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Policy Review Subcommittee Meeting Minutes March 8, 2007 1:30-2:20 PM Blanchard Memorial School
Ms. Neyland commenced the meeting at 1:35 PM. School Committee members present were: Rebecca Neville, Brigid O. Bieber and Maria Neyland. Others present were: Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director, Maryellen Driscoll, Principal and Dr. Sandra Daigneault, Special Education Director.
The Subcommittee members reviewed and compared the remaining portions of Section K of the Acton- Boxborough Regional School District’s policies with the Boxborough School District’s policies. Dr. Daigneault handed out information about “defined classes” under the Harassment and Discrimination policies. Ms. Neville handed out information regarding the classification system for policies.
Ms. Neville noted that the next meeting would focus on reviewing any Boxborough District policies that had not yet been reviewed.
The meeting adjourned at 2:20 PM.
Respectfully submitted by:
Brigid O. Bieber Clerk
Draft Meeting Minutes Budget Meeting March 5, 2007 7:30 PM- 8:30 PM Blanchard Memorial School
Mr. Sabot commenced the meeting at 7:30 PM. School Committee members present were: Bruce Sabot, Rebecca Neville, Maria Neyland, Raid Suleiman and Brigid O. Bieber. Others present were: Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director, Maryellen Driscoll, Principal, Dr. Sandra Daigneault, Special Education Director, and Charles Mahoney, Business Manager.
Mr. Sabot noted that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the budget for the Blanchard School for the 2007-2008 school year. Mr. Sabot explained that he had asked the Blanchard Administration to prioritize any proposed cuts to the previously discussed budget in light of the town’s fiscal situation. Mr. Sabot also asked if we knew exactly what number the town needed to get to in order to avoid an override vote this year at town meeting. Mrs. Neville reported on the Board of Selectmen and FinCom positions.
At Dr. Bates’ request, Mr. Mahoney explained the proposed modifications to the budget in detail. After many questions and discussion by those in attendance, the Committee noted that if the changes were made, the Blanchard School’s 2008 budget was expected to increase by only 2.99% over the 2007 budget.
Mr. Sabot then noted that the Committee had need for executive session to discuss strategies relative to collective bargaining or litigation under Chapter 39, Section 23B, paragraph 3. He noted that the regular meeting would reconvene after the executive session solely for the purpose of adjourning. The Committee members were polled to go into executive session at 8:04 PM: Sabot- yes, Neville- yes, Suleiman-yes, Neyland – yes, Bieber- yes.
Following the executive session, the Committee reconvened in open session at 8:29 PM. After motion made (Neville) and seconded (Suleiman), the School Committee voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted by:
Brigid O. Bieber Clerk
Minutes of Meeting with Boxborough Finance Committee February 12, 2007 7:35-9:04 PM Blanchard Memorial School
Mr. Sabot commenced the meeting at 7:35 PM. School Committee members present were: Bruce Sabot, Maria Neyland, Raid Suleiman and Brigid O. Bieber. Others present were: Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director, Maryellen Driscoll, Principal , Dr. Sandra Daigneault, Special Education Director, and Charles Mahoney, Business Manager. The following Finance Committee Members also were present: Keshava Srivastava, Chair, Kasia Lundy, Tracey Driscoll, Thomas Hanlon, Daniel Breuer, Jim Ham, and Gary Kushner.
Mr. Sabot noted that Ms. Neville was attending a Board of Selectman meeting. Mr. Sabot introduced Dr. Bates and Dr. Bates proceeded to discuss the budget process at Blanchard. Mr. Mahoney then reviewed the 2007-2008 Blanchard budget materials with those present. Finance Committee questions were addressed by Dr. Bates and Mr. Mahoney.
Mr. Srivastava then presented information regarding per pupil expenditures and student enrollment for discussion. After a lengthy discussion about the source of this information, the School Committee and Finance Committee agreed to work together to address any differences in the numbers presented vs. the actual numbers as reported by Blanchard Administration.
There was further discussion among those in attendance regarding appropriate budget items for Town Meeting warrant articles.
After motion made (Bieber) and seconded (Suleiman), the School Committee voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:04 PM.
