Milton School Committee elects Amanda as chair, Lizzie Carroll as vice chair

The Milton School Committee elected Amanda (surname not specified), a school committee member, as chair and Lizzie Carroll as vice chair during its April 30 reorganization meeting, the panel announced at 7:05 p.m.

The committee’s senior member, serving as Chair Pro Tem, opened nominations and nominated Amanda. Member Mark (surname not specified) declined a nomination. Nathan Hutto, a newly seated member, and other members seconded and voted by roll call; Amanda accepted the nomination. Members then nominated Lizzie Carroll for vice chair; Carroll accepted and the committee voted by roll call to install her as vice chair. The committee adjourned the reorganization portion and opened its regular April 30 meeting at 7:13 p.m.

The reorganization followed the committee’s standard procedure for the first order of business at the annual organizational meeting: nominations, acceptance, a motion to close nominations, and roll-call votes. Chair Pro Tem explained the process at the start of the meeting and said the committee would later reorganize subcommittee assignments.

Committee members discussed respecting members’ time and role boundaries during the transition. During the roll call each member voted affirmatively; no recorded no or abstain votes were made at the time of the nominations. The committee then moved on to its scheduled open-session agenda.

The reorganization sets leadership for the next year and triggers a separate process, coordinated by the new chair, to assign members to subcommittees and to circulate preferences for committee assignments ahead of June reorganization of subcommittees.

The committee did not take other executive or policy actions during the reorganization segment; it closed that portion to begin the regular meeting.