diff --git a/.github/workflows/move-closed-issues.yaml b/.github/workflows/move-closed-issues.yaml
index 134552068c..4c332f62d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/move-closed-issues.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/move-closed-issues.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ on:
   issues:
     types:
       - closed
+      
 jobs:
-  move-closed-issue:
+  Move-Closed-Issues:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ jobs:
             const sortIssues = script({context})
             return sortIssues
           result-encoding: string
-      - uses: alex-page/github-project-automation-plus@v0.9.0
-        with:
-          project: Project Board
-          column: ${{ steps.sort-closed-issues.outputs.result }}
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.HACKFORLA_BOT_PA_TOKEN }}
+          
+      # Post-migration to Projects Beta:
+      # Move-Closed-Issues to "QA" column by default; OR move to "Done" based on `sort-closed-issues.js`
+      - name: Move Closed Issues
+        run: echo "Based on its labels, issue should be sorted to 'status' of '${{ steps.sort-closed-issues.outputs.result }}'" 
+        
diff --git a/github-actions/move-closed-issues/sort-closed-issues.js b/github-actions/move-closed-issues/sort-closed-issues.js
index ec24771489..109ced4628 100644
--- a/github-actions/move-closed-issues/sort-closed-issues.js
+++ b/github-actions/move-closed-issues/sort-closed-issues.js
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 const obtainLabels = require('../utils/obtain-labels')
 
 /**
- * Check the labels of an issue, and return the column the issue should be sorted into when closed
+ * Check the labels of an issue, and return the 'status' the issue should be sorted into when closed
  * @param {Object} context - context object from actions/github-script
- * @returns - returns the appropriate column, which is passed on to the next action
+ * @returns - returns the appropriate 'status', which is passed on to the next action
  */
 function main({ context }) {
-  const doneColumn = "Done"
-  const QAColumn = "QA"
+
+  // Using Projects Beta 'status'
+  const doneStatus = "Done"
+  const QAStatus = "QA"
 
   const hardLabels = [
     "Feature: Refactor CSS",
@@ -32,23 +34,27 @@ function main({ context }) {
   // checks if label is an override label
   const isOverrideLabel = label => overrideSoftLabels.includes(label);
 
-  /** If issue includes hard labels there should be no visual changes - move to the Done column */
+  /** If issue includes hard labels there should be no visual changes - move to the Done status */
   if (issueLabels.some(isHardLabel)) {
-    return doneColumn;
+    console.log("Found hard label- sort to 'Done' status.");
+    return doneStatus;
   }
 
-  /** if issue does not include a hard label, but does contain an override label - move to QA */
+  /** if issue does not include a hard label, but does contain an override label - move to QA status */
   if (issueLabels.some(isOverrideLabel)) {
-    return QAColumn;
+    console.log("Found override label- sort to 'QA' status.");
+    return QAStatus;
   }
 
-  /** if issue includes soft labels (no hard or override) - move to Done */
+  /** if issue includes soft labels (no hard or override) - move to Done status */
   if (issueLabels.some(isSoftLabel)) {
-    return doneColumn;
+    console.log("Found soft label- sort to 'Done' status.");
+    return doneStatus;
   }
 
-  // all other issues go to QA column
-  return QAColumn;
+  // all other issues go to QA status
+  console.log("Didn't find hard or soft label- sort to 'QA' status.");
+  return QAStatus;
 }
 
 module.exports = main;