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Votes at a glance: Franklin School Committee actions, Jan. 25, 2025
Summary
The committee approved a series of routine and substantive items including a recurring varsity cheer travel approval, a capital request, policy second‑read referrals and naming conventions for reorganized school buildings.
The Franklin School Committee recorded the following formal actions during its Jan. 25 meeting:
- Recurring FHS varsity cheer trip (AmeriTir/American Cheer national competition): The committee approved a recurring field trip for the Franklin High School varsity cheer team to travel to Orlando, Florida, Mar. 13–17, 2025, to compete in a national competition. The motion passed by voice vote.
- Motion to take consent item D (the cheer trip) out of consent: Approved by voice vote so the committee could vote on the trip during the meeting.
- Capital budget proposal: The committee approved the revised capital request package totaling $1,434,240 (see separate article for itemized list). Motion passed by voice vote.
- Naming conventions / school complex names: The committee approved language directing administration to use the following names beginning with the 2025–26 school year: Franklin Middle School (new consolidated middle school), Washington Street K–2, Washington Street 3–5, Lincoln Street K–2 and Lincoln Street 3–5. The committee voted on an amendment and then on the motion as amended; the amendment and final motion passed on roll call (ayes 5; noes 1). Roll‑call breakdown (final motion as amended): Gallagher — Yes; Griffith — Yes; Charles — No; McNeil — Yes; O’Sullivan — Yes; Callahan — Yes.
- Policies: The committee advanced three policies (GBEB Employee Conduct; JKAA Physical Restraint of Students; JV Equal Educational Opportunities) to a second reading. Motion to refer them to second reading passed by voice vote.
- Consent agenda: The committee approved the consent agenda, which included a DEC A Boston trip, a DECA Orlando trip, donations to FHS and other routine approvals. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Executive session: The committee voted to enter executive session for contract negotiations with unions and non‑union personnel; the committee did not return to open session after that vote.
Notes: Where the meeting used broad voice votes, the transcript did not record individual vote tallies. For roll‑call votes recorded on the naming motion, the committee recorded the vote as listed above.
Ending: The committee’s actions moved short‑term operational items forward and initiated multi‑year capital planning and scheduling steps for the district reorganization.
