Votes at a glance: Feb. 10 Blackstone-Millville School Committee

Key formal actions taken at the Blackstone-Millville Regional School Committee meeting on Feb. 10, 2022:

- Consent agenda (warrants) and minutes (Jan. 13): Approved by voice vote.

- Class of 2022 field trip to Newport: Motion to approve passed by voice vote. Trip includes a $75 Visa gift card for attendees to assist with ferry/meal/gift shop costs.

- Masking policy: Motion passed to rescind the districtwide indoor mask mandate effective Feb. 28, 2022; exceptions retained include masks on buses (federal requirement), in nurse/medical offices, days 6–10 for those returning from a positive COVID-19 case, and symptomatic individuals until symptom resolution.

- Preschool tuition: Motion passed to increase preschool tuition from $60 to $70 per month for each weekday attended; registration materials to be posted the next day.

- FY23 staffing adjustments: Motion passed to remove three proposed non-teaching positions (shared leadership with Bellingham, full-time athletic director, full-time groundskeeper) and to reinstate four teaching positions to protect classroom instruction.

- Grant/fund reallocation: Motion passed to move the salaries of two STEM teachers from SR3 grant funding to the general fund to free SR3 funds for future use.

All actions listed above passed by voice vote; the meeting transcript does not show roll-call tallies for these motions. For procedural or implementation follow-up the superintendent and business office were assigned tasks to post guidance, finalize personnel allocations and prepare updated budget materials for town review and the March 10 certification hearing.