Minutes - Wayland School Committee
Regular Session June 6, 2011
A Regular Session of the Wayland School
Committee was held on Monday, June 6, 2011, at 7:00 P.M. in the School
Committee Room of the Wayland Town Building.
Present were:
Mrs. Barb Fletcher, Chair
Ms. Beth Butler, Vice Chair
Dr. Malcolm Astley
Mrs. Ellen Grieco
Also:
Dr. Gary A. Burton
Superintendent of Schools
Mr. Brad J. Crozier
Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Geoffrey S. MacDonald
Business Administrator
Dr. Marlene M. Dodyk
Director of Student Services
Also from Technology Task Force:
Bob Meindel, Tom Sciacca, and Ted Henning
WHS Staff:
Pat Tutwiler, Mary Barber, Paul Schifler, Barb Wolfson, Mary Brown and Kathy Sherry
Chair Barb Fletcher convened the regular
meeting at 7:02 P.M. Mrs. Fletcher thanked WayCAM for their continued
efforts to improve the community’s access to the School Committee
meetings.
1. Technology Task Force Math and Science 1:1 Pilots – its Learning:
Leisha Simon and members of the Technology Task Force presented
the results from the one-to-one student learning initiative. This
included presentations from WHS Principal, Pat Tutwiler, on how the
district defines the initiative, Paul Facteau, Educational
Anthropologist from Apple Computer, on the evolution of the learning
environment, and WHS teacher, Mary Barber, provided information on the
one-to-one pilots at the High School.
Mrs. Simon demonstrated where one-to-one
resources for the community are located on the district website. She
also recommended continuing with the one-to-one pilot and begin a 9–12
one-to-one learning initiative for FY13.
The group answered questions posed by the SC members.
Next steps will be: 1) ask questions through
the chair on the presentation; 2) the Technology Task Force will
propose a timeline for implementation; 3) increase community
involvement by using the listserv to provide information on the
one-to-one initiatives; 4) prepare long range financial plan for
technology that includes a one-to- one initiative.
Comments re: Initiative:
• Louis Jurist spoke in support of the one-to-one initiative and
stressed the importance of equal access and identical platforms.
• Mary Brown stated the use of computers at the high school is
such that the teachers don’t want to return to the days of less access,
and she encouraged communication with the community.
• Heather Pineault supported the impacts on student learning with and without access to computers.
• Paul Shifler described how the one-to-one pilot impacted student learning in the WHS science classes.
2. Comments & Written Statements from the Public:
No additional comments other than ones noted above.
3. Discussion re: Increase in Admin Assistant’s Hours for Facilities Department:
John Senchyshyn asked the School Committee to support increasing
the number of hours for the Administrative Assistant for the Facilities
Director and having this position become a school employee. This
position would be funded from available funds on the Town side.
Upon a motion duly made by Ms. Butler,
seconded by Dr. Astley, the School Committee voted unanimously (4-0) to
support the increase in hours for the position and the transfer of
funds from the Town.
4. Review of Proposed School Committee Calendar 2011-2012:
The School Committee reviewed the proposed School Committee
calendar for the 2011-2012 school year. The Committee will research
the budget process timeline; several changes were made and the Committee
will review the proposed calendar with Dr. Stein.
5. Approval of WHS Football Team to Attend Camp Caribou:
The School Committee reviewed the request for the WHS football team to attend Camp Caribou.
Upon a motion duly made by Dr. Astley,
seconded by Ms. Butler, the School Committee voted unanimously (4-0) to
approve the request for the WHS football team to attend Camp Caribou in
August 2011.
6. School Committee Appointments:
Wayland Cares: This item was passed over, as the School Committee does not have to make the appointment.
Youth Advisory Committee: This item was passed over, as the
School Committee has questions regarding residency requirements for the
appointee.
7. Approval of Accounts Payable and Payroll Warrants:
Upon a motion duly made by Ms. Butler, seconded by Dr. Astley,
the School Committee voted unanimously (4-0) to approve payment of the
following:
• Wayland Public Schools Accounts Payable warrant, dated 6/6/2011, in the amount of $365,210.54
• Wayland Public Schools Payroll warrant, dated 6/2/2011, in the amount of $1,193,755.63
8. Approval of Minutes:
Upon a motion duly made by Ms. Butler, seconded by Dr. Astley,
the School Committee voted (3-0) (Mrs. Grieco abstained) to approve the
following minutes as written:
• Regular Session of May 23, 2011
Upon a motion duly made by Dr. Astley,
seconded by Ms. Butler, the School Committee voted (3-0) (Mrs. Grieco
abstained) to approve the following minutes as written:
• Executive Session of May 23, 2011
9. Superintendent’s Report:
(a) Summer Maintenance Work Plans:
Dr. Burton provided a list of custodial/maintenance projects that
are planned over the summer. He answered questions from the Committee
members.
