Votes at a glance: field trips, METCO grant, handbooks, officer elections
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Summary
The committee approved out‑of‑state field trips, accepted a $15,000 METCO grant, approved Bedford High and JGMS handbook revisions, and elected next year's chair, vice chair and secretary in roll‑call votes.
At the 06/10/2024 meeting the School Committee recorded several formal actions by roll call:
- Out‑of‑state field trips approved: Kennedy Lake Park trip (06/14/2024) and the eighth‑grade Washington, D.C., trip (May 27–30, 2025). Vote: recorded in meeting as affirmative (5–0–0).
- METCO Racial Equality Initiative grant accepted: $15,000 to support follow‑up work for K–12 restorative practices. Vote: recorded as affirmative (5–0–0).
- Minutes: The committee approved the 05/28/2024 minutes.
- Bedford High School student handbook: Committee approved proposed revisions for the 2024–25 school year (roll‑call vote recorded as unanimous/affirmative).
- JGMS student handbook: Committee approved JGMS handbook revisions using alternative metrics outlined in an accompanying memo (roll‑call vote recorded as affirmative; one member indicated an intention to abstain from earlier discussion).
- Officer Elections: Committee nominated and approved officers for the coming year by roll call: Sheila as chair, Sarah as vice chair, and Angel as secretary (votes recorded by roll call during the reorganizational agenda).
- Executive session motion: The chair moved to adjourn into executive session to conduct strategy for nonunion personnel and collective bargaining (Unit A, Unit B, and the Bedford Education Association). Motion was seconded and taken.
The meeting minutes will record the formal roll‑call tallies and names associated with each vote; the committee announced the outcomes during the meeting.
