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Pentucket Regional School District School Committee Minutes 2007
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| January 2, 2007 | January 16, 2007 | |
| February 6, 2007 | February 13, 2007 | March 6, 2007 |
| March 20, 2007 | April 3, 2007 | April 17, 2007 |
| May 1, 2007 | May 15, 2007 | June 5, 2007 |
| July 17, 2007 | August 14, 2007 | September 4, 2007 |
| September 18, 2007 | November 6, 2007 | November 20, 2007 |
| December 4, 2007 | December 18, 2007 | |
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PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL
COMMITTEE
High School
January 2, 2007 Mr. Baker, Mrs. Corradino, Mr. Baumgardner, Ms.
Blades, and Mr. Deveau Roll Call: Roll call was taken. The majority vote
was 5.7. Mr. Atwood was absent. Mr. Levine led
the Committee in
the Pledge of Allegiance. Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Ms.
Blades to accept the agenda as amended.
The first amendment was to inform the Committee on the dates that
the Finance Directors from each town planned to meet to discuss the budget
and distribute a sign up sheet for members to attend the meetings. The
second amendment was to move the FY08 budget up to the second item under
new business. Ms. Blades wanted it stated in the record that she preferred
the budget to be the first item under new business. The third amendment
was to have a brief discussion on the Melanson and Heath audit. The final
amendment was to have a status on the Business Office. The status was to
include accounts payable, staffing, any vacancies, and coverage of the
Chief Financial Officer duties. Motion carried. (for: Moran, Levine,
Baumgardner, Corradino, Blades, Piccolomini, Fournier, Albert, Deveau,
Baker)(abstained: Grazio)(for: 10.1)(abstained: 1.1) Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baumgardner to accept and file
the minutes of December 19, 2006 as amended. The first amendment was on
page one: Ms. Blades voted opposed on the vote to accept and file the
correspondence. The second amendment was on page three, third paragraph:
Ms. Blades wanted the word “perhaps” removed. The last amendment was
on page three under Special Education: Ms. Blades wanted “as asked when
original decision was made” added to the last sentence. Motion failed.
(for: Blades, Levine, Fournier, Baker)(opposed: Corradino, Albert,
Baumgardner, Deveau, Piccolomini, Moran)(abstained: Grazio) (for:
4.1)(opposed: 6.0)(abstained: 1.1) It
was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr.
Levine to accept and file the minutes of December 19, 2006 as written. Motion
carried. (for: Levine, Fournier, Baker, Corradino, Albert, Baumgardner,
Deveau, Piccolomini, Moran)(opposed: Blades)(abstained: Grazio)
(for:9.0)(opposed: 1.1)(abstained: 1.1) Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baumgardner to accept and file
the correspondence. Motion carried. (for: Levine, Fournier, Baker,
Corradino, Albert, Baumgardner, Deveau, Piccolomini, Grazio,
Moran)(opposed: Blades)(for: 10.1)(opposed: 1.1) Ms.
Blades wanted it stated in the record that this is the third packet that
does not have Mr. Collins’ email and budget in. Recognition – Melissa Reynolds-Comeau and Jessica Jancsy came
to the meeting with 10 students from the Student Council. They spoke on
the many projects that the students are working on as a council. Chairman Moran mentioned that the Finance
Directors from the three towns have identified the nights that they would
like the School Committee to attend to discuss the FY08 budget. Mrs. Moran
passed around a sign up sheet and requested that there be a representative
from each town at each meeting. Business Office Update Dr. Livingston reported that the Procurement
Officer’s duties are being covered in the office by Ms. McWilliams and
Dr. Livingston. Mrs. Grazio reminded the Committee that the Committee did
vote for the Business Manager to be the Chief Procurement Officer. The
Committee questioned whether or not that vote needed to be rescinded. Dr.
Livingston said that the Committee is a procuring authority. And that they
may choose to either delegate that authority to the business office or
retain the authority themselves. It was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Ms.
Blades to have a Business Office Status Report included in all future
Superintendent Reports that are sent out through the packets. Motion
carried. (unanimous approval) Mr. Collins is currently on a paid administrative
leave. Mr. Baker wanted it stated in the record that he has a “real
problem paying salaries without getting work”. It
was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Levine that during the interim
period when the District does not have a Chief Financial Officer, the
District Accountant is expected to report what she knows in the way of
exceptions and problems to the School Committee as part of her
responsibilities for the time that is doing the Chief Financial Officer’s
job. Motion carried. (for: Levine, Fournier, Baker, Corradino, Albert,
Baumgardner, Deveau, Blades, Grazio, Moran)(abstained: Piccolomini)(for:
10.1)(abstained: 1.1) Dr.
