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Votes at a glance: Andover School Committee actions March 6, 2025
Summary
The Andover School Committee recorded unanimous votes on the FY2026 operating budget, revised budget assumptions, a temporary moratorium on a contract provision, competency‑determination criteria for the Class of 2025, and the consent agenda during its March 6 meeting.
During its March 6, 2025 meeting the Andover School Committee recorded a series of formal motions and unanimous votes. The actions below are drawn verbatim from the public record of the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Adopt FY2026 operating budget (motion passed 5–0): The committee voted to adopt the superintendent’s recommended FY2026 operating budget in the amount of $107,504,760, with personnel and general expense line items as presented to the committee. (Motion text recorded in meeting minutes.)
- Approve revised FY2026 budget development assumptions (motion passed 5–0): Committee approved updates to the budget assumptions document to reflect fee adjustments, updated energy assumptions and the governor’s proposed Chapter 78 percent, among other edits.
- Execute 31‑day moratorium on Article 7‑09 (motion passed 5–0): The committee approved a moratorium through Monday, April 7, 2025, on the final sentence of article 7‑09 (teacher year, day and load) in the 2024–2027 collective bargaining agreement for AEA Unit A. The moratorium will temporarily pause use of the monthly 25‑minute period while principals and educators discuss how to allocate that time.
- Approve interim competency determination for Andover High School Class of 2025 (motion passed 5–0): The committee approved local criteria to meet the state’s competency determination requirement for the Class of 2025 (coursework alternatives in lieu of relying on MCAS for the class of 2025). The committee noted the state school council is drafting guidance; this local measure addresses only the class of 2025.
- Approve consent agenda (motion passed 5–0): Minutes and routine items on the consent agenda, including disposal of an unrecoverable Kubota tractor and related equipment, were approved unanimously.
Each motion was moved and seconded as recorded in the meeting; vote tallies were recorded as unanimous (5–0) where noted. The meeting minutes show no recorded individual roll‑call votes attached to these motions.
Provenance (selected transcript excerpts)
- FY2026 operating budget motion: "I move that the Andover School Committee vote to adopt the superintendent of schools recommendation for the fiscal year 26 operating budget in the amount of 107,000,500 and $504,760 ... Okay, all those in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion passes five‑zero." (Meeting transcript, motion start and vote.)
- Revised assumptions motion: "I move that the Andover School Committee vote to approve the revised fiscal year 26 budget development assumptions as presented." (Meeting transcript, motion and 5–0 vote.)
- Moratorium motion: "I move that the Andover School Committee vote to execute a moratorium on the last sentence of article 7‑09 ... through Monday, 04/07/2025 ..." (Motion recorded and approved 5–0.)
- Competency determination motion: "I move that the Andover School Committee vote to approve the proposed AHS competency determination requirements for Andover High School students for the class of 2025." (Motion recorded and approved 5–0.)
- Consent agenda motion: "I move that the Andover School Committee vote to approve the consent agenda as presented." (Motion recorded and approved 5–0.)
Committee members and administration recorded these votes during the regular meeting segment that followed the budget hearing; the meeting transcript records the motions and the committee’s unanimous votes as cited above.
