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Votes and procedural actions: subcommittee appointments tabled, minutes approved, Title IX referred, budget transfer sent to finance
Summary
During the meeting the committee tabled interim subcommittee appointments, approved meeting minutes, referred a Title IX policy update to the policy committee and sent a proposed budget transfer to the finance and operations subcommittee for vetting.
The School Committee handled several procedural items and formal motions during the meeting.
- Subcommittee appointments: A recommendation to appoint Mildred Lafave as chair of the Leadership, Accountability and Measurement subcommittee (and to add local control) generated questions about attachments and appointments. A motion to table the appointments and allow interim appointments passed unanimously.
- Meeting minutes: The committee approved meeting minutes as a package; the motion carried unanimously.
- Title IX policy: Member Sheehan alerted the committee to recent court changes affecting Title IX; the board voted to refer Title IX-related policies back to the policy committee for revision.
- Budget transfer: A proposed transfer to fund contracted registered behavior technicians for three schools was referred to the finance and operations subcommittee for vetting (see separate coverage). The maker withdrew a direct approval motion and instead the committee voted to send the item to finance.
- Adjournment: The committee moved to adjourn and concluded the meeting at 07:45.
These actions were procedural referrals and approvals; no ordinances or resolutions were adopted during the meeting.
