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Bourne School Committee approves contracts, grants, facilities steps and policies; votes at a glance
Summary
On Feb. 5 the committee unanimously ratified multiple labor contracts, accepted a $50,000 Early College Grant with Mass Maritime Academy, authorized an MSBA Statement of Interest for the BMS roof, raised adult lunch price to $5.50, adopted several policy revisions including new AI guidance, and approved minutes and field trips.
Bourne — At its Feb. 5 meeting the Bourne School Committee approved a set of motions covering labor contracts, grants, facility planning, policy updates and routine business.
Contract ratifications: The committee ratified several collective bargaining agreements that had been previously negotiated: the Bourne Educators Association teachers contract (motion by Kari MacRae; second by Kat/ Kathleen Quintal), the BEA administrative assistants contract (motion by Kerrie Scofield; second by Donel Beals), AFSCME Council #93 Local 30 (motion by Kendellynn Gagne; second by Donel Beals), and the BEA education support personnel contract (motion by Kari MacRae; second by Kendellynn Gagne). Roll call votes were recorded for these ratifications and passed without opposition; several motions noted the student representative was not eligible to vote.
Grants and trips: The committee voted to accept a $50,000 Early College Grant with Mass Maritime Academy to support planning for an early college program at Bourne High School (motion by Kerrie Scofield; voice vote 7-0-0). It also approved DECA overnight trips — state competition in Boston (Feb. 27–Mar. 1, 23 students attending) and a national competition in Orlando in April (attendance TBD) — by voice vote.
Facilities and food service: Director of Business Services Jordan Geist reported timelines for Jackson Field bleachers and said the BMS chiller is going out to bid; the committee authorized the superintendent to submit a Statement of Interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) to pursue a BMS roof project (motion by Emily Berry; roll call vote recorded 6-0-0 with the student rep not eligible). The committee also approved raising the adult school lunch price to $5.50 after a food service audit finding (motion by Kerrie Scofield; voice vote 7-0-0).
Policy updates: The Policy Subcommittee presented revisions to Policy EFE (civil rights complaints) and Policy JI (students’ rights and responsibilities), and the committee approved amendments to technology and digital use policies to address artificial intelligence — Policy IJNDB (use of technology in instruction) was amended to include the phrase “including artificial intelligence,” IME‑E2 (digital use form) was revised to add ethical AI and academic honesty language, and a new policy IJMDD (Use of Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Education) was shared and adopted after staff review. Motions to approve and adopt these policy updates passed by voice vote.
Routine business: The committee approved regular session minutes of Jan. 8, 2025, and adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
The meeting record shows unanimous committee support on the actions listed; implementation steps and next procedural dates were noted where applicable (e.g., budget hearing on Feb. 26, MSBA SOI submission as the first step for a potential roof project).
