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Attorney Keith, who led the revision, told the subcommittee the changes were intended to make the document more transparent and readable without altering current practice. \"The purpose or the changes here were not made to change any actual current practice, and there were no issues raised with the current practice,\" Attorney Keith said, adding the rewrite organizes principles, definitions and notification requirements.

The revision incorporates input from students affiliated with the Tiger Valley Project and other public forums. Attorney Keith said he added a definitions section to clarify terms such as \"public safety emergency,\" \"non-emergency law enforcement investigation purpose,\" and \"bona fide law enforcement purpose,\" and he expanded language describing who may view recorded video, including civilian analysts at RTAC and SPD video analysts.

Committee members debated notification language when SPD accesses interior cameras. Attorney Keith proposed using \"superintendent or superintendent's designee\" to preserve flexibility; several members said they were comfortable naming the director of safety and security in addition to that phrase. \"I feel like I've seen in several contracts that we have superintendents designee,\" said Miss Hurst during the discussion; other members said naming both the superintendent's designee and the safety director would be an acceptable compromise.

Director Adam Fenn described existing audit practices and efforts to streamline them. \"They email me every time they log on, I file it,\" Fenn said, explaining that the IT office currently runs audit reports and that staff are working to give the safety office direct access to standard reports showing who accessed which camera, when and at what school.

Attorney Keith said the revision also clarifies that the school resource officer (SRO) agreement is a separate contract and is not altered by this camera-access MOU. He noted training language was adjusted to allow limited law enforcement trainings that use footage but to prohibit trainings with students present.

A motion to move the revised MOU to the full committee passed on a roll call. Miss Miller voted yes, Miss Hurst voted yes and Mister Collins was recorded absent. Committee members thanked students and staff for sustained engagement and said the document reflected many of the community's concerns.

Next steps: the subcommittee will forward the revised agreement to the full school committee; staff and lawyers will continue to finalize precise notification and audit language before the full-body vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SPS: Budget & Finance / Legislative & Contracts Subcommittee Meeting 1/29/25","oneSentenceSummary","After months of public input and student suggestions, a subcommittee moved a revised interdepartmental agreement between Springfield Public Schools and the Springfield Police Department on camera access to the full school committee; attorneys said edits clarify practice, notification and audit access while leaving SRO agreement separate.","taxTitle","Springfield Public Schools, School Boards, Massachusetts","taxId",38504,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6359760,"Subcommittee approves $6.48 million EPA award to buy 25 electric school buses",470,24900,495230,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2176024-cd18bfe1c0d7e1b28ebc34f21ebbc453&start=24&end=495","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2176024-cd18bfe1c0d7e1b28ebc34f21ebbc453/thumbnail_24900.jpg","/articles/6359760/Massachusetts/Subcommittee-approves-648-million-EPA-award-to-buy-25-electric-school-buses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6359760-48b0cab49e5869f7213ea43f68e27d7e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770783448&Signature=mafcx1yC9Zrx-sOjjKCWWVpm--hO8MZjVSCyjC-remLLD08wOyD14RJ8RhYLd-rwq1-OatIVCMucyKC7y5PzMIrsvTaZXoDeLDMLJqZ7NZuC73b9sKNiacOuGAbj1-UIrM-IwZafWfUtKGoSDdjieLsfCvkkqQ3zLPszhcPub8sbMg2cB~e4DC3OI6IViGbnZpaSawlI6WkCAHOSMq9OHTPLbL0nFSM93J~UiwVpBoFHUB~YNHRL5ohux4y9SvX5jQaZaezwL0LOuSItBUvAQ8eJubRZ2UUrPG7StQS0LmUy8SlgguKdAPXN3nMxHN4NOaM9TSDEWAfSfan5D1k2cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A joint meeting of the Springfield School Committee subcommittees on budget and finance and legislative and contracts voted to accept $6,481,672 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles program to buy 25 electric school buses and associated charging equipment.

The superintendent and district staff told the subcommittee the total project cost is about $9.9 million and that roughly $3.4 million in matching funds will be required for charging infrastructure. \"We're really excited to bring this grant to you ... The total project is actually $9,900,000 and there's about $3,400,000 in matching funds,\" said Chief Roche, who described the buses and the chargers the award would fund.

The grant award requires the district to take 25 diesel buses offline; the district does not own 25 diesel buses itself, staff said. To meet the requirement the application named 25 diesel buses owned by the contracted vendor First Student, including vehicle identification numbers, and those vehicles were certified in the application as the ones to be retired under the program.

Committee members asked how ownership, garaging and long-term benefit to the district would be handled if a vendor change occurs. \"...we're almost making it as if they're going to be the ones awarded the contract in advance,\" said Miss Hurst, urging caution about purchasing buses that a private vendor might later own and garage.

Staff said discussions are planned with First Student to negotiate arrangements so Springfield Public Schools receives the anticipated benefit. They also described a timeline stretching over several years because of vehicle ordering, equipment installation and coordination with the utility. \"The biggest delay in the whole thing is actually the utility company ... they told us they're about 3 years away,\" staff said, adding the grant term is five years and that staff believe the timeline is achievable.

A motion to accept expenditure of $6,481,672 from the EPA was made and seconded. In a roll call recorded by the clerk, Miss Monroe Wheeler voted yes, Miss Hurst voted yes and Miss Gresham was recorded absent. The subcommittee chair said there were sufficient votes and the matter passed.

The committee said it will meet with First Student to define ownership, maintenance and savings-split arrangements and return to the committee with proposed language and options before implementation. Staff also noted that drivers employed by First Student would not need different licensure to operate electric buses.

Votes at a glance: The subcommittee approved accepting the EPA Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles grant award of $6,481,672 to Springfield Public Schools for 25 electric buses and charging infrastructure.

The district will continue contract discussions with First Student and report back to the committee on ownership, garaging, and the plan for matching funds and electrical infrastructure timeline.","A Springfield School Committee subcommittee voted to accept $6,481,672 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 25 electric school buses and charging infrastructure; the project totals roughly $9.9 million with about $3.4 million in expected matching funds and a five-year grant period.","actionData","errors"]

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