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Finance subcommittee chair Miss Chisholm reported that subcommittee members reviewed warrants and account balances and found no concerns. The committee approved four warrants submitted by the business office with a single voice vote. The warrants listed by the subcommittee were:
- Warrant 1: $467,812.75
- Warrant 2: $1,464,768.52
- Warrant 3: $355,002.66 (transcript shows 355002.66.46; amount reported to subcommittee materials)
- Warrant 4: $1,598,202.28

The committee approved a subcommittee motion authorizing Director Burnham to dispose of the driver-education car now that the district no longer offers in-district driver’s education. Finance subcommittee materials noted the vehicle is an asset available for disposal under standard procedures.

Members also approved stipends for seven content specialists; subcommittee discussion referenced the NAISC budget line as the funding source. The meeting record included some inconsistent references to stipend amounts; the committee approved the stipends as presented in the subcommittee materials and voted to move the item forward.

On capital planning, members raised the district’s capital improvement request and the gap between the request and the city’s appropriation. Public commenters earlier in the meeting had urged clearer public communication about large capital needs. Rachel Kuberry, a parent and Harold Wyman school parent, told the committee during public comment: “I still have big questions around the capital budget request and the capital improvement plan... I wanna hear more about what we're gonna do for that $11,000,000 part that wasn't funded.” The committee acknowledged the shortfall and discussed prioritizing safety items (security upgrades) and urgent repairs (playground, roof) while pursuing task-force and mayoral coordination for additional funding.

Actions recorded in the meeting included the warrant approvals (voice vote), the disposal authorization (subcommittee motion, voice vote) and the stipend approvals (voice vote). The committee directed the resources and policy subcommittees to continue work on capital-item prioritization and security planning; members discussed bringing security-related briefings into an executive session when specifics required confidentiality.

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Superintendent Dr. Crowley told the committee that the district’s policy currently offers regular education busing to “all students K to 12 who live more than a mile and a half” from their assigned school, and makes exceptions “in the opinion of a superintendent” when a hazard is involved and for pupils with medical documentation. He said the district recently signed a new contract with North Suburban Transportation and recommended maintaining policy continuity while redistricting is phased in so families are given advance notice of any changes.

Committee members asked for clearer operational guidance and for the transportation coordinator and traffic-safety personnel to define how “hazard” determinations will be made. Policy subcommittee chair Miss Cormier said the transportation coordinator had confirmed that traffic-safety officer Stokes is the city official who evaluates hazards; Cormier said that officer Stokes or another designated traffic official could report on the process at a future meeting. Member Miss Wetzel urged that families already receiving bussing not be surprised in September by sudden service changes.

The committee reached several next steps by consensus:
- The policy’s substance (1.5-mile eligibility; superintendent discretion for hazards; medical exceptions) will remain in effect for the 2025–26 year while redistricting proceeds.
- Staff will collect route and ridership data after the first round of redistricting and will work with the transportation contractor, the transportation coordinator, and the city traffic-safety officer (Officer Stokes) to define a protocol for hazard determinations and for stop reassessment.
- The transportation coordinator aims to have final bus routes and route notifications to families in August; the committee noted routes will be published to families before school starts.
- The policy subcommittee will propose language clarifications (non-substantive wording changes) for review on June 20 so the administration has guidance when building routes.

Members raised operational tradeoffs: more stops can lengthen trip times and require earlier pick-up times, and changing the mile threshold or adding stops could affect route timing even if the number of buses stays the same. Dr. Crowley asked stakeholders — the transportation contractor, transportation coordinator, and the traffic-safety officer — to meet with the committee or subcommittee to define hazard criteria and implementation protocols. The committee also reminded the public that the district uses a bus-tracking app to let families monitor bus locations in real time.

No formal change to the transportation policy was adopted at the June 10 meeting; the committee instead directed staff to gather data, consult with city safety officials, and return recommendations before changes are implemented.

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The appointment followed public, live interviews in which each committee member asked one question of each candidate. Chair Ellen Crowley opened the interviews and explained the selection criteria: alignment with the recreation director’s mission to “promote the health and welfare of citizens of Woburn by providing a safe, affordable, and most importantly, enjoyable recreation program” and alignment with the Woburn Public Schools’ strategic plan.

Candidates described priorities that included expanding adaptive and inclusive programming and strengthening outreach. Amy Klennick, introduced herself as a lifelong Woburn resident who has worked in the Woburn Recreation Department and now coaches locally; she said, “I think Woburn is right now lacking a little bit of the adaptive and inclusive programs that we have,” and described wanting accessible play structures and inclusive programing for children with disabilities. Ashley Kostein Shirey, who introduced herself as director of recreation at Colleges of the Fenway and a longtime coach, emphasized retention and outreach to bring families into programs: “I think you have to get out there. You have to be egregious. Maybe you go to the library and you hold some forums. Maybe you have a pop-up farmer’s market.”

After members scored candidates and deliberated, the committee made a roll-call vote to appoint Ashley Kelsey Schiray. The roll call recorded support from all present members: Mister Austin, Miss Chisholm, Miss Cormier, Mister Lipset, Mister Morenen, Miss Wetzel and Miss Crowley. Chair Crowley announced, “The will of the committee is to appoint Miss Ashley Kelsey Schiray to the Recreation Commission,” and said she will contact the appointee with next steps.

The committee noted that the appointment fulfills the school committee’s charter obligation to name a representative to the Recreation Commission and that the administration provided no recommendation. The public interview and scoring sheets were recorded as public documents.

Votes at a glance: the committee’s roll-call appointment of Ashley Kelsey Schiray was unanimous (recorded as in favor by all seven members present).","After public interviews of five applicants, the Woburn School Committee voted unanimously to appoint Ashley Kelsey Schiray as the school committee’s representative to the city’s Recreation Commission.","actionData","errors"]

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