Livingston presented the Committee with a recommended list of goals for
the strategic plan FY07 – FY09. It
was moved by Mr. Fournier and seconded by Mrs. Grazio to have each
Committee member forward a list of their goals to Marianne Naffah by
January 31st for the February 6th packet. Motion
carried. (for: Levine, Moran, Grazio, Baumgardner, Baker, Fournier,
Corradino)(opposed: Albert, Blades, Piccolomini, Deveau)(for:
7.4)(opposed: 3.8) It was moved by Mrs. Albert and seconded by Mrs.
Piccolomini to accept the strategic plan goals for FY07 – FY09 as
recommended by the Superintendent in conjunction with the district report
card. Motion carried. (for: Corradino, Albert, Piccolomini, Fournier,
Moran, Deveau)(opposed: Blades, Baumgardner, Levine, Grazio)(abstained:
Baker)(for: 6.0)(opposed: 4.4)(abstained: .8) Dr. Livingston gave members an updated 2008
Fiscal Year Budget Timeline. It
was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Levine to accept the amended
budget timeline as presented by Dr. Livingston. Motion carried. for: Levine, Fournier, Baker, Corradino, Albert, Baumgardner,
Deveau, Blades, Piccolomini, Moran)(opposed: Grazio)(for: 10.1)(opposed:
1.1) It
was moved by Ms. Blades and seconded by Mr. Levine to have all power point
presentations included in the packets prior to the meeting and to have all
presentations from December be included in the next packet along with the
special education presentation and the school improvement plan
presentation. Motion carried. (Levine, Corradino, Grazio, Blades,
Piccolomini, Baker, Deveau, Fournier)(opposed: Albert, Moran,
Baumgardner)(for: 8.2)(opposed: 3.0) Dr.
Livingston did a presentation on the FY08 budget. Members asked questions
regarding the district wide special education coordinator, custodial
supplies, special education contracted services, computers, town
assessments, and full day kindergarten. The Chairman informed the
Committee that the budget was in draft form and that the public hearing
will be held on January 16th and there will be another work
session on the budget on January 30th. Chairman
Moran asked Dr. Livingston and Ms. McWilliams to review the revenue and
community contribution accounts. It
was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Levine to request that the
fiscal 2007 and 2008 budgets delineate circuit-breaker information in a
consistent manner. Motion carried. (for: Piccolomini, Fournier, Blades,
Levine, Corradino, Moran, Albert, Baker, Deveau)(opposed: Baumgardner)(for:
9.0)(opposed: 1.1) It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baumgardner to continue the
meeting after 10:00 p.m. Motion carried. (for: Piccolomini, Fournier,
Baumgardner, Levine, Corradino, Moran, Albert, Baker, Deveau)(opposed:
Blades)(for: 9.0)(opposed: 1.1) Motion/Vote It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Levine to approve the home school request as presented by Dr. McGinn. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mrs. Piccolomini to table the
remainder of the agenda except the superintendent’s goals. Motion
failed. (for: Levine, Fournier, Deveau, Baker)(opposed: Baumgardner,
Moran, Corradino, Albert)(abstained: Piccolomini)(for: 3.8)(opposed:
4.1)(abstained: 1.1) It
was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mrs. Albert to suspend the policy
that the Committee receive this ESP contract two weeks ahead of ratifying
it. Motion carried. (for: Piccolomini, Fournier, Blades, Levine, Corradino,
Moran, Albert, Baumgardner, Deveau)(opposed: Blades)(for: 9.0)(opposed:
1.1) Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mrs. Albert and seconded by Mrs. Piccolomini to approve the
superintendent goals. Motion carried. (for: Moran, Baumgardner, Corradino,
Piccolomini, Fournier, Albert, Deveau)(opposed: Blades)(abstained: Levine,
Baker)(for: 7.1)(opposed: 1.1)(abstained: 1.9) Finance
Subcommittee Minutes Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baumgardner to accept the
minutes from the December 19th finance subcommittee meeting.
