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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-05-07 School Committee Minutes �N orRFA �. Town of Reading , V- � EC EI t (^'� Meeting Minutes `l r 1��l-�q. +,�1 C CLERK 9+PNICORp4 Board - committee - Commission - Council: 2010 JUL -3 PM 6: 03 School Committee Date: 2018-05-07 Time: 7:00 PM Building: School - Memorial High Location: Superintendent Conference Room Address: 82 Oakland Road Session: Open Session Purpose: Open Session Version: Final Attendees: Members - Present: Chuck Robinson, Sherri Vanden Akker, Linda Snow Dockser, Nick Boivin, and Elaine Webb Members - Not Present: Jeanne Borawski, Student Representative Ca tie Coumounduros Others Present: Superintendent John Doherty, Director of Student Services Carolyn Wilson, Human Resources Administrator Jenn Bove, AI Sylvia - Reading Chronicle, Student Representative Mario Cutone Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Linda Engelson on behalf of the Chair Topics of Discussion: I. Call to Order Chair Robinson reviewed the agenda and called the meeting to order and opened the public hearing on School Choice at 7:03 p.m. Mrs. Webb moved, seconded by Dr. Snow Dockser, pursuant to the provisions of G.L.c. 76 & 12B that the School Committee of Reading, following a public hearing, hereby withdraws from its obligation to enroll non-resident students in Reading Public Schools during the 2018-2019 school year for the following reason: General District Enrollment. Dr. Doherty explained that the School Committee must hold a public hearing and vote on School Choice. He is recommending the Committee vote to opt out due to district enrollment concerns. The motion carried 5-0. Chair Robinson closed the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. Recommended Procedure A. Public Comment Michele Sanphy,parent, read the following statement: Page i 1 "I was reading through your policy and understand any anonymous communications cannot be considered by your committee. I decided to come to the meeting tonight and speak to you directly. As you the School Committee begins the evaluation process of Dr. Doherty, I wanted to share a few comments. In the most recent local election on April 3, the voters in Reading turned out in an overwhelming and record breaking number 43%. The voters (almost 9000) decided they best trusted the composition of this committee to conduct an honest, truthful,fair and comprehensive evaluation of our Superintendent. In my professional life the evaluations that have helped me grow have been the ones that laid out my areas of strength and the areas which I needed to grow in and provided me with specific goals and a time frame to achieve them. Glowing evaluations are flattering, but hinder growth just as mean-spirited ones hinder growth. Evaluations are instruments intended to provide constructive feedback to the recipient in a fair, honest and constructive professional manner. I trust this committee will reflect upon this past year, the many successes, the mistakes, the challenges, the solutions..... ALL concerns and praise from all representatives of our community...... and come back to our Superintendent with an evaluation that will allow him to grow as a professional and be clear on what areas you expect him to focus on and what the timeline is for him to follow. By doing that you will be coming back to our community and moving us forward in a way in which we can understand. We will know what you expect, and we will know what we should expect. As a district we are finally positioned with the recent passage of the override to move forward. One narrative being shared that special education is broken is not true. Special education has some serious problems that are very, very deserving of attention, but is it also comprised of many students with varying disabilities who are progressing. The narrative being shared by some that our schools are failing is not true. We have some phenomenal teachers, leaders and many students who are thriving. We have new senior staff joining our district with valuable skill, experience and knowledge. AND we have areas in need of attention and improvement. Every student who goes through the RPS will have their own unique experience as does every parent of every child. I am the mother of three RPS students and each of their experiences has been different and my experience has varied with each of their teachers and teams. I fully expect those differences to continue and change as our children move through the RPS All positive and negative experiences are equally important, and I would ask as a committee you consider each experience that has been shared with you as individuals and as a committee during public comment, office hours, emails, conversations and open meeting. Then, evaluate our Superintendent as you are charged to do. There are only six people who have that authority, and I along with the overwhelming majority of the voting public place my faith and confidence that you will carry out your sworn duty. Thank you for allowing me to speak tonight. Page 1 2 Sincerely, Michele Sanphy" B. Old Business C. Consent A eg nda Mrs. Webb asked if the committee wanted any items removed from the consent agenda. Dr. Snow Dockser asked that the April 9, 2018 minutes be removed. Consent A eg nda Approval of RMHS Field Trip—Spanish