Respectfully submitted by:
Brigid O. Bieber Clerk
Draft Policy Review Subcommittee Meeting Minutes February 8, 2007 1:45-2:46 PM Blanchard Memorial School
Ms. Neyland commenced the meeting at 1:35 PM. School Committee members present were: Rebecca Neville, Brigid O. Bieber and Maria Neyland. Others present were: Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director and Maryellen Driscoll, Principal.
The Subcommittee members reviewed and compared the remaining portions of Section I and Section J of the Acton- Boxborough Regional School District’s policies with the Boxborough School District’s policies.
The meeting adjourned at 2:46 PM.
Respectfully submitted by:
Brigid O. Bieber Clerk
To: Town Clerk From: Bruce Sabot, Boxborough School Committee Date: April 3, 2007 Re: MEETING NOTICE CHANGE ________________________________________________________________
The School Committee meeting’s Regular Session will begin at 7:00 PM on Thursday, April 5. The FY’08 Public Budget Hearing will be conducted during the Regular Session meeting. An Executive Session will follow the Regular Session meeting in accordance with the Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Chapter 39, Section 23 B (3) in the Blanchard Memorial School Library, 493 Massachusetts Avenue, Boxborough, MA.
To: Town Clerk From: Bruce Sabot, Boxborough School Committee Date: March 23, 2007
Re:
MEETING NOTICE
The School Committee meeting
scheduled on Thursday, April 12, has been moved up to Thursday,
To: Town Clerk From: Bruce Sabot, Boxborough School Committee Date: March 23, 2007
Re:
MEETING NOTICE The School Committee will meet with the Boxborough Leadership Forum on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 7:30 PM at the Boxborough Town Hall, 29 Middle Road, Boxborough, MA.
Memorandum To: Town Clerk From: Bruce Sabot, Boxborough School Committee Date: March 15, 2007 Re: MEETING NOTICE The School Committee will meet for Regular Session on Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 7:30 PM. The School Committee will meet for Executive Session following the Regular Session according to Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Chapter 39, Section 23 B (3) in the Blanchard Memorial School Library, 493 Massachusetts Avenue, Boxborough, MA.
Memorandum To: Town Clerk From: Bruce Sabot, Boxborough School Committee Date: February 15, 2007 Re: MEETING NOTICE The School Committee will meet for Regular Session to review the budget on Monday, March 5, 2007. An Executive Session will follow the Regular Session for contract negotiations in accordance with MGL-Chapter 39, Section 23 B, Paragraph (3) at the Blanchard Memorial School Library, 493 Massachusetts Avenue, Boxborough, MA.
Town
of Boxborough MEETING NOTICE
To: Town
Clerk The School Committee will now meet at 7:30 a.m. Monday, February 12, 2007, in the Library of the Blanchard Memorial School. A quorum of the Finance Committee may be present.
Boxborough School Committee Ms. Neyland commenced the meeting at 1:35 PM. School Committee members present were: Brigid O. Bieber and Maria Neyland. Others present were: Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director, Dr. Sandra Daigneault, Special Education Director and Maryellen Driscoll, Principal. The Subcommittee members reviewed and compared Section I of the Acton- Boxborough Regional School District’s policies with the Boxborough School District’s policies. As the Subcommittee did not complete section I due to its length, Ms. Bieber suggested that they continue discussing Section I and then proceed to review to Section J at their next meeting scheduled in February. The meeting adjourned at 2:55 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Brigid O. Bieber Boxborough School
Committee Budget Work Session Mr. Sabot commenced the meeting at 7:30 PM. School Committee members present were: Bruce Sabot, Rebecca Neville, Maria Neyland, Raid Suleiman and Brigid O. Bieber. Others present were: Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director, Dr. Sandra Daigneault, Special Education Director, Maryellen Driscoll, Principal and Charles Mahoney, Business Manager. Mr. Sabot noted that the sole purpose of the meeting was to discuss the preliminary budget for the Blanchard School for the 2007-2008 school year. Dr. Bates distributed binders containing materials relating to the School’s budget. At Dr. Bates’ request, Mr. Mahoney explained the materials contained in the binders and reviewed the proposed budget in detail. After many questions and discussion by those in attendance, Mr. Sabot agreed to discuss: 1) moving the budget items concerning the school’s well and water system (which also supplies water to the town library, fire station and town hall) to the town’s budget, and 2) proposing a special warrant article for vote at town meeting for the security system at the next Boxborough Leadership Forum. The Committee noted that if those changes were made, the Blanchard School’s 2008 budget was expected to increase by approximately 3.7% over