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School committee approves minutes, fund transfers and warrants; moves into executive session on bargaining

2991659 · March 19, 2025

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Summary

At its March 25, 2025 meeting the Chicopee School Committee approved minutes, a $2,000 intra-district transfer, two warrants totaling $810,278 across warrants read, rescheduled the May regular meeting and voted to enter executive session for collective bargaining.

The Chicopee School Committee recorded several formal actions at its March 25, 2025 meeting, including approval of minutes, a small transfer of funds, two warrants, a change to the May meeting date and a vote to enter executive session for collective bargaining.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of minutes (regular meeting of March 5, 2025): Motion to approve the minutes carried unanimously; motion made by Don Lamont; no recorded second.

- Transfer of funds, $2,000: Motion "Move that the transfer of funds totaling $2,000 be approved." The motion carried by roll call: 11 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain (11 present). Mover requested by the chair from Sonny Brooks; a committee member moved to approve on the record.

- Warrant S 030725, $372,512.65: Motion to approve the warrant carried by roll call, 10 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention (one member abstained). Committee member Dowd recorded an abstention; motion moved by Dr. Mark McCarthy.

- Warrant S 031425, $437,765.48: Motion to approve the warrant carried by roll call, 10 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention (one member abstained). Motion moved by Susan Russo.

- Reschedule regular meeting: The committee voted to move the regular meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to Monday, May 5, 2025, to accommodate the week's Grinspoon excellent teaching award activities. Motion carried unanimously.

- Executive session: The committee voted to adjourn to executive session under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(7) and to discuss or act under the authority of MGL Chapter 30A Section 21(a)(3) to discuss strategy related to collective bargaining with the Chicopee Education Association covering Unit A (teachers), Unit B (administrators), Unit D (secretaries) and Unit E (paraprofessionals). The committee stated it would not reconvene in open session. The motion carried by roll call: 11 yes, 0 no.

Each of the above motions was taken on the record during the meeting; the full roll-call tallies and abstentions are reflected in the meeting minutes.