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Dorie Withey

On record 2022-01-11 to 2025-12-16. Derived from vote rosters and the minutes' attendance tables, not an official biography; the record of structured votes begins in 2012.

Service

BodySeatRoleFromToMeetings
School Committeemember 2022-01-112023-09-2639
City Councilmember 2023-05-102023-05-101
School Committeechair 2023-10-102023-12-195
School Committeevice-chair 2024-01-092025-01-0723
School Committeechair 2025-01-282025-12-1620

Votes

458 votes cast: 456 yes, 2 no, 0 abstain; 1 against the majority on 7 contested motions; moved 19, seconded 60; recorded absent for 39. All rows (JSON).

2025-12-16 · School Committee yes · To Adjourn to Executive Session · ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
2025-12-16 · School Committee yes · To Appoint Ms. Cari Berman as Superintendent of Schools pending successful negotiations, · Vote: Superintendent Hiring Process
2025-12-16 · School Committee yes · To Approve the CTE Policy Amendment · Vote: CTE Policy Amendment
2025-12-16 · School Committee yes · To Approve the Competency Determination Policy · Vote: MHS Competency Determination Policy
2025-12-16 · School Committee 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
2025-12-16 · School Committee yes · To Approve the District Wide Admin Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of $700,300.00 · Vote: FY26 Supplemental Budget Request
2025-12-09 · School Committee yes · To Adjourn to Executive Session · ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
2025-12-09 · School Committee yes · To Approve the Competency Determination Policy · Review: MHS Competency Determination Policy
2025-12-09 · School Committee yes · To Postpone the voting of the 2026-2027 calendar until the December 16th meeting · Vote: 2026-2027 School Year Calendar
2025-12-09 · School Committee yes · To Approve the Monthly Budget Summary/Revolving Accounts · Monthly Budget Summary/Revolving Accounts
2025-12-09 · School Committee yes · To Approve the Consent Agenda · CONSENT AGENDA
2025-12-09 · School Committee 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
2025-11-18 · School Committee yes · To Adjourn to Executive Session · EXECUTIVE SESSION
2025-11-18 · School Committee yes · To Approve the Concussion Report · Vote: Concussion Report
2025-11-18 · School Committee yes · To Approve Policies IJND and IJNDB · Vote: IJND and IJNDB Policies
2025-11-18 · School Committee yes · To Approve the JJF Policy · Vote: JJF Policy
2025-11-18 · School Committee yes · To Approve the Athletic Waiver · Vote: MHS Athletic Dept. Waiver
2025-11-18 · School Committee yes · To Approve the Roosevelt School Improvement Plan · Vote: Roosevelt School Improvement Plan
2025-10-28 · School Committee yes · To adjourn · ADJOURN
2025-10-28 · School Committee yes · To approve the 2026 School Committee meeting dates · Vote: School Committee Calendar for 2026
2025-10-28 · School Committee yes · To postpone the vote on the concussion report until the November 18th meeting · ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE CHAIR
2025-10-28 · School Committee yes · To approve the Lincoln School Improvement Plan · Vote: Lincoln School Improvement Plan
2025-10-28 · School Committee yes · To approve the Hoover School Improvement Plan · Vote: Hoover School Improvement Plan
2025-10-28 · School Committee yes · To approve the grants report, cafeteria report and the special education report · Vote: Monthly Budget Summary/Grants
2025-10-28 · School Committee yes · Approve the JJF Policy with the amended language · Vote: JJF Policy

On video

No voice-identified speech on record for this person. Their voice has been heard 2 times when recognized by the chair, in 1 recording; a profile needs three such turns across two recordings.

Attendance

From the attendance tables in full minutes (2013 onward): 2 present, 0 absent, 0 remote, 0 late, 0 excused. All rows (JSON).