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Votes at a glance: committee ratifies educator-support contract, approves $95,000 COLA transfer and moves to executive session on BEA talks
Summary
The committee ratified a 2024–2027 educator support professional contract, approved a $95,000 FY25 transfer for nonaligned cost-of-living increases, and voted to adjourn into executive session to discuss Bedford Education Association negotiations; all motions passed 5–0.
The Bedford School Committee on June 27 approved several routine but consequential actions by unanimous roll-call votes.
Ratification of educator-support professional contract: The committee voted to ratify the 2024–2027 educator support professional memorandum of agreement previously ratified by the DEA on June 17. The superintendent noted the same leave provision was ratified by the Bedford Educator Association for support professionals and that the district is pursuing a mediator for outstanding teacher contract talks. The motion to ratify passed by roll call 5–0.
FY25 nonaligned cost-of-living transfer: The committee approved a $95,000 transfer from the school committee reserve account to cover FY25 cost-of-living adjustments for nonaligned (non‑bargaining-unit) employees, generally set at 3%. Committee members asked clarifying questions and then voted 5–0 to pass the motion.
Adjournment to executive session: The committee moved into executive session to discuss strategy related to Unit A/Unit B contract negotiations with the Bedford Education Association and did not plan to reopen to the public; the roll-call vote to enter executive session passed 5–0.
Votes (roll call): Angel: yes; Sarah Scoville: yes; Brad: yes; Sarah McGinley: yes; Chair: yes. The committee recorded each motion as approved unanimously and will forward the reserve-transfer requests to the town finance committee for action.
