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MINUTES OF THE
MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
OCTOBER 15, 1974
PRESENT Messrs Bilodeau, Courtright, Cron, Hall , Heinrich, Kelsey,
Merluzzo, Mrs Smith, Mrs Wales
ABSENT Mr Cormier, Mr Fitzgerald
STAFF Mr Sains, Dr Resnick, Mr Gibson, Mr Hayward, Ms Della Penna
VISITORS Mr Solito, Press
The meeting was called to order at 8 15
The Minutes of the previous meeting of October 1 , 1974 were accepted with the
following corrections
Page 37, second paragraph - change to read
A motion was made and seconded to transfer interest re-
ceived on Certificate of Deposits in the amount of $113,456 70
into the construction account
Page 38, fourth paragraph -omit the word Lexington in first sentence
TREASURER'S
REPORT The Treasurer reported a regular account balance of
$184,613 80 and a construction account balance of
$14, 187 79
EDUCATION Mrs Smith reminded members of the meeting scheduled for
AND October 29 of the Education and Curriculum Sub-Committee
CURRICULUM
POLICIES It was moved and seconded to accept the amended By-Law
Revision, Section 5, Article 3, to read as submitted below
Order of Business The order of business at regular meetings
shall be generally as follows
a Call to Order
b Presentations
#b` c Special Reports
d Report of the Superintendent-Director
v e Reports of Sub-Committees
®-\ f Approval of Minutes of previous meeting
4 g Treasurer' s report and approval of bills and payrolls
h Other School Committee business
i Questions from the audience
j Adjournment
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Policies - cont'd
The agenda for a regular meeting shall follow the foregoing
order and should include brief descriptions of the subject
and/or substance of each item listed Any matter presented
by the administration requiring a vote of the Committee
should be included as an agenda item The agenda for a regular
meeting and any reports or background materials related to
items on the agenda should be mailed to school committee mem-
bers at least seven days before the meeting The procedure
for adopting any new proposal or plan should include the follow-
ing steps
1 Committee approval of the general concept
2 Presentation of detailed educational and fiscal plans
3 Favorable Committee action prior to initiation of the
plan
Executive Session will be held at the close of the regular
business of each meeting, upon vote of the Committee
Voted Unanimously
BUILDING
COMMITTEE Mr Cron of the Building Committee reported that progress
on the new building was still slow
It was moved and seconded to make the following awards.
SECTION ITEM COMPANY AMOUNT OF BID
138(Metal Fab) Hand Grinder Packard Machinery $ 211 00
138 " " Miscel Items Awisco Corp 10,745 67
140 (Mach Shop) Miscel Items Packard Machinery 3,008 60
141 (Auto Body) Miscel Items Awisco Corp 2,250 65
141 " Miscel Items J & R Auto Body 10,957 47
Total $27, 173 39
SUPERINTENDENT-DIRECTOR'S
REPORT The Superintendent-Director indicated that a workshop meeting
was being set up with Boston University representatives,
Dean Warren and Mr Johnson, Mr Peterson of Softech and him-
self for Wednesday, October 23 at the Rose Hawthorne facility
He also indicated that interested committee members would be
given notice when meeting was set
The Superintendent-Director called members attention to the
student newspaper which was distributed that evening
Several members mentioned the fact that the local papers would
run school-student news if presented them weekly
Dr Resnick commented on various documents he has presented,
that evening as well as in the past He also reviewed the
reporting system that will be sent to parents at the end of
10 weeks
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Superintendent-Director's Report - cont'd
The Superintendent-Director indicated he hoped to submit
a timetable for moving by October 29
The Superintendent rep' ted that the Clerk of the Works
is now checking off finished areas of the Lexington facility
and would present a report on same shortly
Mr Cron indicated that the IRC and Academic areas in the
new building were ready
Mr Courtright asked that the legal implications both pro
and con on moving into the new site be covered by counsel
Members asked the Superintendent-Director for a refined
schedule for moving,based on a months notice, be ready by
October 29
The Superintendent-Director's report on improved Faculty-
Administration Communications was reviewed
It was the unanimous consensus of the committee to accept
the term, Operational Procedures, in lieu of the old term
of Policies and Procedures, since the group was established
to work with the administration on operational procedures
within the school
PERSONNEL Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent-Director, a
motion was moved and seconded to accept the resignation of
Joan Martin, Head Cook, effective October 18, 1974
Voted unanimously, with regret
Upon recommendation of the Superintendent-Director, it was
moved and seconded to accept the resignation of Heidi Wetherall ,
Science, effective November 10, 1974
Voted unanimously, with regret
Upon recommendation of the Superintendent-Director the committee
voted to appoint the following
Eric Arnold, Communication /Human Relations, at the rate of
$9,500 00, commencing October 16, 1974, for the contract year
ending June 30, 1975
Voted unanimously
Alice Maguire, Clerk/typist - Date Control Clerk, to begin
October 21 , 1974 at $134 00 a week
Voted unanimously
The meeting adjourned at 9 45 p m to be reconvened in Executive Session
Respectfully submitted,
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Temporary Secretary
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SUMMARY OF VOTES OF MINUTEMAN SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AUGUST 19, 1975
REGULAR MEETING (11 present) }
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Reallocation To expand services of Special Needs Department Approximately
of Funds $65 ,000 shifted (UNANIMOUS) k
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Bus Service Bus contract expanded from 11 to 22 buses Late bus f.