Motion carried. (for: Moran, Baumgardner, Corradino, Piccolomini, Levine,
Fournier, Albert, Deveau)(abstained: Blades, Baker)(for: 8.2)(abstained:
1.9) Ms.
McWilliams gave members and updated report on the revolving accounts. It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mrs. Piccolomini to have a
revolving account updated report included with the monthly financial
report sent out in the packet. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Motion/Vote
It
was moved by Mr. Baumgardner and seconded by Mr. Levine to send the
District Attorney’s Office the Melanson and Heath Audit and to ask them
if they have any recommendations. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Motion/Vote It
was moved to enter into executive session for the purposes of discussing
both union and non union contract negotiations. Motion carried by roll
call vote. (for: Piccolomini, Fournier, Blades, Levine, Corradino, Moran,
Albert, Baumgardner, Deveau)(opposed: Blades)(for: 9.0)(opposed: 1.1) Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Levine to adjourn the meeting
at 11:00 p.m. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Respectfully
submitted, Recording Secretary PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE
High School
January 16, 2007 Members Present: Chairman Moran, Mrs. Albert, Mr.
Levine, Mr. Fournier, Mrs. Piccolomini, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Corradino, Mr. Baumgardner, Ms.
Blades, Mr. Atwood, and Mr. Deveau Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr.
Baumgardner to accept the agenda as amended.
The amendment was to add a discussion on retention to a future
meeting. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baumgardner to accept and file
the minutes of January 2, 2007. Motion carried. (for: Levine, Fournier,
Baker, Corradino, Albert, Baumgardner, Deveau, Piccolomini, Moran)(opposed:
Blades)(abstained: Atwood) (for: 9.0)(opposed: 1.1)(abstained: .8) Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baker to accept and file the
correspondence. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Dr. Livingston gave a brief power point
presentation on the proposed FY08 budget. He reviewed the values, mission
statement, and beliefs. Dr. Livingston said there is a proposed 3.8%
increase. He reviewed the proposed staffing increases, custodial parity
and the increases at the middle school and high school level. Mr. Torrisi, It was moved by Mr. Atwood and seconded by Mrs.
Piccolomini to direct Dr. Livingston and the Business Office to
investigate Mr. Torrisi’s proposal and come back to the School Committee
with recommendations. There were several amendments. First, to have this
motion include all building projects with a prioritized list. Second, to
discuss and form a capital improvements subcommittee before the end of
March. Third, to have Dr. Ms. Karol, Language Department Chair stated that she did not
understand how the district could find the money for a new language
program when her budget had been cut from last year to this year and she
does not have money to replace books that are 20 years old. New Business Freshman Soccer Presentation Mr. Eames and Mr. D’Amore gave the Committee a presentation
on starting a Freshman Soccer Team at the high school. It included a
written proposal, parent emails and student letters. The cost of this
program after the fees are implemented is approximately $3,000. Members received a copy of the FY08 Athletic Budget. There
was a brief discussion on it tying out to the FY08 budget; parity between
boys and girls sports; and money not budgeted in the past for tournaments.
Mrs. Albert stated that the numbers for the new Freshman Soccer Program
did not add up in the paperwork provided by the Athletic Director. She
said cutting the secretary position to fund the salaries and needed items
came to far less than the $12,000 cut. Some members said that having more
than a 2.5% increase sent to the towns was not doable. Chairman Moran said
that the funding from the state would be available in a few more weeks. Chairman Moran stated that the Committee voted back in
December that it was not required to have a supplemental ready for each of
the versions of the budget. She said she would check the minutes from the
December meeting to review the motion that was made and confirm what the
committees decision was and that she would be sure to follow the
committees’ vote. Chairman Moran also said that the assessments could
not be provided until the State set the town’s minimum contribution. Ms.
Blades said that she could not vote for a budget without the base and
supplemental. Mrs. Albert commented that the budget was fair for student
achievement. It was moved by Mr. Baumgardner and seconded by Mr. Levine to
have the athletic budget in the format that was used over the summer
(excel spreadsheet created by sport). Motion carried. (unanimous approval) The proposed FY08 budget has a total of $150,389 budgeted for
instructional technology hardware acquisition. In an attempt to provide
equal instructional and student learning opportunities district-wide
without adding additional funds, the technology integration specialists
and Dr. McGinn have drafted an acquisition plan for consideration. Dr. Livingston proposed that the elementary fees that vary
from school to school be leveled out and balanced across the district over
a two year period. It was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Ms. Blades to
direct the Superintendent to do an analysis and make recommendations
around student activity fees related to assumptions, revenue, expenses and
enrollments. There was a friendly amendment offered instead of increasing
fees to go back to the lower amount for the analysis. Motion failed. (for:
Blades, Levine)(opposed: Moran, Deveau, Corradino, Albert, Baumgardner,
Fournier)(abstained: Baker, Piccolomini, Atwood)(for: 2.2)(opposed:
6.0)(abstained: 2.7) It was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Ms. Blades to have
a before and after school rationalization for the January 30th
meeting to include enrollment, existing expenses and existing revenue.