Exchange Approval of the Coolidge Science Team Field Trip to Colorado Accept a Donation from the RMHS PTO Accept a Donation from the Coolidge Science Olympiad Parent Group Accept a Donation to the Wood End School Approval of Minutes (March 5, 19 &28, 2018 & April 9, 2018) Mrs. Webb moved, seconded by Mrs. Borawski, to approve the consent agenda excluding the April 9,2018 minutes. The motion carried 5-0. Chair Robinson wanted to apologize for not recognizing Christine Kelley for all the work she had done on the REF Board at the last meeting. Dr. Snow Dockser asked that the minutes reflect the number of years Christine Kelley served of the Reading Education Foundation Board. Mrs. Webb moved, seconded by Mr. Boivin, to approve the April 9,2018 minutes as amended. The motion carried 5-0. D. Reports Student Representative Student Mario Cutone shared information on the upcoming senior activities and the Jazz Band competition that is happening on Tuesday at RMHS. Chair Robinson asked Mr. Cutone what his plans are for next year. Mr. Cutone will be attending the University of Wisconsin, Madison in the fall. Liaison Dr. Vanden Akker reported that she attended the MASC New School Committee Member Charting the Course session. She said it was very informative. Mrs. Webb reported on the recent RCASA board meeting sharing there was considerable dialogue around vaping. She said there is a communication tool being put together by Ms. McNamara to help the community understand and to Page 1 3 educate them that there is legislation regarding vaping being developed which RCASA will support. Mrs. Webb reminded the community of the upcoming Pulse of Reading event which will be a world cafe type format and several organizations and groups have been invited. All residents are invited to attend. The meeting is at the Reading Public Library. She next shared that Friends & Family Day is on June 16th. The committee will need to discuss coverage. Dr. Snow Dockser also mentioned the Pulse of Reading event. She next reported on the recent SEPAC meeting held on April 10th. The meeting was focused on brainstorming speakers and programs for next year, including ways to unpackage all of the acronyms that folks have to learn to understand many discussions. The SEPAC goal is to invite parents in and provide an environment that is both informative and supportive. It is important to have somewhere to go where people understand the challenges you are facing and to learn about the district process, services,personnel, and options. This meeting evolved into a wonderful sharing of experiences and ideas. It started with a very informative sharing by BCBA (Board Certified Behavioral Analyst) Lisa Studer about her role in the Reading P.S. and her role with students, parents, and staff. She was surrounded by appreciative parents who were both experienced with her interventions and who were learning, like me. She talked about her job and about BFA—Behavioral Functional Assessment. Then she got into the practical concerns of what to do to ensure a successful positive vacation. Vacation is both anticipated with happiness and trepidation. Children and families rely on the supports and routines to keep behaviors positive. Vacations create change that can be challenging. Ms. Studer discussed why this is difficult; her own experiences with her own children; as well as approaches that can help. She presented a hand out with her presentation and a list of resources, and engaged those present in discussing additional places that are supportive for families with special needs during vacation and other times. Empathy filled the room when folks were talking about their efforts to pre-plan vacation activities, what follow through was like, and what back up plans were kept in their back pockets. The efforts, caring, and devotion of these parents and of Ms. Studer was inspiring! I left there thinking what a wonderful opportunity for parents to find a community of support and information and how important it is that I give you these reports after each meeting per chance someone will hear and decide to attend. The next meeting is on May 14th at the Reading Public Library. Dr. Snow Dockser mentioned that the Reading Embraces Diversity group will be holding an event on May 16th at Whitelam Books on Main Street. Dr. Snow Dockser and Dr. Vanden Akker attended the annual Day on the Hill. They met with State Representative Jim Dwyer and Senator Jason Lewis. Page 1 4 Dr. Vanden Akker said it was a wonderful day and had the opportunity to meet with other School Committees. Challenges faced in Reading are similar to towns across the Commonwealth. Dr. Snow Dockser attended the Anti-Racism Organizing in the Suburbs: Visioning-Networking-Skill Building Conference. There were 6 other Reading residents in attendance as well. She next reported on the Upstanding Training she attended at the high school. The training was for juniors and seniors. She said it was so energizing and the students were awesome. She thanked teachers Michelle Hopkinson, Leia Richardson and Zac Broken Rope. It was truly inspiring and is a great beginning as part of a bigger positive movement. Dr. Ornstein will be presenting at the high school this week to the juniors and seniors. Dr. Snow Dockser attended the RMHS production of Charlotte's Web. She said it was a magical and exemplary