D'Alessandro said she "wouldn't hesitate" to present the plan to the councils, but said she worried this move would prevent the committee from being ready for a vote next Tuesday.
Committee member Joseph G. Grassi said he favored voting next week and not going back to the school councils.
Grassi said though the steering committee may have drawn up recommendations, ultimately it was D'Alessandro who approved them and passed them along to the school committee.
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Since neither the steering committee nor the school councils have no policymaking power, Grassi argued that to solicit their votes on the matter would simply create an unnecessary delay.
"As valid as they are, every committee is advisory," he said.