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School Committee waives policy first readings, adopts edits and reappoints superintendent to Reeds Collaborative
Summary
The East Bridgewater School Committee waived first readings to approve a slate of policy language updates (including removal of JKA and KCB and addition of LBC) and reappointed Dr. Gina Williams as the district's Reeds Collaborative representative; votes were recorded by voice and no roll-call tallies were provided.
The East Bridgewater School Committee on March 17 waived the formal first readings of a package of policy updates and approved the slate as the second reading, then reappointed Superintendent Dr. Gina Williams as the district's representative on the Reeds Collaborative board for the 2026'27 school year.
Committee discussion said the policy changes primarily update language and legal cross-references using a Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) model. The slate included edits in sections J and K, the removal of policy JKA (whose corporal-punishment language was incorporated into JKAA), removal of KCB where intent was covered elsewhere, and the addition of policy LBC.
Rather than read each policy aloud, members moved to waive first readings so the group could consider the policies together. A motion to waive the first reading of the policies was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote; the transcript records no roll-call tally. The committee then voted to approve the edits: Peter moved the approval; Crystal seconded; the motion carried by voice vote (tally not specified in the transcript).
The committee also approved a motion to reappoint Dr. Gina Williams to the Reeds Collaborative board for the 2026'27 year; the motion was moved by Crystal and seconded by Peter and carried by voice vote.
Procedural note: a member asked that the agenda minutes list every policy by name so future reviewers can easily find the changes; the clerk and policy subcommittee were assigned follow-up to include the policy list in the official minutes.
The meeting closed after community announcements and a motion to adjourn. EB Cam recorded the session.