This motion also included proposed program improvements being funded by
the increase in fees. Motion failed. (for: Blades, Moran, Levine,
Piccolomini)(opposed: Deveau, Baumgardner, Albert, Atwood, Fournier,
Baker)(abstained: Corradino)(for: 4.4)(opposed: 5.4)(abstained: 1.1) It was moved by Mrs. Piccolomini and seconded by Mr. Deveau
to approve the fees for the preschool and the kindergarten program as they
are in the proposed FY08 budget which are the same as FY07 budget. Motion
carried. (for: Blades, Moran, Fournier, Baumgardner, Corradino,
Piccolomini, Albert, Baker, Deveau)(abstained: Atwood, Levine)(for:
9.0)(abstained: 1.9) Motion/Vote It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Levine to
continue the meeting after 10:00 p.m. Motion carried. (for: Moran,
Fournier, Baumgardner, Levine, Atwood, Corradino, Piccolomini, Albert,
Baker, Deveau)(opposed: Blades)(for: 9.8)(opposed: 1.1) It was moved by Ms. Blades and seconded by Mr. Levine to have
the Superintendent do an analysis of the athletic fees reducing the cost
from 75% of the program to 73%. It was moved by Mr. Baumgardner and seconded by Mr. Baker to
table the discussion on fees. Motion carried. (for: Moran, Fournier,
Baumgardner, Levine, Atwood, Corradino, Piccolomini, Albert, Baker,
Deveau)(opposed: Blades)(for: 9.8)(opposed: 1.1) It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Atwood to table
items C, E, and F on the agenda (out of district special education job
description, CORI policy – second reading, and FY07 financial statements
– general ledger and fund balances). Motion withdrawn. It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Atwood to table
items C, E, and F on the agenda (out of district special education job
description, CORI policy – second reading, and FY07 financial statements
– general ledger and fund balances). Motion carried. (unanimous
approval) Motion/Vote It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Levine to
ratify the Unit D Contract as presented to the School Committee
(delivered) on January 3, 2007. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Motion/Vote It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Ms. Blades to
accept the donation to the Special Education Department. Motion carried.
(unanimous approval) Motion/Vote It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Levine to enter
into executive session for the purpose of discussing contract negotiations
and pending litigation. Motion carried. (for: Moran, Fournier, Baumgardner,
Levine, Atwood, Corradino, Piccolomini, Albert, Baker, Deveau)(opposed:
Blades)(for: 9.8)(opposed: 1.1) Motion/Vote It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Levine to
adjourn the meeting at 11:08 p.m. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Recording Secretary PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL
COMMITTEE
High School
January 30, 2007 Members Present: Chairman Moran, Mrs. Albert, Mr.
Levine, Mr. Fournier, Mrs. Piccolomini, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Corradino, Mr. Baumgardner, and
Mr. Atwood
Recording Secretary PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL
COMMITTEE
HighSchool
February 6, 2007 Members Present: Chairman Moran, Mrs. Albert, Mr.
Levine, Mr. Fournier, Mrs. Piccolomini, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Corradino, Mr. Baumgardner, Ms.
Blades, Mr. Atwood, Mrs. Grazio, and Mr. Deveau The majority vote changed to 6.1. Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr.
Atwood to accept the agenda as amended.
