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Votes at a glance: North Middlesex committee approves trips, title changes, liaisons and policies
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the North Middlesex Regional School Committee approved the consent agenda, service-learning trips to New York and New Orleans (April/May 2026), job-title alignments for special education and athletics positions, liaison and working-group appointments, and adoption of several policies (including IKFA).
The North Middlesex Regional School Committee approved a package of routine and organizational items at its Sept. 16 meeting, including field trips, job-title updates, liaison appointments and multiple policy adoptions.
Major votes and actions included:
- Consent agenda: Approved (minutes and routine items). - Service-learning trips: Committee approved plans for a New York and a New Orleans service-learning trip in April–May 2026 to be run by school advisers; members confirmed students would miss limited school days and that advisers coordinated dates to accommodate both trips. Motion carried by roll call. - Job-title alignments: The committee approved retitling an Evaluation Team Leader to Special Education Coordinator and an Assistant Principal/Athletic Director to Director of Athletics, Testing Administration and After-School Supervisor. Administration said responsibilities and compensation remain unchanged; the title updates aim to match common practice and aid recruitment. - Liaison and working-group appointments: Carla Lima was appointed liaison to Ashby; Carla and Kim Craven were appointed to an Ashby Elementary working group to explore options for the unoccupied building. Jackie White volunteered to serve as liaison for the school-start-times working group; the committee approved creating the start-times working group and named Jackie as liaison. - Policy actions: The board adopted policy IKFA (competency determination) with an added paragraph to address students enrolling after ninth grade and approved a bundle of policies (graduation requirements IKF, meal charges EFCD, technology security EHAA, data retention EHB, expense reimbursements DKC, background checks ADDA, student immunization JLCB, and facility goals FA). Policies JB and JBB were advanced for first reading and public comment. The policy subcommittee was also charged to add compliance/audit to its responsibilities.
Roll-call votes were used for all formal motions; most motions passed unanimously or by clear majorities. Several items generated brief discussion but no changes to administration recommendations.
