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Votes at a glance: committee approves resolutions, field trips, MOU and asset dispositions
Summary
The school committee recorded unanimous votes on several agenda items including the resolution backing state bills on unfunded mandates, equity-initiative MOU extension, asset disposition for special education equipment, DECA and boys-volleyball out-of-district trips, and approval of minutes and routine procedural items.
At its March 13 meeting the Coventry School Committee recorded a series of motions and unanimous votes on routine and substantive items. The committee voted on approvals, field trips, an MOU extension and disposition of obsolete special-education equipment; each item below includes the motion and the recorded outcome as stated in the meeting.
Votes (selected):
- Seal executive-session records: Motion to keep executive session records closed pursuant to cited statutes; carried 7-0 (motion recorded during executive session report).
- Approve minutes (02/27/2025) as amended: Motion carried 7-0.
- Resolution supporting House Bill H5399 and Senate Bill S0334 (Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act): Motion to approve; carried 7-0. (See separate article for details.)
- Equity initiative extension MOU (one-year extension requested from the grantor): Motion to approve MOU; carried 7-0. Committee chair will circulate the signed MOU for signatures.
- Disposition of assets (obsolete/unrepairable special-education equipment): Motion to approve disposition and destruction of listed equipment; carried 7-0.
- CHS DECA national competition field trip to Orlando, Fla.: Motion to approve; carried 7-0.
- CHS boys volleyball field trip to New Jersey: Motion to approve; carried 7-0.
- Digital-technology acceptable-use policy (GBEE), Artificial Intelligence policy (JICJA), Cybersecurity policy (EHAC): Each approved as first reading and carried 7-0.
- Scheduling next meeting (March 27, 2025, 6 p.m. at TAYOGE Elementary School): Motion to schedule carried 7-0.
- Motion to adjourn at 7:52 p.m.: Carried 7-0.
The meeting transcript shows motions were made and seconded for each item when required; where a mover or seconder was not identified by name in the spoken record, the meeting minutes record the outcome as announced by the chair.
