of-understanding-for-school-resource-officer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202063-710722ca8a040adf2c4192f7212f8e65/orig.mp4?Expires=1771023170&Signature=iGDef6XjwBZmTv~wLVACIcAZXZlgH-XrWyF8t5u77CcuxYUXx3Xf1q5a7WbN5-SY~sVs7o2TO3Ys1Gm6MqCIvj91fMTDa-1fW~mdVkfWbV7pH0hUivvbjIyIcU51VkDg7~bf2a500yJv98Qe5xqFDwlMmzW~MU0DKWn5FLQPkm3ynxRSZhP8BWGNuRMb8QAGS8eMEhzbFSUeHPQMGauWkMC-Lk-Q1RcsJ9z5v4iPZrOAS6hCefg9RiPkQ5yv0V1bQk~hk2jTbGSALdBspLfm2ge2U1M36~gjYVzyCvGcx390inktDJujpFWYcO6hUGQ3Bo~WMnu07U-2aLLhPO~NOA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School Committee approved a memorandum of understanding to establish a school resource officer partnership with the Kingsborough Police Department at its meeting. Superintendent Davis presented the agreement and asked for committee approval.

The memorandum, which was included in committee packets, outlines the district’s formal partnership with the Kingsborough Police Department to place a school resource officer in the school. Superintendent Davis thanked Chief Woods, Sergeant Melanson and Officer Koziol for their work and said the department and school would continue collaborating to “ensure a safe school environment.”

Committee members moved to approve the memorandum. A roll-call approval followed during the meeting.

Discussion during the agenda item was limited to the agreement text and expressions of appreciation. No amendments to the memorandum were proposed on the record and no conditions or reservations were recorded during the vote.

The committee’s adoption puts the SRO memorandum on file for implementation next school year, subject to any administrative steps required to effectuate the agreement.","The Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School Committee voted to approve a memorandum of understanding establishing a school resource officer (SRO) partnership with the Kingsborough Police Department, and members thanked police leadership for the partnership.","actionData","errors"]

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