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\"We have had no change in enrollment this month. We stayed at 1,728 students,\" the superintendent said during the superintendent's report. The superintendent presented the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Certificate of Academic Excellence to senior Boyan Kalpazanov and two National School Development Council awards to seniors Sue Perriner and Rhianna Cranston.

The superintendent also addressed recent federal executive orders and said the district has been reviewing guidance from state authorities and professional associations. \"There have been multiple webinars, resources, and from the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents . . . The Nantucket Public Schools continues to uphold our mission of providing a safe, inclusive learning environment for all students,\" the superintendent said.

Other updates: The superintendent announced extracurricular and student-life items including the first Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter induction (seven students), a new photography club, a Tall Ships opportunity for four NHS students (registration open through April 18 for a May 22–26 trip), and a student spaghetti fundraiser for the Europe trip in April. The committee also heard that a public hearing on staggered starts has been tabled until staff complete further investigation; a Feb. 18 workshop will cover district midyear improvement-plan updates, student-information policies and immigrant-student rights.

Ending: The superintendent closed the report and the committee moved to other agenda items; no policy changes were adopted on Feb. 4.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Nantucket School Committee - February 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The superintendent reported no enrollment change (1,728 students), presented academic awards to three seniors, and said district staff have reviewed guidance from the Massachusetts Attorney General, DESE and statewide superintendent associations on recent executive orders affecting immigrant and LGBTQ student protections.","taxTitle","Nantucket County, Massachusetts","taxId",61456,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6355215,"Votes at a glance: committee approves donations, transfers and meeting minutes",172,1496000,1668315,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2219152-56eb05fb477ab4f70d8423398622b603&start=1496&end=1668","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2219152-56eb05fb477ab4f70d8423398622b603/thumbnail_1496000.jpg","/articles/6355215/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Votes-at-a-glance-committee-approves-donations-transfers-and-meeting-minutes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6355215-37db6ae0cbbb63636939282e5fb27f50/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176452&Signature=i3T46ndTDcTuU00tFs0x470P-O49r7K1HRO7hHsKWAqWHL09s8c0959lgtlp5ue39obE6dPjEu9uQGTcZH8Vki4mXcwhpekg2TZloxr~FhxyQDlrw7Vw8CsDHTeAQP4YDRg00zNY0vNxZqlgpoiHMgOvtzlIqwrCfDNyS74Vv4jeD3t7GreTz1dWeU2uS8pL-a~yU0jSmGktWAR1yDN~FxhMKmoWsQ-PTo~tGrZl4J8jTCc9ObzRyQrqhBMOx6gk75B1Vk73-WfxjRAkMtRvz8BoZMOoatA9CcFirf~3h5aWGgkXn2yXixx0E-baVoza3dRTYmi00cVm7wZJePko2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nantucket School Committee approved multiple routine financial items and minutes by voice vote during its Feb. 4 meeting.

Approved items (voice votes; no roll-call tallies recorded):
- Accept $1,500 donation to the Nantucket High School (NHS) student-gift account from Island Lumber. Motion moved and seconded; chair called for \"All in favor? Aye.\" Outcome: approved.
- Accept $600 donation to the NHS student-gift account from the Cape Cod Club of MIT, Inc. Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.
- Accept $15,138 donation from Sustainable Nantucket to offset the salary of an agricultural position at NHS. Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.
- Transfer $12,663.70 from a dormant CPS student account to the CPS Student Council account. Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.
- Transfer $2,500 from the CPS Student Council to Year of Graduation 2029 (YOG 2029). Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.
- Transfer $2,500 from the CPS Student Council to Europe Graduation 2030. Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.
- Approve meeting minutes for Jan. 7, 2025 and Jan. 21, 2025. Motions moved and seconded; outcomes: approved.

Why it matters: These approvals fund student activities, a proposed agricultural position salary offset, and routine student-account housekeeping. The Feb. 4 record shows voice votes with \"aye\" responses; no roll-call vote counts or dissent were recorded in the provided transcript.