The amendments were to add a discussion on the Business Update
Report and the Superintendent’s Report. Motion
carried. (unanimous approval) It
was moved by Mr. Fournier and seconded by Mrs. Piccolomini to have the
minutes reflected the time spent on each discussion in an effort to
improve the time spent at the meetings and analyze where
the Committee gets “bogged down”. Motion failed. (for: Fournier,
Piccolomini, Atwood)(opposed: Grazio, Blades, Levine, Corradino,
Baumgardner, Albert, Deveau)(abstained: Moran)(for: 3.0)(opposed:
7.1)(abstained: 1.1) Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baumgardner to accept and file
the minutes of January 16, 2007. Motion carried. (for: Levine, Fournier,
Corradino, Albert, Baumgardner, Deveau, Piccolomini, Blades, Atwood,
Moran)(abstained: Grazio) (for: 10.1)(abstained: 1.1) It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baumgardner to accept and file
the minutes of January 30, 2007. Motion carried. (for: Levine, Fournier,
Corradino, Albert, Baumgardner, Piccolomini, Atwood, Moran)(abstained:
Blades, Deveau, Grazio) (for: 8.2)(abstained: 3.0) It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baumgardner to accept and file
the Finance Subcommittee minutes of January 2, 2007. Motion carried.
(unanimous approval) It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baumgardner to accept and file
the Finance Subcommittee minutes of January 16, 2007. Motion carried.
(unanimous approval) Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baumgardner to accept and file
the correspondence. Motion carried. (for: Levine, Moran, Baumgardner,
Corradino, Piccolomini, Fournier, Atwood, Deveau, Albert)(opposed:
Blades)(abstained: Grazio)(for: 9.0)(opposed: 1.1)(abstained: 1.1) It
was moved by Mrs. Corradino and seconded by Mrs. Grazio to have a common
protocol for the search committee and to have it advertised in the
newspaper. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Mary Ellen Ramsey, Music Teacher, showed the Committee a
video of student learning the process of a performance with instruments
from start to finish. There have been an additional nine students who have been
awarded the John and Abigail Adams Scholarships. The recipients were Emily
Antos, Madeline, Eames, Stephen Godin, Matthew Jayne, Diana Kelly, Chantel
LaFrance, Brandon Lathrop, Stephen Lyons and Sarah Scutt. The students
were invited in to the meeting to be recognized. All students were not in
attendance. Several people spoke with regard to keeping German as a
program at Pentucket. Some mentioned adding Mandarin Chinese or Arabic as
the district already has 2 romance languages. High school students
presented a petition signed by 150 people asking for the Committee not to
dismantle German, they also discussed the numerous companies headquartered
in German. The petition will be filed with the permanent record. FY08 Budget Members were given the FY08 Proposed Maintenance Budget and a
draft of a Five Year Capital Plan. Discussion followed:
Members received the athletic budget which showed the FY08
projected costs and the projected revenues with a new fee structure. Mr.
Difelice recommended the new fee structure. Currently the fee structure
represents 75% of the cost of the sport minus the gate receipts. The new
fee structure recommends a flat fee. It was moved by Mr. Baumgardner and seconded by Mrs. Grazio
to eliminate ice hockey. Motion withdrawn. It was moved by Mrs. Albert and seconded by Mrs. Piccolomini
to accept the proposed fee structure for the FY08 athletic budget. Motion
carried. (for: Piccolomini, Fournier, Moran, Corradino, Baumgardner,
Albert, Atwood, Deveau)(opposed: Levine, Blades, Grazio, Baker)(for:
7.9)(opposed: 4.1) It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Atwood to adopt
the FY08 budget for the general fund in the sum of $31,457,895 allocated
using the two step method. Motion failed. (for: Piccolomini, Fournier,
Moran, Corradino, Deveau, Atwood, Baker, Albert)((opposed: Blades, Grazio,
Levine, Baumgardner) (for: 7.6) (opposed: 4.4) The reason the motion
failed is because this vote needed a two-thirds majority.
It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mrs. Albert to
change the order of the remaining agenda items. The change was to move the
home school request and the donation to the next items. Motion carried.
(unanimous approval) Motion/Vote It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Atwood to
approve the home school requested as presented by Dr. McGinn. Motion
carried. (unanimous approval) Motion/Vote It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mrs. Corradino to
accept the donation from the Atwood family for a Hewlett-Packard 5550DN
Color Laser Jet Printer with supplies to the Central Services Office.
