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At a glance: school committee approves DESE resubmittal, field trip, facilities fee waiver and scholarships
Summary
The Stoughton School Committee voted unanimously to approve the DESE resubmittal for changing stations in special‑education toilets, approved a Gibbons field trip to Providence, waived a facilities fee for the Stoughton High School Winter Guard event, and approved five donated scholarships. Minutes for prior meetings were also approved.
The committee recorded several unanimous or near‑unanimous procedural votes during the meeting:
• DESE resubmittal (Wilkins Elementary): Motion to approve schematic resubmittal to include changing stations in special‑education toileting rooms — carried 4–0.
• Gibbons field trip: Out‑of‑state trip to Providence Children’s Museum approved; administrators said costs will be covered by the PTA — carried 4–0.
• Stoughton High School NESBA Winter Guard: Facilities‑fee waiver for Feb. 7 competition approved, custodial fees remain payable — carried 4–0.
• Scholarships: Committee approved five named scholarships donated to students (Deborah Carter Ahern Memorial; Paul Morris Jr. Memorial; Otto Alfred Peterson & Dorothy Clapp Peterson; Carol Savino Drifters Together Memorial; David Spanky Souza) — motion to approve all five carried 4–0.
• Minutes and warrants: Committee approved open‑session minutes for Nov. 18, Dec. 2 (one abstention recorded on Dec. 2), and Dec. 16; warrants list entered into the record.
Why it matters: These votes complete routine approvals and one construction/design resubmittal that affects accommodations for students with disabilities. The DESE resubmittal moves a design choice into the approved plan rather than requiring later retrofit work.
What’s next: Administrators will continue DESE coordination for the resubmittal. Staff were asked to circulate calendar Option C and to solicit parent feedback for the 2026–27 calendar; working‑group and policy items (homework) will return for later committee review.