Ending: The committee completed the consent and financial-transfer items and proceeded to other agenda topics.","At the Feb. 4 meeting the Nantucket School Committee approved several donations and intra-district transfers and accepted minutes for Jan. 7 and Jan. 21; all items were approved by voice vote with no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6355219,"Committee hears bullying update; three substantiated high‑school incidents this year",148,1050020,1198700,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2219152-56eb05fb477ab4f70d8423398622b603&start=1050&end=1198","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2219152-56eb05fb477ab4f70d8423398622b603/thumbnail_1050020.jpg","/articles/6355219/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Committee-hears-bullying-update-three-substantiated-highschool-incidents-this-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6355219-ee3cd0601fc58aa511213a00bbadece5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176452&Signature=mp8A8y53WFPduc0CTQqiQZbryqJZJTS21jc2joWnbNXyDBdNMfMIFogxtXNOmsm1h8Ed~OvcS763xiRtEX4hKePYWTRObPBghA-mS5ZfzGTBiz3bl1Gp~KIv-jGVYpyo~wCRLSORlPVoNtRS~CjNG2zIjNaXdZr9z4-tVzJyjKZSFlRvNYNCp9rNfCnyc8uF5ZwJEbZK56RLDci8PIlGFlufuOF0ZBvaxsTjSqTQ5w8TcNMp-b93izIJ4Naj8Jt0GvbmQo1NGC7rfOznBPt9Zz732ZsnNY2e8vFF4dtygF8eLMWxvON0ZdEkcO-RNvki--Jf6rmPxwOvxGT-m40FtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","School principals told the Nantucket School Committee on Feb. 4 that the district has seen peer conflicts and reports but few formal bullying findings this school year.

\"We have no incidences of bullying,\" the elementary principal said, adding that the district teaches bullying within social‑emotional-learning curricula and that specific criteria determine whether a behavior meets the legal definition of bullying. The intermediate‑school principal said the district receives more reports than substantiations and stressed the distinction \"between bullying and bad behavior.\"

\"We do have three documented, investigated, incidences of bullying this year\" at the high school, the high‑school principal reported. The high‑school principal said the school had additional peer‑conflict and harassment issues that were investigated but did not meet the district's criteria for bullying; in those incidents staff still developed safety plans where appropriate.

Why it matters: The principals emphasized the district's process for distinguishing peer conflict from bullying and noted that substantiation requires targeted, repeated behavior that meets the established criteria. Committee members asked no follow-up questions in the Feb. 4 discussion.

Ending: The committee received the update; no discipline appeals or policy changes were reported during this session.","School principals reported no substantiated bullying at the elementary and intermediate schools but said the high school has three documented and investigated bullying incidents this year; other peer conflicts were investigated but did not meet the district's bullying criteria.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6355222,"Committee hears second-quarter budget uptick; school lunch program running a $55,000 deficit",203,1217730,1421615,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2219152-56eb05fb477ab4f70d8423398622b603&start=1217&end=1421","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2219152-56eb05fb477ab4f70d8423398622b603/thumbnail_1217730.jpg","/articles/6355222/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Committee-hears-second-quarter-budget-uptick-school-lunch-program-running-a-55000-deficit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6355222-82953f5af23ba2884f2e795eb2993dd6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176452&Signature=NxVDBxCgs-u0IJHhLDonpaVm7QZM-FvpB12MwTVCZI2GZwbES8LrWM5K0dNZ2hwctyejmvwDWnElHgtNOFDtD15IIq3v11unpPkJEKt2nIQ7z0o~zku1ckRGGWofHpQ4bmovvGbj55xNTe4vkFD4VCl3AiPCHwH5dD0uoQSOs0YZp1wd4iznbAG4FyM3i-8IvE2ycguUSrwmx1ZwOYgmNCD9ucuv7jymTq-uMl8nloGAJVI0rOCMK7ZPZ7q-~qb8Ps8A6-VFTB-nDOS6rL-6NyyTHwWDVn1Z0cig0-ozyQf1sQos3Xsn5n9T~llOHb8pI-~ulx5WZC8zWpvayrrmTw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Nantucket School Committee finance staff reported on Feb. 4 that overall expenses are up by $1,825,000 for the year and the district's school-lunch program is running a material deficit.

\"Expenses overall have increased by $1,825,000 this year, mostly due to contractual obligations over $1,500,000,\" the finance presenter said during the second-quarter budget update. Payroll expenditures were reported at 38% expended for the fiscal year-to-date, compared with 36% at the same point last year. The presenter said the district has 51% of its total budget expended to date, similar to last year.

