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Votes at a glance: MASC rep, Gillis Field determination, policy KA, superintendent goals approved
Summary
The Woburn School Committee approved several procedural and governance items including selecting a MASC representative, declaring Gillis Field surplus to educational needs, adopting revised policy KA (community relations) with legal edits, tabling policy AC (harassment/discrimination) for further public posting and review, and accepting the supe
At the conclusion of its meeting the Woburn School Committee recorded a set of formal actions taken during the session. The committee provided voice votes for several items and directed follow-up tasks where applicable.
Key votes and outcomes
- MASC representative: The committee moved and voted to select a member (motion and second on the record) as the Massachusetts Association of School Committees representative for the district. The motion passed by voice vote.
- Gillis Field determination: The committee voted that Gillis Field (on the Reeves Elementary grounds) is no longer needed for education purposes; the district will notify the City Council of that determination. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Permitting participation: The committee authorized the chair and/or superintendent to participate in special-permit hearings and related permitting processes to advocate protections for Reeves students during construction; motion passed by voice vote.
- Policy KA (community relations): Members voted to adopt the KA policy as edited by the district’s attorney, with the committee noting legal edits to avoid creating unintended mandatory obligations on the district. Motion passed.
- Policy AC (harassment/discrimination): Committee tabled final action on the proposed AC policy so the complete lawyer-reviewed draft could be posted to the public folder and read in full by members and the public. Motion to table passed.
- Superintendent goals: The committee voted to accept the superintendent’s goals for the coming evaluation cycle, asking two minor refinements: add the word “engagement” to a communications goal and specify measurable behavior outcomes; motion passed.
Procedural notes: Most votes were taken by voice and recorded as aye/approved on the record; where the transcript did not capture a roll-call tally, the committee chair announced that the motion passed. Several approved items include explicit next steps (for example: notifying City Council, scheduling permitting participation, republishing a public survey, and the superintendent meeting with City Hall).
