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Home My WebLink AboutFINAL OS Minutes 3.26.13.pdf FINAL Approved 4 9 13 OPEN SESSION MINUTES MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING MARCH 26,2013 6 00 PM PAUL REVERE ROOM,MINUTEMAN HIGH SCHOOL Present: Alice DeLuca,Chair(Stow) Kemon Taschioglou(Lincoln) Carrie Flood, Secretary(Concord)(arrived 7 33 pm) Dore Hunter(Acton) Cheryl Mahoney(Boxborough) Jack Weis(Belmont)(arrived 6 16 pm) Bella Wong(Weston)(arrived 6 06 pm) Mary Ellen Castagno(left at 8 15 pm) Dave Manjarrez(Sudbury)(left at 7 30 pm) David Horton(Lexington) David O'Connor(Bolton) Daniel Mazzola(Lancaster) Absent. Jeff Stulm,Vice-Chair(Needham),Laura Mornssette(Arlington),Don Rober(Carlisle),Ford Spalding (Dover) Also Present Elizabeth Rozan,Attorney Michelle McNulty,Ed Bouquillon,Ernie Houle,Kevin Mahoney,Kris Luoto,Ron Marino Others who signed in Eugene DiPaolo,Diane Hunter, Sheila Nagle,Diane Dempsey,John Donato,Carrie Epstein 1. CALL TO ORDER. OPEN SESSION#1 The Chair called the meeting to order at 6 00 pm 2. POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION#1 The Chair explained the need for a possible Executive Session as follows Pursuant to Purpose 3,MGL c 30A, §21 (a)(3)to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the Minuteman Faculty Association over the Educator Evaluation System,as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the School Committee and the Chair so declares The Committee may be returning to open session for further action on this matter The Committee then took the following roll call vote ACTION 2013#45 Moved(Horton)and seconded(Mahoney) To enter Executive Session#1,as described,with Attorney McNulty,Elizabeth Rozan,Ed Bouquillon, Ernie Houle,and Kevin Mahoney remaining,and returning to Open Session Mazzola yes DeLuca yes Horton yes Mahoney yes Castagno yes Manjarrez yes Hunter yes O'Connor yes Taschioglou yes Vote. Unanimous(with 9 members present) [Ms Wong arrived at 6 06 pm and Mr Weis arrived at 6 16 pm] 3 CALL TO ORDER. OPEN SESSION#2• The Committee reentered Open Session at 6 20 pm The Chair acknowledged the Negotiating Team members who were present,including Sheila Nagle and John Fusco,and extended thanks to everyone involved in the arduous process that led to ratification of the Education Evaluation System agreements by the Minuteman Faculty Association The Committee then voted to ratify the Educator Evaluation System agreements,as noted below ACTION 2013#46 Moved(Horton)and seconded(Weis) To ratify the following agreements with the MFA (1)The Educator Evaluation System Memorandum of Understanding,including the Educator Evaluation System,Process,Forms,SMART Goals and Rubrics (2)The Evaluation System Transition Memorandum of Understanding, and (3)The Department and Cluster Chairs Memorandum of Understanding Vote. Unanimous Attorney McNulty confirmed that the next step is to notify the Commissioner of Education that Minuteman now has a ratified Evaluation System in place The agreements can be found as Attachment A 4. POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION #2 The Chair explained the need for another Executive Session,as follows Pursuant to Purpose 1 (M G L c 30A, §21 (a)(1))for discussion of the discipline or dismissal of a public officer,employee,staff member,or individual and developments related to such discipline or dismissal, and pursuant to Purpose 7(M G L c 30A,Section 21(a)(7))to comply with or act under the authority of a Massachusetts General Law by receiving legal advice from counsel protected from disclosure under Massachusetts General Law with the relevant citations of law being MGL c 4,Section 7,clause twenty- sixth,MGL c 30A,s 21 (a)(1),MGL c 30A, Section 22(f)and MGL c 214,s 1B The Committee then took the following roll call vote ACTION 2013#47 Moved(Horton)and seconded(Mahoney) To enter Executive Session#2,as described,with Attorney McNulty,Elizabeth