Motion carried. (for: Baker, Albert, Deveau, Blades, Piccolomini,
Fournier, Levine, Moran, Corradino, Baumgardner)(abstained: Atwood)(for:
10.4)(abstained: .8) Motion/Vote/Amendment It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mrs. Piccolomini to
edit the first sentence to read: “It shall be the policy of the
Pentucket Regional School District to obtain all available Massachusetts Criminal
Offender Record Information (C.O.R.I.) from the criminal history systems
board of prospective employee(s) or volunteer(s) of the school department
including any individual who regularly provides school related
transportation to children, who may have direct and unmonitored contact
with children, prior to hiring the employee(s) or to accepting any person
as a volunteer. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) It was moved by Mr. Atwood and seconded by Mrs. Corradino to
accept the CORI Policy for a second reading. Motion carried. (for:
Piccolomini, Fournier, Moran, Baumgardner, Corradino, Atwood, Albert,
Deveau)(opposed: Levine, Baker, Grazio, Blades)(for: 7.9)(opposed: 4.1) It was moved by Mrs. Albert and seconded by Mrs. Corradino to
continue the meeting after 10:00 p.m. Motion carried. (for: Moran,
Baumgardner, Corradino, Piccolomini, Fournier, Atwood, Baker, Albert,
Deveau)(opposed: Levine, Blades, Grazio)(for: 8.7)(opposed: 3.3) Motion/Vote/Amendment It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mrs. Corradino to
amend and add to number 1 of the Use of Facilities Policy the following
sentence: “If a request has been denied to use a school facility the
person(s) have a right to appeal the decision to the School Committee.
Motion carried. (for: Baker, Atwood, Fournier, Corradino, Grazio, Levine,
Baumgardner, Blades)(opposed: Deveau, Albert)(abstained: Piccolomini,
Moran)(for: 8.2)(opposed: 1.6)(abstained: 2.2) It was moved by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mrs. Corradino to
accept the Use of Facilities Policy for a first reading. Motion carried.
(for: Moran, Baumgardner, Corradino, Piccolomini, Fournier, Atwood, Baker,
Albert, Deveau)(opposed: Blades, Grazio)(for: 8.7)(opposed: 2.2) Members received the job descriptions for the Director of
Special Education and the Out of District Coordinator. Members were
pleased with the reorganization of the job descriptions. Ms. Blades asked
if the out of district coordinator can commit funds for the district. Ms.
Fain said they could under her supervision. Ms. Blades also expressed
concern of the out of district coordinator being part of the teachers
contract. Motion/Vote It was moved by Mrs. Piccolomini and seconded by Mr. Baker to
enter into executive session for the purposes of contract negotiations.
Motion carried. (for: Moran, Baumgardner, Levine, Corradino, Piccolomini,
Fournier, Atwood, Baker, Albert, Deveau)(opposed: Blades, Grazio)(for:
9.8)(opposed: 2.2) Motion/Vote It was moved by Mrs. Piccolomini and seconded by Mr. Baker to
adjourn the meeting at 11:10 p.m. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Recording Secretary
PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL
COMMITTEE
High School
February 13, 2007 Members Present: Chairman Moran, Mrs. Albert, Mr.
Levine, Mr. Fournier, Mrs. Piccolomini, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Corradino, Mr. Atwood, Mrs.
Grazio, and Mr. Deveau The majority vote changed to 5.0. Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mrs.
Piccolomini to accept the agenda as amended.
The amendment was to remove the Executive Session.
Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mrs. Grazio and seconded by Mr. Baker to table the minutes of
February 6, 2007. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baker to accept and file the
Finance Subcommittee minutes of January 30, 2007. Motion carried.
(unanimous approval) It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Baker to accept and file the
Finance Subcommittee minutes of February 6, 2007. Motion carried.
(unanimous approval) Motion/Vote It
was moved by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mrs. Piccolomini to accept and
file the correspondence as amended. The letter from Inge Buerger and the
information from the Superintendent were held for discussion. Motion
carried. (unanimous approval) Several
people (students, teachers and community members) spoke in favor of
maintaining the German program as it is now. Although there was no
opposition to Latin, people felt strongly that the German program is a
feeder program and should stay in place beginning at the 7th
grade level. It was moved
by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mrs. Grazio to have the German program
remain in tact for 2007 – 2008 school year. Motion carried. (for: Grazio,
Piccolomini, Fournier, Levine, Corradino, Atwood, Baker, Deveau)(opposed:
Albert)(abstained: Moran)(for: 7.9)(opposed: .8)(abstained: 1.1)
students
need to be taught for the business world of the future and the district
should consider introducing them to Spanish or Chinese.
