At its Jan. 7 meeting the Lowell School Committee recorded unanimous (5-0) roll-call approvals for a batch of routine agenda items. Motions passed included accepting a donation from United Way of Massachusetts Bay, a budget modification request for $17,500, approval of a home-education application, and bundling and approving convention and conference requests. The committee also voted to schedule a finance subcommittee to begin work on the district's 2026–27 budget.

Details of key votes: the donation from United Way of Massachusetts Bay (agenda item 8.1) was moved by Mister Conway and seconded by Mister Bahu and recorded as approved by five ayes. The budget modification of $17,500 (agenda item 8.2) was moved by Miss McFadden and seconded by Mister Conway and approved on roll call. The home-education approval (agenda item 7.3) was moved by Miss McFadden and seconded by Mister Conway and approved on roll call. Finally, the committee bundled convention and conference requests and approved them in a single motion. Most routine items produced brief or no discussion.

A motion to adjourn was made by Miss McFadden and seconded by Mister Bahu; the transcript does not include a formal roll call result for adjournment within the recorded segments.