decision deferred (UNANIMOUS)
Math Texts 4 texts approved as presented (VOTED 9 in favor, 2
abstaining) F
Resignations Accepted, with regret, from Maslow, Selby, Gaffney
(UNANIMOUS)
Appointments Rymsha, Dagley, Hayes, Mar (UNANIMOUS) %I
Special Needs Special Needs staff to consist of nine teachers, one
Adminstrator, one secretary (UNANIMOUS)
Admission Mari Hakala to 10th grade (UNANIMOUS)
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EXECUTIVE SESSION (11 present)
Appointment Gerald Less , Special Needs Adminstrator (UNANIMOUS)
Faculty Catherine Sherrard, Marcia Stille, Nancy McGrath, Miles
Appointments Hudson, Patrick Conaway, William Cole, Gary Sullivan,
Benedito lannarelli , Richard Lee, Paul McDonald (UNANIMOUS)
Custodian James McLaughlin appointed (UNANIMOUS)
Resignations James Liacos, Miltiades Vorgeas, Elaine Schwarzenberg,
Margaret Lidback, Robert Neal (UNANIMOUS)
Contracted Nancy Newbert, Psychologst
Services (UNANIMOUS)
Appointment James Amara, Senior Science Teacher " (UNANIMOUS)
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Financial $95,120 30 interest transferred to Construction Account,
and District Treasurer authorized to borrow money
and issue notes
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SUMMARY OF VOTES OF MINUTEMAN SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 2, 1975
REGULAR MEETING (10 present) fv
Metco That the nine Metco students accepted conditionally for
the year be accepted as tuition students for the month of
September, tuition to be determined at a later date
VOTED 8 in favor, 2 opposed
Student Both Student Handbook and Student Regulations accepted
Handbook with four deletions in the Student Regulations, said
deletions to be replaced at a later date by amended
statements (VOTED 9 in favor, 1 opposed)
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Physical Physical education program approved as presented, provided
Education that no additional funds be expended without approval of
the school committee (UNANIMOUS)
Admissions Craig Von Clock of Wayland; also David W Davis , a tution
student from Natick, tuition $2,483 (UNANIMOUS)
Dean Of Establishment approved of the management level position of
Students Dean of Students (UNANIMOUS)
Organization Proposed revision of organization chart approved subject
to review by next Supt -Director (UNANIMOUS)
Appointments Staff Paul McDonald, William Cole, Nancy McGrath ,
(4 kinds) Richard Lee, Patrick Conaway, Miles Hudson, Catherine
Sherrard, Gerald Less ; Contract Services , Marcia Stille,
Nancy Newbert; Part-Time, Benedito lannarelli , as Adult
Education Coordinator; Support, Jarpes McLaughlin
(ALL UNANIMOUS)
Late Buses Five late buses provided to the limit of currently budgeted
funds (UNANIMOUS) M
Revolving Funds Established for 14 areas (UNANIMOUS)
Contracts Awards approved for machinery, shop equipment,
textbooks , milk, printing equipment, (UNANMOUS)
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Extra Meeting 3rd regular meeting to be held September 30 (UNANIMOUS)
EXECUTIVE SESSION (10 present)
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Appointments Helen Gillam, Patricial Magnell , Sheila Coggan, Janet
Robitaille, John Dempsey, all staff McCauley, Anderson,
support personnel ; Dangel , Lupian, Pepe, Brumis , Donnellan,
Graham, all teacher aides (UNANIMOUS)
Resignations Gary Sullivan , Cathryn Gannon (Accepted UNANIMOUSLY)
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SUMMARY OF VOTES OF MINUTEMAND SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 16, 1975 1
REGULAR MEETING (11 present)
Resignations Wetherell , Katz (accepted UNANIMOUSLY)
