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School Committee elects leadership, approves minutes and green grant submission
Summary
The Winchester School Committee reorganized its leadership, approved Feb. 13 minutes and voted to authorize submission of a Green Communities grant application for McCall Middle School HVAC controls.
The Winchester Public Schools School Committee on March 27 elected committee leadership, approved one set of minutes and authorized submission of a Green Communities grant application for work at McCall Middle School.
The committee elected Karen Bollett chair by a unanimous roll-call vote. The committee then elected Dr. Matthews vice chair and Stephanie Munyarji recording secretary in roll-call votes. The committee approved the minutes from Feb. 13, 2025, by unanimous roll call. Later in the meeting the committee voted to approve submitting a Green Communities grant application for HVAC controls work at McCall Middle School; the motion to authorize submission passed by recorded vote (5-0).
Why it matters: Leadership elections determine who runs meetings and sets committee workflow and agenda priorities. The Green Communities grant submission clears the project to compete for state energy funds; if awarded, the grant would pay a portion of controls replacement at an aging middle‑school building and require the district to identify matching funds.
The votes: - Chair: Karen Bollett elected (unanimous roll-call vote). The chair then presided for the remainder of the meeting. - Vice chair: Dr. Matthews elected by roll call (ayes recorded). - Recording secretary: Stephanie Munyarji elected by roll call (unanimous). - Minutes: Minutes for Feb. 13, 2025, approved (vote recorded as unanimous). - Green Communities grant: Motion to submit the application for McCall Middle School HVAC controls passed (vote recorded 5-0).
Meeting procedure note: The committee used roll-call voting for the leadership and minutes votes; for the grant authorization the committee’s motion asked that proposed funding sources be identified before signing the grant application. The grant application deadline was 04/04/2025.
Other formal actions recorded at the meeting (no additional public votes): a motion to delay the reorganization until after Town Meeting was made but failed for lack of a second; nominations for chair were received and closed before the roll-call election.
