Joint school committee to discuss phones and budget transfers

Cell phones at Concord-Carlisle High School and fiscal year 2027 quarterly budget transfers are on the Joint School Committee’s agenda Wednesday, Nov. 4.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the Clark Room at Carlisle Town Hall, with a Zoom option available, according to the posted agenda.

Cell phone discussion

The committee has allotted 10 minutes to discuss CCHS cell phones. The agenda does not specify a proposed policy change or describe whether members will review current practices. The item is listed for discussion without a vote notation.

Budget transfers and recognition

FY27 quarterly budget transfers are the only discussion item explicitly marked for a vote. The agenda does not provide transfer amounts or identify the accounts involved.

Members will also recognize the CCHS Science Olympiad team during a 10-minute presentation. The agenda does not specify the achievement being honored.

Other agenda items

Discussion topics include a Vision of a Graduate update, the Culture and Climate Framework, a Governing for Belonging Workshop debrief, the School Committee’s representative on the Wellness Committee, Community Coffees and a Concord-only item on solar at Concord Middle School.

The consent agenda includes warrants, a Q5 trip to Acadia National Park, a Boston University Model United Nations conference trip, removal of CCHS engineering science equipment, $220 in parent donations to the Preschool Enrichment Fund and Sept. 23 joint meeting minutes.

Twenty minutes are set aside for public comment.

Executive session and next meeting

The Concord and Concord-Carlisle Regional school committees plan to enter executive session to discuss strategy concerning potential district litigation and review and approve executive-session minutes from five meetings held between May and October 2026. They will not return to open session afterward.

The next Concord School Committee meeting is scheduled for Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. in the Concord Middle School Library. The next joint meeting is Dec. 2, according to the district meeting calendar.