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Select Board withdraws proposed independent-school-review article after tense exchanges with School Board
Summary
Chair Brian Mills withdrew an article that would have asked the School Board for an independent review after a prior meeting included pointed remarks; the Select Board said it will instead request a joint meeting and invited direct communication with the School Board.
The Select Board voted to withdraw an article proposing an independent review of the Andover School after Chair Brian Mills described previous meetings with the School Board as tense and personally disrespectful. Mills said the board lacks authority to compel the School Board and that a direct invitation to meet would be a better first step.
Mills described feeling "disrespected, blamed and humiliated" at a prior meeting and said the Select Board will instead ask the School Board to meet jointly to discuss concerns and options for possible savings. The motion to withdraw the article carried. Board members also noted historical funding details about a prior district exit and related payments raised during the prior discussion, but no formal action regarding the school budget was taken at this meeting.
