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School Committee approves concussion policies, budget priorities and routine warrants; scholarship applications tabled
Summary
The School Committee adopted updated athletic concussion policies, approved a list of budget priorities to guide the superintendent, approved several warrants and routine items, and tabled 2025 scholarship applications for two weeks for final counts.
The Haverhill School Committee took several formal actions during the meeting, including adoption of athletic concussion policies, approval of budget guidance for the superintendent and routine financial warrants.
Key actions and votes
- Athletic concussion policy (file JJIF) — Motion to adopt by Attorney Magliacchetti; second by Mrs. Lullamaire. Roll call: Miss Collins, Miss Diaz, Doctor Grama, Mrs. Lullamaire, Attorney Magliacchetti, Mrs. Ryan Ciedello, Doctor Story, Attorney Rosa and Mayor Barrett all voted yes. Outcome: approved.
- Athletic concussion protocol (file JJIF‑R) — Motion to adopt by Attorney Magliacchetti; second by Mrs. Lullamaire. Roll call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.
- Scholarship applications for 2025 (Scholars the school committee scholarship) — Motion to table by Attorney Rosa; second by Attorney Magliacchetti. Roll call: unanimous yes. Outcome: tabled for two weeks to finalize counts and amounts.
- Budget priorities list — The committee adopted a consolidated and edited priorities list intended to guide Superintendent Margaret Murata as she develops the FY budget. Motion by Attorney Rosa; second by Attorney Magliacchetti. Roll call: unanimous yes. Outcome: approved (guidance document for budget development; not an appropriation).
- Warrants — The committee approved warrant EV20250124 and EV20250124B totaling $6,370,305.33 (motion by Attorney Magliacchetti; second by Mrs. Lullamaire). The committee later approved warrant EV20250124A totaling $11,359.76 (motion by Mrs. Lullamaire; second by Attorney Rosa); Attorney Magliacchetti recorded an abstention on EV20250124A and all other voting members voted yes. Outcome: both warrants approved.
- Surplus declaration and disposal in accordance with city ordinance — Approved by roll call.
- Minutes (hybrid regular meeting of 01/09/2025) — Approved by roll call.
Votes were taken by roll call; unless otherwise noted, motions passed by unanimous committee vote. Several items were procedural and carried no policy changes beyond committee guidance to staff.
