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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSC December 14, 2010.pdf NTEMFIN FINAL 1 U CAREER&TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT I SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES December 14, 2010 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Members Dore Hunter Acton Present Laura Morrissette Arlington Present Jack Weis Belmont Present Hannes Klein Bolton Absent Cheryl Mahoney Boxborough Present Mariellen Perugini Carlisle Present(arrived at 7.08 p.m.) David Bearg Concord Present Ford Spalding Dover Present(Chairperson) John McGarity Lancaster Present David Horton Lexington Present(Secretary) Kemon Taschioglou Lincoln Present Jeffrey Stulin Needham Present Alice DeLuca Stow Present(Vice Chairperson) David Manjarrez Sudbury Present Mary Ellen Castagno Wayland Present David Harmon Weston Absent Staff Dr Edward Bouquillon Superintendent Present Came Lamica Dir Bus&Ops Present Jim Laverty Asst SI/Principal Present CStudent Rep: Shannon Cain Present CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7 00 p m by Chairperson Ford Spalding SECRETARY'S REPORT MOTION A motion to approve the School Committee minutes of November 9, 2010 with the following edits was made by Dave Horton, seconded by Jeff Stulin All in favor 10 Abstentions 3 Motion passed Dave Horton suggested the following edits Page 4. 4th paragraph under edits,4th and last line, punctuation at the end of the line, change to MM Curriculum'" (It inserts a single quotation mark before the double quotation mark ) Page 5. paragraph 8, line 3, how about deleting the word"facing"in the middle of the sentence so that the line is written" are faced with the same liabilities that Minuteman is" Page 6 last paragraph at the bottom of the page, line 1, last word, Negations = Negotiations CHAIR'S REPORT School Committee Retreat Ford Spalding asked that Mariellen Perugini, Kemon Taschioglou, and Mary Ellen Castagno create a proposed agenda for a retreat He asked that they prepare the proposal for the January 18th meeting so a vote can be taken on the retreat at that time Ford Spalding provided the cost of the Strategic Planning Session. $5,656,which included the consultant and the aloft Hotel conference center fees It was paid from the Public Information,Outreach budget Ford Spalding announced that the current subcommittees meet the needs of the School Committee and that no new subcommittees need to be formed at this time. He asked that the members work on communicating with member towns on the upcoming budget session and warrant articles submissions Mariellen Perugini arrived at 7.08 p m Jeff Stulin suggested the Administration provide a letter template regarding the recommended changes to the Regional Agreement that could be sent on behalf of the School Committee to the towns Dr Bouquillon stated the Administration will be creating and distributing information about the Regional Agreement recommendations to the towns with the help of Jack Foley, a consultant helping with Minuteman's messaging Ford Spalding stated that he attended Open House and was impressed with the students and faculty. Mary Ellen Castagno requested to receive the names and address of the 8th grade Wayland students that attended the Open House. Ford Spalding suggested she send the request to Grace Brueckner Ford Spalding stated that he wrote a letter to Weston Selectman Michael Harrity, in response to statements and questions about Minuteman Mr Harrity posed in a letter to him A copy of Mr Spalding's letter was distributed to each School Committee member Grace Brueckner presented the new website and School Committee portal PUBLIC COMMENT Ernie Houle, Director of Community Education was present ADMINISTRATION REPORTS Student Representative: Shannon Cain stated that the Author Ned Vizzini presented to the senior class He did a writing workshop with the students Last week,a performer visited the school and sang historical songs for the Junior and Senior classes. The freshmen are participating in a scavenger hunt tomorrow On Monday, there will be a Zumba class available to all who want to participate Superintendent's Report: Dr Bouquillon reported on the status of each District Goal.A more detailed report will be available for the February meeting Dr Bouquillon stated that educating various members of the member towns is challenging,which is why we are working with Jack Foley so that he can help with the messaging. Dr Bouquillon provided a presentation that will give the School Committee speaking points for meetings with member towns,which will also be available on the website As Dr Bouquillon was presenting the Minuteman information slides, Kemon Taschioglou stated that all school districts are required by law to provide access to career and technical education for their students The School Committee and Dr Bouquillon discussed the slides and how to make it easier for viewers to better understand the information provided Dr Bouquillon reviewed the Labor Market Information chart,the Regional Agreement Task Force recommendations, and how to simplify this information Marlellen Perugini noted that that the information in the Cluster/Shop slide,which was also shown at the recent Luncheon meetings, was not correct She requested that the slide be reviewed and corrected in consultation with Michelle Roche, prior to further distribution Dr Bouquillon also stated that there are some towns that have not given Minuteman the appropriate contact information for their 8th grade students A meeting calendar will be available on the website for planning purposes. There