What was said
School Committee, August 16, 2017
the recording · 0:59 long, about 7,134 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
- ▶ 39:18The School Committee adopted its mission, vision and core values; the minutes do not record how members voted.
- ▶ 43:32The committee approved the superintendent's FY18 goals and its own FY18 goals; the vote counts were not audible.
- ▶ 33:58The facilities director presented the draft ten-year capital plan and will revise it, mainly the shade structure timing, for an action item at the next meeting.
- ▶ 10:00The Turkey Hill asbestos abatement project is on budget but has little contingency, and a liquidated damages clause applies if the contractor misses the deadline.
- ▶ 52:24A member was appointed to the Athletic Advisory, and the Charter appointments were postponed to the next meeting.
Why it matters — our reading
- The capital plan sets the schedule for building work such as asbestos abatement, classroom air conditioning, boilers and roofs, which compete for the same limited capital funds and can reach the town budget, mostly taxes.
- A thin contingency on the Turkey Hill abatement means a cost overrun or delay would need to be covered from another source.
Watch next
- A revised capital plan, with shade structure timing changed, returns as an action item at the committee's next meeting.
- The postponed Charter appointments are due at the next meeting.
athleticscapitalfacilitiesmsbapolicyprimary schoolsuperintendent reportturkey hill
Present: superintendent (superintendent); Mr. Bandhu (presenter); chair (chair); Jim (member); Wendy (member); Meredith (member). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 39:18Adopt the mission, vision and core values.not audible
- ▶ 43:32Approve the superintendent's goals for FY18 as outlined.not audible
- ▶ 46:22Adopt the School Committee goals for fiscal year 18 as outlined.not audible
And 1 procedural: adjourn. (▶ 59:10).
The money
- ▶ 10:00Turkey Hill asbestos abatement, current work
The facilities director said the project is on budget but has little contingency. A liquidated damages clause applies if the contractor misses the deadline.
as heard:thousand dollars a day
- ▶ 15:18FY19 capital request, Turkey Hill asbestos abatement
The facilities director said a request is projected for first-floor classroom abatement. A phone system upgrade for the primary school is also requested.
as heard:130,000one hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars
- ▶ 23:01Primary school classroom AC placeholder and later-year items
The plan carries a placeholder for classroom air conditioning at the primary school. It also lists a wheelchair lift, water heater replacements, roof design and boilers in later years.
as heard:300,00030,00015,000four million
- ▶ 28:43FY20 and FY21 capital totals
A member worried that the FY21 total, including the shade structures, is more than half of what the capital planning committee gets. The shade structures may be moved.
as heard:350200
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 33:58The facilities director will revise the capital plan, mainly the shade structure timing, and bring it back as an action item at the next meeting.
- ▶ 52:24Jim was appointed to the Athletic Advisory.
- ▶ 54:58The Charter appointments were postponed to the next meeting.
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.
- capital34 min · 57%
- turkey hill30 min · 51%
- facilities30 min · 51%
- policy21 min · 36%
- superintendent report11 min · 18%
- athletics9 min · 16%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:09Public comment, thanks, superintendent reportinformational · 4:11 long · superintendent report
- ▶ 4:21FY19 to FY28 capital plan and Turkey Hill asbestos updatereferred; revision to return next meeting · 30:17 long · capital, turkey hill, facilities
- ▶ 34:39Mission, vision and core valuesvoted · 4:59 long · policy
- ▶ 39:39Superintendent goals and School Committee goalsvoted · 6:41 long · policy, superintendent report
- ▶ 46:21Athletic Advisory appointment and Charter appointmentsmember appointed; Charter appointments postponed · 9:19 long · athletics, policy
- ▶ 55:41Reports, future topics, adjournmentadjourned · 3:29 long · capital
What the captions could not carry
- Vote outcomes and counts for all motions are not stated in the captions.
- Much of the athletic advisory discussion is garbled.
Reports this meeting suggests
Our reading of the discussion: questions where numbers were in play and a page laying them out would have helped. Every meeting’s suggestions are merged into one register.
- ▶ 4:46Turkey Hill capital needsWhat does the capital plan project for Turkey Hill's asbestos abatement and systems as the building reaches 50 years?already answered:
thread:turkey-hill-rebuild - ▶ 23:01Primary school air conditioningWhat would classroom air conditioning at the primary school cost, and what would it actually do?
These are ours, and they are not the record
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