School committee approves consent agenda, advances policies and several field trips
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Summary
On March 10 the Gardner School Committee approved the consent agenda, advanced multiple policies to second/final reading, adopted school improvement plans and approved several out-of-state and overnight student trips by voice vote.
The Gardner School Committee approved several routine and programmatic items during its March 10 meeting, including the consent agenda, advancement of multiple policies to second and final readings, adoption of school improvement plans, and approval of multiple student field trips.
The committee voted to accept the consent agenda as presented. Motion and second for the consent agenda were recorded as made by Mr. Lefreniere and seconded by Mr. Schwartz; the committee approved the motion by voice vote with no recorded roll call.
The committee moved to send Policy AC (nondiscrimination and harassment), BBA (School Committee powers and duties), LBC (relations with nonpublic schools), ADDA (background checks) and JFE (proof of residency form) to second and final reading. Motion to advance those policies was made by Mr. Schwartz and seconded by Ms. Ward; the motion carried by voice vote.
The committee adopted school improvement plans for Gardner High School, Gardner Academy, Gardner Middle School and Gardner Elementary School. The motion to accept the plans, described as the presentations given by principals at recent meetings, was made by Miss Hurst and seconded by Miss LaFreniere; the motion carried by voice vote.
The committee approved several field trips requiring committee action because they are overnight or out-of-state: - Item 3680: Gardner Middle School sixth-grade overnight field trip to an outdoor classroom in Groton, Massachusetts, May 6–9, 2025. Motion to approve was made by Miss Hurst and seconded by Miss Ward; approved by voice vote. - Item 3681: Gardner Middle School seventh-grade day trip to Canopy Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire, on June 11, 2025. Motion and second were recorded in the meeting and the trip was approved by voice vote. - Item 3682: Gardner High School Grama Club trip to New York City to see Wicked on June 18, 2025. Motion to approve was made by Miss Hurst and seconded by Mr. Schwartz; approved by voice vote.
Committee members spoke briefly in support of the items and there were no recorded nay votes or roll-call tallies in the public minutes for these motions. The committee indicated it will ratify a minor printing error in policy JKAA (physical restraint policy) at its April meeting; that ratification will appear on the April agenda for a formal vote.
