School Committee Minutes of February 5, 2009 |
Posted: March 31, 2009, by Cathy Grant |
BELMONT SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES Present: Ms. Ann Rittenburg, Secretary 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.
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.
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.
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.
At 9:17 a.m., on a motion offered by Ms. Walker and seconded by Ms. Vose, it was Respectfully submitted by _____________________________________ |