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Chelsea City subcommittee accepts small grants, gifts in consent agenda
Summary
The subcommittee approved acceptance of several small grants and gifts including $1,336.91 from the University of Massachusetts for SNAP outreach, a $24,609 increase to an adult education grant, $2,000 from Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools, $500 from the Hestia Foundation, and $2,500 in gift cards from Project ELF. The consent motion carried 8–0 with one member absent.
The Chelsea City school committee subcommittee unanimously approved a consent agenda on several small grants and gifts during its special meeting. The chair introduced items including $1,336.91 from the University of Massachusetts to support a SNAP outreach plan for fiscal 2026; an increase of $24,609 in the adult education services grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; $2,000 from Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools to support inclusion programming; $500 from Mary Ann Matun of the Hestia Foundation for Central Office appreciation; and $2,500 in gift cards from Project ELF.
A member moved to adopt the consent agenda and a second was recorded. Veronica conducted a roll-call vote; the chair announced the motion carried with eight members voting in the affirmative and one member absent. The committee did not record individual yes/no votes by name in the final tally but confirmed the overall outcome on the record.
One line in the posted agenda read unclearly in the transcript when the adult education item was read aloud; the committee referenced an increase of $24,609 and named the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as the funder. The transcript contains an unclear phrase ("516 physical") immediately following that line; the committee did not spell out a specific consolidated total for all adult-education funding during the meeting. Where the spoken record is unclear, this article lists only the amounts the committee did state clearly.
The acceptance of these donations and grant adjustments is routine for administrative support and does not establish new policy. The chair said the motions carry and the meeting moved on to scheduled business.
