Good evening everybody. It's uh, seven o'clock and it's uh, time for the regularly scheduled Westfield Public School meeting. Um, this Terrell, Jeffrey Gunther. Here. Kathleen Hellman. Bo Sullivan. Here. Heather Sullivan. Mike Terrell. Here. Tim O'Connor. Here. Chairman McCade here. All rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America To The public for which it stands. My nation under God in everybody. Justice
Tomorrow. Thank you. Uh, tonight We have public participation that will go on for 30 minutes. Anybody who would like to address the school committee on any topic of their choosing may choose to do so. Should you elect to do this, please, uh, let us know what your name and your address is and if there are any takers. Sure. Looking across the room, I don't see any takers, so I'm gonna actually move our closed public participation and move on to the approval of the August 25th, 2025 school committee minutes. I'd like to make a motion to approve the August 25th, 2025 school committee meeting. Minutes second.
Motion been made. And second. And is any further discussion? Seeing none. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Item four, I'd like to make an appro motion to approve homeschool applications number 53 to number 1 22 for the 20 25 20 26 school year. Second Motion been made and seconded. Is there any further discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. I'm gonna skip over item five, um, for the, uh, school building tours 'cause two of our members aren't here. Item six. I'd
Like to make a motion for the approval of a Westfield Intermediate School trip to the New England Air Museum located in Windex, Connecticut, October 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 30, and October 31st, 2025. And November 12th, 2025. Second Motion been made. And second, is there any further discussion saying none. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Item seven, Mr. Sullivan, I'd like to make a motion for the approval of a new gift account titled Westfield River School Gift account. Second.
Motion be made. And second, is there any further discussion on this item saying none. All those in favor, we need to roll for if it's a gift account. Uh, only if I'm getting the money. No. Only if I we're getting the money. I think money. This is letters. This isn't finance. I've go roll. I'm go roll call, But it doesn't matter. Mike Terrell? Yes. Jeffrey Gunther. Yes. Bo Sullivan. Yes. Jim O'Connor? Yes. Chairman McCade. Yes. So, to be fair, right, we're accepting the gift account, not a gift,
just throwing that out there. Report of the weekly signed warrants, Uh, warrants. August 29th, 2025. There were 13 batches totaling 309,000, two $36 and 16 cents. And September 5th, 2025. There are 11 batches totaling $262,958 and 4 cents. Thank you very much. Superintendent's Reports I'd like to make a motion to accept the following gifts and donations donated Munger Hill Elementary School from Grin and Bear Enterprise in the amount of $105 and 3 cents using the educational purposes gift account and donated Southampton Road Elementary, also from Grin
and Bear Enterprises in the amount of $346 79 cents to be used in their educational purposes. Gift account. Second Must been is there made And second, is there further discussion? Is there Another one? There's another one On the Munger Hill Shutterfly For Shutterfly 2 20 65. Can we amend the motion? I Motion? Okay. Can we amend the motion to include Shutterfly LLC 2 20 65? Yeah, it went right By it. So moved. Second. Second. Any further discussion?
Call the roll. Mr. Trump. Jeffrey Gunther. Yes. Bo Sullivan. Yes. Mike Terrell. Yes. Tim O'Connor? Yes. Chairman McCabe? Yes. I'd like to make a motion to accept the skew, the script grant and the amount of $600 used for Westwood Public Schools. Second Motion be made. And second, is there any further discussion? Mrs. Lin? I don't have much to add for that one. Okay. Are there any questions on this Grant? Say none. Mr. Terrell. Mike Terrell. Yes. Jeffrey Guther? Yes. O Sullivan? Yes.
Tim O'Connor? Yes. Chairman McKay? Yes. I'd like to make a motion to accept the Mass Cultural Council grants, uh, awarded to the Westfield Public Schools, the amount of $5,000 and to South Hampton Road Elementary School in the amount of $5,000. Second Motions been made and seconded by Mr. Sullivan. Any further discussion on this item? So for this one, um, both the high school and South Hampton Road will be receiving $5,000. Um, south Hampton Road is going to be focused on, um, STEAM workshops.
Um, and, um, what is the name? They're gonna be bringing in a vendor to do that for the, the program. Oh, playful engineers for the students. And then the high school is going to be holding a seniors art show where seniors can, um, submit their artwork and we're gonna have it on display and we're gonna have a little bit of a reception and, um, have the kids, the students really learn how to like, curate their, their artwork. Anything further? Mr. Sullivan? Do you Know if all that is being done at the high school? Are they gonna come downtown? But There was discussion about both.
So, um, Karen West is really fronting that one. Um, we haven't worked out all the logistics for it. We were talking about doing it at the high school, but then also bringing it maybe downtown, um, if we can find a place for it. So, and she had some ideas, so we, Uh, I would have 'em talk to. Wow. Yeah, That's, that's Because they do the artist. Yep. Uh, local artists anyways. And they do a whole reception and the, you know, it, the wine and cheese for them. I mean, obviously with high school kids it could be, uh, ginger ale and cheese or whatever. It's, Well, I'm sure the pub, the public's invited. So it's, it's going to, it's going to be open to the public, so. Correct. Okay.
Any further? Mr. Gire Post Sullivan? Yes. Mike Durelli? Yes. Jeffrey Gunther. Yes. Jim O'Connor? Yes. Chairman McCabe? Yes. I'd like to make a motion to accept the Birch Center grant funds in the amount of $15,000 been awarded to the Westfield Public Schools. Motion been made. Is there a second? Second. Mr. Terrell is the second. Any further discussion, Ms. Leland? So this grant, um, was awarded to Westfield through the Birch, um, center at UMass. It's actually more of a pass through grant.
So they received the funding and they're partnering with us to do professional development for our staff. Any further? Mr. Bo Sullivan? Yes. Like LL Yes. Jeffrey Gunther. Yes. Tim O'Connor? Yes. Chairman McKay? Yes. I'd like to make a motion to prove the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Incentive. CPPI grant in the amount of $1 million to award it to the Westwood Public Schools. Second. Motion been made and seconded. All right. That's good with me. Good. Okay. I'm, I'll do it at roll call.
Okay. Okay. So, um, the CPPI grant, we received that last year as well. Um, we received the same amount this year, the million dollars we're partnering with the Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA. Thank you. Is there any further discussion on the matter, Mr. Terrell? Mike ll Yes. Jeffrey Gunther. Yes. Bo Sullivan. I'm gonna abstain on It. Jim O'Connor? Yes. Chairman McCabe? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it.
Superintendent's update. Uh, Mr. Zaki isn't here tonight, so we're gonna forego that one. Mayor's update is welcome to the new school year, everybody. I hope everybody's excited for the new year. I've had the chance to tour some of the buildings already. They look like they're, uh, in pretty good shape. School Committee update. Uh, Just Mr. Ll just real quick, We'll be, uh, we're trying to schedule a facilities subcommittee meeting for October 6th. Thank you, sir. Any items to be referred to? Subcommittees? How about any old business subcommittee, reports and recommendations?
Well, I guess the next regular school committee. Next regular school committee meeting will be October 6th, 2025. Motion to adjourn has been made. It's been seconded. All those in favor a opposed Motion carries. We're adjourned.