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2016-09-22 LAG
Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
School Committee Legal Counsel Subcommittee
Date: 2023-04-06 Time: 8:00 AM
Building: School - Memorial High Location: Superintendent Conference Room
Address: 82 Oakland Road Session: Open Session
Purpose: Open Session Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Tom Wise and Sarah McLaughlin
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Superintendent Thomas Milaschewski, Assistant Superintendent Jennifer
Stys, Director of Special Education Allison Wright
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Tom Wise, Chair
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was held in person with remote participation available via Zoom. A recording of the meeting can
be found here with Passcode of #3yx!vvV.
Chair Wise called the meeting to order at approximately 8:04 a.m. Mr. Wise walked through the agenda.
B. Public Comment
There was none.
B. Consent Agenda
Mr. Wise moved to approve the consent agenda. Ms. McLaughlin seconded. The motion carried 2-0.
E.1. New Business – Review and Update Draft Criteria and Rubric for Student Services Legal Counsel
Selection
Mr. Wise walked through the draft rubric created based on ideas and feedback from the Subcommittee and
Administration team in the last meeting. All parties provided feedback, including the addition of a few lines and
the adjustment or agreement of category and subcategory weights. Mr. Wise agreed to update the formulas in
the rubric prior to the next meeting.
E.2. New Business – Review and Update Draft Memo for Interest Solicitation of Student Services Legal
Counsel Firms
Mr. Wise opened this topic by disclosing he was not able to draft a memo. The Subcommittee and
Administration team discussed further breakdowns of the major topics of the memo and how to approach it. Mr.
Wise agreed to draft it prior to the next meeting based on the feedback from the group.
Upon conclusion of this section of the agenda, the agenda for the next meeting was reviewed and amended.
Motion to adjourn by Ms. McLaughlin, seconded by Mr. Wise at approximately 8:38 a.m. The motion
carried 2-0.