The Taunton School Committee voted to approve two warrants and considered vendor questions and field-trip requests during its November meeting.

Finance action: The committee approved FY25 bills payable totaling $52,375.50 and approved FY26 bills payable totaling $1,636,170.52 after discussion of several line items. Assistant Superintendent Monaghan reviewed items including Bay State Sewage Disposal (grease trap/cleaning), a freezer repair for the school food truck, linen supply charges for student chef coats, scoreboard/video table purchases, and contracted special‑education staffing from Soliant Health LLC ($13,840). She also noted Gopher purchases ($24,936.37) for high‑school health and wellness equipment and a Worthington Direct Holdings order of $87,909 for cafeteria tables.

A committee member asked to be recorded as voting "present" on a vendor line (Bridal Inc., $4,608) because of a board affiliation; the committee amended the motion and the warrant passed. Monaghan also reported missing pages in members’ packets (White Book Corp total $2,444.44) and supplied the numbers during the meeting.

Field trips: The committee approved a SkillsUSA overnight trip to Marlborough (Nov. 23–24) and a Martin Middle School day trip to New York City planned for May 9, 2026; the latter was approved with the usual 90‑day review.

Other items: The committee received special‑programs and collective‑bargaining subcommittee reports and asked staff to present a recommended district website platform to the committee of the whole after a subcommittee recommendation.

The committee approved the warrants and the field trips and asked staff to continue providing clear vendor totals and packet completeness before future votes.