Sentence:  Two members of the Democratic-endorsed majority on the school board said they probably would vote to appeal a ruling by the state Board of Education , which said yesterday that the school committee <WSD>acted</WSD> improperly in its appointment of the coordinator , Francis P. Nolan 3 rd , the Democratic-endorsed committee chairman , could not be reached for comment . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)