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VOTE: 9 members in room at time of vote Weighted Vote present: 89.10% Weight needed:>44.55% • Names of towns opposing or abstaining: none Final percentage results of vote: 89.10% Final status of the vote: Unanimous Mr.Horton has received a request for a Special School Committee meeting which will focus on the topic of enrollment. The meeting will be scheduled for Tuesday, December 18th at 6:00 p.m. 4. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT,Dr.Edward Bouquillon a. 2018 National Blue Ribbon School Dr.Bouquillon shared that Minuteman received the great honor of being named a 2018 Blue Ribbon School. Principal Dillon, along with long-time teachers John Fusco and Greg Donovan, attended the ceremony in Washington, D.C. and accepted this award on behalf of Minuteman. Mr. Dillon shared some of the highlights of their trip and how proud he was to be there to represent Minuteman. Committee Chair, Mr. Horton, congratulated Mr. Dillon and the students and staff of Minuteman on this incredible and well-deserved achievement. b. Update on Superintendent Leadership Goals #3—Increasing Membership in the District Dr. Bouquillon updated the Committee that he was just informed that the Watertown meeting scheduled for this evening has been cancelled and rescheduled to Monday, November 19th. #4—Campus Development Dr. Bouquillon also updated the Committee on the discussions taking place with Lexington and noted that while there has been good discussion and there seems to be a lot of support, questions remain that need to be worked out. Discussion ensued on the timeline for the School Committee to review and vote on the Memorandum of Understanding with Lexington. Committee members suggested receiving a draft copy of the Memorandum of Understanding in advance for their review. Dr. Bouquillon shared that he hopes to have an update by the next scheduled meeting, as well as an update on the Request for Information and noted that there will need to be a School Committee member on that Committee. Committee Chair, Mr. Horton, invited Ms. Nourse of the Enrollment Task Force to update Committee members on their work. Ms. Nourse shared the work of the Enrollment Task Force's last meeting where plans were discussed to move ahead on the various initiatives of the group and to schedule a Special School Committee meeting which will focus on enrollment issues and how each Committee member can support the efforts of Minuteman administration in their own towns,and what each of us can do to help meet our enrollment goals. Mr. Stulin suggested that the Committee create a document of what we believe each community should be doing to support the admissions process and put it to writing. Mr. Horton thanked Ms. Nourse for her update to the Committee. (Mr. Gammill left the meeting at 7:02 p.m) -2- 112