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Board - Committee - commission - council: 2Q19 APR -4 AM w' 39
School Committee
Date: 2019-03-11 Time: 6:00 PM
Building: School - Memorial High Location: School Library
Address: 62 Oakland Road Session: Open Session
Purpose: Open Session Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Chuck Robinson, Linda Snow Dockser, Elaine Webb, Nick Boivin, Jeanne
Borawski and Geoffrey Coram
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Superintendent John Doherty, Chief Financial Officer Gail Dowd, Assistant
Superintendent Christine Kelley, Interim Director of Student Services Sharon
yy Stewart, Human Resources Administrator Jenn Bove
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Linda Engelson on behalf of the Chair
Topics of Discussion:
1. Call m Order
Chair Webb called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. to attend the Director of Student
Services Search Question&Answer session.
Chair Webb called a brief recess at the end of the Question&Answer at 7:02 p.m.
The open session was called back to order at 7:09 p.m.and read the district mission
statement. She went on to welcome Geoffrey Coram to the board.
A. Old Business
Approval of the Revised Director of Student Services Timeline
Dr.Dockser moved seconded by Mrs Borawski,to approve the revised Director of
Student Services Timeline based on the Superintendent's memorandum dated
March 11,2019.
Mr. Boivin asked that the timeline be summarized. Dr.Doherty shared that the Director
of Student Services position is difficult to fill and felt waiting 2 weeks to appoint the
candidate may put us in a position to lose her to another district. There is no need to wait
the two weeks to appoint because there are not multiple finalists that would require
longer reference checks and possible site visits.
It was the consensus of the committee members that there was no need to delay the
appointment.
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The motion carried 6-0.
B. New Business
Appointment of Director of Student Services
Dr.Dockser moved,seconded by Mr.Robinson.based on the recommendation of
the Superintendent,to appoint Jennifer Stys as the next Director of Student Services
for the Readine Public Schools.
Mrs. Webb thanked everyone for their hard work during this process.
The motion carried 6-0.
11. Routine Matters
a. Bills and Payroll(A)
Warrant 51933 2.14.19 $221,360.85
Warrant 51934 2.21.19 $148,334.22
Warrant S1935 2.28.19 $83,680.24
Warrant 51936 3.7.19 $244,659.92
Warrant P1916 2.8.19 $1,649,358.40
Warrant P1917 2.22.19 $1,710044.61
Warrant P1918 3.8.19 $1,588,446.14
b. Calendar
III. Information/Correspondence
IV. Future Business
V. Adioumment
Adiourn
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Dr.Dockser moved,seconded by Dr.Coram to protect the bamainin2 position of
the board:to enter executive session to conduct a strategy session in preparation for
negotiations with non-represented personnel and NOT to return to open session
The roll call vote carried 6-0. Mr.Boivin.Mr.Robinson.Dr.Dockser,Dr.Coram
Mrs.Borawski and Mrs.Webb.
The meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
NOTE: The minutes reflect the order as stated in the posted meeting agenda not the order
they occurred during the meeting.
Jon .Doherty, .D.
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