What was said
School Committee, February 10, 2021
the recording · 1:03 long, about 7,207 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/2021.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
- ▶ 45:46The School Committee voted 5-0 to approve the athletic director's plan to play the fall two season and to let other schools use the turf.
- ▶ 46:29The committee voted 5-0 to accept reduced user fees for indoor track and unified basketball, because no competitions are scheduled.
- ▶ 57:31The committee voted 5-0 to name the chair as primary warrant signatory, then vice chair and secretary in order, with other members signing electronically.
- ▶ 50:40The district is looking into buying DocuSign for warrant signatures; until then the chair signs the paper copy for town hall.
- ▶ 58:56One public comment raised concerns about turf scheduling, porta-potty cleaning and injuries in cold conditions.
Why it matters — our reading
- Families of indoor track and unified basketball athletes pay lower user fees this season, and the turf will be shared with visiting schools, with porta-toilet rental costs split among participating schools.
- A possible DocuSign purchase would be a small new district cost, and the signatory order sets who approves the bills paid each week.
athleticsfeeshigh schoolpolicypublic commentsuperintendent report
Present: Wendy Bertrand (chair); Carol Ashambo (vice chair); Laura Kelly (secretary); Brian Leighton (member); Sophie Shapiro (member); Dr. Burnham (superintendent); Mr. Bunnell (athletic director); Liz Peters (executive assistant to the superintendent). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 45:46Accept the athletic director's proposal to play the fall two season and use facilities for other schools — moved by Sophie Shapiro, as heardpassed 5-0
- ▶ 46:29Accept the reduced fee for indoor track and unified basketball as outlined — moved by Mr. Shambo, as heardpassed 5-0
- ▶ 57:31Appoint chair as primary warrant signatory, vice chair secondary, secretary tertiary (amended to positions), others signing electronically — moved by Sophie Shapiro, as heardpassed 5-0
And 1 procedural: adjourn (▶ 1:03:02).
The money
- ▶ 22:56Porta toilet rental
Porta toilets will be rented for football games and the cost shared among participating schools.
- ▶ 24:42User fee reduction indoor track and unified basketball
Athletic director asked for reduced user fees because no competitions are scheduled; money still goes to equipment and uniforms.
- ▶ 39:07Proposed reduced fees
Indoor track and unified basketball proposed at flat per-athlete fees; football fee unchanged with multi-sport discount.
as heard:a hundred dollars per athletefifty dollars per athlete250 dollarsthe 200 and then the 100
- ▶ 25:43Uniforms for indoor track and cheer
New uniforms were bought early; part of user fees will offset the cost.
- ▶ 31:14Certificates of insurance
Certificates of insurance received from visiting schools using the turf, forwarded to central office.
- ▶ 50:40DocuSign purchase
The district is looking into purchasing DocuSign for warrant signatures.
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 47:33Warrant process continues: all members review and sign electronically, chair signs the paper copy for town hall; district to pursue DocuSign.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
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Public comment
- ▶ 58:56Concerns about other football teams using the turf while track practices, scheduling and numbers, porta-potty cleaning, and injuries in cold conditions; sad no indoor track meets. — Jane Gallagher, as heard, resident
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- athletics44 min · 77%
- fees40 min · 70%
- high school40 min · 70%
- policy11 min · 20%
- technology11 min · 20%
- public comment4 min · 8%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 6:03Opening public comment (none)no comment · 0:44 long · public comment
- ▶ 6:47Fall two athletics season proposal, protocols, facility sharing and reduced feesvoted · 40:25 long · athletics, fees, high school
- ▶ 47:33Warrant signatoriesvoted · 11:23 long · policy, technology
- ▶ 58:56Public commentinformational · 3:45 long · public comment, athletics
- ▶ 1:02:41Adjournmentvoted · 1:04 long
What the captions could not carry
- Mr. Shapiro/Shambo names in roll calls are garbled in places; the mover of the fee motion is rendered 'Mr. Shimbo'.
- Roll call for the warrant signatory vote: Ms. Shapiro's response is not captured.
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