Votes at a glance: Central Falls Board approves minutes, policy updates, committee appointments, homeschool request and 2025‑26 calendar

The Central Falls School District Board of Trustees recorded several formal actions at the Feb. 25 meeting. The following summarizes each motion, mover/second (as recorded) and the meeting's reported outcome.

1) Approval of Jan. 28, 2025 minutes Motion: "Motion to approve the minutes as presented." Motion made by Board member Evans; second by Board member Martinez. Outcome: Approved by voice vote; recorded as unanimous. (Recorded in open session at ~00:04:11.)

2) Consent agenda / Human resources memo (reported as part of consent) Motion: Consent agenda including HR memo reporting new hires, two resignations (including Bob McCarthy, principal of the high school) and internal transfers; board member Figueroa abstained from the minutes vote because he was absent at the Jan. 28 meeting. Motion made/seconded as part of consent; outcome: Approved and carried unanimously for the consent items reported in the packet.

3) Approval of Safe Schools policy revisions Motion: "Approve technical updates and procedural additions to the Safe Schools policy as presented, including SRO regulations and mandated immigration enforcement response protocols." Motion made by Board member Percon; second by Board member Figueroa. Outcome: Approved by voice vote; recorded as unanimous (5–0).

4) Concurrence on appointments to the Immigration Enforcement Response Committee Motion: "Concur with the superintendent's recommendation on the slate of members appointed to that committee." Motion made by Board member Percon; second by Board member Figueroa. Outcome: Approved by voice vote; recorded as unanimous.

5) Homeschool application Motion: Approve the superintendent's recommendation to approve a homeschool application for a student who moved into the city and had been attending Lincoln Public Schools. Motion made by Board member Evans; second by Board member Martinez. Outcome: Approved by voice vote; recorded as unanimous.

6) 2025–26 School calendar Motion: "Approve the Central Falls School District 2025–26 calendar as presented." Motion made by Board member Evans; second by Board member Figueroa. Outcome: Approved by voice vote; recorded as unanimous.

7) Executive session: personnel matter and sealed minutes Motion to enter executive session pursuant to Rhode Island General Law 42‑46‑5(a)(1) for a personnel matter was approved by roll call, and the board returned to public session. The chair reported a personnel vote taken in executive session: 5–0 to concur with the superintendent's recommendation regarding the personnel matter. Separately, the board moved to seal the executive session minutes; motion made by Board member Querra and seconded by Board member Evans. Outcome: Both actions recorded as carried.

Meeting record: When roll calls or recorded tallies were not given in the public minutes, the board's votes were recorded in the meeting as voice votes and reported as unanimous; the executive session personnel vote was recorded as a 5–0 concurrence with the superintendent's recommendation.