The Grafton School Committee took a number of formal votes at its Oct. 21 meeting. Where the transcript did not record roll-call tallies, the committee announced outcomes and proceeded. The following is a summary of motions, the text available in the meeting and the outcome as reported in the transcript.

- Grants: Motion to “approve the grants as allocated by Dr. Cummings.” Motion made, seconded and announced as carried at the meeting.

- MASC resolutions: The committee moved, seconded and approved its delegate’s positions on a slate of Massachusetts Association of School Committees resolutions. The transcript records motions and seconds and that the motions carried; resolutions discussed included (as summarized at the meeting) a transgender student sanctuary resolution, an increase to the maximum balance allowed in a Special Education Reserves Fund (from 2% to 5%), membership of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, preserving local governance of Massachusetts schools, a personal financial literacy education resolution, and establishment of a regional school assessment reserve fund. The transcript shows that the committee voted in favor of each resolution and authorized Rebecca (the committee’s delegate) to represent Grafton at the MASC conference.

- Minutes and warrants: The committee voted to accept the minutes for Oct. 7, 2025 and Sept. 30, 2025, and accepted warrants 15 and 16 as presented. The chair announced these motions carried.

- Policy contact change: Motion to accept a contact update to policy ACA (nondiscrimination) replacing Mandy Late with Nicole McDonald as contact; motion carried.

- Policy JJE: Motion to accept policy JJE (student fundraising activities) as a first reading; motion carried. The first reading begins a window for further feedback and amendment before final adoption.

- Adjournment: The committee moved to adjourn; motion carried.

Where motions were seconded and carried in the transcript but no recorded roll-call tally appears, this summary reports the outcome as announced by the chair in the meeting record. The committee did not identify formal vote counts in the public transcript for most items.