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Votes at a glance: Elwood UFSD board approves minutes, donation and consent agenda; adjourns meeting
Summary
The Elwood UFSD Board of Education approved minutes of Dec. 12, 2024; accepted a $500 PTA donation for a STEAM event; approved the consent agenda (including personnel items); and adjourned. All recorded votes were 4–0 in favor.
The Elwood Union Free School District Board of Education recorded several procedural votes during its Jan. 13 meeting. All motions listed below passed by a recorded tally of 4–0 unless otherwise noted.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to reconvene into open session: Mover — Mr. Edwards; Second — Mrs. Weiss. Outcome: Approved, 4–0.
- Motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting of Dec. 12, 2024: Mover — Mr. Edwards; Second — Mrs. Scurola. Outcome: Approved, 4–0.
- Motion to accept a donation of $500 from the James H. Boyd School PTA to support the district STEAM event: Mover — Mrs. Weiss; Second — Mr. Edwards. Outcome: Approved, 4–0. The superintendent and board noted the STEAM fair is scheduled for Jan. 23 at Elwood Middle School.
- Motion to approve the consent agenda (personnel appointments, consultant contracts and other routine items as listed on the agenda): Mover — Mrs. Weiss; Second — Mrs. Scurola. Outcome: Approved, 4–0. Items discussed in questions by trustees included a class‑period AIS tutor pay arrangement, a nurse appointment (Catharine Lombardi) replacing a retiring floating nurse, and a professional‑learning contract with Curriculum Associates, LLC (service details not specified on the contract language shown at the meeting).
- Motion to adjourn the meeting: Mover — Mrs. Weiss; Second — Mr. Edwards. Outcome: Approved, 4–0.
Ending: Several board members welcomed new appointees and thanked staff for the presentations; no votes were taken on programmatic or budgetary changes at this meeting.
