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← School Committee · 2026-06-09 · School Committee Meeting

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Passed · To adjourn to Executive Session · moved by Matt Hartman, seconded by Melissa Holleran Yes: Jennifer Razi-Thomas, Jennifer Grigoraitis, Seamus Kelley, Margaret Raymond Driscoll, Matt Hartman, Melissa Holleran, Sheri Leo.

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▶ 8:43 Speaker 4: working in schools is-- It's not a job, it's a vocation, and it sounds like both of you gave everything that you could to the job, and you were flexible and kept changing with the times. You went through a pandemic with us and everything. So I just want to say thank you, first of all, to both of you here, but also to the five other educators. The total accumulation of years of service is 130 with these seven educators, and that's just remarkable. So we'll always be grateful for your service to our students, and enjoy your time of open space, because that's pretty special, too.

▶ 9:18 Speaker 1: Thank you. Great. Thank you very much. Congratulations on your retirement. Okay, so we do have a need for an executive session tonight to discuss strategy with respect to the collective bargaining with MEU Units A, B, and C as an open discussion may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the school committee. This does require a roll call vote. Would anybody like to make a motion? So moved. Okay, a motion by Mr. Hartman, seconded by Ms. Holleran to go into executive session. I will call the roll. Ms. Driscoll? Yes. Mayor Grigoris? Yes. Mr. Hartman? Yes. Mr. Holleran? Yes. Ms. Holleran, I'm sorry. Me, yes. Ms. Leo? Yes. And Ms. Razzi-Thomas. Yes. Okay, that passes unanimously. We're going to go into executive session. We will return at the conclusion of executive session. So we will have to ask folks to leave the room. Thank you.