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Committee recommends FY27 education appropriation and approves multiple donations
Summary
The committee moved to recommend the FY2027 Nantucket education appropriation (transcript recorded a motion citing $46,174,847 and a recommended total of $45,574,847) and approved several donations to Nantucket High School and student activity accounts by voice vote.
At the March 24 meeting the committee considered and moved to recommend the FY2027 public-education appropriation for the 2026 annual town meeting. The motion was recorded in the meeting with two related figures: a motion citing $46,174,847 and a stated recommended public-school total of $45,574,847; the committee proceeded to approve appropriations-related motions and other routine financial items.
The committee approved the following donations and transfers by voice vote after motions were made and seconded:
• J Brown Builders — $500 to the Nantucket High School gift account for the music department Disney field trip (approved).
• MIT Club of Cape Cod — $600 to the Nantucket High School gift account for STEM (approved).
• Island Lumber — $1,500 to the Nantucket High School gift account for the wood shop program (approved).
• E and A Divine — $10,000 to the Nantucket High School gift account for the music department (approved).
• Network for Good — $300 to the Nantucket High School student activity account for student council (approved) and a separate $150 donation for the student activity account (approved).
• Jamie Topham Scholarship Fund — donation to the Nantucket High School student activity fund for a student council mental-health awareness project (amount noted in transcript but the specific dollar amount for this item was not specified).
The committee also approved transfers and invoices as presented. Vote tallies were not recorded on the transcript beyond unanimous voice votes of 'Aye.'
