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Votes and actions: Cohasset School Committee (virtual meeting)

Cohasset School Committee · August 3, 2026
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Summary

The committee recorded unanimous roll-call approvals for the updated restraint policy (JKAA), endorsement of the school stabilization fund, acceptance of a $15,000 donation, adoption of a revised committee calendar, and adjournment; personnel posting for an interim finance director was discussed but not voted.

At its virtual meeting the Cohasset School Committee recorded the following official actions by roll call:

- Adopted updated physical restraint/seclusion/time-out policy (file JKAA) — motion by Mister McClellan, second by Miss Leskie; vote 4–0 (approved).

- Endorsed continuation of the school's special stabilization fund — motion by Mister McClellan, second by Miss Ziede; vote 4–0 (approved). The chair stated the Select Board had approved continuation the previous evening.

- Accepted a $15,000 donation from the Clark Chatterton Memorial Fund for the wellness recreation courtyard project — motion by Mister McClellan, second by Miss Leskie; vote 4–0 (approved). The donation will be routed through the landscaping contractor performing the work.

- Adopted a revised committee calendar moving the late-August meeting from the 19th to the 26th — motion moved and seconded; vote 4–0 (approved).

- Moved to adjourn — motion carried 4–0.

Separately, the superintendent reported the short-tenured director of finance and operations resigned and has posted the interim position; that staffing action was informational in the transcript and did not record a committee vote.