On the community-school side, revenues increased by $23,000; the town appropriation was reported unchanged at $600,000. The presenter said community-school medical-insurance costs this year will total about $305,000 and that those costs are paid from the community-school budget rather than the district's Article 8 medical-insurance bucket.

The school lunch program was reported to be operating at about a $55,000 deficit, an improvement from approximately $93,000 at the same point last year. The presenter provided participation and reimbursement figures: 55,628 lunches and 13,476 breakfasts served year-to-date; federal/state reimbursement rates cited were $4.48 per lunch and $2.37 per breakfast. \"These reimbursements barely can cover the costs of the lunches and breakfasts that are being served,\" the presenter said.

Why it matters: The district is managing increased contractual and curriculum-related costs while the lunch program subsidy continues to grow. The presenter said he anticipates the lunch subsidy for the full year will surpass $150,000.

Energy and other costs: The presenter said oil and electricity expenses are \"pretty flat this year\" but noted the high school oil budget was adjusted for FY26 because last year it exceeded budget.

Questions and next steps: Committee members did not pose substantive questions during the update; staff said they are monitoring the increases and have adjusted next year's budget to account for projected increases.

Ending: The committee accepted the update; no budget votes were taken Feb. 4 beyond routine transfers and donations (see \"Votes at a glance\").","District finance staff reported a $1.825 million increase in expenses for the year, driven largely by contractual obligations; the school lunch program is operating at a deficit of about $55,000 and reimbursements of $4.48 per lunch and $2.37 per breakfast were cited as insufficient to cover costs.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6355225,"School nurse warns high-school staffing gap creates safety risk",158,160,158245,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2219152-56eb05fb477ab4f70d8423398622b603&start=0&end=158","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2219152-56eb05fb477ab4f70d8423398622b603/thumbnail_160.jpg","/articles/6355225/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/School-nurse-warns-high-school-staffing-gap-creates-safety-risk","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6355225-62789c9e6098fb700c9290aa2af0ebd2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176452&Signature=GUt9ilBOmsCsTYVkHCrNh9Jq-Jr5UcnvCNlubvtpSZ6eNI9TGNtGb2Ebfr79629~GaAI47rUZZziYQ~1gky1kYY6FR67Q8urozKry5Zfr~jOXKEBjTj1ToTexH~jsKM~KjIPuZJ5ZVERjpx7jK2pHMJpUGl0wCFL21XWUmoI7f~NyC1hDHRSYvWHJot4w5IjXTUrUByEf0xujMcZ-1mom6tW8qk6UfMWD2TELcvXQHR3Rd5V6oO3epB6-pICy-~aSYti64j2OeLKZlagJ3ptuZyd3MvY7kndgyo4JLUWnGivgWUz3JnGzJjspVGrkbmlGvb1u8cCadAPtWJ9adSVEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","An unnamed school nurse and parent told the Nantucket School Committee on Feb. 4 that current nursing coverage at the middle school and Nantucket High School creates a safety risk for medically fragile students.

The nurse said the combined middle- and high-school population is about 957 students and that Nantucket High School alone had 597 students as of that day. \"If one of our nurses is out, that's one nurse, and that was me today, for 965 students, which is not safe practice,\" the nurse said. She urged the committee, during budget discussions, to consider adding \"either another part-time nurse or . . . a TA or somebody to help\" and said \"we really need an RN in every building.\"

Why it matters: The nurse framed the request as a student-safety issue and tied it to rising numbers of medically fragile students during her seven years on staff. She also cited limits on who may administer certain medications: \"There are medications that the state says only an RN can give,\" she said, and described situations — field trips and sports events — in which an RN must be present if a student is taking seizure medication.

Committee response and next steps: The remark came during the public-comment portion of the meeting while the committee was discussing the budget; committee members did not announce a formal vote on adding nursing staff at the Feb. 4 meeting. The nurse asked that the topic be considered during upcoming budget deliberations.

Context and constraints: The speaker identified both school-population figures and examples of duties that require licensed nurses. The committee has the budget process underway (see separate budget article) but the February meeting record does not show an appropriation or personnel action tied to this request.

Ending: The committee heard the staffing appeal as part of broader budget discussions; no formal decision was recorded on Feb. 4.","An unnamed school nurse told the Nantucket School Committee that the number of medically fragile students and current nursing coverage at the middle and high schools creates safety concerns; she urged adding at least a part-time RN or aide and said some medications may legally require a registered nurse.","actionData","errors"]

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