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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSC April 5, 2011 OS.pdf 1 ifei iii, I'1 NUTEP'1FIN FINAL CAREER&TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES April 5,2011 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Members Dore Hunter Acton Present Laura Mornssette Arlington Present Jack Weis Belmont Present Hannes Klein Bolton Absent Cheryl Mahoney Boxborough Present Manellen Perugini Carlisle Absent 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 Absent David Harmon Weston Present Staff Dr Edward Bouquillon Superintendent Present Came Lamica Dir. Bus&Ops Present Jim Laverty Asst SI/Principal Present Student Rep: Shannon Cain Present CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7 00 p m by Chairperson Ford Spalding A motion was made by Dave Horton, seconded by David Bearg,to approve the School Committee minutes of March 1, 2011 All in favor unanimous Motion passed Jack Weis would like to enter into the record that he expressed a concern that the NESDEC Enrollment Study report had not been distributed to the School Committee and communities in advance of the meeting with MSBA staff. Dave Horton suggested that the word Boxborough be aligned correctly in the attendance section of the minutes PUBLIC COMMENT The Chair asked that the visiting guests identify themselves Ernest Houle, Director of Community Education, Michelle Roche, Director of Career and Technical Education, and Ann Marie Gallo, General Advisory Committee member CHAIR'S REPORT Ford Spalding announced that he asked John McGarity to serve as chair of the Personnel Subcommittee. STUDENT REPORT Shannon Cain announced that there was a winter carnival in February, which included a Faculty-Student Basketball game with a pep rally There was an increase in student participation in SkilIsUSA this year. On March 18th there was a fundraiser for the earthquake victims in Japan Ford Spalding also added that some School Committee members attended the Minuteman Parent Association Comedy Night and that it was extremely well done and profitable. ADMINISTRATION REPORT: SUPERINTENDENT* Dr Bouquillon reported on the MSBA meeting He noted that the two studies conducted by NESDEC, the Demographic Update. Enrollments and Applications and the Facility Study and Capacity Analysis, are included in this month's School Committee packet Dr Bouquillon also announced that we will have the highest enrolled freshman class in 25 years. Jeff Stulin also asked that Dr Bouquillon comment on the Post Graduation (PG)application trend Dr Bouquillon stated that the program structure will be reviewed and a possible evening PG program may be created Cheryl Mahoney asked how MSBA would account for the Post Graduate students Dr Bouquillon responded that MSBA will only address and support the 9-12 grade enrollment in deciding the size and cost of the building project Jack Weis asked what the process is for the committee to offer comments about reports and have them feed into the discussion with the MSBA. Dr. Bouquillon stated that if Minuteman is part of a normal Feasibility Study, there would be a Building Committee The member towns and School Committee would work through that venue. Dr. Bouquillon would strongly suggest that the Capital Facilities Subcommittee meet and start forming the Building Committee Dr Bouquillon stated that the Regional Agreement Task Force met yesterday There is no agreement to date on the capital expenses apportionment model The next meeting will be on April 28th After a few meetings and feedback from MSBA, Dr Bouquillon will ask the School Committee to make a decision on the recommendations and work done thus far with or without consensus from the Regional Agreement Task Force on a capital expenses apportionment model. Dr. Bouquillon reminded the School Committee that he will be in China visiting the Wuhu Industrial School The idea is to develop relationships with this school for teacher and student exchanges in the future Alice DeLuca suggested changes to the language in the MOU regarding the financial responsibility She suggested deleting "and will be approved"and substituting "subject to approval" in Article 3 i and deleting the phrase"more than"in Article 3 ii Ford Spalding would like to change tonight's agenda schedule and have the General Advisory Board address the School Committee Michelle Roche and Scott Coppock, Chair of the General Advisory Board, presented the goals and work of the committee General Advisory Board members in attendance* Ed Farrili from the Automotive Sector and Ann Marie Gallo Mary Ann Ham, Liaison to the Advisory Board, was in attendance as well Scott Coppock reviewed the goals and the status of each goal He also reviewed the timeline for meetings Michelle Roche stated that the marketing packet was created to educate the community at- large and to help recruit involvement with the General Advisory Board PRINCIPAL Jim Laverty presented the SkiIIsUSA overnight request MOTION A motion was made by Alice DeLuca, seconded by Dave Manjarrez, to approve the SkiIIsUSA Overnight request All in favor unanimous Motion passed Jim Laverty stated the