performance. This production is student produced and presented. The group had to be creative with limited funds for sets and costumes. Each student was required to provide 6 hours of stage responsibility. Dr. Vanden Akker attended the REF Imagination Celebration and had a wonderful time. She thanked all that have supported REF. Director of Student Services Mrs. Wilson reported that the district has qualified for extraordinary relief funding from the DESE. She said a tremendous amount of work went into gathering the needed documentation and thanked her assistant Annmarie Foley and Karin Rando for their hard work in compiling the information to be submitted to the DESE. She next reported on the Assistant Director search. The job has been posted and a search committee created. The first round of interviews will be May 14th. The position has been restructured to be the Assistant Director/Team Chair at Wood End. It was felt the RISE Preschool would be best served with a dedicated director. The job description will be revisited each year. Lastly Mrs. Wilson reported on the recent presentation"Decoding Dyslexia"by Nancy Duggan. She will give a more detailed update at the May 21St meeting. Information from that presentation has been shared with the staff. Superintendent Superintendent Doherty is happy to announce the appointment of Kathleen Boynton as the next RMHS principal. He said that 3 pre-finalists were moved forward for individual interviews with the Director of Finance and him. All three participated in the open microphone sessions and site visit. Ms. Boynton was a consistent interviewer and the Superintendent received positive feedback. He thanked the community for their feedback throughout the process. He went on to Page 1 5 thank Human Resources Administrator Jenn Bove for her work done on this search. He next announced that the Reading Water Department and Reading Public Schools recently received the Star L Award from the Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Program for taking action to reduce lead in schools in 2017. It was a collaborative effort between the Facilities and Water departments. Dr. Doherty updated the Committee on the NEASC process. A Steering Committee has been established at the high school. As part of the process we will be participating in a new process. There will be a collaborative conference visit in November for the purpose of gathering information on the current conditions and strengths/areas that need work during that time. Dr. Doherty also shared that due to the positive support of the override we will be adding a School Resource Officer. The hiring process has begun and this officer will be based at Parker. E. Old Business Quarterly Personnel Update Human Resources Administrator Jenn Bove reviewed the 3`d quarter personnel report. Quarterly FY 18 Budget Update Ms. Dowd reviewed the 3`d quarter FYI budget status. She indicated that we currently have an unencumbered balance of$264,326 which represents approximately 0.6% of the total Fiscal 2018 Budget. The projected Administration Cost Center surplus of$55,599 reflects savings from the anticipated additional hours (internal and external) for additional support to assist the Director of Finance and the business office as well as salary savings from the unfilled assistant superintendent position which was vacated in March. The projected Regular Day Cost Center surplus of$96,320 reflects the budget transfers to Special Education approved by School Committee and is due to salary savings spread across all eight schools associated with staff turnover, retirements, timing differences of when positions were filled during the year, as well as the impact of unpaid leaves of absence. The salary savings are offset by an increase in transportation reflecting the addition of a non-mandated bus as well as an increase in homeless transportation(mandated). The projection also reflects restoring the district-wide instructional technology funding and the substitute teacher funding that were removed from the final FYI budget. Also included within the current projection is funding to replace classroom emergency backpacks and safety supplies as part of our safety plans. These amounts will continue to be monitored throughout the fiscal year. The Special Education Cost Center is projected to have a surplus of$48,750. The projection reflects the two budget transfers approved by School Committee earlier Page 1 6 in the year. The current surplus reflects salary savings from staff turnover, unfilled positions and the impact of unpaid leaves of absence. The Special Education Cost Center also reflects additional staffing at RISE related to the new sub-separate classroom and the need for an additional paraprofessional at Birch Meadow tied to a required 1:1 paraeducator and additional Killam staffing for the Therapeutic Support Program for 45-day extended evaluations being performed at Killam rather than being out-sourced. The District Wide Programs Cost Center(comprised of Health Services, Extra Curricular, Athletics and Technology) is currently projected to have a surplus of $27,349 which is primarily the result of salary savings due to staff turnover. The School Building Maintenance (Facilities) Cost Center is currently projected to have a surplus of$36,308 which is primarily the result of salary savings from staff