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Ford Spalding(Dover) (Yes) <br /> Jennifer Leone (Lancaster)(Yes) <br /> Judy Crocker(Lexington) (Yes) <br /> Jeff Stulin, (Needham) (Yes) <br /> Alice DeLuca, Secretary(Stow) (Yes) <br /> Ms.Nourse thanked members for all their work on their goals and actions for the coming year. <br /> 5. PRINCIPAL'S REPORT <br /> In Mr.Clement's absence,Ms.Bouchard provided members with the Principal's Report and shared some <br /> of the recent happenings at Minuteman. <br /> a. October 23rd Homecoming Event <br /> Ms. Bouchard shared that it was a wonderful event and thanked all the staff who helped make that event <br /> happen. She shared that it was refreshing to attend an on-campus sporting event as it was the first time <br /> in five years, and it was nice to see families, students, and staff members out on the field celebrating <br /> together. She added that she held a meeting with the Leads Teacher where they share their'High Five of <br /> the Month"and the majority of the staff shared that their high five was attending homecoming.They truly <br /> enjoyed being with the students on the field and chaperoning the dance. Sporting events held that day <br /> included boys' soccer, girls' soccer, football game, and approximately 300 students at the homecoming <br /> dance. The students enjoyed attending the extra-curricular activities. <br /> Mr. Stulin added that going back five years when there were so many unknowns at that point in time <br /> regarding the fields. It has taken us five years to get to this point, and to him, this is one of the greatest <br /> moments of his entire tenure at Minuteman— 1)being the creation of the new building but next, and just <br /> as important, is all the years of decisions, trade-offs, and meetings after meetings to create those fields, <br /> all the delays, and then COVID, and now here we are. He does not want this moment to go by without <br /> extra reflection on it. <br /> b. Work Co-Op Program Update <br /> Ms. Bouchard thanked Mr. Pitta and Mr. DiPaolo for their assistance with the Co-Op Department. She <br /> shared that seniors are eligible to go out on co-op. Currently,there are 27 seniors out which is 22%of the <br /> senior class. She added that she is working on a virtual job fair which is scheduled for January so that if <br /> more students are interested in going out on co-op,they can connect with some future employers at that <br /> time. She noted that we have not had a job fair in some time, so she is excited to reach out to employers <br /> who have contacted Minuteman to interact with students and hope we can help fill some of their numerous <br /> openings. <br /> c. Current Freshman Exploratory Update <br /> Ms. Bouchard shared that the freshman exploratory is almost half-way through the 10-week exploratory <br /> process. So far, students have visited every program for an hour, they then picked six programs and we <br /> scheduled them for five, and this week they are finishing up their third visit with two more remaining. <br /> This timeline places students in their major at the end of January. To date, there has been positive <br /> feedback from staff with having the freshman in the program for a full two weeks. They feel like they <br /> can showcase their program and do longer projects with the students. <br /> 3 <br />