Motion/Vote It was moved
by Mr. Deveau and seconded by Mrs. Piccolomini to add Latin as defined in
the FY08 proposed budget. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) It was moved
by Mrs. Piccolomini and seconded by Mrs. Corradino to have the
Superintendent look into all languages that are being offered and to do an
analysis of what is out in other schools and revamp what is offered at
Pentucket. This motion also includes continuing with the survey with the
community and the staff. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) Estimated
Assessment/Attorney Finnegan’s Opinion – There was no discussion. Dr.
Livingston said that the Supplemental Budget largely reflects new
initiatives. There will be a savings in Special Education if the district
contracts out special education transportation. Dr. Livingston would like
to maintain one or two vehicles for the purposes of our courier service
and for district maintenance service. Dr. Livingston would like to dispose
of the remaining vans which would give the district approximately $60,000.
Chairman Moran agreed and said that $24,000 could be removed from vehicle
repair and $34,000 could be removed from special education transportation
gasoline. It was moved
by Mrs. Grazio and seconded by Mr. Levine to have lines 63 (Sped Vehicle
Repair - $24,784.) and 64 (Sped Transportation Gasoline - $34,858.) be
removed from the Supplemental Budget. Motion carried. (for: Piccolomini,
Grazio, Fournier, Moran, Levine, Corradino, Deveau, Baker)(opposed:
Atwood, Albert)(for: 8.2)(opposed: 1.6) It was moved
by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mrs. Piccolomini to have the district
outsource special education transportation. The motion was modified to
have the Superintendent bid this out and only proceed if it is beneficial
financially. Motion carried. (unanimous approval) It was moved
by Mr. Deveau and seconded by Mr. Baker to accept the Supplemental Budget
for $946,520.56. Motion carried. (for: Moran, Corradino, Piccolomini,
Fournier, Atwood, Baker, Albert, Deveau)(opposed: Grazio)(abstained:
Levine)(for: 7.6)(opposed: 1.1)(abstained: 1.1) It was moved
by Mr. Deveau and seconded by Mrs. Piccolomini to ask Mrs. Grazio and Mr.
Levine for the reason whey they did not vote the Supplemental Budget.
After reviewing the Parliamentary Procedure Chairman Moran did not choose
to continue this motion or discussion. It was moved
by Mr. Deveau and seconded by Mr. Baker to adopt the FY08 budget for the
general fund in the sum of $31,398,254.26 allocated using the two step
method. Motion failed because there was not a two thirds majority vote.
(for: Piccolomini, Fournier, Moran, Corradino, Deveau, Atwood, Baker,
Albert)(opposed: Grazio, Levine)(for: 7.4)(opposed: 2.2)
It was moved
by Mr. Atwood and seconded by Mr. Baker to direct the Superintendent to
provide a one page spreadsheet with top level revenue and expense
projections for the next five years. There was an amendment to direct the
Superintendent to call Mr. Levine. There was a second amendment to have
the projections done for three years instead of five. The second amendment
was not accepted. Motion failed. (for: Corradino, Deveau, Atwood,
Baker)(opposed: Grazio, Fournier, Moran, Levine, Albert)(abstained:
Piccolomini)(for: 3.5)(opposed: 5.2)(abstained: 1.1) Motion/Vote It was moved
by Mr. Baker and seconded by Mr. Fournier to approve Transfer # 021307-1 From:
101.2410.00.0530.305.00.2.00000, Textbook & Periodicals
101.2410.19.0530.305.00.2.00000, Textbook & Periodicals Sped,
Middle School 100.00 To:
101.2410.15.0530.305.00.2.00000, Textbook& Periodicals SS,
Middle School
571.00 Reason:
Three sets Nystrom Desk Atlas and one Activity Binder needed for a total
cost of $1287.00 Justification:
The middle School Principal stated that a Social Studies Grant was cut and
we need to fund the items for use in our Geography and History
instruction. This reflects a priority for Social Studies instruction and
needed to support the state frameworks. Motion
carried. (for: Moran, Levine, Corradino, Fournier, Piccolomini, Atwood,
Baker, Albert, Deveau)(abstained: Grazio)(for: 8.7)(abstained: 1.1) It was moved
by Mr. Levine and seconded by Mr. Atwood to approve Transfer # 021307-2: From:
101.2440.19.0400.000.00.2.00000, Contracted Service Sped District Wide
5,049.00 To: 101.5260.00.0543.000.00.3.00000, Umbrella Liability 5,049.00 | ||