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Home My WebLink AboutSC March 1, 2011 OS.pdf . aaMiNIJTEMAN Final CAREER&TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL \ MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES March 1,2011 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Members Dore Hunter Acton Present(arrived 7.33 p m ) Laura Morrissette Arlington Present Jack Weis Belmont Present Hannes Klein Bolton Absent Cheryl Mahoney Boxborough Present Mariellen 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 Present 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 Absent CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7 01 p m by Chairperson Ford Spalding. A motion was made by Dave Horton, seconded by Alice DeLuca,to approve the School Committee minutes of January 24, 2011 All in favor 11; opposed. 0; abstention. 2 Motion passed A motion was made and withdrawn by Dave Manjarrez to table the Minutes until the next School Committee meeting PUBLIC COMMENT The Chair asked that the visiting guests identify themselves. DeAnne Dupont and Lori Crimmins, Co- Presidents of the Minuteman Parent Association and Ernest Houle, Director of Community Education were in attendance CHAIR'S REPORT A motion was made by Alice DeLuca, seconded by Dave Harmon, to nominate Carol Lisbon from Dover and Mark Paolillo from Belmont to join the Regional Agreement Task Force All in favor unanimous. Motion passed STUDENT REPORT Shannon Cain was not in attendance to provide a report ADMINISTRATION REPORT SUPERINTENDENT. Dr Bouquillon announced that Minuteman will be meeting with MSBA to review the deliverables on March 10th They will discuss the Enrollment and Capacity studies and the Strategic Plan Dr. Bouquillon stated that NESDEC will also be attending the meeting as they conducted the studies Dr Bouquillon reviewed the assumptions and data included in the Enrollment Study He presented application and enrollment trends for the District and on the"Big 3"towns. Waltham, Medford and Watertown The School Committee asked questions on the assumptions and how they relate to the building project In addition, Dr Bouquillon noted the Post Graduate application and enrollment trends are included in the Enrollment Study. Dr Bouquillon reviewed the Capacity Study that included the staff, space and programs and concluded that the"Current Effective Operating" Capacity of the building is 951 students, based on current data. Dr Bouquillon met with non-member towns and stated that Memoranda of Understanding (MOUS)to join the Minuteman Regional School District are being discussed Ford Spalding stated that we will meet with NESDEC on March 9th . David Bearg asked how the building will be renovated while students are in session. Dr. Bouquillon stated that a phased-in approach would occur and other areas such as Cranberry Hill and Lincoln Lab possibly could be used to conduct classess PRINCIPAL* Minuteman Parent Association—Comedy Night DeAnne Dupont and Lori Crimmins distributed invitations for Comedy Night They are trying to move to a more automated system, which includes online registration, auctions and memberships. They also updated the School Committee on the status of their goals Overnight Field Trip Requests Environmental Technology Program is seeking approval for an overnight trip in May The Landscaping program would like to attend the banquet for the Future Farmers of ( America A motion was made by Alice DeLuca and seconded, to approve the two field trip requests All in favor Unanimous. Motion passed SUBCOMMITTEE/TASK FORCE REPORTS POLICY REVISIONS* Alice DeLuca distributed two alternatives for policy JA, "Student Policies Goals," from Section J of Minuteman's Policy Manual. She reviewed the comments from School Committee members for Section J The School Committee discussed the various policies in the section and Mr Laverty added comments by providing context, actual school practice and legal references In addition, Mr Laverty described the Student Restraint procedure to the School Committee A motion was made by Jeff Stulin and seconded by Dave Horton, to approve the policies in Section J with the approved edits All in favor unanimous Motion passed A motion was made by Dave Harmon and was seconded to postpone the review and discussion of BIB/BIBA(School Committee Member Developmental Opportunities/School Committee Member Conferences, Conventions, and Workshops)and BID (School Committee Member Compensation and Expenses)from Section B of the Policy Manual and proceed with the remainder of the agenda All in favor 4, Opposed 4,Abstention* 6 Motion failed Alice DeLuca reviewed the comments and edits made for Section B A motion was made by Jeff Stulin and seconded by Dave Horton,to approve BIB/BIBA and BID with the approved edits.All in favor 12, opposed 2 Motion passed. PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITEE Laura Mornssette stated that she will provide a more detailed report at the next School Committee meeting FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE Jeff Stulin commented that the Finance Subcommittee is continuing to work on the oversight of accounts and will start by reviewing the policy for the transfer of funds The subcommittee will continue to review procedures that balance goals of oversight and the workload placed on the administration. Ford Spalding announced that the next School Committee meeting will be held April 5th A motion was made to enter into Executive Session to discuss Personnel Negotiations, not to return to regular session All in favor Cheryl Mahoney/Boxborough Dore Hunter/Acton John McGarity/Lancaster Dave Harmon/Weston Kemon Taschioglou/Lincoln Dave Horton /Lexington Alice DeLuca/Stow Ford Spalding/Dover Jeff Stulin/ Needham Mary Ellen Castagno/Wayland Jack Weis/ Belmont Laura Morrissette/Arlington David Bearg/Concord Dave Manjarrez/Sudbury 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 March 1,2011 • March 1, 2011 School Committee Agenda • January 24, 2011 School Committee Minutes • Nominations for the Regional Agreement Task Force • Memo-Request for Overnight Field Trip Approval from the Environmental Technology Program and Itinerary • Future Farmers of America Request for Overnight Field Trip Approval • Section J of the Policy Manual • Policies BIB/BIBA, BID • School Committee Travel Reimbursement Procedure • Recommendations For Changes To Policies On Reimbursement Of School Committee Members • Policy comments Excel spreadsheet • Proposed FY12 School Budget PUBLIC RELATIONS MATERIAL o Bullying Expert to Speak at Minuteman High in Lexington o Director of Business and Operations Camie Lamica of Minuteman Career & Technical High School in Lexington Earns North American School Finance and Operations Credential o Technical Education's Value and Excellence at Minuteman Career &Technical High School in Lexington o Minuteman High implements bullying plan o Lexington Chamber of Commerce - 2011 Annual Chamber Business Award Letter • Local Operating Budget - FY 2011 C • Melanson Heath & Co Auditors report for the Year Ended June 30, 2010 • Press Release* MA Life Science Center Announces First Round of Equipment and Supply Matching Grants • Carolyn Myerow Letter • MPA Invitation to Comedy Night • NEASC 2-Year Progress Report L