School Committee Minutes of February 5, 2009

Posted: March 31, 2009, by Cathy Grant

BELMONT SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCE ROOM
FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Present:      Ms. Ann Rittenburg, Secretary
Ms. Elizabeth Gibson
            Ms. Leslie Walker
            Ms. Laurie Graham
Ms. Becky Vose
            Dr. Patricia Aubin, Superintendent of Schools

Also in attendance were Dr. Gerry Missal, Denis Fitzpatrick, and Julia Silverman.

This meeting was requested by the Education Subcommittee of the Warrant Committee.  Attending from the Education Subcommittee were Pat Brusch, Bill Lynch, Mike Widmer, Liz Allison, and Peg Callanan.


OPENING BUSINESS

2.1      Call to Order

At 7:40 a.m. Ms. Rittenburg called the School Committee to order in the School Administration Conference Room. Mr. Bowe was not present for this meeting.


MAJOR BUSINESS

      Members of the Education Subcommittee asked for an explanation of the direct impact of staff cuts on students.  Questions were also asked about ways to develop a multi-year approach to address local aid cuts and limited resources.  Discussion focused on the possibility of requesting a teacher salary freeze, increasing user fees at the same rate of increase as the advisor/coach stipends, and charging fees to equal the full cost of sports and activities. 


EXECUTIVE SESSION

      At 9:05 a.m., on a motion offered by Ms. Rittenburg and seconded by Ms. Graham, it was

      VOTED:  unanimously on a roll call vote (5-0) to enter executive session for the purposes of conducting a strategy session in preparation for contract negotiations with a new superintendent.  Mr. Bowe was not present for this vote. The Committee stated that it did not plan to return to Open Session.


ADJOURNMENT

      At 9:17 a.m., on a motion offered by Ms. Walker and seconded by Ms. Vose, it was
VOTED: unanimously to adjourn the meeting.

                        Respectfully submitted by _____________________________________
                                    Ann Rittenburg
                                    Secretary