Votes at a glance: consent agenda, policies and collaborative appointments pass
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Summary
The Gardner School Committee unanimously approved the consent agenda and accepted several policy and appointment motions at its April 14 meeting.
Gardner — At its April 14 meeting the Gardner School Committee approved a series of routine and substantive motions by voice vote following the FY26 budget approval.
What the committee approved: • Consent agenda: Motion by Mr. LaFreniere, seconded by Ms. Ward; motion carried. • Policy JKAA (Physical restraints): Second reading accepted. Motion by Mrs. Hurst, seconded by Mrs. Cormier; voice vote in favor. • BDE (Athletic Council): Motion to remove the policy from the policy manual and place it in the district procedural manual. Motion by Ms. Ward, seconded by Mrs. Hurst; voice vote in favor. • Appointment — Keystone Collaborative representative: Motion to appoint Superintendent Dr. Pellegrino; motion carried. • Appointment — CAPS Collaborative representative: Motion to appoint Dr. Pellegrino to the CAPS collaborative; motion carried. • CAPS collaborative agreement with the district: Motion made by Mr. Schwartz, seconded by Mr. Cormier to adopt the agreement as presented; voice vote in favor.
Minutes and the meeting packet show these items were included in the committee’s agenda and voted on after discussion by the relevant subcommittees. The motions passed by voice vote; the committee recorded "motion carries" in the minutes for each.
Committee chair confirmed the motions passed and the committee moved on to additional business.

