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School committee unanimously approves minutes, accepts gifts and OKs annual South Middle ski trip
Summary
At its recent meeting the Braintree School Committee unanimously approved open and executive minutes from Sept. 15, accepted multiple donations to district schools and authorized an annual student trip to Pat’s Peak in New Hampshire.
The Braintree School Committee unanimously approved several routine items, including the open and executive session minutes from Sept. 15, accepted a set of donations for district schools and approved a student trip to Pat’s Peak, the committee said during its meeting.
Approval of the minutes, acceptance of gifts and the trip request were each moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with the chair recording the outcome as unanimous. Individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The gifts accepted included 11 checks from Bay State Textiles totaling $996.30; a deposit of $388.31 tied to a school trip and math team funds; a $10 donation to the Braintree High School nursing department for CPR recertification; $3,220 from DECA membership fees; and three large boxes of nonperishable goods donated by the Grove Street Stop & Shop to be used for after-school food assistance. Committee members also noted a recent coat donation of up to 120 jackets from Cradles to Crayons that were distributed to pre-K, elementary and middle school students in need.
The trip approved was an annual middle-school ski/snowboarding outing to Pat’s Peak in New Hampshire, requested by South Middle School math teacher Eddie Boynton. The committee approved the trip dates requested for January, and the motion carried unanimously.
Motions on these routine matters were made by Dr. Horak and seconded by Ms. Tuffy; in each case the chair called for Aye votes and announced the items passed unanimously. The items were presented during the meeting’s routine matters and communications sections.
The committee did not record any further conditions or amendments to these approvals during the meeting.
Votes at a glance • Approval of open and executive session minutes (Sept. 15): motion by Dr. Horak; second by Ms. Tuffy; outcome: approved (unanimous voice vote; individual tallies not specified). • Acceptance of gifts to schools (multiple donors including Bay State Textiles, DECA, Stop & Shop; coat donation from Cradles to Crayons): motion by Dr. Horak; second by Ms. Tuffy; outcome: approved (unanimous voice vote; individual tallies not specified). • Approval of South Middle School trip to Pat’s Peak (teacher: Eddie Boynton; proposed dates in January): motion by Dr. Horak; second by Ms. Tuffy; outcome: approved (unanimous voice vote; individual tallies not specified).
