School Committee sets positions for MASC delegate
Andover School Committee opposed one MASC resolution and backed six in guidance to its delegate. Members voted 5-0 not to approve the New Bedford safe zones resolution, with members citing process concerns and the policy adopted in August under the Protect Act.
School Committee · Meeting of November 2, 2026
Andover School Committee opposed one MASC resolution and backed six in guidance to its delegate. Members voted 5-0 not to approve the New Bedford safe zones resolution, with members citing process concerns and the policy adopted in August under the Protect Act. They voted 5-0 to take no position on a special education reserve fund measure after Superintendent Keith Taverna said Andover has no such account.
The committee approved 4-1 a seat for vocational technical representation on the Massachusetts School Building Authority board, with Dave Crow voting no. Members approved the other resolutions and three reauthorizations 5-0. Member Christopher Shepley will cast the district's vote at the assembly Friday.
In the full story:
- ANDOVER — November 2, 2026 —
- Purpose of the meeting
- Resolution 1: Safe zones
- Resolutions 2 and 3: Vocational technical representation
- Resolution 4: Seclusion standards
- Resolution 5: Special education reserve funds
- Reauthorizations
- Adjournment
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,237 words
Source: the School Committee meeting of November 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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