The Pittsfield School Committee took the following recorded actions at its Jan. 8 meeting. All motions below carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition unless noted.

1) Accept superintendent’s report — Motion made and seconded; committee voted to accept Superintendent Curtis’s report (includes updates on EPA clean school bus rebate application, WIDA testing, targeted assistance grant, PowerSchool breach communications). Outcome: Accepted (voice vote, no opposition).

2) Adopt 2024–2029 strategic plan — Motion to accept the presentation by Jonathan Costa and approve the 2024–2029 strategic coherence document. Outcome: Adopted (voice vote, no opposition).

3) Renew STU‑11 career and technical education admissions policy — Annual required review under DESE Chapter 74; policy retains resident priority and lottery if oversubscribed and removes former selection criteria (attendance, grades, behavior). Outcome: Renewed (voice vote, no opposition).

4) Table approval of retainer agreement with Merrick O’Connell for audit of employment practices — Motion to table until Jan. 22. Outcome: Tabled (voice vote, no opposition).

5) Accept report on education spending outside the school committee budget and governor’s budget update — Motion to accept enclosures 3a/3b (net school spending summary and estimates). Outcome: Accepted (voice vote, no opposition).

6) Accept personnel report — Motion to place the personnel report on file. Outcome: Accepted (voice vote, no opposition).

7) Executive session minutes — Committee approved minutes from the Dec. 4, 2024 executive session (vote taken in executive session). Outcome: Approved (executive session vote reported on reconvening).

Details and contextual notes: several motions did not record individual roll‑call tallies in open session; votes were carried by voice. The committee chair announced that members present gave unanimous “ayes” on items that passed. The committee met a quorum at the start of the meeting; attendance was taken at roll call.