turnover, unpaid leaves of absence and the removal of the custodial longevity from the collective bargaining agreement which was finalized after the budget was approved. At this point she does not foresee any additional budget transfers. Ms. Dowd said she is working very closely with Mrs. Wilson monitoring the special education budget as well as the best way to use the extraordinary relief funding the district has received. The funds can be used for tuition only and must be used by the end of the fiscal year. They are looking at moving some students out of the operating budget and fund them out of the extraordinary relief funding. She updated the Committee on the status of the hiring of the School Business Assistant. She has received 30 applicants and hopes to have someone in place by the end of June. Rebecca Liberman asked if VHS would be restored at the high school. Dr. Doherty pointed out that it was not part of the override budget and would not be restored. Michele Sanphy asked about transportation reimbursement and if it had ever been part of circuit breaker funding. Mrs. Wilson responded that circuit breaker funds can be used for tuition only. F. New Business Surplus Equipment Disposal Mrs. Webb moved, seconded by Dr. Snow Dockser, to declare the obsolete school technology listed in the'Director of Finance's memorandum dated May 4, 2018 as surplus property. Ms. Dowd said she has been working closely with Network Administrator Julian Carr and his staff to document the obsolete school technology before the purchase of any new technology. It has been determined the majority of the technology is obsolete, at the end of its useful life or unrepairable. The equipment will be disposed of in accordance with all laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Page 1 7 The motion carried 5-0. Barrows Principal Search Dr. Doherty shared that Mrs. Leonard had approached him to be considered for the STEM Curriculum Coordinator position. This is an area that Mrs. Leonard is passionate about with her science background. He believes we will receive a deep pool of candidates and reminded all that we have done searches at this point in the year, the last one being the Killam search. A survey has been sent to the Barrows community asking for strengths that they would like to see in the next principal and the search committee will be selected shortly. The plan is to have the Barrows principal appointed by the end of school. Mrs. Webb moved, seconded by Mr. Boivin, to approve the Barrows Principal Search timeline and process. The motion carried 5-0. Superintendent Evaluation Process Introduction Superintendent Doherty provided a brief overview of the final piece of the Superintendent's Evaluation process including the timeline,rubric and form to be used. He said the evaluation process begins tonight. Committee members will have until May 21St to complete their initial evaluation. These documents should be sent to the Superintendent and the Chair(or designee). Individual meetings will be set up with each committee member to discuss the evaluation. The final individual summative evaluations are due June 4th and should be sent to the Superintendent and the Chair(or designee) who will be compiling the composite evaluation document this year. He next provided an End-of-Year Review of the District Improvement Plan Goals. He reviewed how the five focus areas related to the District Goal which include closing the achievement gap (A), literacy (B), mathematics practices (C), social emotional learning (D) and effective &proactive two-way communication (E). Projects being prioritized this year based on Focus Areas include: • Writing at the elementary level (Focus Area B): In grades K-5, we are providing training and support materials in the area of Writer's Workshop. This model is an interdisciplinary writing technique which can build students' fluency in writing through continuous, repeated exposure to the process of writing. • Science curriculum implementation(Focus Area A): We are currently in Year 2 of our science curriculum implementation. During the 2017-18 school year, we are continuing implementation in grades 3-8, and beginning implementation in grades 9— 12. • Implementing Advisory at the Middle School level (Focus Area D): Both middle schools have been restructuring their advisory period to focus more on social and emotional learning. This year,they are utilizing Facing History and Ourselves resources, lessons and PD. The outcomes of the Page 1 8 program foster empathy and reflection to improve students' academic performance, and build safe and inclusive schools. • Level consolidation (Focus Area A & C): Both middle schools and the high school have begun consolidating levels to support closing the achievement gap. At the middle schools, math levels have been reduced from three levels to two in grade 7 this year and will continue next year in grade 8. At the high school, each department is phasing in consolidation differently. Science is consolidating to two levels in grade 9, social studies has consolidated to two levels in grades 9 & 10, and English is consolidating in grades 9 & 12. Training is being provided to staff and intervention blocks are scheduled to support as this process is being implemented. • Review of special education language based programs (Focus Area A): We are focusing the next