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September 12, 2022
7 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Jon Mitchell, Colleen Dawicki, Bruce Oliveira, Melissa Costa, Christopher Cotter, Jack Livramento, Jr.
Absent: Ross Grace, Jr.
Every vote, in order
Accept the minutes of the regular meeting held on September 12, 2022 as presented
To accept the minutes of the regular meeting held on September 12, 2022 as presented
From the minutes
“The School Committee voted on a motion made by Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. and seconded by Ms. Colleen Dawicki to accept the minutes of the regular meeting held on September 12, 2022 as presented. The vote was as follows: Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. - Absent Ms. Melissa Costa - Yes Mr. Christopher Cotter - Yes Ms. Colleen Dawicki - Yes Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. - Yes Mayor Jon Mitchell - Yes Mr. Bruce Oliveira - Yes 6-Yeas, 0-Nays, 1-Absent.” (Motion: Livramento, second: Dawicki)
Accept the Finance and Operations Reports as presented
To accept the Finance and Operations Reports as presented
From the minutes
“The School Committee voted on a motion made by Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. and seconded by Mr. Bruce Oliveira to accept the Finance and Operations Reports as presented. The vote was as follows: Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. - Absent Ms. Melissa Costa - Yes Mr. Christopher Cotter - Yes Ms. Colleen Dawicki - Yes Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. - Yes Mayor Jon Mitchell - Yes Mr. Bruce Oliveira - Yes 6-Yeas, o-Nays, 1-Absent.” (Motion: Livramento, second: Bruce Oliveira)
Accept the Finance and Operation Transfer Reports as recommended by the Chair of the Finance and Operations Sub-Committee
To accept the Finance and Operation Transfer Reports as recommended by the Chair of the Finance and Operations Sub-Committee
From the minutes
“The School Committee voted on a motion made by Mr. Christopher Cotter and seconded by Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. to accept the Finance and Operation Transfer Reports as recommended by the Chair of the Finance and Operations Sub-Committee. The vote was as follows: Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. - Absent Ms. Melissa Costa - Yes Mr. Christopher Cotter - Yes Ms. Colleen Dawicki - Yes Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. - Yes Mayor Jon Mitchell - Yes Mr. Bruce Oliveira - Yes 6-Yeas, 0-Nays, 1-Absent.” (Motion: Cotter, second: Livramento)
Receive and place the Personnel Report on file as presented
To receive and place the Personnel Report on file as presented
Yes: Bruce Oliveira, Cotter, Dawicki, Livramento, MitchellAbstained: CostaAbsent: Grace
From the minutes
“The School Committee voted on a motion made by Mr. Bruce Oliveira and seconded by Mr. Christopher Cotter to receive and place the Personnel Report on file as presented. The vote was as follows: Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. - Absent Ms. Melissa Costa - Abstain Mr. Christopher Cotter - Yes Ms. Colleen Dawicki- Yes Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. - Yes Mayor Jon Mitchell - Yes Mr. Bruce Oliveira - Yes 5-Yeas, 0-Nays, 1-Absent.” (Motion: Bruce Oliveira, second: Cotter)
Approve the creation of the South Coast Education Collaborative Capital Reserve Fund with a balance limit of $3,000,000 for the purpose of accumulating funds for the acquition, maintenance and improve
To approve the creation of the South Coast Education Collaborative Capital Reserve Fund with a balance limit of $3,000,000 for the purpose of accumulating funds for the acquition, maintenance and improvement of capital items as presented
From the minutes
“The School Committee voted on a motion made by Mr. Bruce Oliveira and seconded by Ms. Colleen Dawicki to approve the creation of the South Coast Education Collaborative Capital Reserve Fund with a balance limit of $3,000,000 for the purpose of accumulating funds for the acquition, maintenance and improvement of capital items as presented. The vote was as follows: Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. - Absent Ms. Melissa Costa - Yes Mr. Christopher Cotter - Yes Ms. Colleen Dawicki - Yes Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. - Yes Mayor Jon Mitchell - Yes Mr. Bruce Oliveira - Yes 6-Yeas, o-Nays, 1-Absent.” (Motion: Bruce Oliveira, second: Dawicki)
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding for the After Dark Pilot program between NBPS and Greater New Bedford Regional Technical High School and to move forward with the collaboration as presented
To approve the Memorandum of Understanding for the After Dark Pilot program between NBPS and Greater New Bedford Regional Technical High School and to move forward with the collaboration as presented
From the minutes
“The School Committee voted on a motion made by Mr. Christopher Cotter and seconded by Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. to approve the Memorandum of Understanding for the After Dark Pilot program between NBPS and Greater New Bedford Regional Technical High School and to move forward with the collaboration as presented. The vote was as follows: Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. - Absent Ms. Melissa Costa - Yes Mr. Christopher Cotter - Yes Ms. Colleen Dawicki- Yes Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. - Yes Mayor Jon Mitchell - Yes - Mr. Bruce Oliveira - Yes 6-Yeas, 0-Nays, 1-Absent.” (Motion: Cotter, second: Livramento)
Adjourn the regular meeting and enter into Executive Session for the following purposes and not to return to open session: Per MGL 30A § 21 (a) 3
To adjourn the regular meeting and enter into Executive Session for the following purposes and not to return to open session: Per MGL 30A § 21 (a) 3
From the minutes
“The School Committee voted on a motion made by Mr. Bruce Oliveira and seconded by Ms. Colleen Dawicki to adjourn the regular meeting and enter into Executive Session for the following purposes and not to return to open session: Per MGL 30A § 21 (a) 3. To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining and negotiations with union personnel or litigation: e New Bedford Educator’s Association - Unit B e Federation of Paraprofessionals e AFSCME e NBSSU e Litigation Discussion The roll call was as follows: Mr. Ross Grace, Jr. - Yes Ms. Melissa Costa - Yes Mr. Christopher Cotter - Yes Ms. Colleen Dawicki - Absent Mr. Jack Livramento, Jr. - Yes Mayor Jon Mitchell - Yes Mr. Bruce Oliveira - Yes 6-Yeas, 0-Nays, 1-Absent.” (Motion: Bruce Oliveira, second: Dawicki)
From the New Bedford School Committee’s official minutes, posted on the New Bedford Public Schools website. The minutes are scanned documents, which we read with text recognition. Every vote is a roll call with each member named; we check every count against the names and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Member photos: Melissa Costa, Richard Porter and Von Marie Moniz from The New Bedford Light (Eleonora Bianchi, Nov. 2025); Christopher Cotter from WBSM; Mayor Jon Mitchell from the Council on Competitiveness. William “Brad” Markey from The Standard-Times (Oct. 2023 candidate forum). Jack Livramento, Jr. from The New Bedford Light (Colin Hogan, June 2022).
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