Janine moved that the board write a warrant article to open the district’s German program to incoming students, limit incoming enrollment to a maximum of 35 students and set outgoing transfers at 0% in the article’s language; Kat seconded. "I move that we write the the warrant article as the German program… We will accept up to 35 students into the German program, and we will write the warrant article as, we will allow 0% to leave the district," Janine said.

Board members discussed legal constraints and policy design before the motion. Administration and legal counsel advised that warrant language can be framed around a program and that specifying a numeric cap is preferable to a percentage in the warrant. Neil explained the 35-student ceiling corresponds to roughly 2% of district enrollment and reflected program capacity across four years: "...it would build across a 4 year period... at year in year 4, we'd have a max of 35 students," he said.

Several board members questioned the equity of allowing inbound students while restricting outbound transfers; others said the measure is an interim protection while state law and neighboring districts’ policies evolve. Debate touched on alternatives (small numeric caps per grade, limiting inflow via policy after voter approval) and the practical effect of once-admitted students remaining in the district.

The board conducted a roll-call vote and the warrant motion passed. The recorded vote included two 'no' votes from Jim and Bill; other members voted in favor. The result sends the warrant language to the warrant-preparation process ahead of the deliberative session and town voting.

Next steps: language will be reviewed by legal counsel and finalized before warrant deadlines; voters will see the warrant at the deliberative session and town ballots as scheduled.