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Home My WebLink About2023-10-17-MMTECH-min.pdf FINAL MINUTES MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING OCTOBER 17,2023, 6 30 p m Present. Jeff Stuhn, Chair(Needham) Steve Ledoux(Concord) Alice DeLuca,Vice Chair(Stow) Pam Nourse, Chair(Acton) (via Zoom) Erika Elzey, Secretary(Bolton) Sharon Musto(Lexington) Sarah Montague (Arlington) Charlene Cabral(Lancaster) Ford Spalding(Dover) Absent None Weighted Vote• Weighted Vote present at start of the meeting 100% Others Present: Kevin Mahoney and Julia Pisegna 1 CALL TO ORDER OPEN SESSION The Chair called the meeting to order at 6 31 p m 2 APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF REMOTE PARTICIPATION VOTE Having adopted remote participation by all members of this School Committee pursuant to and in accordance with Sections (2) and (3) of the Executive Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law made by Governor Baker on March 12,2020, and pursuant to the Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021,as amended most recently by Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023 signed by Governor Healey allowing such remote participation until March 31, 2025, any or all members of this School Committee are permitted to participate in this meeting via remote participation The following vote was taken ACTION 2023 #98 Moved(Stulm)and seconded(DeLuca) 9 members present at time of vote Weighted Vote present 100% Weight needed >50% Final percentage results of vote 100% Vote Acton, Pam Nourse Yes Lancaster, Charlene Cabral Yes Arlington, Sarah Montague Yes Lexington, Sharon Musto Yes Bolton,Erika Elzey Yes Needham,Jeff Stulin Yes Concord, Steve Ledoux Yes Stow,Alice DeLuca Yes Dover,Ford Spalding Yes Final status of the vote: Approved unanimously 3 Possible Interviews with Candidates for the Position of Interim Sunenntendent 1 Ms Nourse, Chair of the Superintendent Search Committee, detailed the process taken to review the five applications received for the position of Interim Superintendent Committee members created a matrix based on the job description, as well as location and ability for the candidate to begin immediately Each candidate was then ranked,with Kevin Mahoney standing out as the number one candidate She shared some of the reasons for their choice,including Mr Mahoney's long history with career technical education in Massachusetts, both at Minuteman and Whittier, his exceptionally strong leadership while serving as Acting Superintendent, and his effectiveness in bringing the Minuteman community together Mr Mahoney is also the only candidate who had financial experience working with town management on enrollment,budget,and financial management in a multi-town district,and the subcommittee recommended him as the candidate for the position of Interim Superintendent Ms DeLuca and Ms Cabral, members of the Superintendent Search Committee, added that Ms Nourse provided an excellent summary of the discussions held by the subcommittee. 4 Annroval of Annointment of the Interim Sunenntendent Mr Stulin summarized the process that the subcommittee followed which included several meetings to begin the process of sending out the job notice,waiting the required two-week period,developing the matrix focused on the needs of the district,review of applications,rating of each candidate according to the matrix, and provided a list of reasons for the choice of Kevin Mahoney Mr Stulin detailed the steps, including approval of the contract and due to Mr Mahoney being retired and the cap on the amount of income he can earn,the State needs to approve the Critical Shortage Waiver He added that there is no other candidate who has the skills set that Kevin Mahoney has including his knowledge of Minuteman, his financial expertise, and reiterated the importance of him helping us during the next 8-month period from November to June Comments from Committee Members. Mr Spalding added that Mr Mahoney is also very well known throughout the district by town officials and town finance committees Mr Ledoux agreed and added that he first met Kevin when he (Ledoux) was Acton town manager, and he(Mahoney)was very helpful with the budget situation Mr Ledoux asked about the timeline for the