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Votes at a glance: Pittsfield School Committee, Jan. 8, 2025
Summary
A summary of motions and recorded outcomes from the Jan. 8 Pittsfield School Committee meeting, including adoption of the strategic plan, renewal of STU‑11 vocational admissions policy, acceptance of the superintendent’s report and other routine approvals.
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.
