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Votes at a glance: School Committee approves minutes, warrants, donation and policy referral on Oct. 6
Summary
The committee approved its Sept. 8 minutes, September warrants, accepted a donation to the high school band, approved the Costa Rica trip, and referred a middle-school pathway policy to subcommittee; roll-call votes were recorded where members participated remotely.
The Malden School Committee recorded several procedural votes on Oct. 6 during its regular meeting. Key outcomes:
- Approval of the Sept. 8, 2025 regular session minutes: Motion by Member McCarthy, seconded by Member Bernard. Member Macklin announced she was abstaining because she was not at the full prior meeting; the clerk completed a roll-call vote and the minutes were approved.
- Approval of the September 2025 warrants: Motion by Member Spadafore, seconded by Member Gray. The committee approved the warrants by roll call; the clerk recorded unanimous "yes" votes from members present and participating remotely where applicable.
- Acceptance of a donation to the Malden High School band: Motion by Member Badafore, seconded by Member Rose Ziberg. The committee accepted a check presented in tribute to the band; the roll call vote was unanimous.
- Motion to approve the Tornado Travelers Club trip to Costa Rica (2028): Motion by Chair Spadafore, seconded by Member Hordy; the committee approved by roll call (see separate article for details).
- Referral of the middle-school pathway exploration policy to the Policy and Procedure Subcommittee: Motion by Member Rose Ziberg, seconded by Member Macklin. The committee voted by roll call to send the proposed policy to subcommittee for review; presentation materials indicated the policy aligns with a recent state requirement to expose middle school students to career-technical education opportunities.
- Motion to enter executive session: Motion by Member Rose Ziberg, seconded by Member Spadafore; roll-call votes were recorded and the committee convened in executive session for several personnel and bargaining matters as listed on the agenda.
All roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting minutes; where committee members participated remotely the clerk performed roll-call voting per the district's rules.
