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LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
OPEN SESSION MINUTES – SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Lexington High School, Library Media Center
251 Waltham Street
PRESENT: Dr. Paul B. Ash, Superintendent; Jessie Steigerwald, Chair;
Alessandro Alessandrini; Margaret Coppe; Judy Crocker; Bill Hurley, Bob Harris.
The Minutes were taken by Jessie Steigerwald.
6:00 PM School Committee called to order.
6:03 PM Motion to go into Executive Session
Ms. Steigerwald moved that the School Committee to go into Executive Session under Exemption 3
to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining regarding the Lexington Education
Association, Unit A Negotiations, to return to open session, and further, as chair, she declared that an
executive session was necessary to protect the bargaining position of the School Committee.
Ms. Crocker seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken.
Coppe - AYE; Alessandrini - AYE; Steigerwald - AYE; Crocker - AYE; Hurley - AYE
The vote was unanimous and at 6:03 PM the Executive Session began. Minutes for that Session are in
a separate document.
6:47 PM Motion to exit Executive Session and return to Open Session
Ms. Steigerwald asked for a motion to end Executive Session and return to Open Session.
Mr. Hurley made the motion and Ms. Crocker seconded the motion.
Coppe - AYE; Alessandrini - AYE; Steigerwald - AYE; Crocker - AYE; Hurley - AYE
Executive Session ended at 6:47 p.m. and the School Committee returned to Open Session.
At 7:00 Steigerwald announced that the committee would recess to relocate to room 148 in order to
join the Selectmen for an Executive Session under Exemption 3. Steigerwald called a recess.
Committee members moved to room 148.
Steigerwald ended recess at 7:02 PM and the committee was in open session in room 148.
Immediately, at 7:02 PM Steigerwald moved to go into Executive Session
LSC Meeting Minutes of 4.15.15 – approved by the SC on 4.28.16 2
Steigerwald moved that the School Committee to go into Executive Session under Exemption 3 to
discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining regarding the Lexington Education Association,
Unit A Negotiations, to return to open session, and further, as chair, she declared that an executive
session was necessary to protect the bargaining position of the School Committee.
Alessandrini seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken.
Coppe - AYE; Alessandrini - AYE; Steigerwald - AYE; Crocker - AYE; Hurley - AYE
The vote was unanimous and at 7:02 PM the Executive Session began. Minutes for that Session are
in a separate document.
7:24 PM Motion to exit Executive Session and return to Open Session
Hurley moved to end Executive Session and return to Open Session. Alessandrini seconded the
motion.
Coppe - AYE; Alessandrini - AYE; Steigerwald - AYE; Crocker - AYE; Hurley - AYE
Executive Session ended at 7:24 p.m. and the School Committee returned to Open Session, relocated
to the Media Center and then to the Lexington High School auditorium to participate in Town
Meeting.
School Committee adjourned immediately following Town Meeting.
Town Meeting ended at _________
Materials: Memo from Dr. Paul Ash to the School Committee dated April 14, 2015; Untitled table
attached with sample of elementary block schedule that aided discussion of the proposals relating to
elementary schedules.
Place on Consent Agenda for SC Approval 4.28.16
Voted Approved by School Committee 4.28.16