At the Jan. 8, 2025 meeting the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School District School Committee recorded a series of routine actions and two staff/ policy decisions.

The committee voted on the following items (outcomes listed as recorded in the meeting transcript):

- Acceptance of the minutes from the Dec. 9, 2024 meeting: Motion, second, voice vote. Outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as “Aye”).

- Approval of bills included in the meeting materials: Motion, second, voice vote. Outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as “Aye”). The packet amount stated in the transcript appears garbled; the transcript reads "$486,04,064.29"—that figure could not be confirmed from the record and is therefore reported as stated in the transcript.

- Second reading and adoption of the district religious-accommodation policy: Motion to adopt, second, voice vote. Outcome: adopted (voice vote recorded as “Aye”). Committee discussion noted district legal and compliance review and committee members commended the policy authors.

- Appointment of assistant treasurer: The committee nominated and appointed Paul Kitchen as assistant treasurer. Motion, second, voice vote. Outcome: appointment approved (voice vote recorded as “Aye”). The committee discussed that historically the assistant-treasurer role has been filled by a committee member and legal counsel confirmed that a school committee member may serve in that capacity.

- Vote to approve the 2024 annual report: Motion, second, voice vote. Outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as “Aye”).

- Vote to approve the 2024–25 employee handbook: Motion, second, voice vote. Outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as “Aye”).

- Notices of retirement/early notifications (informational): The committee received and placed on file notifications of retirements effective Dec. 31, 2025 (Colin Zodiac) and Jan. 31, 2026 (Heather Pimentel); motion to receive and place on file carried.

After business, the committee voted to enter executive session under M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(3) to discuss collective bargaining (GMVEU); the roll-call to enter executive session was recorded as a series of "Yes" votes in the transcript.

Notes on vote recording: Most routine motions were decided by voice vote with the transcript recording “Aye” and no individual roll-call tallies for each vote. Where the transcript recorded a specific roll-call (entry to executive session) the clerk read member names and recorded "Yes." For routine votes the record contains motion/second and unanimous voice votes but does not provide numbered tallies or named yes/no votes in the transcript for every item.

Provenance: Each vote appears in the meeting transcript at the times indicated in the meeting record.