FINAL School Committee Minutes November 16 2021.pdf

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own 2024 2025 2026 Chan-e 2025 to 20 Acton 19 14 20 6 Arlington 37 28 34 6 Bolton 4 8 5 -3 Concord 2 8 15 7 Dover 0 0 0 0 Lancaster 4 3 5 2 Lexington 15 14 12 -2 Needham 3 7 6 -1 Stow 8 13 8 -5 Total 92 95 305 10 He said this is where we are now. While trying not to read too much into the numbers, Concord shows an increased interest,and there is strong support from Acton and Arlington. Needham is standing where it usually is. A lot of Lexington students attended Showcase Day and he is hopeful that translates to applications and an increase in Lexington students. Ms.Nourse commented that it is an impressive array of activity. 6. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT-Dr.Edward Bouquillon a. District Outreach o Superintendents Luncheon Meeting—Tuesday, October 19th o Legislative Breakfast—Friday, October 29th o Meeting with President Sisson of Middlesex Community College Dr. Bouquillon added that he hosted a member town Superintendent luncheon,the first one in 3-4 years, which included some new superintendents. He noted that the Superintendent of Concord — Carlisle attended and has posted about Minuteman on her Twitter account and is sharing with her community our Open House event dates. The new Superintendent from Nashoba, Kirk Downing, who was there, has reached out regarding their school building project and the Nashoba School Building Committee is coming to Minuteman for a tour. Dr. Bouquillon hosted the legislative breakfast held on October 29th(Spirit Friday) and he was very pleased with the turnout which was greater than we have ever had and included some new legislators as well. They discussed the configuration of the District, many of whom represented overlapping districts and vocational schools,so they had an opportunity to see what Minuteman is all about. There were good questions asked about many issues, including admissions, waiting lists and access. He was pleased to report that Minuteman has great access to our middle schools,unlike other vocational schools across the Commonwealth. We discussed legislation and the key priorities that we and the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators(MAVA)has regarding House Bill 699 which Adam Scanlon has rewritten and there are some good things in there that would be helpful to all vocational programs and vocational schools. The group also discussed the spending bill and the money that is available out there now. The House Ways and Means had just recently come out with their recommendation on how to spend$5B of ARPA 6