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Later in public comment, parent Jessica O’Donnell described her son Finn’s experience with dyslexia interventions at Sergeant School and requested the district add licensed special-education reading staff at Sergeant beyond the positions associated with incoming Kittredge students. She asked the committee to place a maximum group size of four students in her son’s Individualized Education Program (IEP), citing the Wilson Reading System guidance that recommends keeping remediation groups at four or fewer students to maintain program fidelity.

O’Donnell said district staff told her that adding a maximum might prevent a student from advancing if groups were full, a practice she described as “staffing-centered” rather than student-centered. She asked the committee to allocate additional licensed special-education staff so that reading interventions can be delivered as intended. The parent requested the administration provide data showing current reading-group staffing and sizes.

Committee members acknowledged the comments, thanked the teachers’ association and the parent, and said the administration would continue working with union representatives and families on staffing and implementation questions. The parent’s requests were received as public comment; no immediate formal action or vote on IEP policy was taken at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","North Andover (MA) School Committee - June 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The North Andover Teachers Association thanked the committee for securing approximately $1 million in additional funding; a parent asked the committee to add licensed special-education reading staff at Sergeant School and to set a maximum group size of four for Wilson Reading remediation.","taxTitle","North Andover Public Schools, School Boards, Massachusetts","taxId",71054,"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},6199935,"North Andover schools report 110,000 pounds diverted; green teams recognized for cafeteria composting",218,1634000,1852000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3820334-7fd263f9dd1c5ffe8a0712d4527bddb4&start=1634&end=1852","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3820334-7fd263f9dd1c5ffe8a0712d4527bddb4/thumbnail_1634000.jpg","/articles/6199935/Massachusetts/North-Andover-schools-report-110000-pounds-diverted-green-teams-recognized-for-cafeteria-composting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6199935-c2503dbaf92f165e970bfd1fab8e3a09/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173957&Signature=O3GpGO83eprPcZxyE0t25bXQFIX5D9Y53cxn~fbcrLqBXtWJxkmIKBOKC91aieWKIQl9fbvS4r8PU2wTK9D5HIZmOUTLynNCL33o9v-ahVfxpQPwfT06yRrUw8iWmdms~kWgTWEqFsoBkOLM6loLrQoOUM9XdziSg70qdBbetGZkaQhGU23-ol9oud2jJBIQ5ULxVAwBgY65xUYZunfvmMm0CcgAjlRkt3cOUBdyNihRxnEAEatxPXymxqZB-p~JZJotO88d0yZPbmt-rknUjY~-uUGBhtSxRK8eb7d0YIsDESr18GKJdwE2y1yaSM~fQ6FyYANJ6SAzeJcU4k31Hg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Andover School Committee recognized district “green teams” and presented a three-year account of an expanded cafeteria waste-diversion and composting program that now serves every school.

Joanna O’Connell, who leads North Andover Green Schools, told the committee the district now diverts roughly 3,000 pounds of food waste and compostable trays per week and uses the finished compost in school gardens. O’Connell thanked Food Services director Erica Murphy and custodial staff for replacing Styrofoam trays with compostable ware; she estimated the program cut weekly trash-bag use by roughly 50–60 bags districtwide and produced approximately 110,000 pounds of compostable material over the school year.

Presentations from custodians and building green-team leaders described student volunteers’ work stacking trays, sorting organics, running school gardens and using returned compost to plant flowers and vegetables. Atkinson, Franklin, Kittredge and Sargent schools, among others, reported student volunteers and staff using compost to enrich planters and maintain gardens. ABECC noon attendants now manage composting there because many students still eat in classrooms; custodial staff supported collection and maintenance.

Committee members praised the program’s student engagement and the cross-department cooperation that allowed compost to be returned and used on school grounds. The committee accepted the recognition and asked the administration to continue reporting results as the program expands.","District volunteers, custodians and noon attendants expanded cafeteria waste diversion and student-led green teams across schools; the program returned compost for gardens and reduced landfill waste.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6199939,"School committee approves contracts, curriculum adoptions and leadership reorganization in unanimous votes",0,9118000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3820334-7fd263f9dd1c5ffe8a0712d4527bddb4&start=9118&end=9118","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3820334-7fd263f9dd1c5ffe8a0712d4527bddb4/thumbnail_9118000.jpg","/articles/6199939/Massachusetts/School-committee-approves-contracts-curriculum-adoptions-and-leadership-reorganization-in-unanimous-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6199939-aabd25a184ef7480ef6b9677ef578788/orig.mp4?Expires=1771173957&Signature=d0GH~aGxRO36eb2ZKiWZ8B35Y3drMaFYA9xwgM3cd8RbKkwCG2zub4~QUgyMgAiteM7~RriSFvpVHWYgUD7QxaOo0XcWAh2-lwpd7ahQAAVCtFIAXJ7ny11BV3LfAXLYNPzLtyzR3h-93Y0gD2Ik-WT9XMWwpDGqzkQIN8IPA8XbYA~vDThjDZhYvQkmRQ8GB8aw8sUzCxHfYiQ6bi4CXvzROqClX5b~JNvWlWY4xZ0MFGQcygIBRw-K0jEhRwr3yacaWglm3I8loavZ1FYHDKTCOgkcBftR-EXE97kFxdJ-2CeyN6JRyFGaeqCI5KA4iHnB1EZGzfZpir1oPwLjRQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Andover School Committee approved a package of formal actions at its June meeting, including acceptance of minutes from May, appointment of the district’s school physician for 2025–26, ratification of labor agreements, adoption of selected curriculum materials and the annual committee reorganization.

Committee members voted by roll call on each item. The meeting recorded roll-call votes for the motions and yielded largely unanimous results: most motions carried with four or five yes votes and no recorded no votes; one memorandum of agreement recorded a single abstention.

The committee first approved minutes from the May 13 meeting as amended and from May 29. It then confirmed the appointment of Dr. Kenny Chan to serve as the district’s school physician at an annual cost of $9,000. The committee voted to accept a negotiated agreement between the district and the North Andover School Administrators Association (Unit B) and a memorandum of agreement to add certain service providers (speech-language pathologist assistants, occupational therapy assistants, licensed practical nurses and physical therapy assistants) into Unit A of the North Andover Teachers Association. The latter motion recorded an abstention by one member and passed.

The committee also approved a memorandum of understanding allowing the teachers-union president to retain a 1.0 position, with 0.8 devoted to teaching and 0.2 funded by the union for release time. Separately, the committee voted to adopt Eureka Math Squared for K–5 mathematics and to begin phased adoption of Investigating History (social studies) and Wit & Wisdom (ELA) units in middle grades; the board voted to move forward with districtwide rollouts per the implementation schedules described by the administration.

The committee accepted the superintendent’s FY25 summative evaluation and completed its customary annual reorganization: Joe Hicks was elected chair, Kelly Cormier vice chair and Dave Brown clerk, each by roll call. All reorganization votes were recorded by roll call and passed.

The committee’s formal recorded motions and vote tallies are summarized below.","At its June meeting the North Andover School Committee approved minutes and multiple agreements, appointed the school physician, adopted new curricular materials and completed its annual reorganization; most motions passed unanimously or by recorded roll call.","actionData","errors"]

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