===PAGE 1=== 1025 Massachusetts Avenue, Lunenburg, Massachusetts 01462 978 582-4100 ~ fax 978 582-4103 MEETING MINUTES SCHOOL COMMITTEE EMERGENCY MEETING Wednesday, June 12, 2024 LMHS Collaborative Room #D132 6:30 – Hybrid School Committee Superintendent Carol Archambault, Chair -Present Dr. Kate Burnham Brian Lehtinen, Vice Chair- Present Business Manager/ HR Director Anthony Sculimbrene, Secretary -Present Peter Beardmore, Member -Present Laura Brzozoski, Member - Present Recording Secretary Courtney Fuller Guests: In accordance with the requirements of the Open Meeting Law, please be advised that this meeting is being recorded and broadc ast live over the Lunenburg Public Access channel, on Facebook Live on the Public Access Facebook page. (http://www.facebook.com/Lunenburg-Public-Access-Cable-157427270975305/) and will be uploaded to the Lunenburg Access YouTube after the meeting. The agenda lists all the topics which may be discussed at the meeting and those reasonably anticipated by the Chair. Votes may be taken as a result of these discussions. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by Open Meeting Law 1. Call to Order by Carol Archambault at 6:30 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Public Comment Mr. Lehtinen congratulates all the students, faculty, and staff on a great school year and for those that have the sum mer off, I hope you have a great summer! 4. Chair’s Report I understand there is some concern in the community regarding the cuts being made despite the passing of the override as promised before the override the following cuts are being made, a Humanities teacher at the high school, an intervention teacher at the high school, a class room teacher at the middle school, a Wilson reading teacher at the elementary school, a PE teacher that is split between the Primary School and the elementary school, and a soc ial worker in the Primary school, as well an instructional coach districtwide, these are the cuts being made due to financial reason. These cuts do equal the ESSER funds when cuts are made per contract. The remaining personnel do move around as their certification permits, paraprofessionals are not part of this cut, there may be a reduction in this area for other reasons ; the need for individual paraprofessional positions is constantly being reassessed. I hope that answers the questions people have concerning this, if you have any additional questions I would ask you to follow up with the superintendent or w ith the school committee chair. As you are aware I have one more year in my term on the school committee, but I am stepping down from being chair, I wish to thank the members of this committee both past and present for their hard work and keeping me on track. I would also like to thank the superintendent and Mrs. Peterson for always being available, knowledgeable, and flexible. One more very special thank you is to elected officials from the other boards particularly Renee Emkey and Evan Waters for their collaborations. Lunenburg Public Schools Dr. Kate Burnham, Superintendent of Schools ===PAGE 2=== 1025 Massachusetts Avenue, Lunenburg, Massachusetts 01462 978 582-4100 ~ fax 978 582-4103 5. Review & Approve Minutes a. Regular Session 4/3/24, 4/10/24, 5/1/24 – Ms. Brzozoski makes a motion to approve minutes, Mr. Lehtinen seconded the motion, all approve via roll call vote b. Special Session 5/14/24 Mr. Lehtinen makes a motion to approve minutes, Ms. Brzozoski seconded the motion, all approved 6. New Business Action a. Committee Reorganization i. Election of Officers & Appointment of Sub-Committee Members Mr. Sculimbrene makes a nomination for Mr. Lehtinen to be the new Chair of the School Committee, Ms. Archambault seconds the motion. Mr. Lehtinen accepts nomination. Mr. Beardmore does want it noted that while he sup ports the nomination and knows Mr. Lehtinen will be an excellent chair, my reservation is that when you have a labor union and you have a potential conflict with that labor union, and they seek representation from their affiliation, and you are a member of that affiliated union, it creates a difficult situation, potentially for you, and wants to state in advance that there is reservation to put you in that situation, but also potentially a public perception A roll call vote to approve Mr. Lehtinen as the new Chair of the School Committee is approved unanimously via roll call vote. Ms. Archambault makes a nomination for Mr. Sculimbrene to become the Vice Chair of the school committee. Ms. Brzozoski makes a nomination for Mr. Beardmore as Vice Chair, he respectfully declines based on his feeling of potential conflict with union and his personal situation. A roll call vote to approve Mr. Sculimbrene as the new Vice Chair of the School Committee is approved unanimously via roll call vote. Mrs. Archambault reports the position of secretary should be someone who can be available during t he daytime hours, Mr. Lehtinen works at a school, and Mr. Sculimbrene in New Hampshire, leaving the options of Ms. Archambault or Ms. Brzozoski. Ms. Brzozoski makes a nomination of Ms. Archambault as secretary, Mr. Beardmore seconds the nomination. A roll call vote to approve Ms. Archambault as new secretary of the School Committee is approved unanimously via roll call vote Mr. Lehtinen will also be the official voting delegate to the MASC, Legislative Representative of the School Committee and also the Spokesperson as these are typically all done by the Chair The subcommittees are listed, changes to the Finance Committee will now be Ms. Archambault, Finance Committee appointing Committee will be Mr. Lehtinen, and the Wellness Advisory will be Ms. Brzozos ki, all other subcommittee appointments remain the same. Ms. Archambault makes a motion to accept the appointments as stated, Ms. Brzozoski seconds the motion, approved unanimously via roll call vote ii. Authorize Policies & Procedures to Remain in Force Ms. Brzozoski makes a motion to authorize policies and procedures to remain in force, Mr. Beardmore seconds the motion all approve iii. Annual Student Activity Accounts Authorization Ms. Brzozoski makes a motion authorize annual student activity accounts, Mr. Beardmore seconds the motion all approve iv. Annual Town Meeting- Auditorium Waiver Ms. Brzozoski makes a motion to retain the annual town meeting auditorium waiver, Mr. Beardmore seconds the motion all approve b. Declare Surplus-Curriculum Classroom Materials The committee has been supplied with a list of items that have been determined to obsolete or irrelevant to the current curriculums being used in our classrooms. Ms. Archambault makes a motion to approve the items listed as surplus, Mr. Beardmore seconds the motion. Roll call vote approved by Ms. Archambault, Mr. Lehtinen, Mr. Sculimbrene, Mr. Beardmore, abstained vote by Ms. Brzozoski c. Donation We have a letter of gratitude that we will be sending to Mr. Lucier for his continued support in post - secondary education in the fields of Creative Writing and Film Production. We received 4 scholarships in the amount of $1,000.00 each for our graduation seniors A donation of $2,265.39 from the PTO from the spring book fair will be deposited into the Primary School Activity account to help field trips. Ms. Archambault makes a motion to accept these donations, Mr. Beardmore seconds the motion, approved unanimously via roll call vote ===PAGE 3=== 1025 Massachusetts Avenue, Lunenburg, Massachusetts 01462 978 582-4100 ~ fax 978 582-4103 7. Old Business Action a. Superintendent Evaluation Ms. Archambault summarizes the process, each member did their own evaluation, then they were combined, reviewed by Mr. Lehtinen and sent to the full committee for approval It has been determined that the first goal is Professional Practice and that goal was met. Goal number two is the i-Ready benchmark, this was very close, but not fully met. Third is the Climate Survey which was met The fourth goal is the Title 1 survey which was met. It was determined to be proficient in all standards. Mr. Beardmore makes a motion to approve the 2 year evaluation of Dr. Burnham, Ms. Brzozoski seconds the motion, approved unanimously via roll call vote. 8. Public Comment - None 9. Executive Session: to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares. 10. Adjournment Motion to enter executive session and adjourn immediately following made by Ms. Brzozoski at 7:36, seconded by Mr. Beardmore, approved unanimously via roll call vote. Respectfully Submitted Courtney Fuller