Lowell School Committee approves summary of K–12 assignment policy changes, 5–0

At a special meeting called to order at 4:00, the Lowell School Committee voted 5–0, with two members absent, to approve a summary of proposed changes to the district’s K–12 school assignment policy. The presiding officer opened the meeting and introduced agenda item 3.1, a summary of the proposed changes.

A motion to approve the summary was made by Miss McFadden and seconded by Mister Caballu. During discussion, a committee member said they had "met with, miss Farmer Grama about this policy" and that, after initially having reservations, they concluded the summary "seemed very reasonable, and it will, help, parents and our schools prepare for the upcoming school year," and said they were "prepared to vote yes." The presiding officer then called for any further comment; none was offered.

A roll-call vote followed; the presiding officer announced the tally as "5 ayes, 2 absent," carrying the motion to approve the summary of proposed changes. Afterward, Mister Bahu moved to adjourn, seconded by Miss Del Rossi, and the presiding officer closed the meeting.

The transcript records only the motion, the brief spoken support after consultation with Miss Farmer Grama, the roll-call tally, and the adjournment motion. The transcript does not include the substantive text of the proposed assignment-policy changes, the full list of roll-call vote responses by name, or any implementation timeline.

Next steps: none specified in the transcript. The committee approved the motion to adopt the summary of proposed K–12 assignment policy changes at this special meeting; further details and the text of the policy changes were not read into the record in the provided transcript.