The Peabody School Committee conducted a series of procedural votes that included fiscal approvals, acceptance of a donation and first readings of several policy files.

Warrants approved (motions moved and seconded; roll‑call votes recorded): warrant #6199 for $2,903.24; warrant #6200 for $1,111,875.23; warrant #6201 for $174,820.89; warrant #6216 for $1,450,720.95 (Missus Dunn recorded an abstention on this warrant); and warrant #6219 for $124,477.45.

The committee accepted a $1,200 gift from Conway Cahill Bridal Funeral Home to the South School PTO. The acceptance motion was moved by Mister Hockman and seconded by Missus Dunn and approved by roll call.

Mister Hockman moved for release of a long list of executive session minutes from dates between 2018 and 2025; committee members reported the minutes had been reviewed by the city solicitor and voted to release them.

On policy matters, the Quality & Standards subcommittee recommended and the committee moved forward several files for first reading (no final adoption yet): KBG (parent advisory councils); FA‑n (neighborhood schools); IJNC (libraries/library media centers) with amendment language to be included at the next reading; JICFB (anti‑bullying policy) to replace the current policy (to be reviewed by legal counsel before second reading); EFBA (school food and nutrition meal modifications); EFD (meal charge policy); K1 (visitors to schools) using a MASC model; KBE (relations with parent and booster organizations) with deletion of a mandatory 501(c)(3) requirement; JJE (student fundraising) and GBEBC (gifts to and solicitations by staff).

Roll calls were taken on the motions to bring these policies forward for first reading. Several other policies were held for additional input (for example ECAB on building access/security and IKFE competency determination was held pending more special‑education information).