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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-03-30-SC-min   LSC  Meeting  Minutes  3/30/2015         LEXINGTON  SCHOOL  COMMITTEE  MEETING   Monday,  March  30,  2015   Lexington  High  School,  Library  Media  Center   251  Waltham  Street     PRESENT:    Superintendent  Dr.  Paul  Ash,  Chair  Jessie  Steigerwald,  Vice  Chair  William   Hurley,  Margaret  Coppe,  Alessandro  Alessandrini   Member  Absent:    Judith  Crocker     The  Minutes  were  taken  by  Christine  Ashness,  Recording  Secretary   The  meeting  convened  at  6:35pm     Call  to  order  and  welcome:    Chair  Jessie  Steigerwald  called  the  meeting  to  order,  and   introduced  committee  members.  Steigerwald  reminded  the  committee  that  Ms.  Crocker   was  away  this  week  and  would  return  next  week.     Public  Comments:  None     Superintendent’s  Announcements:  None     School  Committee  Member  Announcements:   William  Hurley:    It  was  a  great  time  at  the  LEF  fundraiser  on  Saturday  night.    Thanks  to   everyone  who  put  it  together  and  participated.         Alessandro  Alessandrini:    The  Lexington  Parent  Academy  was  on  Saturday  at  Clarke  and   was  excellent.    Thanks  to  Lexington’s  School  Health  Advisory  Council,  PTA  Presidents   Council,  Lexington  Human  Services  Department,  Lexington  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Chinese   American  Association  of  Lexington,  Indian  Americans  of  Lexington,  and  Lexington  Youth   and  Family  Services  for  putting  it  together  and  sponsoring  it.    He  brought  everyone  a   souvenir  Parent  Academy  stress  ball.       Jessie  Steigerwald:    Steigerwald  enjoyed  the  LEF  Gala  and  noted  the  LHS  a  capella  group   Pitchpipes  performed  and  were  great.    Steigerwald  offered  special  thanks  to  Jennifer   Wolfrum  for  her  work  on  the  Lexington  Parents  Academy.    Steigerwald  reached  out  to  Mr.   Himmel  and  Mr.  Goddard  regarding  the  time  commitment  and  schedule  for  any  school   committee  appointees  for  the  upcoming  capital  projects  through  the  Permanent  Building   Committee.    She  has  not  heard  back  yet  but  will  provide  an  update  when  she  learns  the   schedule.    She  suggested  that  she  and  Mr.  Hurley  could  attend  the  first  meeting  on  April  9th.         Margaret  Coppe  added  that  the  School  Committee’s  decision  on  appointees  for  the  capital   projects  might  be  able  to  wait  until  after  the  April  9th  meeting.         Steigerwald  noted  that  Town  Meeting  on  April  6th  will  include  the  Diversity  Award  at  7:15   p.m..      She  would  like  to  table  the  Consent  Agenda  and  the  Liaison  Assignments  tonight   because  the  committee  needs  to  go  into  Executive  Session  with  the  Board  of  Selectmen.           LSC  Meeting  Minutes  3/30/2015         Agenda:   Discussion  of  Town  Meeting  Articles   Steigerwald  asked  if  any  members  would  like  the  School  Committee  to  take  a  position  on   Article  11.  Members  decided  they  would  speak  as  individuals.  She  gave  an  update  on   Article  49,  Civic  Use  Districts,  and  members  agreed  they  would  be  interested  in  hearing   from  the  Planning  Board  if  it  was  coming  back  for  reconsideration.     Policy  Manual  Review  Update:    Tabled     School  Committee  Liaison  Assignments,  Updates:    Tabled     Consent  Agenda,  Two  sets  of  minutes:  Tabled     At  6:45  p.m.  Steigerwald  said  the  committee  would  recess  and  relocate  to  join  Selectmen   who  were  presently  meeting  across  the  hall  in  room  148.  The  committee  would  reconvene   in  room  148  in  Open  Session  and  immediately  go  into  Executive  Session  under  exemption  3   for  the  purpose  of  discussing  strategy  with  respect  to  Coalition  Bargaining.    She  said  that   when  the  Executive  Session  was  complete,  the  committee  would  return  to  Open  Session   and  relocate  to  the  auditorium  for  the  purpose  of  participating  in  Town  Meeting.     At  6:45  the  committee  recessed  and  relocated  to  join  the  Selectmen  in  room  148.         At  6:47,  in  Room  148,  Steigerwald  reconvened  the  meeting  and  moved  to  go  into  Executive   Session  under  Exemption  3  for  the  purpose  of  discussing  strategy  with  respect  to  Coalition   Bargaining,  and  to  then  return  to  Open  Session,  and  further  declared  that  an  Open  Session   would  be  detrimental  to  the  bargaining  position  of  the  School  Committee.    Ms.  Coppe   seconded  the  motion.    Steigerwald  took  a  roll  call  vote  (Coppe  –  Aye,  Alessandrini  –  Aye,   Steigerwald  –  Aye,  Hurley  –  Aye,  Crocker  –  Absent).    The  committee  remained  in  Executive   Session  until  7:09  p.m.,  when  they  took  a  roll  call  vote,  all  voted  AYE  and  returned  to  Open   Session.    (The  formal  Executive  Session  minutes  are  in  a  separate  document.)     At  7:09  the  committee  recessed  to  relocate  to  the  auditorium  for  the  purpose  of   participating  in  Town  Meeting.       The  committee  reconvened    at  7:15  p.m.  and  remained  in  session.    When  recognized  by  the   Moderator,  Steigerwald  spoke  on  behalf  of  the  committee  to  thank  Tom  Plati,  Mary  Ellen   Dunn  and  Dr.  Paul  Ash  as  each  are  leaving  the  system  this  year.    Town  Meeting  expressed   appreciation  to  each  person.    Dr.  Ash  received  a  standing  ovation.    Dr.  Ash  presented  the   FY16  Operating  Budget  (part  of  Article  4).  Article  4  passed  at  8:50  p.m.  with  162  members   voting  in  the  affirmative,  1  member  voting  in  the  negative,  and  3  members  abstaining.     At  10:20  p.m.  Mr.  Alessandrini  moved  to  adjourn.  The  motion  was  seconded  by  Ms.  Coppe.   The  vote  was  4:0  and  the  meeting  adjourned.     Meeting  Materials:    Agenda;  School  Committee  Liaison  Assignments  2014-­‐2015;  2/25/2015   Minutes;  3/10/15  Minutes;  Student  Discipline  Policy  handout       LSC  Meeting  Minutes  3/30/2015