Methuen School Committee elects officers, confirms subcommittees and adopts revised bullying policy
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Summary
The committee elected Member DeZaglio as vice chair and Member Donovan as secretary, appointed the acting superintendent as CREST delegate, confirmed multiple subcommittees and unanimously adopted a revised bullying prevention policy (JICFB) to address a PRS complaint component.
At the organizational portion of the Jan. 12 meeting, the Methuen School Committee completed officer elections and several appointments. Member Keegan nominated Member DeZaglio for vice chair; the committee elected DeZaglio by roll call. Member Donovan was nominated and elected secretary, and the committee voted to appoint Acting Superintendent Lisa Golovski Toomey as secretary to the committee as a procedural housekeeping item.
The committee confirmed multiple standing and ad hoc subcommittees by unanimous roll call votes, including budget/finance, building/facilities, redistricting, superintendent evaluation, transportation, and policy subcommittees. The CREST delegate slot was filled with the acting superintendent as voting delegate (per CREST rules); in her absence another official will serve as alternate.
On policy, Ms. Bozak explained that DESE PRS reviewers identified missing language in the district bullying prevention documentation; the committee voted by roll call to adopt the highlighted revision to policy JICFB to ensure the policy "affords all students the same protections regardless of status under various laws." Members discussed timeline for future reviews and broader stakeholder engagement for policy updates.
All personnel and committee appointments and the JICFB policy revision were adopted by unanimous votes during the public session.
