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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSC January 11, 2011 OS.pdf 1uNIJTE IF1IGH N FINAL CMINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES January 11,2011 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Members. Dore Hunter Acton Present Laura Morrissette Arlington Present Jack Weis Belmont Present Hannes Klein Bolton Present Cheryl Mahoney Boxborough Present Marielien 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 Absent Mary Ellen Castagno Wayland Present David Harmon Weston Present Staff: Dr Edward Bouquillon Superintendent Present Camie Lamica Dir. Bus&Ops Present Jim Laverty Asst SI/Principal Absent Student Rep: Shannon Cain Absent CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6 00 p m by Chairperson Ford Spalding Ford Spalding announced that Ed Bouquillon will make a presentation on the Regional Agreement Task Force(RATF),Alice DeLuca will then make a motion and the committee will discuss the recommendations. In attendance Lisa Dickenson from Unifund; Paul Olsen, a former Arlington Finance Committee member; Jack Foley, messaging consultant, and Ernest Houle, Director of Community Education. Dr Bouquillon distributed a fact sheet for discussion and reviewed the history of the building project He noted that the work thus far has been conceptual and will require more time. Dr. Bouquillon continued to review each fact He reviewed the building projects that other communities experienced and the models that MSBA has implemented to help schools succeed with their projects. MSBA will be reviewing the documents created in conjunction with Phase 1 of the Feasibility Project They will be happy to meet with Minuteman once they have reviewed such documents Dr Bouquillon recommends that the suggested revisions to the Regional Agreement can be voted and finalized in parallel with moving forward with the Feasibility Project He suggests postponing the warrant article on a revised Regional Agreement to FY12. MOTION A motion was made by Alice DeLuca, seconded by Hannes Klein,to postpone bringing a warrant article to revise the Regional Agreement to the towns, anticipating that such a warrant article may be ready in time for the spring 2012 town meetings, request that the RATF continue to develop by June 1, 2011 a revised Regional Agreement that will be acceptable to all 16 member communities, ask Superintendent Bouquillon to continue moving forwards on the proposed building project in cooperation with MSBA, reporting to the School Committee on progress at each School Committee meeting Cheryl Mahoney asked if Minuteman will lose the reimbursement on the Feasibility Project Dr. Bouquillon stated that would not be the case Dr Bouquillon stated that the Enrollment Study is approximately 90%complete and is expected to be delivered within 8 days Dr Bouquillon commented that, in reviewing various models of a capital apportionment formula, the factor that made the most impact on the numbers was member versus nonmember enrollment Jeff Stulin commented that the capital improvement project has been in need for the last 12 years,while he has been on the School Committee He feels that it is only in the last 3 years that the leadership has been in place to take on this project Dr Bouquillon distributed a"Probable MSBA Project Timelines"document Dr Bouquillon will forward the information discussed at the meeting to the District town officials AMENDMENT A motion was made by Dave Harmon, seconded by David Bearg, to postpone bringing a warrant article to revise the Regional Agreement to the towns, anticipating that such a warrant article may be ready in time for the spring 2012 town meetings, request that the RATF continue to develop by June 1,2011 a revised Regional Agreement, ask Superintendent Bouquillon to continue moving forwards on the proposed building project in cooperation with MSBA, reporting to the School Committee on progress at each School Committee meeting Alice DeLuca stated that the purpose of this motion is to ask the RATF members to continue with the work they have started Jeff Stulin reminded the School Committee that there will not be a project, if the Regional Agreement is not revised Amendment to the Motion was withdrawn by Dave Harmon ORIGINAL MOTION ON THE TABLE: A motion was made by Alice DeLuca, seconded by Dore Hunter, to postpone bringing a warrant article to revise the Regional Agreement to the towns,anticipating that such a warrant article may be ready in time for the spring 2012 town meetings, request that the RATF continue to develop by June 1,2011 a revised Regional Agreement that will be acceptable to all 16 member communities, ask Superintendent Bouquillon to continue moving forwards on the proposed building project in cooperation with MSBA, reporting to the School Committee on progress at each School Committee meeting All in favor unanimous Motion passed ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by, Mary Ellen Castagno, seconded by Dave Harmon All in favor. unanimous. Motion passed. The regular meeting of the School Committee was adjourned at 713 p m Respectfully submitted, Grace A. Brueckner, Recorder David Horton, Secretary MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE ATTACHMENTS TO THE MINUTES January 11, 2011 • January 11, 2011 School Committee Agenda • Suggested Motion on delaying Regional Agreement Warrant Article • Dr. Bouquillon's Fact Sheet for Discussion • Probable MSBA Project Timelines Document