Winchester School Committee approves consent reallocation, calendar change and policy updates
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Summary
At its Jan. 22 meeting the School Committee approved a consent-agenda reallocation of $31,000 to an LED lighting project at McCall (pending award), approved a calendar change (making March 3 a half student day) and adopted Section B and E policy updates; all recorded votes were unanimous.
The Winchester School Committee recorded several unanimous actions at its Jan. 22 meeting.
Consent agenda: The committee approved a reallocation of $31,000 originally budgeted for a controls project at McCall to LED lighting under a Green Communities program. Committee members amended the consent motion to include a "pending award approval" clause to preserve flexibility if an award is not granted. The reallocation passed by unanimous consent.
Calendar change: The committee voted to revise the 2025–26 school calendar as presented: March 3 will count as a half student day (combined with a half professional-development day) and another workshop day will be moved so the district meets the 180 student-day requirement. The committee asked staff to confirm vendor scheduling and childcare coverage and to notify families; the motion passed unanimously.
Policy updates: On second reading, the committee approved updates to sections B and E of the policy manual (additions per Massachusetts Association of School Committees recommendations and some deletions); members said some policies had legal review and directed staff to incorporate the changes immediately into the district policy manual. That motion also passed unanimously.
Adjournment: A motion to adjourn carried and the meeting ended at 8:27 p.m.