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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-06-16-SC-min-Afternoon   LSC  Meeting  Minutes  6/16/2015         LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, June 16, 2015 201 Bedford Street PRESENT: Chair Jessie Steigerwald, Vice Chair William Hurley, Margaret Coppe Unable to attend: Alessandro Alessandrini, Judy Crocker FACILITATOR: Andy Beck, School and Main Institute Participants included:, Leslie Zales, Denise Dracup, Kristie Demirev – Human Services, Charlotte Rodgers – Youth Services, Suzie Barry – Selectman, BJ Rudman – Ad Hoc Committee, Bill Blout – Ad Hoc Committee, Mike McLean, Eileen Jay, Carol Pilarski, Manjula Karamcheti – Assistant Director of Guidance, LHS, Kathleen Lenihan – PTSA President, Val Viscosi Director of Guidance, LHS, Tim Duggan, Betsey Weiss – LYFS, Jennifer Wolfrum – Health/PE/Wellness, LPS, Rev. Kate Ekrem -- Rector, Church of our Redeemer and member, Lexington Interfaith Clergy Association The Minutes were taken by Jessie Steigerwald The meeting convened at 3:35 pm. Call to order and welcome: Chair Jessie Steigerwald called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m., welcomed everyone and introduced Andy Beck from School and Main Institute. After everyone introduced themselves, she turned the meeting over to Mr. Beck. Mr. Beck reviewed the core ideas he had presented at the June 2nd meeting: • Working with a coalition approach where common goals are achieved by working together with a shared implementation plan • His concept of “partner” “ships” vs. “partnerships” • A  coalition  can  be  successful  by  focusing  on  the  priorities  we  can  only  accomplish  by   working  together  –  rather  than  by  working  alone He summarized the proposal for two autumn meetings to bring together a broad array of community representatives to establish 1, 2, or 3 actionable priorities to support youth. Beck divided the group into two groups and asked one group to focus on the October 7th evening meeting which would bring together as many people as possible who have a concern regarding Lexington youth and who are interesting in working as a coalition on shared goals. Participants would brainstorm goals and prioritize 1, 2 or 3 actionable shared goals. The second group would focus on the October 21st meeting where a group would gather for a day time meeting to form an implementation plan around the priorities selected on October 7th. The groups brainstormed people and groups to invite, ways to communicate about the meetings, and ways to plan over the upcoming summer months. At approximately 4:15 p.m. Ms. Coppe had to leave the meeting and the School Committee meeting was adjourned as there was no longer a quorum. The groups brainstormed lists of invitees for fall meetings and suggestions for materials to help with meeting publicity. Several  people  volunteered  to  work  on  publicity   over  the  summer  and  agreed  to  set  a  future  meeting  date  by  email.