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Votes at a glance: ABSAF donation approved; ABRHS handbook adopted after divided vote; consent items passed
Summary
The school committee approved multiple routine and substantive items: acceptance of a $34,500 ABSAF donation, adoption of the ABRHS FY26 student handbook (with one vote against and two abstentions), and consent-agenda approvals including PTO gifts and steering-committee membership updates.
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee recorded several formal actions during the meeting.
Donation approval: The committee voted to accept a $34,500 donation from ABSAF (Acton-Boxborough Student Activity Fund) for use at the high school and junior high. The motion was made by Ben and seconded by Vikram; the vote was recorded as unanimous.
Handbook adoption (ABRHS FY26): The committee held a second reading and then voted to adopt the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School FY26 handbook. After a discussion focused on the school's cell-phone policy and teacher/committee concerns about district authority over student devices, a motion to approve passed; recorded votes showed one member (Andrew) voting no and two members (Leila and Ben) abstaining; the motion carried.
Consent agenda and membership update: The committee approved consent-agenda items (minutes, donations of sunshades and picnic tables, athletics donations, and warrants) in a single vote. Item B (Strategic Planning and Reorganization Steering Committee membership) was held for separate action and later approved unanimously after adding an educator representative from Blanchard Elementary School.
Other procedural actions: motions to adjourn and scheduling reminders were recorded in the minutes. Below are structured action records with the motion text, mover/second where recorded, vote tallies and notes.
