School committee approves routine warrants, transfers and surplus items; grants and travel noted
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The Greater Lowell school committee approved minutes, a warrant/expenditure totaling $6,090,140.55, transfers of $74,950 and the disposal of surplus equipment; members also heard announcements about a $40,000 YouthWorks award, a $7,000 MEFA grant and a Fulbright fellowship for a district director.
The Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical school committee handled routine governance and business items at the meeting, approving minutes, warrants and a set of transfers and surplus disposition requests.
A motion to approve minutes from Oct. 20 was moved and seconded; roll-call votes were recorded with committee members (Mister Gutierrez, Mister LeMay, Mister Richardson, Mister Hogan, Mister Sheehan and others) voting in favor. The board also moved to waive the reading of the warrant and later approved expenditures totaling $6,090,140.55 by roll call.
The business manager presented transfers and budget adjustments that included a motion to approve $74,950; the motion passed on roll call (SEG 1724–1741). The committee approved a recommendation to dispose of a paint hood and cabinet no longer needed by the program; the item will be auctioned or offered to sending schools.
Superintendent announcements included that the Mass Hyer Law Career Center received a $40,000 YouthWorks grant to partner with Greater Lowell on an after-school CNA program for up to 20 adults, and that the district received a $7,000 MEFA pathways grant from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to support pathway-portfolio curriculum development.
The committee also heard that Gregory Haas, the district’s director of curriculum, was competitively selected for the Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools fellowship in Finland (Jan. 18–Feb. 1). The superintendent said the fellowship would require eight professional development days and would be at no cost to the district; the committee expressed congratulations and supported the request.
Committee members closed business with praise for the school’s Thanksgiving lunch prepared by culinary and hospitality students. No controversial or emergency fiscal actions were taken beyond the approved transfers and disposals.