Student Handbook was distributed A vote will be taken at the May meeting. Jim Laverty reviewed the 2011-12 School Calendar MOTION A motion was made by Alice DeLuca, seconded by John McGarity, to approve the 2011-12 School Calendar as proposed All in favor unanimous Motion passed SUBCOMMITTEE/TASK FORCE REPORTS POLICY REVISIONS Alice DeLuca reviewed Section J of the Policy Manual. MOTION A motion was made by Dave Horton, seconded by Dave Harmon,to approve Section J for a second reading All in favor unanimous Motion passed. MOTION A motion was made by Dave Harmon, seconded by Dave Manjarrez,to approve Policy IMG for first reading All in favor unanimous Motion passed Alice DeLuca reviewed the law regarding production of video recordings of School Committee meetings The School Committee discussed the draft policy.The School Committee discussed various factors associated with recording minutes• effects on recording the minutes, length of time to keep recordings, costs of recordings, and alternative to video recordings. Alice DeLuca stated that the policy should be put on the agenda at a future meeting PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITEE•John McGarity announced that the subcommittee had met and reviewed the Superintendent's evaluation process, completed compiling the School Committee Orientation information, and set the dates for future meetings He reviewed the Superintendent's evaluation instrument Grace Brueckner presented and discussed the online evaluation process through "Zoomerang"and the School Committee Online Orientation area of the School Committee Portal on the website. The School Committee Goals will be discussed at the May 10th meeting Jack Weis suggested that subcommittees add this item to their agendas prior to the May 10th School Committee meeting FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE Jeff Stulin stated that within the next few months, he will request from the Chair a longer period of time to review the school's financial procedures and reports He will invite the Treasurer to present as well In addition, the subcommittee will ask the School Committee to vote on the oversight report MOTION A motion was made by Jeff Stulin, second by Dave Harmon,to not participate in the School CHOICE program in the 2011-2012 school year. All in favor. unanimous. Motion passed. Dr. Bouquillon announced that Lincoln,Acton and Lexington approved the FY12 Budget.The Wayland Town Manager indicated that Minuteman did not need to present at this week's Town Meeting Dr Bouquillon reviewed the letter from the Walter J Markham Award Committee selecting Minuteman Student Michael Breen from Bolton for his technical, academic, and personal achievements He also mentioned the newspaper articles titled "Schools prodded on plans for bullies"and the"Students perform environmental assessments,"which refers to Minuteman Teacher Terry Regan's Environmental Technology program and his students who go out in the field to perform environmental assessments Dr Bouquillon also mentioned that he spoke with the Waltham Principal about the rejected applicants Came Lamica gave a brief report on the health care issues The Massachusetts Health Trust put out an RFP and received back some proposals Some were very high It was decided that Blue Cross Blue Shield would be the only vendor for a very small increase A motion was made to enter into Executive Session to discuss Personnel Negotiations and executive session minutes, not to return to regular session All in favor Dave Harmon/Weston John McGarity/Lancaster Dave Manjarrez/Sudbury David Bearg/Concord Laura Morrissette/Arlington Dave Horton/Lexington Alice DeLuca/Stow Ford Spalding/Dover Kemon Taschioglou/Lincoln Jack Weis/ Belmont Jeff Stulin/Needham Cheryl Mahoney/Boxborough Dore Hunter/Acton ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting of the School Committee was adjourned at 9.55 p m Respectfully submitted, Grace A Brueckner Recorder David Horton Secretary ( L MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE ATTACHMENTS TO THE MINUTES April 5, 2011 • April 5, 2011 School Committee Agenda • March 1, 2011 School Committee Minutes • January 22, 2011 School Committee Officers Minutes • NESDEC Studies • April 4, 2011 Regional Agreement Task Force Meeting Agenda • China Exchange Initiative Information • Minuteman MOU with Wuhu Industrial School • Overnight Travel Request • 2011-2012 Proposed Calendar • General Advisory Board meeting with the School Committee Agenda • Policy J • Draft on Video Recording of School Committee Meetings • Policy IMG Animals in School • Superintendent Performance Review Timeline • School Committee Goals Timeline • Suggested Motion School Choice • FY11 Minuteman Insurance Coverage • Press Release-MA Life Science Center Announces First Round of Equipment and Supply Matching Grant • Letter—Cubist Pharmaceuticals • Markham Award letter selecting Michael Breen • Article State prods schools on plans for bullies • Article Student perform environmental assessments • School Doctor Information • Fact Sheet from the Department of Justice ( • Policy J, IMG, and Video Taping edits spreadsheet • Draft Student handbook L