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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
School Committee
RECEIVED
TOWN CLERK
READING, MA.
2023 APR 25 PN 2: 16
Preliminary Search Committee
Date: 2021-01-19 Time: 4:30 PM
Building: Virtual Location: Zoom
Address: Session:
Purpose: Version:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Teresa Arent (Chair), Naomi Brown -Jones, Dave Clark, Gail Dowd, Erin
Gaffen, Eric Goldstein, Julia Hendrix, Jessica Hester, Amy Hussey, Bob
LeLacheur, Sherilla Lestrade, Jay McGilvray, Laura Noonan, Jared Stanton,
Theresa Wiggins, Lynna Williams, Tom Wise
Members - Not Present:
Erin Gaffen
Others Present:
and Dorothy Presser (Massachusetts Association of School Committees), 2
members of the public
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Dorothy Presser, MASC Search Consultant
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 4:3013M.
The Committee discussed the questions that would be asked of the candidates and amended one of the
questions regarding racism, equity and social progress to more specifically ask the candidates about
these issues.
A motion was made and seconded to enter Executive Session under the provisions of Massachusetts
General Law 30A, Section 21(a)(8) to consider and interview applicants for employment. The Chair
declared that an open session will have a detrimental effect on obtaining qualified candidates. The
Screening Committee did not intend to reconvene in Open Session.
VOTED: Unanimously in favor by roll call vote.
The meeting adjourned at 4:48PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Dorothy Presser
MASC Search Consultant
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