(b) Briefing Report for New Superintendent:
Dr. Burton reviewed a summary report sent to Dr. Paul Stein.
(c) Year-end Spending on Replacement of Computer:
Dr. Burton recommended spending end-of-year funds to purchase
computer hardware that was requested through the FY12 capital plan,
which was reduced by the FinCom during the budget process.
10. Follow-up and Future Agenda Items:
(a) Ratification of Food Service Agreement:
Upon a motion duly made by Ms. Butler,
seconded by Dr. Astley, the School Committee voted unanimously (3-0)
(Mrs. Grieco abstained) to ratify the Food Service Agreement.
(b) Review of Executive Session Minutes re: OML Complaint:
Ms. Fletcher reviewed the changes made to the
10 sets of Regular and Executive Session minutes that had been revised
per the OML complaint by Mr. Harris. .
Upon a motion duly made by Dr. Astley, seconded by Mrs. Grieco, the School Committee voted unanimously
(4-0) to approve the changes made to the following Regular and Executive session minutes:
o November 30, 2009
o December 7, 2009
o December 21, 2009
o January 14, 2010
o January 19, 2010
o March 22, 2010
o April 5, 2010
o April 13, 2010
o April 26, 2010
o May 3, 2010
(c) School Governance – Section B of the Policy Manual:
Dr. Astley summarized pertinent policies that support a healthy
School Committee working relationship as the Committee moves forward.
The Committee also discussed the “Talking Points” document Dr. Astley
created.
The Committee agreed to continue this discussion at its next meeting when all Committee members would be present.
(d) Middle School Forum Update re: Proposed Soccer Fields:
Dr. Astley updated the School Committee on the public forum
regarding the proposed Middle School soccer fields. Dr. Burton will
review the curriculum impacts with the middle school staff.
11. Comments from the Public:
There were no comments.
12. Executive Session:
Upon a motion duly made by Dr. Astley, seconded by Mrs. Grieco,
the School Committee voted unanimously (4-0) to convene in Executive
Session at 11:00 P.M. to discuss matters pertaining to Non-Union
Personnel, as set forth in M.G.L. Ch. 30A, Section 21(a)(2). The
School Committee agreed that discussion regarding the non-union
personnel would be in Executive Session, as conducting these
discussions in open session will have a detrimental effect on the
School Committee’s negotiating position.
A roll call vote was taken as follows:
Roll Call
Mrs. Barb Fletcher, Chair
Dr. Malcolm Astley
Ms. Beth Butler
Mrs. Ellen Grieco
|
Yes
X
X
X
X
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No
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The Chair announced that
they would reconvene in Regular Session following the adjournment of
the Executive Session for one item only.
13. Non-Union Salaries:
Upon a motion duly made by Dr. Astley, seconded by Ms. Butler, the
School Committee voted unanimously (4-0) to approve an increase for
three administrators above the budgeted increase for non-union personnel
as recommended by Dr. Burton.
14. Adjournment:
Upon a motion duly made by Mrs. Grieco, seconded by Ms. Butler,
the School Committee voted unanimously (4-0) to adjourn the Regular
Session at 11:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary A. Burton, Clerk
Wayland School Committee
Observers:
Louis Jurist, Wayland
Heather Pineault, Wayland
Corresponding Documentation:
1. Field Trip Request
2. Summer Maintenance Projects 2011
3. FY12 Non-Union Salaries Memo
4. Briefing Report for New Superintendent
5. Section B of the Policy Manual
6. 2011-2012 School Committee Meeting Calendar
7. Regular Session Minutes May 23, 2011
8. Executive Session Minutes May 23, 2011
9. Regular and Executive Session Minutes from OML Complaint
• November 30, 2009
• December 7, 2009
• December 21, 2009
• January 14, 2010
• January 19, 2010
• March 22, 2010
• April 5, 2010
• April 13, 2010
• April 26, 2010
• May 3, 2010