few months on a review of our language based (Bridge) Special Education Program at Parker and specialized reading services. This will include parent and teacher feedback, as well as having an outside consultant that specializes in language based program reviews participate in the process. • School climate survey(Focus Area E): In May, we will be administering the PRIDE School Climate survey to teachers, parents, and students. This survey, which is being funded out of the school climate transformation grant will assess student, teacher, and parent perception in several areas regarding school climate. Professional development activities that align with the District Improvement Plan include Agile Learning Institute (Focus Areas A-E), Facing History& Ourselves (Focus Area D), Diagnosis and Remediation of Learning Problems in Mathematics (Focus Areas A& C), Anti-Defamation League (Focus Area D), QBS (Focus Area D), Writing Instruction/Writers' Workshop (Focus Areas A& B), Leveled Literacy Interventions (Focus Areas A& B), Picture Exchange Communication System training (Focus Area A,), Seeing Stars, Lindmood-Bell (Focus Areas A& B),Northeast Professional Educator Network(Focus Area A— D), Teach STEM Institute (Focus Area A), Math Perspectives—Developing Math Concepts in Pre-K(Focus Area A& C), Math Perspectives—Developing Number Concepts K—2 (Focus Area A & C), Health—Curriculum Development Workshops (Focus Area D), Keys to Literacy—Comprehension for Students with Disabilities (RMHS) (Focus Area A&B), and Engaging Schools (Focus Area A —D). Dr. Doherty went on to review the progress related to the goal in the five focus areas. • Closing the Achievement Gap—(Action Plan A): During the 2017-18 school year 15 process benchmarks were completed, 5 are in process and zero are planned. Highlights of Action Plan A include the use of data at each school to identify students who may require interventions, the use of intervention blocks or after school supports for students who may be at risk and discussions at all levels about levels and sequences of courses identifying ways to ensure that all students have equitable access to higher level curriculum and instruction. He reviewed data for local math assessments given to students in grades K—2. This is a tool to identify Page 1 9 where students are and those in need of support. He also shared data on student access to higher level courses at the high school level, SAT mean scores, AP testing participation and recognition. • Literacy(Action Plan B) - During the 2017-18 school year 8 process benchmarks were completed, 9 are in process and 3 are planned. Highlights of Action Plan B include the implementation of Writer's Workshop in grades K-5, to better align with state standards for writing, more emphasis being placed on calibration of common benchmarks, including the Fountas & Pinnell reading benchmark as a future predictor of MCAS performance, more focus on reading comprehension, appropriate instructional texts, and the writing-reading connection, as indicated in the state standards, providing coaching support to teachers to help implement curriculum and utilize resources, and literacy across content areas is a focus area, including resources to provide nonfiction reading skills to students. He reviewed grades 3, 8 and 10 2017 MCAS results pointing out that grades 3 & 8 took the next generation MCAS and grade 10 students took the legacy MCAS. • Mathematics Practices (Action Plan C) -During the 2017-18 school year 9 process benchmarks were completed, 8 are in process and 11 are planned. Highlights of Action Plan C include the administration of the Assessing Math Concepts (AMC) assessments to Grades K-2 at all elementary schools, AMC assessment training for elementary teachers,professional development in differentiated instruction being implemented at the middle schools and at the high school, students accessing higher level courses is at its highest level over the last two years, and the new secondary math sequences being implemented next year. Dr. Doherty reviewed the math sequences and shared the percentage of students ready to take higher level math classes in high school. He also shared that over the past 3 years 10% of the juniors/seniors are enrolled in AP Calculus. • Social Emotional Learning (Action Plan D) -During the 2017-18 school year 14 process benchmarks were completed, 7 are in process and 2 are planned. Highlights of Action Plan D include the implementation of grade 3-5 Health Education lessons being implemented outside the regular physical education classes, the SBIRT process has been successful in grades 9 & 11, Building Leadership Teams have been created in all schools and the focus will expand beyond social emotional and include academic, coaching support is being provided for all building leadership teams to successfully implement the next phase of MTSS and several schools have shown a decrease, minimal, or no increase in the number of ODR's from 2016-17 to 2017-18 school year. The Superintendent reviewed major office referrals for the past several years and pointed out a spike in the high school numbers for this school year is due to tardies being included in the referral numbers. He next reviewed the number of suspensions and expulsions pointing out the numbers do not reflect the number of students rather the number of incidences. He