At its Oct. 23, 2025 meeting, the Coventry School Committee approved several routine and policy items. Key motions and outcomes recorded during the open session were:
- Executive session and sealing records: The committee recessed into executive session and reported two votes taken there (approval of homeschool requests and approval of executive session minutes). After reconvening, the committee voted to keep the executive session records closed pursuant to sections cited in the meeting. Motion to seal the records carried 6–0.
- Approval of minutes: The committee approved the minutes of Oct. 9, 2025, by a 6–0 vote.
- NJROTC field trip: Committee approved a one‑day NJROTC trip to Dover, New Hampshire (outside the district’s 100‑mile rule). The motion to approve the trip passed 6–0; the trip is funded by the NJROTC booster group.
- Title IX policy: The committee approved a first reading amendment to the Title IX grievance procedure to add state‑supplied language protecting information subject to legal privilege during investigations. Motion for first reading approved 6–0.
- Student dress code (second reading): The committee approved revisions to district dress code policy (JICA) on second reading. The change clarifies permitted and prohibited attire, including guidance on hats at high school and limits on face paint and disruptive attire. The motion passed 5–1.
- Schedule next meeting and adjournment: The committee scheduled the next meeting for Nov. 13 at the Coventry Schools Administration Office and adjourned at 8:43 p.m.; both motions carried 6–0.
Several motions were recorded on the public record without a named mover or seconder in the transcript; the committee recorded vote tallies for each vote where provided on the audio record. No contested ordinances or formal contracts were approved at the meeting; the five‑year budget projection (version 1.1) was adopted in a separate vote earlier in the agenda.