Freetown‑Lakeville committee approves handbooks, grants, pool study funding and donations; roll call backs E&D transfer for Gray’s pool study

The Freetown Lakeville Regional School Committee took a slate of administrative and budget votes at its June 11 meeting, approving handbook updates, grant acceptances, an out‑of‑state field trip and a temporary transfer of E and D funds to begin a pool engineering study and related athletic work.

Key outcomes (all motions passed):

- School handbooks for the 2025–26 year: The committee voted to approve updated student handbooks across district schools and to allow alignment language tying handbook elements across buildings. The vote was by voice; no roll‑call tally was recorded on the transcript.

- Revised ARHS program of studies: The committee approved a change to the high‑school program of studies to list an existing statistics offering with an honors designation so students taking AP calculus could also take honors statistics. The change was approved by voice vote.

- Out‑of‑state field trip: The committee approved a July 11, 2025, trip to Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, R.I., for the Kids Cafe summer program. The trip will transport approximately 250 students and 30 staff using four buses and one preschool van; the district will provide staff and the cost to families will cover zoo admission.

- Middle‑school book surplus: The committee approved disposal or repurposing of 3,476 library books culled from the middle‑school collection after a continuous‑review weeding process. Fiscal and reuse plans include…