quickly reviewed the YRBS results in the areas of anxiety at the high&middle school levels, substance abuse at the high school and adult connection. • Effective and Proactive Two Way Communication(Action Plan E) - During the 2017-18 school year 5 process benchmarks were completed, 3 are in process and 1 are planned. Highlights of Action Plan E include the first Parent University,the Superintendent's attendance at several PTO Page 1 10 and School Council meetings, the implementation of the parent portal for easier access to communication, office hours held by the Superintendent, Director of Finance, and Director of Student Services, increased use of social media for district and school communication and the upcoming PRIDE survey. He shared information of the office hours held over the course of the year. Superintendent's Goals End of Year Update Dr. Doherty reviewed his Student Learning (Closing the Achievement Gap) and Professional Practice Visibility) goals. He said that we are seeing progress in several areas,we will continue to focus on a few areas at each level aligned with focus areas, individual schools will be committing their time and energy on the focus areas of greatest need as stated by student and school data. He pointed out that principals and teachers need to focus on one or two focus areas and do them well and curriculum support will be key in moving elementary literacy, math, and science forward. Dr. Doherty then reviewed the 2017— 18 School Committee calendar agenda topics and how each connected to the goals. He shared the leadership opportunities he has had this year including being the chair of both the SEEM Collaborative and the M.A.S.S. Professional Development Committee, a member of the Superintendent's Advisory Committee to Commissioner of Education and a member of the Safe and Supportive Schools Commission to Governor Baker and the Legislature. This year also saw the transition of one new administrator into the district, the RED event in the fall, Parent University, the development of the FY2019 budget (operating and override), the passage of the override question in April, four administrative searches, contract negotiations with all 5 collective bargaining groups, the approval of the application for Circuit Breaker Extraordinary Relief in the amount of$154,000 and an accelerated repair application for the high school boiler. Dr. Doherty reviewed the professional development activities he participated in and wished he could have found additional time to attend more opportunities. Planned activities at the elementary level for next year include the implementation of Literacy and reading, continued AMC math professional development, and the implementation of K-2 science curriculum. At the middle school level, we will continue to implement science and literacy curriculum, differentiated instruction in math and planning for the social studies curriculum changes. At the high school level,the NEASC process will continue,review of late start options for the 2019-20 school year, implementation of the year 3 science curriculum and planning for the social studies curriculum changes. Lastly, he said that the District Improvement Plan work is done by many others and is truly a team effort to develop a plan that has the best interest of students at the forefront. Chapter 70 Foundation Budget Review Recommendations Page 1 11 Mrs. Webb moved, seconded by Dr. Snow Dockser, to approve the resolution calling for full funding of the Foundation Budget Review Commission's recommendation. Mrs. Webb provided background on this agenda item. She said she and Dr. Vanden Akker were made aware of this legislation by Ben Tafoya. Last year,the MASC Delegate Assembly passed Resolution 6. Since that time, 53 School Committees in Massachusetts have passed resolutions supporting the recommendations of the Foundation Budget Review Commission. The links below provide background information. The Resolution for our consideration was provided by Dorothy Presser, our MASC Field Director specializing in District Governance. The motion carried 5-0. II. Routine Matters a. Bills and Payroll (A) Warrant S1841 4.12.18 $54,931.03 Warrant 51842 4.19.18 $438,174.80 Warrant S1843 4.26.18 $213,334.51 Warrant S 1844 5.03.18 $328,685.90 Warrant P1820 4.06.18 $1,549,468.65 Warrant P 1821 4.02.18 $1,532,349.78 Warrant P 1822 5.04.18 $1,475,140.19 b. Calendar III. Information/Correspondence IV.Future Business V. Adjournment Adjourn Mrs. Webb moved, seconded by Dr. Snow Dockser, to enter executive session to discuss strategies with respect to collective bargaining, non-represented personnel and the approval of minutes and not to return to open session. The roll call vote carried 5—0. Mrs. Webb,Dr. Snow Dockser, Dr. Vanden Akker,Mr. Robinson, Mr. Boivin. Before the committee adjourned Select Board liaison Andy Friedmann said in his role he will need to report back to his board and wanted to know if it was okay to contact the Superintendent of Committee members with clarification questions. The meeting adjourned at 9:43 p.m. Page 1 12 NOTE: The minutes reflect the order as stated in the posted meeting agenda not the order they occurred during the meeting. Link to meeting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UWNFx4Otms&list=PLkibnMpzKYxvocbDTJ aWz9KyfPZJU31ea&t=0s&index=l J F. Doherty, d.D. Page 13