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The committee approved the following on voice votes (motions and seconds recorded verbally; the transcript records unanimous voice approval but does not provide numerical tallies):
- Donation: Community Foundation for Nantucket to Nantucket Community School — $28,700 to support programs at 56 Center (motion moved and seconded; \"All in favor? Aye.\")
- Donation: Jean F. and David G. Nathan Fund — $250 to Nantucket Community School pool programs (moved, seconded, approved)
- Grant: Nantucket Education Trust to Nantucket Community School summer boost program — $6,000 (moved, seconded, approved)
- Grant: Remain Nantucket to Nantucket Community School for marketing and communication — $12,500 (moved, seconded, approved)
- Grant: \"1 8 foundation\" to Nantucket Public Schools to support staff programming — $15,400 (moved, seconded, approved)
- Grant: SKU Massachusetts professional learning community — $600 for Darren Lucas Hayes at Nantucket High School (moved, seconded, approved)
- Appointment: School Committee clerk Katie Bedell (motion and seconded; approved)

The committee also approved meeting minutes for April 15 (with an amendment to record presence), May 6 (with similar amendment), May 20, transfers and invoices. The transcript records \"All in favor? Aye.\" for each action but does not list roll-call vote tallies or dissenting votes.

Clerk Katie Bedell was congratulated on the appointment and the committee set a short, posted voting meeting for June 20 and a July 22 retreat.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Nantucket School Committee - June 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved seven grants and donations, appointed a school committee clerk, and approved minutes and transfers. The actions were taken by voice vote; exact tallies were not specified in the transcript.","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},6196941,"Facilities director outlines summer projects, and warns rising costs have driven up mini-split prices",207,1543000,1750000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3854557-decc4ff86ece85be5f3403ea254d7fa6&start=1543&end=1750","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3854557-decc4ff86ece85be5f3403ea254d7fa6/thumbnail_1543000.jpg","/articles/6196941/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Facilities-director-outlines-summer-projects-and-warns-rising-costs-have-driven-up-mini-split-prices","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6196941-b92d96cad5688751e6d8ad7d80d3bca0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770399171&Signature=DQZgdXxw2DWl7fWgX0~eZsdgBWdgvE5EP6loVyGgl8do4Zc1UhrOwYsZ3c029IE7IAxOzKTiXHJBkgVaJQMR6eLxuu9eu0N1wEAZVCKLSUYqjKNXY-nCvDn7uJqAR~344CxqGu803yJUYmA4rpV1jH4wV6Mxe1yXAuHixCuST80f8b6oxhYZsaQ96MIN~3zj0u-9pSwh3DZjP4gYDzb3Ykzbu2HaORpdTmKEnXI8Jry6zWuoXyRIp2bRbCMoUXtXtVVyYVlA3e9FtWouu-VozfHlmJqonHizG4L5f4f3jQoK7PMV5PBfFnsxHDSBecqa4ErVTHwfoE~qYkT-ybl8tw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chip Clooney, director of facilities, told the committee the facilities team completed classroom painting, roofing work and other summer renovations, and that several capital projects are in motion or will be put out to bid.

Clooney showed plans for office space at 24 Surfside and said the town-approved security camera project is moving to procurement. \"So it's really covers every base,\" Clooney said of the Mass Buys Expo and vendor outreach he attended with his crew.

He flagged a sharp price increase for mini-split HVAC units: \"I will say that the cost of the mini splits last year, we put in 19 for $21,000. This year, we've got 9 going in for $31,000,\" Clooney said, attributing the jump to tariffs and supply-chain pressures. Committee members asked whether National Grid or other incentive programs had been explored; Clooney said they had not yet but welcomed the suggestion.

Clooney also described schematic work on an asphalt track and a broader renovation concept for Capizzo Stadium, and said the NES vestibule plans are being finalized with new exterior overhangs to create a covered entry area. \"We're gonna come off the wall ... and then all the way around and give us enough room for a vestibule lander and an overhang,\" he said.

