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Votes at a glance: Feb. 5 Tewksbury School Committee actions — Program of Studies, payrolls, grants and policies
Summary
The committee approved two payroll certifications, adopted the high‑school Program of Studies, approved a health-related policy on communicable diseases and accepted several grants and donations. All votes passed unanimously.
At its Feb. 5 meeting the Tewksbury School Committee approved routine and substantive items by unanimous vote. The principal actions taken by the committee are summarized below.
Key votes
- Payroll certifications: The committee approved two school-department payroll certifications for pay periods ending Jan. 16 and Jan. 30, 2025. Totals announced at the meeting were $1,638,080.37 and $1,667,855.90 (both certified by roll call vote). - Program of Studies: The committee voted unanimously to approve the 2025–2026 Tewksbury Memorial High School Program of Studies as presented by Principal Andy Long (motion moved by Mr. Moncada). - Policy JLCC (Communicable Disease): The committee approved policy JLCC (communicable disease) on first and final reading (motion by Mr. Russo; second by Mrs. B. Jones Smith). - Consent agenda — grants and donations: The committee accepted three awards/donations included in the consent agenda: a $10,000 PLTW grant for the high-school computer-science pathway (grant paperwork credited to district staff), a $1,000 MathWorks grant and a $5,000 donation from Holt & Bugbee for the high-school robotics team (FRC team 1474), and a $1,000 donation from Tewksbury Elks Lodge 2070 to offset Wynn Middle School drama-program expenses. A roll call vote approved the consent agenda unanimously. - Calendar approval: The committee approved the 2025–26 school-year calendar and related early-release scheduling following its review and stakeholder input.
Other procedural votes
The committee approved meeting minutes from Jan. 8 and Jan. 22, acknowledged receipt of quarterly reports from Valley Collaborative, and approved regular-consent items such as payment of bills. Several motions to adjourn and to convene to executive session (for collective bargaining and executive-session minutes) were also carried without objection.
Why it matters
The votes advance curriculum and program offerings, allocate routine payroll and grant funding, and confirm operational items such as the school calendar and updated communicable disease policy. The adoption of the Program of Studies enables counselors to proceed with course recommendations and student course requests for next year.
Ending
All recorded votes at the Feb. 5 meeting passed by unanimous roll call or voice vote; committee members said they will continue to review detailed budget and policy items in subsequent meetings.
