Votes at a glance: Everett School Committee approves donations, grants, schedule changes and routine business
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Summary
At its Dec. 15 meeting the Everett School Committee approved a $200,000 gift from the Mary T. Sheehy Trust and a bundle of donations, accepted two competitive grants (DESE SEL $45,000 and MassGrad $42,000), approved facility use and delayed start dates, and voted to submit and pay bills and payroll totaling $1,680,272.04.
The Everett School Committee took the following formal actions on Dec. 15, 2025. All votes listed are those recorded at the meeting.
- Waive reading of the Dec. 1, 2025 minutes: motion by Ms. Barrow, seconded by Ms. Babcock; voice vote passed.
- Open public comment: motion by Ms. Babcock, seconded by Ms. Corniglio; voice vote passed.
- Close public comment: motion by Mr. Lamonica, seconded by Ms. Barrows; voice vote passed.
- Accept report of the student representative (Emma Perry): motion by Ms. Barrow, seconded by Ms. Christiano; voice vote passed.
- Approve Pre-K through Grade 8 and Everett High School student handbooks: motion made and seconded; voice vote passed.
- Accept donations (bundle including a $200,000 gift from the Mary T. Sheehy Trust; winter coats; clothing; Target gift cards; children's books): motion for favorable action approved by roll-call vote 9-0. Superintendent said the Sheehy Trust envisions $10,000 scholarships awarded annually with selection discretion left to the superintendent and high-school principal; the district will hold remaining funds in the Everett Public Schools Foundation to earn interest.
- Grant favorable action for City use of Everett High School Auditorium and Cafeteria for the 2026 inaugural exercise on Jan. 5, 2026: voice vote passed.
- Accept Social Emotional Learning Grant (DESE) $45,000: motion for favorable action approved by roll-call vote 9-0.
- Accept MassGrad Promising Practices grant $42,000: motion for favorable action approved by roll-call vote 9-0.
- Approve delayed start at Everett High School on Jan. 13 and Jan. 14, 2026 (students to report at 10:30) to accommodate English Learner access testing: motion passed by voice vote.
- Approve waiver of rental fee to allow Scouting America to use a classroom weekly starting in January and invited district Scouting chairman John Tumblin to speak; motion passed by voice vote.
- Submit and pay bills and payroll totaling $1,680,272.04: motions made and approved via roll-call votes recorded as unanimous.
- Adjourn: motion carried by voice vote.
Vote tallies recorded in roll-call items were unanimous (9-0) for the roll-call votes reported in the meeting minutes; other routine actions were decided by voice vote with the chair announcing "the ayes have it."