will be 2 warrant articles for each town one for the recommendations of the Regional Agreement Task Force and one for the operating budget assessment MOTION A motion was made by Dave Horton, seconded by Dave Manjarrez,to approve the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan Vote in favor unanimous Motion passed Mariellen Perugini suggested the following edits' Page 4-Change"the"to"any" problems Page 5—Change"Designee"to"Designees" Marlellen Perugini asked when a person's special education issues will be considered in the plan Mr. Laverty stated that the information regarding special education status will be provided, as appropriate, during the investigation. The School Committee will receive an annual Disciplinary Report MOTION A motion was made by Alice DeLuca, seconded by Dore Hunter, that beginning in FY12,the District will adopt Non-resident Chapter 74 Tuitions rates reflective of the maximum allowable rate as determined annually by the Commissioner of Education. Furthermore that 10%of this tuition will be set aside in a Stabilization Fund established under a separate motion,for this purpose to support capital projects approved by the District Dr Bouquillon described the costs associated with non-resident tuition rates and the amount the school is charging A discussion about the present unfunded Stabilization Fund ensued MOTION TO AMEND A motion to amend the above motion as follows was made by Alice DeLuca, seconded by Dore Hunter Vote in favor. unanimous Motion passed AMENDED MOTION A motion was made by Alice DeLuca, seconded by Dore Hunter,that beginning in FY12,the District will adopt Non-resident Chapter 74 Tuitions rates reflective of the maximum allowable rate as determined annually by the Commissioner of Education. Furthermore that 10%of this tuition may be set aside to support capital projects approved by the District Vote in favor unanimous Motion passed SUB-COMMITTEE/TASK FORCE REPORTS Policy Revisions: Alice DeLuca stated that the following policies can be accepted without any edits MOTION A motion for the following policies to be approved was made by Jeff Stulin, seconded by Dave Horton All in favor 11 Abstentions. 2. Motion passed. IA, IE, IG, IGB, IGC, IGD, IHAM, IHAMA, IHBA, IHD, IJ, IJL, IKA, IKAD, IKB, IKFB e MUNUTEMFIN FINAL CAREER&TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Kemon Taschioglou was not present for the vote. A discussion of the remaining policies ensued. MOTION A motion to approve the remaining policies excluding IHBCA, IKF, and IJND was made by Jeff Stulin, seconded by Dave Horton All in favor unanimous Abstention 1 Motion passed. Personnel Subcommittee Laura Morrissette updated the School Committee The Personnel Subcommittee will not meet in December Finance Subcommittee: Jeff Stulin stated that the fee survey for athletic and student activities was discussed MOTION A motion was made by Jeff Stulin, seconded Laura Morrissette,that the School Committee approve to renew the three year contract for audit services to Melanson Heath &Co as follows Minuteman Financials and End of Year Report audit FY 11 -$27,500 and $4,000 for a total of$31,500 FY 12-$28,000 and $4,250 for a total of$32,250 FY 13 -$28,500 and $4,500 for a total of$33,000 All in favor. unanimous. Motion passed. MOTION A motion to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing Personnel Negotiations and not ( return to regular session was made by Alice DeLuca and was seconded. Roll Call Vote in favor John McGarity, Lancaster Kemon Taschioglou, Lincoln Laura Morrissette,Arlington Mary Ellen Castagno, Wayland Jack Weis, Belmont Dave Horton, Lexington Alice DeLuca, Stow Ford Spalding, Dover David Bearg, Concord Mariellen Perugini, Carlisle Cheryl Mahoney, Boxborough Jeff Stulin, Needham Dave Manjarrez, Sudbury Dore Hunter,Acton Motion passed MOTION A motion to allow Grace Brueckner to record the minutes of the Executive Session was made by Alice DeLuca, seconded by Dave Manjarrez All in favor. unanimous. Motion passed. A motion to allow Came Lamica to attend the Executive Session was made by Alice DeLuca, seconded by Dorf' Hunter All in favor unanimous Motion passed MOTION The Regular School Committee ended at 9.57 p m ( L Respectfully submitted, Grace A. Brueckner Recorder David Horton Secretary ( L MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE ATTACHMENTS TO THE MINUTES December 14, 2010 • December 14, 2010 School Committee Agenda • November 9, 2010 School Committee Minutes • November 9, 2010 School Committee Minutes Attachments • School Committee Officers Meeting Minutes dated 10/22/10 • Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan • Suggested Motion - Non-Resident Chapter 74 Tuition Rates • Articles and Press Releases: o Renovations come at a high cost o Minuteman School Finds Unanimous Support for Feasibility Study • Correspondence o Long and DiPietro: New State Ethics Regulations on Gift Giving and Acceptance o MIAA Note - Qualification for the 2010 MIAA Sportsmanship Honor Roll o Birdland Thank You Note • Policy I • Policy I proposed edits • Melanson and Heath Audit Proposal • Suggested Motion - Melanson and Heath Contract Renewal • Camie Lamica Memo -Melanson and Heath Letter • Melanson and Heath recommendation letter • Student Activity Organization Procedures • Minuteman Mission - Concord Journal "Letter to the Editor" by David Bearg C • Bullying Policy comments • Letter from Ford Spalding to Weston Selectman Michael Harrity • Carlisle Mosquito article: Minuteman High seeks to change cost sharing prior to renovation • Alice Deluca and Jim Laverty email re. Draft of School Committee Policy on bullying