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School Committee adopts middle-school CTE exploration policy, updates high-school CTE admissions; approves alcohol at Hall of Fame and refers daycare license to

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Summary

Member Cruz moved, and Member Cornell seconded, a motion to suspend the committee's usual multi-reading policy procedure (policy 6203) to allow timely adoption of state-required policy updates; the suspension and the subsequent policy adoptions passed by roll-call votes.

The Salem School Committee on Oct. 20, 2025, voted to adopt two state-required CTE policies and took additional facility- and event-related actions.

Procedure and policy votes

Member Cruz moved, and Member Cornell seconded, a motion to suspend the committee's usual multi-reading policy procedure (policy 6203) to allow timely adoption of state-required policy updates. The roll-call vote to suspend the policy passed unanimously (yes: Hoffman, Manning, Campbell, Cornell, Cruz, and the chair).

With the suspension in place, the committee adopted a middle-school pathway exploration policy required by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The motion to adopt the middle-school pathway exploration policy was made by Member Cruz and seconded by Member Cornell; the roll-call…

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