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Chicopee School Committee approves $945,646 in warrants, MOU on PARA training pay and moves to executive session
Summary
The committee approved a warrant of $945,646 (general expenses, grants, transportation), approved a memorandum of agreement with Unit E (paraprofessionals) to correct a compensation miscalculation for off‑hour training, and voted to enter executive session for negotiation strategy under state law; all recorded votes were unanimous.
The Chicopee School Committee approved routine financial and personnel items and then voted to adjourn into executive session to discuss negotiations.
Warrant approval: The committee approved a single warrant totaling $945,646. Jay Dowd read the warrant breakdown into the record: general expenses $37,966; grants $415,544; transportation $492,135. The motion to approve the warrant carried on a roll call vote recorded as 12 yes.
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