Votes at a glance: Mendon-Upton committee approves agenda, minutes, appointments, budget reallocations, easement and calendar

The Mendon-Upton Regional School Committee recorded the following formal actions on Feb. 10 (votes reported as recorded on the meeting transcript). Where the meeting did not record a roll-call tally, the committee voiced approval and the clerk announced the action as passed.

Approve tonight’s agenda (Feb. 10, 2025) A motion to approve the agenda for the Feb. 10 meeting was moved and seconded. The committee voiced its approval.

Approve minutes (Jan. 27, 2025) A motion to approve the minutes from the Jan. 27, 2025 meeting was moved and seconded; the committee approved the minutes by voice vote.

Approve appointment to the Building Committee — William Andrews (Upton representative) Motion: Move to approve William Andrews (Upton) to the building committee. The motion was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote. The committee noted Andrews’s background designing and building houses and installing framing systems.

Approve student field trip to CubeSat Developers Conference (California) Motion: Approve the April 21–25, 2025 field trip for four seniors to present student-built high-altitude balloon/CubeSat data. The motion was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote. Presenters said Max IQ and NDIA funds will cover registrations and help defer travel costs; exact trip cost was not specified.

Budget reallocations (medical/therapeutic contracted services, supplies, athletic transportation) Motion: Move to reallocate approximately $25,345 among specified accounts to cover contracted related services (OT/PT, reading support), supplies at Memorial, and athletic transportation; motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The administration said the adjustments move funds primarily into Nipmuc and Memorial accounts to reflect student needs.

Easement for EV charging stations (Memorial/Misco / National Grid easement language) Motion: Approve standard easement language to National Grid (via third party) to permit EV charging station installations at district properties; motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. Staff said the first easement (for Clough School) had already been approved by the hosting town select board; the district’s easement will allow National Grid and the contractor to run service and install four parking spaces with two chargers in the school parking lot. Staff said the project is third-party funded and in National Grid’s preapproved queue.

Approve 2025–26 school calendar (first reading moved to a vote) Motion: Approve the proposed 2025–26 school calendar. Motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

Reaffirm district status for school choice for 2025–26 Motion: Reaffirm Mendon-Upton Regional School District as a school-choice district for 2025–26, per the school choice application process; motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. Additional open-seat numbers will be determined after enrollment review.

Policy and subcommittee actions Motion: Remove Policy KAC (redundant public-complaint-about-curriculum policy) as recommended by policy subcommittee; motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. Motion: Waive first reading and approve minor language changes to policies CA and CB and related superintendent evaluation materials; motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

Adjournment A motion to adjourn was moved and seconded; committee members present voiced approval and the meeting was adjourned.

Notes on vote accounting: the transcript records approvals by voice in every instance noted above; the meeting does not include roll-call tallies or named yes/no votes in the public transcript for those items, and the transcript records “Aye” in response to the chair’s calls for a vote.