What was said

School Committee, March 13, 2023

the recording · 0:07 long, about 824 words spoken · captions carried this meeting well

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The town published an agenda for this meeting. No minutes have been published; the recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.

The short version

▶ 4:30The School Committee waived the second reading of transportation policy 3601 by roll call vote at a short remote special meeting.
▶ 5:33A third reading of the transportation policy is set for the Wednesday meeting, to be read in full.
▶ 5:12Public comment was invited on the policy and none was made.
▶ 6:16The committee voted to enter executive session on security deployment and did not return to public session.

Why it matters — our reading

Policy 3601 governs school transportation, so the third reading is the last public step before the committee can adopt it, and the second reading drew no public comment.
The security discussion took place in closed session, so no public record shows what was decided about it.

Watch next

Third reading of transportation policy 3601 at the Wednesday meeting, read in full.

executive session policy public comment public safety transportation

Present: Dr Burnham (superintendent); Mrs Carol ashambo (chair); Mr Brian Leighton (vice chair); Mrs Laura Kelly (secretary); Mr Peter beardmore (member); Miss Courtney Fuller (recording secretary); miss Peterson (staff (checked LPS account for comments)). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

▶ 4:30Waive the second reading of policy 3601, the transportation policy — moved by Mr Leighton, as heardpassed (roll call: Kelly, Leighton, beardmore yes; the chair's vote not captioned)

And 1 procedural: go into executive session on security personnel/devices strategy and adjourn following it, not returning to public session (▶ 6:16).

The money

Nothing touching money was heard beyond the transfers.

Settled without a vote

▶ 5:33A third reading of the transportation policy will be held at the Wednesday meeting, read in full.

Public comment

▶ 5:12Public comment invited; a member of the public (miss algarin) was asked if she had comments on the transportation policy, and none were made.

Where the time went

Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.

policy1 min · 19%
transportation1 min · 19%
executive session1 min · 15%
public safety1 min · 15%
public comment1 min · 15%

The whole meeting, in order

▶ 0:03Call to order, roll call and open meeting law remote-meeting statementinformational · 3:46 long
▶ 3:49Transportation policy 3601 second reading waivedvoted · 1:23 long · policy, transportation
▶ 5:12Public commentno comments · 1:04 long · public comment
▶ 6:16Executive session on security deploymentvoted to enter and adjourn after · 1:05 long · executive session, public safety

What the captions could not carry

The chair's own vote on the waiver is not captioned (three yes votes heard)
Mr scholumbrini was absent

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