Board approves grouped personnel items; solar project and special-education counsel on agenda
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Summary
The Somerville board approved grouped appointment and salary items for preschool–eighth (items 1–18) and ninth–twelfth (items 19–37); chair also noted a solar panel project for Vandiver and committee recommended special-education legal counsel pending approval.
At its January meeting, the Somerville Public School District Board of Education approved two grouped motions covering personnel appointments and salary guide advances.
A motion to approve items 1–18 (preschool through eighth grade appointments and salaries, contingent on verified documentation) was moved, seconded and approved by roll call. Later, the board approved items 19–37 (ninth through twelfth grade appointments and salaries) in a separate motion and roll call vote. The motions were presented as committee recommendations and no individual items were removed for separate consideration.
Chair’s remarks before the votes called attention to two agenda items of note: a solar energy project for Vandiver involving installation of new panels and removal of old panels (administration had circulated details), and approval of special-education legal counsel that had been vetted through committee interviews. The board thanked administration for the vetting process and confirmed appointments are contingent upon verified documentation.
The meeting concluded with the board closing business and adjourning at 7:42 p.m.