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A <br /> Town of Reading <br /> a Meeting Minutes <br /> Board - committee - commission - Council: Lf< - ! i2: 23 <br /> School Committee <br /> Date: 2020-01-02 Time: 7:00 PM <br /> Building: School - Memorial High Location: School Library <br /> Address: 62 Oakland Road Session: Open Session <br /> Purpose: Open Session Version: Final <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Chuck Robinson, Linda Snow Dockser, Jeanne Borawski, Tom Wise, Pat <br /> Calley and John Parks <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Others Present: <br /> Superintendent John Doherty, Chief Financial Officer Gail Dowd, Assistant <br /> Superintendent Christine Kelley, Director of Student Services Jennifer Stys <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Linda Engelson on behalf of the Chair <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> I. Call m Order <br /> Chair Robinson called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. and reviewed the agenda. <br /> A. Old Business <br /> Superintendent's Contract Extension <br /> Mr. Robinson stated that the purpose of this meeting was to address an open meeting law <br /> violation that occurred at the December 19,2019 meeting. It was pointed out that the <br /> reason for entering into executive session was not specific enough as to the purpose of <br /> this specific meeting. Mr. Robinson stated that this had been the past practice and we <br /> will make the necessary change. <br /> Mr. Robinson shared that he is struggling with the dialogue in the community regarding <br /> the timing of the decision. <br /> Dr. Docker read a statement(see attached)advocating for the contract extension. She <br /> added that the committee should not table the vote on the contract extension. The <br /> committee was given a sacred trust to make the best decisions. She acknowledged that <br /> the OML violation is shared by the committee. <br /> Mrs. Borawski agreed that responsibility for the error is shared. Tabling the vote and <br /> continuing the discussion will not cloud mistrust. <br /> Page 1 1 <br />