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School committee approves minutes and amends graduation policy; enters executive session on bargaining and legal matters
Summary
At the Feb. 25 meeting the Pembroke School Committee approved two sets of minutes, approved a second-reading amendment to graduation policy IKF, and voted to enter executive session for collective bargaining and legal strategy. The committee also received updates on vocational planning and set future meeting dates for budget deliberations.
The Pembroke School Committee took three recorded formal actions during its Feb. 25 meeting: approval of meeting minutes, second reading and approval of Policy IKF (graduation requirements) as amended, and a roll-call vote to enter executive session to discuss collective bargaining and a legal matter.
Minutes: The committee voted to accept and approve the school committee meeting minutes for Jan. 21, 2025 and Feb. 4, 2025. The motion was made by Katrina (mover) and seconded by Sue. The chair announced the motion passed unanimously.
Graduation policy (Policy IKF): The committee advanced Policy IKF to second reading and approved it with edited language clarifying credit and course sequencing (for example, math and science sequencing and the relationship between AP World and U.S. history requirements). The motion was moved by Sue and seconded by Katrina; the transcript records opposition from one member and the motion carried. The committee directed staff to edit the policy language to remove specific MCAS wording and to reference the program-of-studies guidance for graduation requirements.
Executive session: The committee voted to enter executive session under Chapter 30A, §21(a)(3) (strategy related to collective bargaining and legal strategy), with the chair declaring that an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the committee’s legal position. The motion to enter executive session was moved by Katrina and seconded by Sue and adopted by roll call: Katrina — yes; Allison — yes; Sue — yes; (chair) — yes.
Other procedural items: Committee members discussed scheduling an additional March meeting (target March 25) to advance budget deliberations and were briefed on vocational-planning timelines for a possible vote in fall 2025 related to joining South Shore Technical School. Committee members also set a March 4 meeting for a presentation that will include state legislators and a factual timeline on mold-related issues in district facilities; the committee requested written questions in advance via scinfo@pembrokek12.org.
Ending: Committee adjourned into executive session following the roll-call vote.
