Jennifer McAndrew
Service
| Body | Seat | Role | From | To | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Committee | member | 2018-01-09 | 2021-01-30 | 67 | |
| School Committee | chair | 2021-02-09 | 2022-12-13 | 43 | |
| School Committee | member | 2023-01-10 | 2024-12-20 | 43 | |
| City Council | member | 2023-05-10 | 2023-05-10 | 1 | |
| School Committee | vice-chair | 2025-01-07 | 2025-12-16 | 21 |
Votes
yes
· To Adjourn to Executive Session ·
ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
yes
· To Appoint Ms. Cari Berman as Superintendent of Schools pending successful negotiations, ·
Vote: Superintendent Hiring Process
yes
· To Approve the CTE Policy Amendment ·
Vote: CTE Policy Amendment
yes
· To Approve the Competency Determination Policy ·
Vote: MHS Competency Determination Policy
yes
· To Approve the 2026-2027 school year calendar ·
Vote: 2026-2027 School Year Calendar
yes
· Motion to Approve remaining supplemental appropriation lines: $97,000 for Franklin, $656,000 for elementary, $533,000 for the middle school, $363,000 for the high school, and $1,469,500 for teaching and learning, for a total of $3,118,500. ·
Vote: FY26 Supplemental Budget Request
yes
· To Approve the District Wide Admin Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of $700,300.00 ·
Vote: FY26 Supplemental Budget Request
yes
· To Approve Monthly Grants ·
Monthly Budget/Grants
yes
· To Approve the Consent Agenda ·
CONSENT AGENDA
yes
· To Adjourn to Executive Session ·
ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
yes
· To Approve the Competency Determination Policy ·
Review: MHS Competency Determination Policy
yes
· To Postpone the voting of the 2026-2027 calendar until the December 16th meeting ·
Vote: 2026-2027 School Year Calendar
yes
· To Approve the Monthly Budget Summary/Revolving Accounts ·
Monthly Budget Summary/Revolving Accounts
yes
· To Approve the Consent Agenda ·
CONSENT AGENDA
yes
· Motion to nominate Seamus Kelley for the position of School Committee Chair for the 2026 calendar year ·
Vote: 2026 Chair and Vice Chair Preliminary Vote
yes
· To Adjourn to Executive Session ·
EXECUTIVE SESSION
yes
· To Approve the Concussion Report ·
Vote: Concussion Report
yes
· To Approve Policies IJND and IJNDB ·
Vote: IJND and IJNDB Policies
yes
· To Approve the JJF Policy ·
Vote: JJF Policy
yes
· To Approve the Athletic Waiver ·
Vote: MHS Athletic Dept. Waiver
yes
· To Approve the Roosevelt School Improvement Plan ·
Vote: Roosevelt School Improvement Plan
yes
· To Approve the Roosevelt School Improvement Plan ·
Vote: Roosevelt School Improvement Plan
yes
· To approve the Monthly Budget Summary/Grants/Revolving Accounts ·
Vote: Monthly Budget Summary/Grants/Revolving Accounts
yes
· Consent Agenda ·
CONSENT AGENDA
yes
· To adjourn ·
ADJOURN
On video
▶ 2026-05-21
Hi, everyone. Thank you for having me. My name's Jen McAndrew. I live at 12 Sears Ave. I'm here to speak tonight, and proudly support the appointment before you of Mark McKinnon to the Melrose Housing Authority board. I've known Mark...
▶ 2025-12-16
Good evening everyone, and welcome to this meeting of the Melrose School Committee. The date is Tuesday, December 16th, 2025. The time is 7:00 PM My name is Jen McAndrew. I'm the Vice chair of the committee. Ms. O'Connor, will you...
▶ 2025-12-16
And with six present and one absent. We have a quorum and are ready to proceed. Let us stand as we are able for the pledge
▶ 2025-12-16
Thanks everyone. Uh, let me note for the record that tonight's meeting is being, um, recorded and broadcast by our friends at MMTV, with our thanks as always.
▶ 2025-12-16
Um, first up tonight we have public comment. Um, if there's anyone who would like to speak tonight during public comment, you can go ahead and sign in. Um, and we're happy to, um, hear your thoughts this evening.
▶ 2025-12-16
While we're waiting for that, Ms. O'Connor, is there anyone online for public comment? There is not. No one online
▶ 2025-12-16
And no commenters in person, or are there none. Okay. Thank you so much, Mr. Driscoll. Thanks everybody. Um, I will note that we received, um, about a dozen emails this week and we're, I know the committee member, it's all read and...
▶ 2025-12-16
of our student representatives. Our student representatives are not here. I know tonight there is a lot going on, including varsity bas, girls basketball, and VER track and a band concert Districtwide. So we look forward to an update...
▶ 2025-12-16
Any questions on the enrollment port? Looks pretty similar to last one. Mm-hmm. Yeah, very similar. Excellent. Thank you. Alright, that's all I have is any other updates. Okay. Thank you. Moving on. Um, next on our agenda is the consent...
▶ 2025-12-16
Seeing then, is there a motion to approve made by Mr. Kelly? Seconded by Ms. Rezi Thomas. All in favor?