FINAL OS SC Mtg Minutes 2018-06-12.pdf

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will be front and center on the next round of goals, and towards this end,he is in the process of reallocating resources to provide Mr. Clement with additional help. The School Committee has increased the opportunities to get into the member towns,but Mr. Clement was unable to be at all the appropriate opportunities. Mr. Gammill noted that the submission of the Assessment Results was made before receiving the Response to Belmont's Working Group,but the Response could be considered additional evidence for Goal 3,Increasing Membership. He also suggested that deeper thought needs to be put into articulating the next set of goals,as increasing membership will involve both the School Committee and the Superintendent. Other comments included that the categories need to be fine-tuned, as it is difficult to equate "met" or"exceeded",when the outcome clearly shows progress,without actually meeting the goal;that progress has clearly been made on what are multi-year goals;that the evaluation process is much smoother than in previous years,facilitated by having fewer,more targeted goals; that the evidence provided,including the Executive Summary,was useful and relevant; that goals drive progress and that adding 2 more towns is not the answer to the long-term enrollment concerns,and that goals need to be rethought. It was suggested that an action plan on enrollment need to be developed. Mr. Stulin and Ms. DeLuca expressed an interest in being involved in a working group(as an informal group, a task force,or a subcommittee)to brainstorm and propose actions for enrollment. The Chair made note of this for the 2018-19 School Committee Subcommittee list. He extended thanks to the Superintendent for a great year and for providing significant evaluation materials to support his evaluation. The Superintendent in turn extended thanks to Ms. Rozan and Ms. Ham for their help in putting it together. 9. SECRETARY'S REPORT a. Approval of Draft Minutes 5.15.18 Ms.Nourse explained the amendment she had received on the minutes. Hearing no objection to this,the following vote was taken: ACTION 2018#50 Moved(Nourse) and seconded(DeLuca) VOTE: To approve the draft minutes of 5.15.18, as presented and amended VOTE: 9 members in room at time of vote Weighted Vote present: 75.32% Weight needed: >37.66% Names of towns opposing or abstaining: none Final percentage results of vote: 75.32% Final status of the vote: Unanimous (with 9 present) 10. POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION At approximately 8:15 PM,the Chair announced that there was a need for an Executive Session. He indicated the people who would remain for various discussions, and indicated that there would be a return to Open Session. Ms.Nourse then read the reasons, and the following vote was taken by roll call: 6