the 2007 budget. After motion made (Neville) and seconded (Bieber), the School Committee voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:16 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Brigid O. Bieber Boxborough School Committee Ms. Neville commenced the meeting at 1:35 PM. School Committee members present were: Becky Neville and Maria Neyland. Others present were: Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director, Dr. Sandra Daigneault, Special Education Director, and Maryellen Driscoll, Principal. The Subcommittee members reviewed and compared sections G & H of the Acton- Boxborough Regional School District’s policies with the Boxborough School District’s policies. Ms. Neville will provide a draft of the proposed policies for sections G & H to the School Committee at the January 11, 2007 meeting for review and vote. The meeting adjourned at 2:22 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Brigid O. Bieber Policy Review Subcommittee Meeting Minutes November 9, 2006 1:35-2:22 PM Blanchard Memorial School Ms. Neville commenced the meeting at 1:35 PM. School Committee members present were: Becky Neville, Brigid Bieber and Maria Neyland. Others present were: Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director, Dr. Sandra Daigneault, Special Education Director, Maryellen Driscoll, Principal and Charles Mahoney, Business Manager. The Subcommittee members reviewed and compared sections E & F of the Acton- Boxborough Regional School District’s policies with the Boxborough School District’s policies. Ms. Neville will provide a draft of the proposed policies for sections E & F to the School Committee at the December 14 meeting for review and vote.
The meeting adjourned at 2:22 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Brigid O. Bieber
Policy Review Subcommittee Meeting Minutes October 19, 2006 1:30-2:15 PM Blanchard Memorial School Ms. Neville commenced the meeting at 1:30 PM. School Committee members present were: Becky Neville, Brigid Bieber and Maria Neyland. Others present were: Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director, Dr. Sandra Daigneault, Special Education Director, Maryellen Driscoll, Principal. The Subcommittee members reviewed and compared sections C & D of the Acton- Boxborough Regional School District’s policies with the Boxborough School District’s policies. Ms. Neville will provide a draft of the proposed policies for sections C & D to the School Committee at the November 9 meeting for review and vote. The meeting adjourned at 2:15 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Brigid O. Bieber Clerk
Policy Review Subcommittee Meeting Minutes September 21, 2006 - 6:00 PM Blanchard Memorial School
Ms. Neville commenced the meeting at 6:00 PM. School Committee members present were: Becky Neville, Brigid Bieber, and Maria Neyland. Others present were: Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director, and Maryellen Driscoll, Principal.
The Subcommittee reviewed and compared Sections A & B of the Acton/Boxborough Regional School District’s policies with Boxborough School District’s policies. Ms. Neville will provide a draft of the proposed policies to the School Committee at the October 19th meeting for review and vote.
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted by: Approved by:
Kathy Bower Brigid O. Bieber Executive Secretary Clerk
Policy Review Subcommittee Meeting Minutes August 24, 2006 - 6:30 PM Blanchard Memorial School
Ms. Neville commenced the meeting at 6:30 PM. School Committee members present were: Becky Neville, Brigid Bieber, and Maria Neyland. Others present were: Dr. Curtis Bates, Superintendent/Curriculum Director, Dr. Sandra Daigneault, Special Education Director, Maryellen Driscoll, Principal, and Charles Mahoney, Business Manager.
Subcommittee members discussed the process for reviewing all school policies. The Subcommittee will meet monthly to compare the Boxborough School District’s policies to Acton/Boxborough Regional School District’s policies. The Subcommittee will begin reviewing policies in Sections A & B of the Acton/Boxborough Regional School District’s policies for comparison to the Boxborough School District’s policies in preparation for the next meeting in September.
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted by: Approved by:
Kathy Bower Brigid O. Bieber Executive Secretary Clerk
Superintendent/Curriculum Director Evaluation Sub-Committee July 20, 2006 7:30 PM Blanchard Memorial School
School Committee members present were: Bruce Sabot, Raid Suleiman, and Becky Neville
Using the Superintendent/Curriculum Director job description, we created a draft of the evaluation tool that will be used. Bruce will format the job description and then review it with Dr. Bates. The full School Committee will receive a copy in their August School Committee packet for approval.
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Rebecca Neville Vice Chair |
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