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December 11,2018 OPEN SESSION MINUTES MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING DECEMBER 11, 2018 6:30 PM PAUL REVERE ROOM, MINUTEMAN HIGH SCHOOL Present: Dave Horton,Chair(Lexington) Jim Gammill, Vice-Chair(Belmont) Sue Sheffler(Arlington) Carrie Flood,(Concord) Pam Nourse, Secretary(Acton) Ford Spalding(Dover) Jeff Stulin.(Needham) Alice DeLuca(Stow) Jennifer Leone(Lancaster) Absent: David O'Connor(Bolton) Weighted Vote: Weighted Vote present at start of meeting: 93.51% Others Present: Dr. Edward Bouquillon. Kevin Mahoney,Jack Dillon and Julia Pisegna 1. CALL TO ORDER: OPEN SESSION The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT There was no Public Comment. 3. CHAIR'S REPORT,Dave Horton a. For the Good of the Organization Ms. Deluca shared that she attended the first meeting of the High Quality College and Career Pathways Education Committee, which is the State Committee advising on the Perkins money this year. Ms. Deluca noted that the Perkins money is going to be used partly for the innovation pathway project being developed. Discussion ensued. Ms. Deluca will continue to update the Committee on this matter. Ms. Flood shared that she attended a meeting in Concord with middle school parents and Mr. Clement. She noted that while she was disappointed with the number of parents in attendance, she was very pleased with the questions. staff responses and the interest in Minuteman. Ms. Flood also shared that she had recently presented at the Concord Town meeting. Her presentation,which focused on what a difference a year makes, compared last year to this year. 4. FY18 audit and Financial Report Presentation-Sheol Stevens-Burke The Chair introduced Sheryl Stevens-Burke,of Melanson Heath.who gave a presentation on the Annual Financial Statements for the year ending June 30,2018. Ms. Stevens-Burke thanked the Business Office for their assistance during the audit and the process of developing the financial statements. She gave a page-by-page review of the financial statements, noting the independent auditor's report reflecting their opinion of the financial statement for fiscal year 2018 for the District. Ms. Stevens-Burke also reviewed the Statement of Net Position and highlighted the Pension liability and pointed out the excellent standing of the Retirement System being 92% funded. 000040