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Admissions Paul Johnson, Wellesley, tution $2,483; David Rodgers ,
Stow Accepted UNANIMOUSLY
Appointments Gillam, Magnell , Coggan, Robitaille, Zoglio, Dempsey,
all staff Macaulay, Anderson, support personnel Dangel ,
Lupien, Pepe, Graham, Donnellan, teacher aides (UNANIMOUS)
Inventory Administration asked to invesitgate outside firms to j
develop complete and formal inventory of all equipment
and furnishings and to come back to committee with
recommendations (UNANIMOUS)
EXECUTIVE SESSION (11 present)
Personnel Vance Garry, staff; Gary Campbell , custodian ; Beverly -
Lydiard, Special Project Coordinator; Sharon Fleet,
teacher aide (UNANIMOUS)
Appointment
Rescinded Approval of L Brumis as teacher aide rescinded (UNANIMOUS)
Investigating Committee of two, Merluzzo and Heinrich, appointed to 1
Committee investigate the disappearance of equipment
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SUMMARY OF VOTES OF MINUTEMAN SCHOOL COMMITTEE yl
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SEPTEMBER 30, 1975
REGULAR MEETING (11 present) et
Metco That the 9 Metco students be informed of the situation ,
that they be given the option of transferring to their
sending schools at the end of the current five week cycle y
or continuing at Minuteman until November 7 in the hope
of being able to complete the year VOTED II to 3
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Insurance Continuation approved of student school accident insurance
program with Puritan Life Insurance Company (UNANIMOUS) =y
Personnel Vance Garry, Gary Campbell , Beverly Lydiard, Sharon Fleet,
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appointments all approved UNANIMOUSLY
Towel Fees UNANIMOUS vote to TABLE this item
Clerk-Typist Administration's request to establish a new position L'
of Level 1 Clerk Typist for Business Department approved
(UNANIMOUS)
Car Wash Plans approved UNANIMOUSLY
Physician Dr Schiff of Bedford at increased salary of $1200
(UNANIMOUS)
EXECUTIVE SESSION (11 present)
No votes except usual one to approve (and make public) minutes of previous
meeting,
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SUMMARY OF VOTES OF MINUTEMAN SCHOOL COMMITTEE k
OCTOBER 7, 1975 °i
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REGULAR MEETING (11 present) 1q
Driver Ed Driver Education program and procedures approved as
presented for the current year (UNANIMOUS)
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Child Care Child Care Center regulations and procedures approved ,1
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as presented (UNANIMOUS)
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Personnel Henry Mastey, staff, Wendy Osborn , Associate level ,
Benjamin Nighelli , staff; appointments approved(UNANIMOUSLY) 1
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EXECUTIVE SESSION (11 present)
OCG Pay Established an hourly rate of $8 50 per student-contact tii
hour for occupational Competency Grant teachers, with ,*1
statement in contract about preliminary and post-class )
work being on teacher's own time UNANIMOUS
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SUMMARY OF VOTES OF MINUTEMAN SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 21 , 1975 n<
REGULAR MEETING (10 present)
Appointment Christine Stupik,ik Level 2 Secretary
(UNANIMOUS)
OCG Brochure Occupational Competence Grant Brochure approved as yk
presented (UNANIMOUS)
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS (10 present)
Two sessions, one before, one after, the regular meeting Nc votes
except the usual one to accept and make public the minutes of previous
meeting
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