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FINAL <br /> Approved 1.31.17 <br /> OPEN SESSION MINUTES <br /> MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT <br /> BUDGET HEARING 6:30 PM <br /> REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING 7:00 PM <br /> RESCHEDULED JANUARY 19, 2017 <br /> PAUL REVERE ROOM,MINUTEMAN HIGH SCHOOL <br /> Present: <br /> Jeff Stulin, Chair(Needham) Pam Nourse(Acton) <br /> Carrie Flood,Vice-Chair(Concord) Sharon Antia(Lincoln) <br /> Dave Horton, Secretary(Lexington) Jim Gammill(Belmont) <br /> Alice DeLuca(Stow) <br /> Ford Spalding(Dover) <br /> Vince Amoroso(Boxborough) <br /> Christine Lear(Carlisle) <br /> David O'Connor(Bolton) <br /> Weighted Vote: 11 members present at the start of the meeting,with Weighted Vote: 59.03% <br /> Absent: Jennifer Leone(Lancaster),Doug Gillespie(Weston), Sue Sheffler(Arlington),Mary Ellen <br /> Castagno (Wayland),Dave Manjarrez(Sudbury) <br /> Others Present: Mary Ann Williams,the Gilbane Team,William Blake, Connie Maynard, Bob Domnitz <br /> of the Lincoln Planning Board <br /> BUDGET HEARING ON PROPOSED FY 18 BUDGET <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER: OPEN SESSION <br /> a. Presentation on Proposed FY 18 Budget,Kevin Mahoney <br /> The Chair called the Budget Hearing to order at 6:30 PM. Mr. Mahoney gave a presentation on the <br /> Proposed FY 18 Budget,covering such topics as: Guiding Values, School Wide Goals,Overall FY 18 <br /> Budget/Assessments,Achievements, Spring 2016 MCAS Results,District Challenges,FY 18 Budget <br /> Guidelines, 3 Yr. Budget History,Revenue Plan,FY 18 Budget Considerations, Staffing,Enrollment,and <br /> Expenditures by Function Code. He noted that with the exiting of Lincoln,the Budget Hearing can be <br /> moved to a few weeks later next year. <br /> b. Public Comment on Proposed FY 18 Budget <br /> There was no Public Comment. The floor was offered to School Committee members,who expressed <br /> comments on who was included in the total number of visitors for showcase days,the noteworthy success <br /> of 1st try MCAS passages,how grants relate to the budget,how state funds impact the budget,the <br /> multiyear perspective necessary for planning, and per pupil cost. Mr. Mahoney was commended for an <br /> excellent report,and he extended appreciation to the Superintendent's Executive Team, staff, and the <br /> Finance Subcommittee. The Chair pointed out that the lack of controversy points to the effort that went <br /> in to preparing the budget, and the Vice Chair noted to those staff in the audience that,while they weren't <br /> able to get everything they requested, she feels their pain. <br /> 1 <br />