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School committee adopts a set of policy updates, moves several policies from second reading to adoption

3287701 · May 13, 2025

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Summary

The Gardner School Committee moved multiple policy items from committee packets to adoption, approving several B-series policies on committee authority, qualifications and subcommittees and adopting policy on committee member resignation.

The Gardner School Committee on May 12 advanced and adopted several policy updates after routine subcommittee review.

The action matters because committee policies define member authority, meeting notifications and public-comment procedures that govern school-board operations and transparency.

Policy Subcommittee chair Missus Hearst presented a package of policies for first reading and a set for second reading. Policies listed for first reading included ADDA (background checks), BDB (school committee officers), BEDA (notification of school committee meetings), BEDB (agenda), BEDF (voting method) and others.

For second reading and adoption the committee considered files including BBAA (school committee member authority), BBB (school committee member qualifications) and BDE (subcommittees of the school committee). A motion to adopt BBAA, BBB and BDE was made by Miss Hurst and seconded by Mister Schwartz; the committee recorded the motion as carried by voice vote.

A separate motion to adopt policy BBBC (school committee member resignation) was made by Miss Hurst and seconded by Miss Ward; the committee again recorded the motion as carried and the policy adopted.

The transcript indicates these policies were included in the committee packet and that the motions were approved by voice vote; no roll-call vote totals were recorded in the public transcript.