Meeting Recap: 4/7/25

Following the approval of the consent agenda (consisting entirely of past meeting minutes) we witnessed the awarding of a governor’s commendation to Andrews Principal Jennifer Skane for her response to February’s fire in a first floor bathroom.

Dr. Galusi shared information about the searches for the open positions of Assistant Superintendent of Academics (the role she held prior to her appointment as Interim Superintendent) and Director of English Language Learners (Paul Teixeira has been named as the new Superintendent in Provincetown). [Of note to the community, please fill out the surveys sent by email last week to provide initial thoughts on what you are looking for in these roles, whether or not you are interested in serving on the search committee.]

We then reviewed some additional updates to the graduation requirements, clarifying who can participate in graduation, the requirements associated with the recent high school math curriculum shift, protocols for assessing competency determinations for selected populations of students, and the issuing of diplomas to alums whose did not receive diplomas due to MCAS requirements.

Dr. Cushing presented an update on the Andrews/McGlynn HVAC project and after some questions about solar energy, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and opportunities for remediation of not-included work, the committee approved the request to Medford City Council for a $25,775,000 bond to complete this work.

The final order of business before condolences was a motion to update the graduation requirements (yes, again!) to provide additional flexibility around the physical education requirement to make room for other elective courses.

Due to the timing of school vacation week, our only other regular meeting of the month will be next week. Same bat time, same bat channel.