Votes at a glance: Coventry School Committee (meeting actions and outcomes)

This table summarizes motions and formal votes taken or reported during the Coventry School Committee meeting.

Votes and outcomes (as reported in open session): - Motion to recess into executive session at 6:08 p.m. (to discuss student matters, collective bargaining and litigation pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-5) — motion carried 4–0 (reported). - Executive-session actions (reported): three unanimous votes in executive session to approve homeschool requests and to approve executive-session minutes for July 17 and July 24 — all unanimous (reported). - Motion to seal the records of the executive session pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-4 and § 42-46-5 — passed 4–0. - Motion to approve minutes from July 24, 2025 — passed 4–0. - Motion to approve the pre-K handbook — passed 4–0. - Motion to approve the elementary-school handbook — passed 4–0. - Motion to approve the middle-school handbook — passed 4–0. - Motion to approve the high-school handbook (2025–26) — passed 3–1. - Motion to approve the athletics handbook — passed 3–1. - Motion to approve the 2025–26 school calendar — passed 4–0. - Motion to change the September 25 meeting location to Coventry High School for a CTE tour and presentation — passed 4–0. - Motion to approve the five-year budget projection — passed 4–0. - Motion to approve the 2026 school budget — passed 4–0. - Motion to schedule the next regular meeting for Sept. 11, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Coventry Public Schools Administration Building — passed 4–0.

Notes: Several votes reported were the outcome of actions taken during the earlier executive session and were announced at the open meeting. The proposed $11,540 third-party transportation routing study was discussed but not voted on at this meeting; staff said the item will return for a future vote.

Ending: The committee adjourned after completing the agenda, with the motions above recorded in the official minutes.