State to approve this waiver Mr Stulin added that part of the application for this Critical Waiver needs to be completed before November 1st The approval is for a 6-month period We are currently in the middle of the first six-month period, and we will re-apply again for the time period between November and June Mr Stulm explained that there are both soft and hard deadlines The hard deadline is Nov.1st,the date by which the candidate must be selected, and the application must be submitted The response from the State will take between 5-14 days Mr Spaulding added that a similar situation occurred in his home district and the waiver process went very smoothly Ms. DeLuca asked who was responsible for the submission of this paperwork. Mr. Stulin responded that there is an additional motion for that Ms Musto asked what would happen if the State rejected the waiver Mr Stulin responded that the Committee would look at the other candidates or look for new candidates if they felt the existing candidates were not appropriate ACTION 2023 #99 2 Moved(Stulin)and seconded(Spalding) That Kevin Mahoney be the selected candidate for the Minuteman Intenm Superintendent position,contingent on the completion of a mutually acceptable contract and the State approval of the appropriate Critical Shortage Waiver 9 members present at time of vote Weighted Vote present 100% Weight needed >50% Final percentage results of vote 100% Vote Acton, Pam Nourse Yes Lancaster, Charlene Cabral Yes Arlington, Sarah Montague Yes Lexington, Sharon Musto Yes Bolton,Erika Elzey Yes Needham,Jeff Stulm Yes Concord, Steve Ledoux Yes Stow,Alice DeLuca Yes Dover,Ford Spalding Yes Final status of the vote: Approved unanimously Mr Stulin congratulated Mr Mahoney He proposed that the Supenntendent Negotiations Subcommittee negotiate the contract terms with Mr Mahoney Due to Ms Nourse being unavailable,he suggested he be added to this subcommittee for the purpose of this negotiation only ACTION 2023 #100 Moved(Stulin) and seconded(Spalding) That the Supenntendent Negotiations Subcommittee negotiate contract terms with Kevin Mahoney for the Interim Superintendent position based on guidelines supplied by the full School Committee,in addition,that Jeff Stulm be added to the Supenntendent Negotiations Subcommittee for this sole negotiation 9 members present at time of vote Weighted Vote present 100% Weight needed >50% Final percentage results of vote 100% Vote Acton,Pam Nourse Yes Lancaster, Charlene Cabral Yes Arlington, Sarah Montague Yes Lexington, Sharon Musto Yes Bolton,Erika Elzey Yes Needham,Jeff Stulin Yes Concord, Steve Ledoux Yes Stow,Alice DeLuca Yes Dover,Ford Spalding Yes Final status of the vote• Approved unanimously Mr Stulin explained the requirements for the process of the Critical Waiver ACTION 2023 #101 Moved(DeLuca)and seconded(Cabral) That Jeff Stulin, Chair, oversees the completion and submission of the request for the Cntical Shortage Waiver for the purposes of employing a retired educator 9 members present at time of vote Weighted Vote present 100% Weight needed >50% Final percentage results of vote 100% Vote Acton, Pam Nourse Yes Lancaster, Charlene Cabral Yes Arlington, Sarah Montague Yes Lexington, Sharon Musto Yes 3 1 Bolton,Erika Elzey Yes 1 1 Needham,Jeff Stulin Yes 1 Concord, Steve Ledoux Yes I I Stow,Alice DeLuca Yes 1 Dover,Ford Spalding Yes I 1 Final status of the vote: Approved unanimously 1 5 EXECUTIVE SESSION VOTE To enter into Executive Session and not return to Open Session,with Julia Pisegna attending a) Pursuant to M G L c 300A, Section 21(a)(2)to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for contract negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel the Interim Superintendent/Director ACTION 2023 #102 Moved(Stulm)and seconded(Spalding) 9 members present at time of vote Weighted Vote present 100% Weight needed > 50% Final percentage results of vote 100% Vote. Acton, Pam Nourse Yes Lancaster, Charlene Cabral Yes Arlington, Sarah Montague Yes Lexington, Sharon Musto Yes Bolton,Erika Elzey Yes Needham,Jeff Stulin Yes Concord, Steve Ledoux Yes Stow,Alice DeLuca Yes Dover,Ford Spalding Yes Final status of the vote. Approved unanimously Respectfully submitted, Julia Pisegna Erika Elzey District Assistant Secretary 4