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Board elects Ciccarelli president, Ross vice president; routine organizational, finance and curriculum items pass
Summary
At its reorganization meeting the School District of the Chathams Board of Education elected Anne Ciccarelli president and Susan Ross vice president and approved the published slate of organizational, finance, curriculum and policy items. Multiple consent agenda items passed with unanimous votes; one member abstained on a minutes vote.
The School District of the Chathams Board of Education completed its reorganization business at the meeting, electing Anne Ciccarelli as board president and Susan Ross as vice president and approving routine organizational, finance, curriculum and policy agenda items.
The board took several bundled votes on the consent agenda. Motions covering organizational items, the administration's finance and facilities recommendations, curriculum program approvals and policy updates were moved and seconded and passed by recorded voice votes. A roll call on multiple grouped items showed unanimous support from members present. One recorded abstention occurred: Board member Caitlin Peck abstained on approval of the January 6 special meeting minutes.
The board also approved minutes from prior meetings, accepted the audit report presented by the business office, and moved the listed action items on the published agenda (identified in the meeting as A1'A15, B1'B12, C1'C3 and D1). After completing business the board adjourned the public portion of the meeting and entered executive session; the board announced no action would be taken in executive session.
Votes at a glance - President: Anne Ciccarelli elected (motion nominated and seconded; recorded yes votes from members present; outcome: approved). - Vice President: Susan Ross elected (motion nominated and seconded; recorded yes votes from members present; outcome: approved). - Organizational items: agenda group A1'A15 approved (outcome: approved). - Finance & facilities items: agenda group B1'B12 approved (outcome: approved). - Curriculum items: agenda group C1'C3 approved (outcome: approved). - Policy item D1 approved (outcome: approved). - Minutes: December 9 public and executive session minutes and January 6 executive session minutes approved; Caitlin Peck recorded an abstention on the January 6 item.
No formal contested elections or failed motions were recorded during the public session; the board moved to executive session at the meeting's close and said no action would be taken there.
