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At a glance: votes taken by the Brookline School Committee on March 26
Summary
The committee approved acceptance of gifts, lease extensions for community classrooms, a one‑year student transportation contract extension, updates to restraint and medication policies, and a middle‑school CTE pathways policy; it also approved support for the town’s environmentally preferable procurement policy and several facility budget reallocations.
At the March 26 meeting the Brookline School Committee approved a series of routine and substantive items. Key outcomes:
- Acceptance of gifts: Finance subcommittee recommended two gifts; the committee approved (roll‑call yes votes recorded). - Lease extensions: Committee approved lease extensions for community classroom space (Temple Emeth and another congregation) after clarification on CPI indexing. - Transportation contract: Committee approved a 1‑year extension for student transportation (finance recommended; committee voted yes). - PSB restraint policy (E2B): Second reading and adoption of updated language to include time‑out and restraint protocols; vote passed. - Administration of medications (E2D): Second reading and approval for revised medication administration/delegation policy. - Middle‑school CTE pathways: Adopted policy requiring exposure to CTE options (including agricultural school as an option) in middle school. - Support for town procurement policy: Committee voted to support the town’s environmentally preferable product procurement policy to maintain grant eligibility. - Facilities and budget items: Committee approved reallocations to the FY27 repair & maintenance budget, authorized hiring of additional HVAC technicians (town hires expected to reduce outsourced costs) and transferred a prior FY balance into the FY27 deferred‑maintenance appropriation to fund prioritized projects.
All recorded motions in this meeting passed without recorded opposition. For details on vote tallies and the text of each motion, see the meeting minutes and staff memos.
