The Springfield School Committee recorded several formal actions on March 27. Key outcomes below reflect roll-call votes taken during the meeting.

Votes recorded

- Approve minutes (Chapter 74 vocational meeting, 02/27/2025): Passed (roll-call majority).
- Approve minutes (special meeting, 03/05/2025): Passed (roll-call majority).
- Approve minutes (regular meeting, 03/13/2025): Passed (roll-call majority).
- Refer proposed naming of the Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy gym for Representative Bud Williams to the Buildings & Maintenance subcommittee and Budget & Finance for research: Passed (motion by Mister Collins, second by Miss Gresham).
- Approve amended inclusive 2025–26 school calendar (federal holidays + informational list of cultural observances): Passed (motion by Vice Chair Naylor, second by Miss Gresham).
- Approve district competency-determination policy for Class of 2025 (implementation after MCAS removal effective 12/05/2024): Passed (motion made by Mister Gonzales; roll-call vote recorded).

Roll-call context: For the major roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript, Attorney Murphy was marked absent; other members present voted in favor of the measures listed above.

What passed does and does not do: The calendar and competency policy decisions are administrative actions that the district will implement; the naming request was referred for research and does not itself rename any facility. Minutes approvals complete the official record of prior meetings.

Next steps: Staff and subcommittees will post materials, research costs/policies where requested, and return recommendations or implementation reports as required by the committee’s directions.