During public participation at the Nov. 20 meeting, Jared Chadwick, a member of the Wareham Select Board and liaison to the school committee, said he had reviewed a draft of a proposed CTE (Career and Technical Education) tour policy and urged the committee to ensure students have timely access to tours ahead of UCT application deadlines.

"I would recommend that a tour will take place before December 1 of each year, allowing students to think about their future and apply before the cutoff date of January 5," Chadwick told the panel.

Committee members discussed where to add the date in the draft policy language; members suggested adding a clause that Wareham Public Schools will provide all eighth-grade students an opportunity to tour Upper Cape Tech "prior to December 1 of that year." The committee indicated a new policy is required under the state timeline, agreed they could include the suggested date, and will place the revised policy on the next agenda for a formal vote (policy introduction rules prevent same-night adoption for a new policy).