Analysis: Town and Schools

School Advisory Councils & Committees — votes

From the town’s minutes (38 of 39 sets read) and our minutes of the recordings (0), joined per meeting: 23 substantive, 27 procedural (accepting minutes, adjourning). Where both records have a vote the town’s wording stands; none disagree on the outcome.

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Dec 1 2021approve the basketball fundraiser“motion to approve basketball fundraiser approved unanimously.”passed unanimouslythe minutesthe minutes
Nov 15 2021to approve the basketball team fundraiser“motion to approve basketball fundraiser approved unanimously.”passed unanimouslythe minutesthe minutes
Aug 30 2021Approve golf booster raffle fundraiser“fundraiser request for raffle was proposed by the golf boosters. motion to approve golf booster raffle fundraiser approved unanimously.”approved unanimouslythe minutesthe minutes
Aug 30 2021Approve football booster yard sale fundraiser“fundraiser request was proposed by the football boosters for a yard sale. motion to approve football booster yard sale fundraiser approved unanimously.”approved unanimouslythe minutesthe minutes
Jun 7 2021approve field hockey calendar fundraiser“motion to approve field hockey fundraiser approved unanimously.”passedthe minutesthe minutes
Jun 7 2021approve football gold card fundraiser“motion to approve football fundraiser approved unanimously.”passedthe minutesthe minutes
Nov 16 2020Approve basketball calendar fundraiser with COVID safety precautions“basketball calendar fundraiser with covid safety pre-cautions was approved unanimously.”passed unanimouslythe minutesthe minutes
Jul 13 2020Approve the football gold card fundraiser with social distancing stations and covid safety precautions“football gold card fundraiser with social distancing stations in the community and covid safety pre-cautions was approved unanimously.”passedthe minutesthe minutes
Jul 13 2020Approve the football car wash with covid safety precautions“football car wash with covid safety pre-cautions was approved unanimously.”passedthe minutesthe minutes
Jul 13 2020Approve the football yard sale with covid safety precautions“football yard sale with covid safety pre-cautions was approved unanimously.”passedthe minutesthe minutes
Jul 13 2020Approve a golf raffle with covid safety precautions“a golf raffle with covid safety pre-cautions was approved unanimously.”passedthe minutesthe minutes
Jan 6 2020to approve the Cross Country and Track and Field fundraiser at Chipotle on February 1st, with 33% of proceeds going to Cross Country and Track and Field“cross country and track and field fundraiser at chipotle on february 1st, 33% of proceeds go to cross country and track and field. approved unanimously.”passed unanimouslythe minutesthe minutes
Nov 4 2019Approve Boys Ice Hockey program add book fundraising request“boys ice hockey: program add book approved 6-0”passed 6-0the minutesthe minutes
Nov 4 2019Approve Boys and Girls Basketball Raffle Calendar fundraising request“boys and girls basketball raffle calendar approved 6-0”passed 6-0the minutesthe minutes
Jun 4 2019to approve a soccer calendar funding request for September to cover banquets and awards“a soccer calendar funding request was approved for september to cover banquets and awards. the fundraising request was unanimously approved.”unanimously approvedthe minutesthe minutes
Jun 4 2019to approve a football fundraiser of $20 gold cards to cover uniforms, equipment and incentives“the committee also approved a football fundraiser of $20 gold cards to cover uniforms, equipment and ===page 2=== incentives ”passedthe minutesthe minutes
Jun 4 2019to approve field hockey calendar sales for the first Monday in September“the calendar will be sold the first monday in september and was approved.”passedthe minutesthe minutes
Nov 6 2018Approve basketball booster club fundraising event (cash calendar, December 10-21)“basketball booster club requested approval of fundraising event: cash calendar over 2 weeks in december (10th-21st). it is not mandatory for any student to participate in sales. each player is requested to sell 10 calendar spots at $10 each - if more are sold, there's a money-grab incentive. family cap is to in place and funds will be used for banquet, awards, acknowledgements. winners will be notified by email. - approved (quorum achieved at this point)”passedthe minutesthe minutes
Feb 26 2015Accept the Calendar Advisory Committee Recommendation for Fall 2016: 8:30 a.m. start time for Grades 6-12, moving to 9:00 a.m. when fields are completed — moved by Katie McGuire“katie mcguire made a motion to accept this recommendation, heather sroka seconded the motion. vote: unanimous”passed unanimouslythe minutesthe minutes
Feb 26 2015Accept guidelines for calendar development process with edits — moved by Gary Asher“gary asher made a motion to accept guidelines with edits, katie mcguire seconded the motion. vote: unanimous”passed unanimouslythe minutesthe minutes
Nov 20 2014Approve the calendar guidelines — moved by Dr. Gary Asher“dr. gary asher made a motion to vote on approving the guidelines. katie mcguire second ed the motion. vote: unanimous”passedthe minutesthe minutes
Nov 20 2014Approve the calendar to present to the school committee — moved by Brandon Kibbe“brandon kibbe made motion to vote on the calendar to present to school committee. heather sroka seconded the motion, vote: unanimous”passedthe minutesthe minutes
Mar 13 2014Recommend a budget for diversity initiatives totaling $30-38,000 with specified allocations for programming, materials, grant writing, activities, staff training, curriculum, and exchange exercises“the committee voted to recommend the following budget: programming and speakers - $5-10,000, materials (including banners and other supplies) $1-2,000, grant writer - stipend $5,000”not statedthe minutesthe minutes

The town’s minutes are the record: a vote from them carries the minutes’ own words, checked verbatim. A vote from the recording only was written by a language model from machine captions — a motion as heard, and “not audible” a finding about the recording — and links to the second in the video.

As of 2026-10-11. All boards.

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Version 15 — updated September 20, 2026