What was said
School Committee, January 17, 2018
the recording · 0:40 long, about 4,687 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/2018.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
- ▶ 16:52The committee voted to let the chair sign the MSBA budget revision request, which moved money within the construction budget into the general contingency fund.
- ▶ 22:30The committee voted to let the chair sign the commissioning certificate of completion, part of the final closeout of the school building project.
- ▶ 7:51The school building project finished under budget because bids came in lower, and the local share is expected to be under the budgeted amount, pending the MSBA audit.
- ▶ 31:08The committee approved the 2018-2019 school calendar.
- ▶ 39:21The superintendent will adjust the curriculum adoption and capital projects lines to hold the budget to the stated percentage.
Why it matters — our reading
- A building project that finishes under budget can lower the local share paid by the town budget, mostly taxes, but the final amount depends on the state audit.
- The calendar sets the 2018-2019 school year for families, and trimming curriculum and capital lines to meet the budget percentage affects what the schools can buy and repair next year.
Watch next
- The superintendent is to report snow-day options with timelines at the next meeting (heard at about t=2276).
- The superintendent is to bring back information from the town financial director and town manager on the taxpayer impact of the lower local share (heard at about t=711).
budgetbudget fy27facilitieshigh schoolmiddle schoolmsbapolicysuperintendent report
Present: the chair (chair); the superintendent (superintendent); mr. Magadan (school building committee chair, presenter); mrs. Berger (member). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 16:52Authorize the chair to sign the MSBA budget revision requestnot audible
- ▶ 22:30Allow the chair to sign the commissioning certificate of completionnot audible
- ▶ 31:08Approve the 2018-2019 school calendarnot audible
And 2 procedural: approve november, december and january meeting minutes with corrections (▶ 0:44); adjourn at 7:42 p.m. (▶ 40:04).
Transfers
| at | what moved | amount, as heard | outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ 14:47 | Within the MSBA construction budget, moved into the general construction contingency fund | $790,000 150 nine and three cents | discussed only |
The money
- ▶ 7:51School building project total
The original project agreement was revised down because bids came lower, and the project finished under budget.
as heard:seventy two million five hundred ninety thousand dollars60 million 106 4704.4 million dollars
- ▶ 8:57Local share of building project
The local share is expected to come in under the budgeted amount, pending the MSBA audit.
as heard:2.5 million dollars
- ▶ 24:42PTO donation to Turkey Hill
Turkey Hill received a donation from the parent-teacher organization.
as heard:one thousand dollar
- ▶ 25:24Event donation and Box Tops
Donations from an event and from Box Tops for Education were acknowledged.
as heard:two thousand eight hundred seventy five dollars forty four centsnine hundred and thirty two dollars
- ▶ 39:21FY budget percentage
The superintendent will reduce curriculum adoption and capital projects lines so the budget does not exceed the stated percentage.
as heard:five point five percent
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 11:51The superintendent will ask the town financial director and town manager for information on the taxpayer impact of the lower local share.
- ▶ 37:56The superintendent will talk to the admin team about snow-day options and report back with timelines at the next meeting.
- ▶ 39:21The superintendent will adjust the curriculum adoption and capital projects lines to bring the budget to the stated percentage.
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.
- msba19 min · 47%
- facilities19 min · 47%
- policy11 min · 27%
- technology7 min · 18%
- superintendent report5 min · 12%
- grants3 min · 8%
- budget1 min · 4%
- budget fy271 min · 4%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:00Call to order, public comment, minutesvoted · 1:05 long
- ▶ 1:05Superintendent report: scholars lunch, attendance, basketball fundraiserinformational · 4:40 long · superintendent report
- ▶ 5:46School building project closeout, budget revision, commissioning certificatevoted · 18:54 long · msba, facilities
- ▶ 24:42Donations acknowledgedinformational · 3:08 long · grants
- ▶ 27:522018-2019 calendarvoted · 3:38 long · policy
- ▶ 31:30Future topics: snow day optionsreferred · 7:10 long · policy, technology
- ▶ 38:40Budget spreadsheet formula correctioninformational · 1:24 long · budget, budget fy27
What the captions could not carry
- Vote results and counts are not in the captions
- Exact project figures are garbled in places
- Captions of the building project segment are partly garbled
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