Jessica Dugan

On record 2014-01-14 to 2017-12-12. Derived from vote rosters and the minutes' attendance tables, not an official biography; the record of structured votes begins in 2012.

Service

Body	Seat	Role	From	To	Meetings
School Committee		member	2014-01-14	2017-12-12	81

Votes

266 votes cast: 266 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain; 0 against the majority on 106 contested motions; moved 68, seconded 53; recorded absent for 61. All rows (JSON).

2017-12-12 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [6 TO 0] · Second vote required on Policy JFABB: International Students

2017-12-12 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [6 TO 0] · Warrants

2017-12-12 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [6 TO 0] · Monthly Budget Summary

2017-12-12 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [6 TO 0] · Maintenance Report

2017-11-28 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] · Warrants

2017-11-14 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [6 TO 0] · Cafeteria Report

2017-11-14 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [6 TO 0] · Warrants

2017-11-14 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [6 TO 0] · Second vote - Policy IJNDB: Acceptable Use

2017-11-14 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [6 TO 0] · Second vote - Policy IJND: Access to Digital Resources

2017-11-14 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [6 TO 0] · Second vote - Policy DKC: Expense Reimbursements

2017-11-14 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [6 TO 0] · Second vote - Policy DJE: Procurement Requirements

2017-11-14 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [6 TO 0] · Second vote - Policy BHE: Use of Electronic Messaging by Members

2017-10-24 · School Committee absent · ADOPTED [5 TO 0] · Warrants

2017-10-17 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] · Second vote required Policy BEDA: Notification of School Committee Meetings

2017-10-17 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] · Second vote required Policy BDD: Committee/Superintendent Relationship

2017-10-17 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] · Second vote required Policy BBBA/B: Member Qualifications/Oath of Office

2017-10-17 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] · Second vote required Policy BBA: Powers and Duties

2017-10-17 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] · Second vote required Policy ADC: Smoking/Vaping on School Premises

2017-10-17 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] · Warrants

2017-10-17 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] · Monthly Budget Summary

2017-09-26 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [5 TO 0] · Second vote required Policy KBE: Relations with Parent and Booster Organizations

2017-09-26 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [5 TO 0] · Warrants

2017-09-12 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] · Second vote required - Policy KEC: Public Complaints about Curriculum or Instructional Materials

2017-09-12 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] · Second vote required - Policy KEB: Public Complaints About School Personnel

2017-09-12 · School Committee yes · ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] · Second vote required - Policy JICG: Tobacco Use by Students

On video

10 h 32 min of speech identified by voice across 86 recordings (2399 turns). Attribution is by voice match against this person's enrolled voice, not a human transcript; each clip links to the moment. All rows (JSON).

▶ 2024-04-23 Hi everyone. I'm Jessica Dugan, 58 Crescent Ave. Um, it's very difficult for me to say what I plan to say after listening to Miss Means. Um, I have a tremendous amount of respect for the educators in this room, and I 100% co-sign every...

▶ 2024-04-23 to a friend who reminded me today that it's always important to say hard things out loud and directly to the people you're saying them too. So, um, for that, I'm glad to be here. And thank you all for listening. Um, I'd like to just...

▶ 2024-04-23 Um, we would like to thank you all for your deliberate budget process this year. It's with extremely limited resources. You've detailed the responsible budget that clearly responds to the complicated needs of Melrose students and our...

▶ 2024-04-23 All of our arts programs provide a life-changing experience for so many of our students. Their inclusion and belonging, mental health, creativity, academic readiness, and so much more. These opportunities are a lifeline for many students

▶ 2024-04-23 and provide one, um, for some of them, one of the few outlets to engage deeply in their school community. Um, it's easy to say that you value our arts program. I know that every one of you do, um, and are thinking that in your heads...

▶ 2024-04-23 It is essential to the core values of our district. And we are asking you to please find a way to fund this role. Um, this letter signed, I'll share a link to a live doc with you. There are quite a few, um, families in our community...

▶ 2024-04-23 Um, quite frankly, by this time, a lot of us are looking toward what's next. Uh, but here I am. I'm extremely concerned with any of the cuts at the high school, especially the teaching staff that is being cut. Um, at this point in time,...

▶ 2024-04-23 Um, so again, in your impossible decisions, I hope that you can consider that for the visual and performing arts role. Um, many of you know that I ride hard for the Melrose Band. A leadership of that department for the past few years...

▶ 2024-04-23 Um, I'm not a huge fan personally of musicals, but my dad is about to perform with, uh, in the Sweeny Todd cast with Mia this weekend. We need more of that. We need more collaboration. We need more community. Bringing the community into...

▶ 2024-04-23 that our current director has shown irreplaceable value in what the role can bring. I don't understand why we would risk losing a highly effective leader only to hire someone who has to start from scratch a few weeks later. If we're...

Attendance

From the attendance tables in full minutes (2013 onward): 0 present, 0 absent, 0 remote, 0 late, 0 excused. All rows (JSON).