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At a glance: Jan. 16 Westwood School Committee votes — minutes, graduation policy, preschool tuition, scholarship, field trip, TEC membership
Summary
The School Committee recorded several procedural and programmatic votes on Jan. 16: approval of minutes, acceptance of a graduation policy revision, a 3% preschool tuition increase, approval of an athletic scholarship, approval of an international field trip, and acceptance of two districts into the TEC collaborative agreement.
The Westwood School Committee took several formal votes during its Jan. 16 meeting. Outcomes below reflect motions made and voice votes recorded in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance
- December 17 meeting minutes: Approved (voice vote).
- Waive third reading and accept revised graduation policy IKFA (removes MCAS passing requirement following statewide ballot measures): Approved (voice vote).
- Westwood Integrated Preschool tuition (2025–26): Approve 3% increase (motion carried by voice vote). Administration noted the FY26 budget is built on the 3% assumption.
- Michael Ferrucci Athletic Scholarship: Motion to approve an endowed annual scholarship of $1,500 for a senior athlete; approved (voice vote).
- Westwood High School spring 2026 European field trip (Berlin–Dresden–Prague–Krakow–Budapest): Approved (motion carried; vendor noted as a different vendor than prior international trips; financial aid and fundraising options available through vendor).
- Revision to The Education Cooperative (TEC) collaborative agreement (admit Sharon and King Philip districts): Approved (voice vote). The TEC board had previously voted to admit these districts; each member committee must also accept the agreement revision.
Notes on voting procedure and tallies
Votes in the meeting were recorded as voice votes with committee members responding “Aye”; the transcript does not include roll‑call tallies or explicit named yes/no votes for each member. Where a motion was moved and seconded, the transcript records the motion and the committee chair’s call for the vote and the voice outcome.
Documentation and follow‑up
The committee and administration indicated that formal minutes and the revised IKFA policy language will be posted with meeting materials. The preschool tuition increase and budget items will be reflected in the FY26 budget documents and in outreach to families.
