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FINAL Approved 1.20.15 OPEN SESSION MINUTES MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING DECEMBER 16,2014 7:00 PM PAUL REVERE ROOM,MINUTEMAN HIGH SCHOOL Present: Jeff Stulin,Chair(Needham) Kemon Taschioglou(Lincoln) Carrie Flood,Vice Chair(Concord) Dave Horton(Lexington) Nancy Banks, Secretary(Acton) Jack Weis(Belmont)(arrived 7:04 PM) Alice DeLuca(Stow) Mary Ellen Castagno(Wayland)(left 9:50 PM) Ford Spalding(Dover)(left(9:40 PM) Daniel Mazzola(Lancaster)(arrived 7:15 PM) Cheryl Mahoney(Boxborough) Doug Gillespie(Weston) Judy Taylor(Carlisle)(left 9:40 PM) Absent:David O'Connor(Bolton), Sue Sheffler(Arlington),Dave Manjarrez(Sudbury) Others Present: Ed Bouquillon,Kevin Mahoney,Elizabeth Rozan,Christina Laskey(student rep.),Tracey Sierra, Brendan Dutch,Michelle Roche,Connie Maynard 1. CALL TO ORDER: OPEN SESSION The Chair opened the meeting at 7:00 PM. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT There was no Public Comment. 3. STUDENT REPORT, Christina Laskey Ms.Laskey reported on a number of recent activities at the school,including:the Horticulture and Environmental programs,Girls in STEM,Skills USA Leadership Conference,National Honor Society,Horticulture's Holiday Sale, the Senior's Powder Puff Game(which raised funds for American Cancer Society),and Winter Sports. 4. CHAIR'S REPORT,Jeff Stulin a. Follow-up on Letter to Sudbury The Chair explained that the documents at the table related to this item were provided as informational,and that there would be no discussion or vote. b. Governance Issues: Remote Participation The Chair reported that the Chair revised the draft policy on Remote Participation,and received comments from the Wayland Moderator. He also noted that he is not aware of any large regional school district that uses Remote Participation.His explained that his suggestion is to try a restrictive measure,then lift restrictions if it works. He explained that his suggestions were based on conversations from counsel and School Committee members,as well as his own desire not to incur additional costs for the District. With regard to his concern for costs,he read from correspondence received from the Director of Instructional Technology,Annamaria Schrimpf(shown in Attachment A).He also noted concerns about not having the software to deal with Executive Session restrictions, which would cost approximately$7,000. Ms.Castagno requested a copy of this information,and made a point that she had not been consulted,which was a component of the vote last time. She noted that the remote process works at her place of employment. It was suggested that perhaps her work had the appropriate software,which Minuteman does not have.The Chair explained that he did the best he could to inform/include her in the process,and stressed that there are two issues: one related to providing reasonable accommodation for ADA compliance,and the other related to whether this body wants to have a Remote Participation policy. The Chair noted also that because such a policy would make managing the meeting much more difficult,he would be abstaining from any vote related to this item. [Mr.Mazzola arrived at 7:15 PM.]