What was said
School Committee, June 20, 2018
the recording · 1:28 long, about 9,382 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
- ▶ 38:24The committee voted to name the athletic field and track after two individuals and to approve signage; the vote tally was not audible.
- ▶ 41:57The business administrator said the total budget had not changed and that money was moved between lines, including a new line for webmaster stipends.
- ▶ 52:30The superintendent recommended lifting the hiring freeze, saying the risk to title funding had been accommodated.
- ▶ 1:09:14The committee approved high school handbook updates, accepted the improvement plan skeleton with the full plan due in January, and approved fall sports waivers.
- ▶ 1:22:57The committee ratified a leave agreement with the educators association and set a Monday the 25th meeting to go into executive session on the superintendent contract.
Why it matters — our reading
- The line shifts and the proposed lifting of the hiring freeze affect school staffing and spending within a budget stated to be unchanged in total, and the new webmaster stipends tie to the educators association contract.
- The superintendent contract is being taken up in executive session, so residents will see the outcome only if a public vote follows.
Watch next
- The Monday, June 25 meeting, posted to go into executive session on the superintendent contract.
- The full high school improvement plan, due in January.
athleticsbudgethigh schoolhiringpersonnelpolicysuperintendent report
Present: Mr. Cassidy (business manager); Sandi will sir (presenter); Emily Begley (presenter). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 21:36Adopt the third reading policies.not audible
- ▶ 23:23Waive and approve second reading of policies adding pregnancy-related conditions to non-discrimination statements.not audible
- ▶ 38:24Name the athletic field McCarran field and the track Mulligan track, and approve signage.not audible
- ▶ 1:02:55Approve high school handbook updates.not audible
- ▶ 1:09:14Accept the high school improvement plan skeleton with goals, full plan due January.not audible
- ▶ 1:16:09Approve fall sports waivers.not audible
- ▶ 1:18:23Ratify the memorandum of agreement on leave with the educators association.not audible
And 2 procedural: approve minutes of regular and executive sessions of may 23 and june 6. (▶ 4:25); adjourn at 8:20. (▶ 1:28:20).
The money
- ▶ 44:07Webmaster stipends
A new line was proposed for stipends tied to the educators association contract for five site webmasters.
as heard:six thousand
- ▶ 41:57Line-item budget
The business administrator said the total budget has not changed; money was shifted between lines.
- ▶ 52:30Hiring freeze
The superintendent recommended removing the hiring freeze now that title funding risk is accommodated.
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 1:22:57Meeting to be posted for Monday the 25th, going into executive session on the superintendent contract.
- ▶ 52:30Superintendent recommended lifting the hiring freeze.
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.
Public comment
- ▶ 25:11Presented the proposal to name the athletic field and track on behalf of the former track and athletic fields association. — Sandi will sir, as heard
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- policy34 min · 39%
- hiring26 min · 29%
- athletics24 min · 28%
- budget16 min · 19%
- staffing16 min · 19%
- high school11 min · 13%
- executive session9 min · 11%
- superintendent report4 min · 4%
- contracts and unions3 min · 3%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:08Recognitions and opening remarksinformational · 4:17 long
- ▶ 4:25Minutes and superintendent reportvoted · 3:35 long · superintendent report
- ▶ 8:00Project 351 presentation and student recognitionsinformational · 9:58 long
- ▶ 18:19Policy readingsvoted · 5:46 long · policy
- ▶ 24:05Naming of athletic field and trackvoted · 17:30 long · athletics, policy
- ▶ 41:35Line-item budget and hiring freezeinformational · 16:21 long · budget, hiring, staffing
- ▶ 58:39High school handbook and improvement planvoted · 11:01 long · high school, policy
- ▶ 1:09:40Fall sports waiversvoted · 6:50 long · athletics
- ▶ 1:16:32Leave memorandum of agreementvoted · 2:33 long · contracts and unions
- ▶ 1:19:05Primary principal search and superintendent contract meetingMonday meeting set · 9:15 long · hiring, executive session
What the captions could not carry
- Vote results and counts are not in the captions.
- Captions are garbled in many stretches.
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