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Votes at a glance: Blackstone-Millville committee approves policies, facility use and procedural items
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Blackstone-Millville Regional School Committee approved an amendment to the physical restraint policy, established an OPEB trust and investment policy, authorized facility use for a COVID vaccination clinic and passed multiple routine motions; the committee also authorized administration to begin talks to end hybrid instruction.
The Blackstone-Millville Regional School Committee on Feb. 11 approved a series of motions and routine items, including policy changes, facility use for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic and authorization for administration to open discussions with unions about ending hybrid instruction.
The committee voted to approve the consent agenda (warrants and the Jan. 14 minutes). It approved an amendment to the physical restraint prevention and behavior support policy that adds language to section 5(e) requiring that approval for any restraint lasting longer than 20 minutes be justified by the student’s continued agitation. The committee voted to establish an Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) liability trust under Massachusetts law, designate the treasurer as trustee, and adopt a related investment policy identifying Rockland Trust Company as the investment manager.
Other approved items included facility use for a Board of Health COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Feb. 19 (gym and cafeteria), disposal of two broken food warmers requested by the food-service director, approval of updated job descriptions for a Teacher of the Deaf and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), and authorization to enter the transportation memorandum of agreement with Tellstones covering payments for non-transport days. The committee also approved a motion to combine indoor and outdoor track fees into a single track fee for the year.
The committee authorized the superintendent and administration to begin formal discussions with Unit A (the teachers’ union) about moving away from the hybrid model toward either full in-person or full-remote instruction for the remainder of the school year.
Most votes were taken by voice and recorded as approved by the chair; the motion to enter executive session was carried by roll-call with individual members voting "yes." The committee did not provide individual roll-call tallies for the majority of voice votes in the public record.