Rozan,Ed Bouquillon, Ernie Houle,and Kris Luoto remaining,and returning to Open Session Mazzola yes DeLuca yes Horton yes Mahoney yes Castagno no Wong yes Weis yes Manuarrez no Hunter yes O'Connor yes Taschioglou yes Vote- 9 in favor,2 opposed(with 11 members present) 5 CALL TO ORDER. OPEN SESSION#3 The Chair called the Open Session to Order at 6 58 pm 6 POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION#3 and#4 The Chair explained that there was need for another Executive Session,covering two issues as described below Pursuant to Purpose 1 (M G L C 30A,s 21 (a)(1)),to consider complaints or charges against a public officer,employee,staff member,or individual,which may constitute new complaints or charges or which may include or constitute the continued consideration of complaints or charges previously made against such public officer,employee, staff member,or individual,and developments or follow up actions related to the same,and pursuant to Purpose 7(M G L c 30A,Section 21(a)(7))to comply with or act under the authority of a Massachusetts General Law by receiving legal advice from counsel protected from disclosure under Massachusetts General Law with the relevant citations of law being MGL c 4, Section 7,clause twenty-sixth,MGL c 30A,s 21 (a)(1),MGL c 30A,Section 22(f),and MGL c 214,s 1B, and Pursuant to Purpose 1 (M G L c 30A, §21 (a)(1))for continued consideration of complaints or charges against a public officer,employee,staff member,or individual and developments related to such complaints or charges,and pursuant to Purpose 7(M G L c 30A, Section 21(a)(7))to comply with or act under the authonty of a Massachusetts General Law by receiving legal advice from counsel protected from disclosure under Massachusetts General Law with the relevant citations of law being MGL c 4, Section 7,clause twenty-sixth,MGL c 30A,s 21 (a)(1),MGL c 30A, Section 22(f)and MGL c 214,s 1B She further explained that the Committee may return to Open Session following the Executive Session to address a possible Open Session item as follows resolution of complaints or charges against a public officer,employee, staff member,or individual The following vote was then taken ACTION 2013#48 Moved(Hunter)and seconded(Weis) To enter Executive Session#3 and 4,as described,with Attorney McNulty,Elizabeth Rozan,and Ed Bouquillon remaining,and returning to Open Session Mazzola yes DeLuca yes Horton yes Mahoney yes Castagno no Wong yes Weis yes Maniarrez no Hunter yes O'Connor yes Taschioglou yes Vote 9 in favor,2 opposed(with 11 members present) [Mr Maniarrez left the meeting at 7 30 pm,Ms Flood arrived at 7 33 pm, Superintendent Bouquillon left the meeting at 8 00 pm,Attorney McNulty and Ms Castagno left the meeting at 8 15 pm] 7 CALL TO ORDER. OPEN SESSION#4 The Chair called the Open Session to order at 8 15 pm 8 POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE SESSION#5 The Chair explained that there was need for a final Executive Session#5,as descnbed below Pursuant to MGL c 30A,s 22(f)to review,amend,finalize,and approve minutes from Executive Sessions of the Committee held on 1 8 13,2 5 13,2 12 13,3 5 13 and 3 12 13,to determine whether continued non-disclosure of such minutes is appropriate,and to not return to Open Session The following roll call vote was taken ACTION 2013#49 Moved(Flood)and seconded(Wong) To enter Executive Session#5,as described,with Elizabeth Rozan remaining,and the Committee not returning to Open Session Mazzola yes Flood yes Horton yes DeLuca yes Weis yes Mahoney yes Hunter yes Wong yes Taschioglou yes O'Connor yes Vote: Unanimous,with 10 members present 9 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned from the Executive Session at 10 05 pm Respectfully submitted, Elizabeth Rozan Carrie Flood and Dave Horton District School Committee Assistant Secretary Temporary Secretary ATTACHMENTS TO 3 26 13 OPEN SESSION A Educator Evaluation System agreements