The Lynn School Committee took several formal votes at its Sept. 26 meeting, recorded on the meeting's roll calls and voice votes.

Field trips: The committee approved two student travel requests: a July 1–12, 2025 trip for students from Classical, English and Tech to Germany, Austria and Poland, and a June 28–July 5, 2025 trip for English High students to Rome. Teacher Mister Haddad provided trip details for Rome: itinerary, estimated cost (~$4,000), and scholarship support (a $5,000 scholarship from EF Tours and $500 discounts for the first sign-ups). Both trips were approved by voice vote.

Dual-language grade 4 report card: The committee discussed and voted on a standards-based dual-language grade 4 report card. Some members requested additional quantitative data and discussion of MCAS/access results before approval; others argued the report card communicates classroom progress to families. Motion to adopt the report card passed on roll call: Castellanos Yes, Dugan Yes, Gately No, Pena Yes, Reid Yes, Mayor Nicholson Yes; Member Satterwhite absent (tally: 5 yes, 1 no, 1 absent).

Executive-session approvals and contracts: After returning from executive session, the committee approved an agreement with the Lynn School Administrators Association (LSAA) to fund a director of education quality position (roll-call votes: Castellanos Yes, Dugan Yes, Gaitley Yes, Pena Yes, Reid Yes, Mayor Nicholson Yes; Satterwhite absent). The committee also approved contract negotiations to implement a 3.5% cost-of-living adjustment for deputy superintendents, effective 07/01/2024; roll-call votes were recorded as all present members voting yes with Member Satterwhite absent.

Minutes and other procedural votes: Earlier in the meeting members approved minutes from multiple committee meetings (voice/roll-call recorded) and amended the agenda to move executive session to the end.

What's next: The field-trip organizers will proceed with logistics; the dual-language report card is adopted and will be used unless amended in future meetings; contract changes for deputies and the LSAA agreement will be implemented per their effective dates.