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Votes at a glance: Everett School Committee approves scholarship, donations, grant and payroll; refers screenings and facilities items for follow-up
Summary
On Dec. 16 the committee unanimously approved the Alan Panaresi memorial scholarship, accepted multiple donations (pajamas/books, gift cards, winter coats), a $50,000 multilingual newcomer grant, and bills/payroll totaling $1,803,297.59. It referred the health-screenings update and overcrowding item back to sponsors for follow-up.
The Everett School Committee on Dec. 16 approved a series of motions and votes summarized below.
Key votes and outcomes
- Alan Panaresi Health Pathway Memorial Scholarship: Motion for favorable action approved by roll call (unanimous). The committee directed the deputy superintendent to work with the family and sponsors on an MOU establishing selection criteria and award amount.
- Donations accepted (by roll call): pajamas and books from Encore Boston Harbor for Madeline English School’s winter event; gift cards totaling $25,100 from Teamsters Local 25 distributed to students in need; $350 in gift cards from Caverion School teacher Aneta Keelan; 360 winter coats donated by Constellation Energy distributed to Webster School and districtwide.
- Grant accepted: FY2025 multilingual newcomer and homeless support grant in the amount of $50,000 to develop an ESL teacher pipeline (Merrimack College partnership) and support newcomer students.
- Special event fundraising: Acceptance of four New England Patriots tickets valued at $685 donated for a Madeline English School raffle to support positive behavior programming.
- Calendar amendment: Favorable action to amend the 2024–25 school calendar to create half days (student dismissal at 11 a.m.) on Feb. 14 and April 17, 2025.
- Bills and payroll: Committee voted to submit and approve bills and payroll in the amount of $1,803,297.59 by roll call.
- Referrals for follow-up: The committee referred Item 2 (state-mandated health screenings) back to the sponsor to pursue partner outreach (e.g., vision buses) and referred the overcrowding update back to the sponsor for continued coordination with city officials.
- Executive session: The committee approved a motion to enter executive session to discuss an open meeting law complaint filed by an attorney (complaint dated Dec. 4, 2024) under Massachusetts General Law chapter 21A.
All votes referenced roll-call tallies showing unanimous support where recorded. Where a roll call was recorded, the members voting yes included: Miss Babcock; Miss Barrows; Mister Almeda Barrows; Miss Cornelia; Mister D'Onofrio; Miss Guerin; Miss Hurley; and Madam chair (Cristiano).
