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Votes at a glance: Springfield School Committee approves minutes, field trips and FY26 budget calendar
Summary
The committee approved minutes of two December meetings, overnight student field trips for two schools and the FY26 budget calendar by roll-call votes; tallies recorded at the meeting are included below.
The Springfield School Committee completed several routine votes at the Jan. 22 meeting. The committee approved minutes from December special and regular meetings, authorized two overnight field trips for school programs and approved the fiscal year 2026 budget calendar. All items listed below passed by roll-call vote.
Votes at a glance
1) Approve minutes — Special meeting, Dec. 12, 2024: Passed (Yes: Gonzales, Attorney Murphy, Gresham, Moreno Naylor, Mayor Sarno; Abstain: Miss Hurst; Absent: Collins). Tally: 5 yes, 1 abstain, 1 absent.
2) Approve minutes — Regular meeting, Dec. 19, 2024: Passed (Yes: Gonzales, Attorney Murphy, Gresham, Hurst, Moreno Naylor, Mayor Sarno; Absent: Collins). Tally: 6 yes, 1 absent.
3) Approve High School of Science & Technology overnight field trip to SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference (Marlborough, MA), May 1–3, 2025: Passed (Yes: Gonzales, Attorney Murphy, Gresham, Hurst, Moreno Naylor, Mayor Sarno; Absent: Collins). Tally: 6 yes, 1 absent.
4) Approve Zanetti Elementary School overnight field trip to Red Gate Farm (Ashfield, MA), June 4–6, 2025: Passed (Yes: Gonzales, Attorney Murphy, Gresham, Hurst, Moreno Naylor, Mayor Sarno; Absent: Collins). Tally: 6 yes, 1 absent.
5) Approve FY26 budget calendar: Passed (Yes: Gonzales, Attorney Murphy, Gresham, Hurst, Miller, Moreno Naylor, Mayor Sarno; Absent: Collins). Tally: 7 yes, 1 absent (roll-call included a Miss Miller listed as present on this vote).
6) Adjournment: Passed (Yes: Gonzales, Attorney Murphy, Gresham, Hurst, Moreno Naylor, Mayor Sarno; Absent: Collins). Tally: 6 yes, 1 absent.
Procedural notes: all recorded roll calls are reproduced as announced at the meeting. Where a committee member was recorded as "absent" or "abstain" those labels reflect the committee roll call recorded on the transcript. No contested or divided ballots were recorded for these items.
