What was said
School Committee, July 19, 2017
the recording · 0:43 long, about 5,561 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately welllunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/recording-minutes/school-committee/2017.json
The town has published neither minutes nor an agenda for this meeting. The recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.
The short version
- ▶ 13:08The School Committee voted to ratify the custodial union agreement covering FY18 to FY22.
- ▶ 11:00The agreement adds stipends for lead, evening-lead and senior custodians, a senior maintenance position, and a slight clothing allowance increase.
- ▶ 21:25The superintendent presented draft goals; members asked for specific grade levels and a classroom focus, and a revised draft will follow.
- ▶ 6:43Formal adoption of the mission, vision and core values is to be an action item next meeting; the full strategic plan may wait until September.
- ▶ 32:50The school building committee approved leftover technology money to fix shaking projectors, with final cost expected to come in lower.
Why it matters — our reading
- The custodial agreement sets five years of school staffing costs, including a new maintenance position, which feeds into future school budgets and the town budget, mostly taxes.
- The superintendent's goals and the district plan set the measures the committee will use to judge the schools, so their wording shapes what gets reported to families.
Watch next
- Next meeting on August 2nd at town hall, with the mission, vision and core values adoption and the advisory committee appointment expected on the agenda.
- A revised draft of the superintendent's goals, to be sent after further thought on grade levels and classroom focus.
contracts and unionscurriculumexecutive sessionfacilitiespersonnelpolicysuperintendent reportturkey hill
Present: the superintendent (superintendent); mr. Levesque (member). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 13:08Ratify the custodial agreement for FY18 to FY22passed
And 3 procedural: approve minutes from june 21st (▶ 0:45); release executive session minutes from the listed dates (▶ 1:10); adjourn (▶ 42:37).
The money
- ▶ 11:00Custodian stipends
Stipends were described for lead custodians in smaller buildings, evening leads, and the senior custodian at the middle high school.
as heard:five hundred dollarsa thousand dollarsF thousand dollar
- ▶ 11:45Senior maintenance position
An added maintenance position approved in the budget was included in the agreement.
- ▶ 12:05Clothing allowance
A slight clothing allowance increase next year and again the following year.
as heard:ten dollars
- ▶ 32:50Projector stabilizers
The school building committee approved up to a set amount from leftover technology money to fix shaking projectors; the final cost is expected to be less.
as heard:$9,000nine thousand dollars
- ▶ 41:33College application course
A yearly cost for a college application support course was described as good value.
as heard:$5,000 a year
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 6:43Formal adoption of the mission, vision and core values to be an action item at the next meeting; the full strategic plan may wait until September.
- ▶ 21:25Superintendent will send a revised draft of goals after more thought on the classroom focus and grade levels.
- ▶ 30:42Appointment of a school committee rep to the advisory committee will go on the next agenda.
- ▶ 42:16Next meeting set for August 2nd at town hall.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The town has not published minutes for this meeting.
State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- superintendent report16 min · 38%
- curriculum15 min · 35%
- policy12 min · 28%
- facilities11 min · 26%
- technology6 min · 13%
- transportation5 min · 12%
- athletics5 min · 12%
- contracts and unions4 min · 8%
- personnel4 min · 8%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:00Public comment, field house progress, reports, minutes, superintendent updateinformational · 5:39 long · superintendent report, facilities
- ▶ 5:39District strategic plan, mission and visioninformational · 4:18 long · policy, curriculum
- ▶ 9:57Custodian memorandum of agreementvoted · 3:32 long · contracts and unions, personnel
- ▶ 13:29Superintendent goalsinformational · 10:42 long · superintendent report, curriculum
- ▶ 24:11School Committee goals and policy subcommitteeno resolution · 7:37 long · policy
- ▶ 31:48Finance Committee report and projector stabilizersinformational · 5:32 long · facilities, technology
- ▶ 37:20Start time subcommittee, future topics, adjournmentadjourned · 5:17 long · transportation, athletics
What the captions could not carry
- Votes on minutes and executive session release are not in the captions.
- Vote count on the custodial agreement is not stated beyond all in favor.
- Speakers are not identified.
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