Members asked whether tariffs will affect approved FY capital accounts and bids; Clooney agreed that construction bids nationwide have risen and contractors have sometimes rescinded prior prices. The committee did not take formal votes on specific capital contracts at this meeting but received the update for planning and summer work.","Director of Facilities Chip Clooney presented completed work and upcoming capital projects including an NES vestibule, security cameras, and a proposed renovation of Capizzo Stadium. He highlighted sharply higher prices for mini-split HVAC units compared with last year.",{"_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},6196947,"Athletics director praises season highlights, warns busing schedule is hurting games",448,2032000,2480000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3854557-decc4ff86ece85be5f3403ea254d7fa6&start=2032&end=2480","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3854557-decc4ff86ece85be5f3403ea254d7fa6/thumbnail_2032000.jpg","/articles/6196947/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Athletics-director-praises-season-highlights-warns-busing-schedule-is-hurting-games","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6196947-3ae15e0106aa49c2ca366dc5ca782a6b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770399171&Signature=WYmlok95R1~UaqZVpwhq79Q9P~2Zb3yEV9Oj6UcZw4MS7GLSbE69XbRnBt8QFmo2HrsSeerVcHyM8U2kSbYQRlqhU~Kl-~1MKDAW4XbhYuO9ij5I7BkVJzIRO~W4tCBJbuaJ2Q9sEbI5oigFeQxAvl9h05XLeHzUVogCIchD4nCLZ5p0Rp-jlr9MW1R4Kwh7WTRTS0DNcNT9h66VOvbUZm72~JxqSa82nODXac7FWP1t~OH0yhH7oQ789zHDKEtll9I~d9edQ72g30dflG0dia7mytsWpAT1LJviN8xNKEzpwq8L3xRB80Yw-SZeAzjU8EFM9WSXOfqnFw4QzwBWUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Travis Lombardi, the district’s athletic director, delivered an annual report highlighting high participation and multiple postseason qualifications across fall, winter and spring sports — but he warned that bus scheduling and an early dismissal time are harming athletics logistics.

\"Our primary goal remains to provide strong athletic opportunities for as many students as possible,\" Lombardi said. He presented participation counts: for the fall season NHS had 246 athletes across eight sports; CPS had 156 across six sports. Winter participation included 165 high school athletes in seven sports and 53 CPS athletes in two sports; spring participation counted 188 at the high school across eight sports and 65 at CPS across four sports. He also listed team accomplishments, such as boys and girls tennis and lacrosse qualifying for state tournaments and the football team's 22–14 overtime Island Cup win at Fenway Park.

Lombardi told the committee the biggest operational problem this year was transportation: \"The 02:30 end time to the day is really, really impacting athletics in a not so good way,\" he said, describing visiting teams arriving by ferry and then waiting for buses that delayed game starts. The athletic department said it is discussing options with Cape Cod Collaborative, which provides transportation services.

The report also noted staff training milestones, app development for schedules and communications, and the arrival of three first-year varsity head coaches. Committee members acknowledged the accomplishments and discussed potential fixes for bus scheduling; administrators said an additional bus driver expected next year should help alleviate some issues.

No votes were taken on athletics items during this session; the committee asked administrators to continue coordination with Cape Cod Collaborative over the summer.","Athletic Director Travis Lombardi reported strong participation and team achievements across fall, winter and spring seasons, but told the committee the district’s 2:30 p.m. dismissal and limited bus availability delayed visiting teams and game starts.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6196951,"Parents and administrators cite staffing shortages and housing as top hiring challenges for Nantucket schools",0,1410000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3854557-decc4ff86ece85be5f3403ea254d7fa6&start=1410&end=1410","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3854557-decc4ff86ece85be5f3403ea254d7fa6/thumbnail_1410000.jpg","/articles/6196951/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Parents-and-administrators-cite-staffing-shortages-and-housing-as-top-hiring-challenges-for-Nantucket-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6196951-44d3695dbca90ad92e48b39b439a2068/orig.mp4?Expires=1770399171&Signature=WqCQ~AGCC9h48toA9YS~1M5hciEt5XXyeJoUwCSxqPAjZL9Iky24tSeyp8BnvunojUUf5WmKiVbg~KumSGQn3dshjmL1Zd1aCEUx7~0-AYp-6SzQ7bxYI3Bxw7veft8HKInZJSzaiymR5NAW5AOX7LHzLnu3LNqj5XTU~MJMr915NWwfhQZkss56DPaScwzEaOPVYFZsI~6m8U8pCdHNA6oyaKTeyLDrodSWMm2bA2qewgvwsbbWN3ZKndrwvKuVqvbhJOCqBFXbsWcD~OxPGoqoYSQ7sXKdpU4XarLbzxKgIVZIlSrR4pkwCNMMaW3OWjVAQpRBUY~f3KlZArTJTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Public commenters and district officials told the Nantucket School Committee the island's housing market continues to constrain recruitment of qualified school employees, particularly for specialized positions.

Parent Rose Rosales told the committee, \"those issues are mostly, contributed to by housing and our housing market on Nantucket.\" The committee then heard a hiring update from Superintendent Dr. Hallett, who said the district had hired 16 of 24 open teaching positions and still had eight unfilled roles, most in special services. \"The majority of them are, special services, areas with 2 special ed, teachers, 1 social worker, another social worker tier 3 adjustment counselor, at the high school, school psychologist, and a speech and language pathologist,\" Hallett said.

Committee members and public speakers said difficulty securing housing deters candidates from relocating to the island. Rose Rosales urged a multi-pronged approach — advertising, rental outreach and, ultimately, larger housing projects — to attract and retain teachers. \"We need to plead because that is what we need to do. We need to plead because we are dire,\" she said.

