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Votes at a glance: Coventry School Committee actions Feb. 27, 2025
Summary
The committee recorded a series of motions and unanimous votes including approval to move benefits to a Trust, adoption of the FY2026 budget, a lunch-price increase, multiple policy approvals and routine field-trip and extension items.
At its Feb. 27 meeting the Coventry School Committee recorded the following formal actions and outcomes. Vote tallies and motion language are taken from meeting minutes and recorded on the public record.
1) Executive session recess and follow-up - Motion: Recess into executive session at 6:29 p.m. (to discuss homeschool requests and executive session minutes) - Outcome: Motion carried; committee recessed into executive session and later reported both items were discussed and passed unanimously. - Follow-up: Motion to seal executive session records (to seal records of the session) — motion carried 5 to 0.
2) Approval of minutes - Motion: Approve minutes from 02/13/2025 (regular minutes) - Outcome: Motion carried 5 to 0.
3) Health care RFP recommendation - Motion: Approve the healthcare RFP recommendation (move medical, pharmacy and dental to the Trust, fully insured) - Outcome: Motion carried 6 to 0. Final contract contingent on union review and attorney review.
4) Fiscal Year 2026 budget - Motion: Approve the FY2026 budget as presented (aligned to town manager’s projected $52,000,000 local appropriation) - Outcome: Motion carried 6 to 0.
5) Meeting continuation - Motion: Continue the meeting past the three-hour rule (bylaw provision) - Outcome: Motion carried 6 to 0.
6) School lunch price increase - Motion: Approve proposed increase to school lunch pricing (as recommended by food service staff/manager) - Outcome: Motion carried 6 to 0. Staff noted food-service finances and transfers from general fund over prior years.
7) CHS trip approval - Motion: Approve Coventry High School trip to the Armory, New York City (boys and girls track and field) - Outcome: Motion carried 6 to 0.
8) School Construction Equity Initiative extension - Motion: Approve extension request for the School Construction Equity Initiative grant (state/local funding timing; extension to accommodate bond issuance timing) - Outcome: Motion carried 6 to 0. Superintendent noted Ride/MOU process and will submit corrected letter for signatures.
9) Policy and bylaw votes - Motion: Approve second reading of the resolution on curriculum material objections (policy IGFA) - Outcome: Motion carried 6 to 0. - Motion: Approve second reading of School Committee bylaws - Outcome: Motion carried 6 to 0.
Notes: When motions were made without a named mover or seconder in the public transcript, the record reflects those procedural motions were seconded and voted on in public session. The meeting record shows unanimous or near-unanimous support on recorded items; details such as precise mover/second names were not always stated audibly on the public record and are therefore listed as not specified where not spoken aloud.
