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Board approves minutes, consent agenda and December financial report; delays one bylaw
Summary
The board approved prior minutes, the consent agenda and the December 2025 financial report after a presentation showing deficit reductions; the board pulled bylaw 9 3 2 1 from approval for further discussion and rescheduled the Feb. 23 meeting to Feb. 2.
The Weston School District Board of Education handled several procedural actions by voice vote during the meeting. A motion to approve minutes for earlier meetings (Dec. 15, Jan. 5, Jan. 6, Jan. 14 and Jan. 15) was moved, seconded and approved.
The board approved a consent agenda that included acknowledgements of donations from the Weston Education Foundation and PTO contributions for school equipment. The chair thanked the Weston Education Foundation for sponsoring an assembly speaker, Harlan Cohen, and for a middle-school author-series.
On policies and bylaws, the board voted to approve a slate of documents brought up for second review but a board member asked that bylaw “9 3 2 1” (regarding time, place and notification of meetings) be removed from tonight’s approvals for additional discussion. That item will be revisited in committee and at a future meeting.
The board moved to reschedule the regular Feb. 23 meeting to Feb. 2 to hold the SLAM Phase 2 presentation at a later date; members discussed messaging to avoid confusion with an existing facilities meeting announcement.
Finance lead Bill presented the December 2025 financial report and said the district had “dug [into] our accounts” and identified savings that reduced the FY27 deficit by approximately $270,000; he reported the current deficit as $80,670.72. The December 2025 financial report was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Motions recorded in the meeting were generally voice votes; the transcript records ayes but not a roll-call tally for each item. The meeting adjourned by motion and voice vote.
What’s next: the bylaw pulled for further discussion (9 3 2 1) and the rescheduled meeting date will be handled on the board’s calendar and in committee work.
