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Votes at a glance: Salem School Committee approves agenda, consent items, transfers and policy 5103
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Salem School Committee approved the meeting agenda, the consent agenda (with a pulled item noted), a student basketball trip request, midyear budget transfers and a second reading of policy 5103 (controlled choice student assignment).
The Salem School Committee recorded roll-call votes on several routine items during its Jan. 21 meeting.
- Approval of the regular school committee agenda: Motion by Member Cruz; second by Member Campbell. Roll-call votes recorded as yes from Member Campbell, Member Cornell, Member Cruz, Member Hoffman, Member Manning, Member Miranda and the presiding chair (recorded as "myself"). Outcome: approved.
- Approval of the consent agenda (items 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6; item 3 withdrawn because it did not require approval): Motion by Member Campbell; second by Member Cornell. Roll-call votes recorded as yes from Member Cornell, Member Cruz, Member Hoffman, Member Manning, Member Miranda, Member Campbell and the presiding chair. Outcome: approved.
- Approval of field trip item 2 (basketball trip during vacation week): Motion by Member Cruz; second by Member Campbell. Members discussed whether the trip would include games or only practices and asked the coach about potential scrimmages; the committee ultimately approved the trip by roll call (unanimous yes). Outcome: approved.
- Midyear budget transfers: The superintendent presented several transfers moving funds from non-personnel lines to personnel/stipend lines, including a $20,000 transfer from contracted services to stipends (talent finder) and a $9,000 transfer from Horace Mann contracted services to a paraprofessional salary line. Motion by Member Campbell; second by Member Manning. Outcome: approved (no recorded opposition).
- Second reading and approval of policy 5103 (Controlled Choice Student Assignment Policy): Motion by Member Cornell; second by Member Cruz. Outcome: approved (no recorded opposition).
All votes described above were recorded as carried or approved in the transcript; the school committee did not record any roll-call no votes on these items.
