Votes at a glance: Timberlane school board (Jan. 2) — kindergarten warrant, Phase 3 projects, contracts, calendars, curriculum and travel

The Timberlane Regional School District board recorded multiple formal votes on Jan. 2. Below are the motions, movers/seconds when recorded, and the vote tallies as reflected in the meeting transcript.

Votes (key items) - Motion to rescind the December 19 motion related to funding full‑day tuition‑free kindergarten: Motion by Kim McCormack; seconded by Mark. Outcome: approved (transcript records approval; numerical tally not specified in the public transcript).

- Motion to develop a warrant article for fully funded, tuition‑free full‑day kindergarten (FY2026): mover not specified in transcript; seconded by Dawn. Vote recorded: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain. Outcome: approved.

- Approve Phase 3 project list (facilities): motion to accept phase 3 project list (as presented by facilities committee); second by Alyssa. Vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: approved; administration to draft RFPs.

- Ratify Timberlane Custodians Union tentative agreement (3‑year): motion by Kim; second by Mark. Vote recorded: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain. Outcome: approved. Meeting commentary said the 3‑year total was stated as $278,689.

- Ratify Timberlane Cafeteria Workers Union tentative agreement (3‑year): motion by Kim; seconded by Don. Vote recorded: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain. Outcome: approved. (Total amount discussed in meeting; administration will populate warrant article figures.)

- First read — 2025–26 calendar (option that begins before Labor Day): motion to approve first read carried; vote recorded: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain. Outcome: first read approved; final adoption will follow normal process.

- Approve overnight travel — Harvard Model Congress (February): motion moved and seconded; vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: approved.

- Approve overnight travel — Youth & Government (Concord, April): motion moved and seconded; vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: approved.

- Curriculum and program votes - Pre‑K writing curriculum (2nd reading adoption): motioned and seconded; vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: adopted. - 6th grade world language curriculum edits (first read; removal of German and Latin references): motioned and seconded; vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: first read approved. - 7th grade social studies curriculum edits (Holocaust/genocide unit; first read): motioned and seconded; vote recorded: 8 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: first read approved.

What happens next For warrant items (kindergarten and several citizen petitions discussed during the meeting), administration will prepare legal review and tax‑impact estimates ahead of deliberative sessions and the March 11 vote. For ratified contracts and approved projects, administration will populate warrant language and move procurement or implementation steps per board direction.

Notes on counts and records Where the transcript includes a numerical roll‑call or an explicit tally we recorded it above (for example, tallies recorded as “800” indicate eight yes, zero no, zero abstain; “701” indicates seven yes, zero no, one abstention). Several routine votes were recorded in the audio but lacked a detailed numerical tally in the transcript; those items are noted as "tally not specified in transcript."