A parent, Mary Lehi, raised a related instructional concern: she criticized the district for having no certified Orton–Gillingham instructors in early grades for students with dyslexia and questioned administrative priorities. \"We should have a couple of [dyslexia-trained instructors], and we still don't have that,\" Lehi said, adding that reading instruction should be a top priority.

District administrators said they are advertising aggressively, working with regional partners such as the Cape Cod Collaborative, and continuing to recruit for teacher assistants, special education staff, and school psychologists. The superintendent said the district has filled some support roles and will continue to pursue candidates and housing assistance for new hires.

Officials also noted non-teaching roles remain in flux: \"As for teaching assistants, ESPs, and custodians and grounds people, we are in need of approximately 7 to 10 TAs across the district,\" Hallett said. The committee did not take a vote on housing policy at the meeting but listed hiring and housing as continuing priorities for summer planning.

The committee will continue outreach to regional collaborators and said it will pursue strategies to improve the attractiveness of island employment for educators.","The superintendent reported the district filled 16 of 24 open teaching positions, leaving eight vacancies mostly in special services. Public commenters and committee members tied hiring challenges to the island housing market and urged expanded recruitment and local housing strategies.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6196956,"Nantucket schools review draft ban on student cell phones, committee debates emergency access and unlocking system",474,2616000,3090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3854557-decc4ff86ece85be5f3403ea254d7fa6&start=2616&end=3090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3854557-decc4ff86ece85be5f3403ea254d7fa6/thumbnail_2616000.jpg","/articles/6196956/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Nantucket-schools-review-draft-ban-on-student-cell-phones-committee-debates-emergency-access-and-unlocking-system","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6196956-39ee6c6e9fbb8661a3e7db3b13e4d385/orig.mp4?Expires=1770399171&Signature=DQ~6v-3~YQPVtPEKd3c1MyIwKn86gjVlPPSYYmTBhxOUc7dwVa4trbLTXo3vrnSHRU6qHHNHzZ9v7roUpEb5JSG4CrRDfOOyqUuhL81-usFeP7aFg~BH3ud3fm7Z4bHjZO-nTbvUuNp9u8ic~Op9nLXkiFVORSP6DCxs7vrlBRYAgJFserjqzOJAcr70oUPDv2YaZ--feC1z3DD4W2mjzcNH4ElItTaah4a733RfrD7dmIM9ble-rloxxLuKrPFeVaFCC0r7jX3kbJzqZj5gfYZ~0iY1SIO9a~kDt79iVF0Tlv9i3vmtgDPjrGXAD97LCxX6jCrRatAS3E~ooLbKpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nantucket School Committee reviewed a draft policy that would require students to keep personal cell phones secured in vendor-supplied pouches during the school day, with pouches unlocked by magnetic stations in school offices.

Superintendent Dr. [Doctor] Hallett said the district has been discussing the policy following developments at the state level and that the district would contract with Yonder for the pouch system. \"Yonder works with heavy duty cloth pouches that have a magnetic closure ... when students arrive in school, they will put their phone into a pouch and the pouch will be closed and that closure will stay that way until it can be unlocked with a magnet,\" Hallett said.

The nut of the debate centered on daily operations and safety. The draft policy would store phones in personal pouches kept in students' possession; pouches would only be unlocked at staffed magnet locations in school offices at arrival and dismissal. Hallett said unlocking at classroom locations is not the district’s current plan: \"So they will not be available in classrooms but will be available, in the front office.\" The superintendent added that unlocking is quick: \"The unlocking is incredibly fast. You walk by, you touch it, it unlocks automatically.\" The district plans further information and a vendor demonstration before a future vote.

Committee members pressed officials for operational detail. Committee member Vincent (Vince) asked whether unlocking magnets could cause a single choke point at the school entrance, urging more unlocking stations to avoid long lines. \"The only thing I'd ask for is more magnets to unlock them, increase the number of locations, stop choke points,\" Vince said. Other members, including Esmeralda and Shantal, echoed concern about students who might need immediate access in emergencies and asked how office-based unlocking would work for early dismissals and bathroom or hallway incidents.

Administrators said the plan anticipates exceptions: office phones and other outgoing lines will remain available and staff will use established procedures for dismissal and emergency communication. Hallett said that if a student needs to contact a parent they can use school lines: \"If there are emergencies, there are numerous outgoing phones that can be used to call parents across the district.\" The district also said it is installing a new phone system to improve overhead announcements and phone-based communications in areas where the intercom is limited.

Committee members and staff also discussed related issues: whether smart watches would be included (officials said they would be placed in the same pouches), how substitutes would enforce the policy, and how dual-factor authentication for district Chromebooks will be handled without relying on students' phones.

The committee did not vote on the policy at the meeting; the item remains in draft form pending vendor details and operational clarifications.","The Nantucket School Committee reviewed a draft policy to require students to store phones in secure Yonder pouches during the school day. Administrators said phones would be unlocked at designated magnet stations; committee members raised concerns about choke points and emergency access.","actionData","errors"]

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