Marcony Barros

At the Everett School Committee meeting on Monday, June 1, 2026, Marcony Barros was active on several procedural and substantive items.

He first moved to close public comment, saying, “I make a motion to close public comment.” He also moved to accept the student representative’s report and place it on file. Both motions carried by unanimous yes votes.

During the superintendent’s report, Barros offered public praise for the district’s work with Worcester State University. He said, “I just wanna commend the superintendent and his team for this partnership with Worcester State University,” calling it “a great initiative” and saying, “The whole initiative of easing the way for students to attend a university, it is to be commended.” He added, “This is a huge deal,” and thanked Superintendent Lynch and everyone involved “in this successful process.” He also thanked the superintendent and staff for “putting this together.”

Barros seconded the motion to accept the superintendent’s report, which passed on a yes vote.

He then raised a question about student lunch time in light of crowding at school. Referring to the building’s student population, he asked whether “it’s just really not possible to have more than 20 minutes in order to have everyone eating and moving in the cafeteria and moving bringing kids in, kids out. Is that correct?” After the response, he said, “Yeah. Definitely,” and continued that “20 minutes is really not enough.” He stressed that “Overcrowding continues to be a huge issue here” and said the timing forces students to rush: “you are like trying to swallow a sandwich or food in order to rush you because there is another group coming together.” He emphasized that he was not blaming staff or the committee, but said it was “an issue that persists in the Everett Public Schools.”

Barros moved to accept the Everett Public Schools district wellness policy, and the committee approved it unanimously. He also seconded the motion to pay bills and payroll in the amount of $2,271,989.40, which passed by a yes vote. Finally, he moved to go into executive session and adjourn into executive session without returning to public committee, and that motion also passed by unanimous yes vote.

At the Everett School Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Almeida Barros took a limited but active role, primarily by moving items forward for consideration at the next regular meeting.

During the budget discussion, Barros said, “I would like to make a motion to refer this item to our regular meeting, which is going to happen on Monday, May 4.” Barros added, “To be discussed and voted by the committee.” The motion was to refer the FY 2027 budget to the regular meeting on Monday, 05/04/2026, and Barros voted yes.

Barros later made a second referral motion on the school choice item. Barros said, “I would also like to make a motion to refer, excuse me, this item to the regular school committee meeting scheduled for Monday, May 4.” The motion was to refer the school choice item to the Monday, May 4 meeting, and Barros again voted yes.

At the close of the meeting, Barros moved to adjourn. The motion to adjourn the meeting passed, and Barros voted yes.

Across the meeting, Barros did not present a separate substantive position on the merits of the budget or school choice items beyond seeking referral to the committee’s next regular meeting. The statements Barros made framed those items as matters to be “discussed and voted by the committee” at the later session rather than decided immediately. There were no additional questions or exchanges attributed to Barros in the extracted record.

Marcony Barros participated actively in the Everett School Committee Budget Committee of the Whole on Thursday, April 16, 2026, speaking on the budget presentation, asking questions about reductions, and voting on procedural motions.

Early in the meeting, Barros moved “to invite, assistant superintendent of finances and the team to come along with him.” The motion to invite the assistant superintendent of finance and the team to come forward passed by a yes vote. Later, when a recess was proposed, Barros voted no on the motion to recess for 10 minutes.

Barros asked several questions about the meaning of reductions shown in the budget, particularly those affecting the EL department. He referenced explanations that some reductions were tied to items the district had already purchased or acquired for use in the next year. He asked whether, if he were the head of a department, he “shouldn’t panic” when seeing those reductions because the district was effectively advancing purchases into the current year so they would be available for next year. The response recorded to that question was, “That is correct.” Barros then added that, if there is a departmental need, “I think we’ve built in, you know, a lot of room within this budget.”

During later discussion, Barros thanked Mr. Barrett, the superintendent, and the budget team for their work. He said, “Of course, this is a budget that we wish we were not voting on,” but described it as one the committee would vote on and should vote on. He also thanked Mayor Van Campen, saying he was glad the mayor was in that position and appreciative of his work with the superintendent and his attention to the issue. Barros further thanked the superintendent again and praised the collaborative budget process. The remarks reflected support for the budget’s construction while acknowledging the difficult financial context and the pressures facing the district.

At the April 6, 2026 Everett School Committee meeting, School Committee Member Marcony Barros played an active role in managing the flow of the agenda and responding to the school spotlight presentation. He opened by moving “to suspend our rules and take item number two instead of item number one and invite our guests,” which shifted the committee to hear the guests earlier in the meeting. He also thanked the chair after the motion.

During the school spotlight, Barros spoke warmly to the students and school representatives. He told them, “I just want to thank you all and just want to say that, I hope that you are all seated here in the future replacing us.” He praised student leadership and school involvement, saying, “And it starts as a school ambassador, in school.” He also offered an encouraging remark about public speaking and future leadership: “you have a voice that you should be some, like, Oscar presenter, in the future.” He further thanked the educators and principal, saying, “Thank you for all that no. All that you do day in and day out. Principal and our educators as well. I really appreciate it.”

After the presentation, Barros moved “to excuse our guests under customary thanks and bring the agenda to the regular order of business.” That motion passed, with his vote recorded as yes. He then participated in the committee’s roll call vote on the middle school exploration policy and MyCAP grant in the amount of $25,000, voting yes. The motion was adopted.

He also made a motion to adjourn at the end of the meeting, concluding his participation for the evening. Throughout the meeting, Barros’s comments focused on recognizing student voice, leadership development, and the contributions of school staff, while also helping guide the committee’s procedural order.