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Board approves consent agenda and playground contract; debate over Somerville High School tuition estimate
Summary
The board approved consent agenda items including personnel, districtwide appointments and a awarded playground equipment contract; a board member raised concerns about an estimated 3.3% tuition increase for Somerville High School tied to falling enrollment and referendum interest, which administrators said is an estimate that will be reconciled after actual enrollment and expenditures.
The Somerville Board of Education approved consent agenda items covering personnel and districtwide appointments, including a motion that encompasses an awarded playground equipment contract at Vanderveer, while also debating an estimated tuition rate increase for Somerville High School.
Board members moved and seconded approval of consent items 1–13 (preK–8) and 14–31 (9–12 and districtwide). The motions passed after roll calls; one member abstained on a subset of preK–8 items and Missus Smith recorded a 'no' vote specifically…
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