School Committee Minutes of April 27, 2009

BELMONT SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES
BELMONT HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE CONFERENCE ROOM
APRIL 27, 2009

Present:      Ms. Ann Rittenburg, Chair
            Ms. Leslie Walker, Secretary
            Ms. Laurie Graham
            Ms. Becky Vose
Mr. Paul Roberts
            Dr. Patricia Aubin, Superintendent of Schools
            Mr. Denis Fitzpatrick, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
            Dr. Gerry Missal, Director of Finance and Administration
            Ms. Julie Silverman, Human Resource Manager

1.      OPENING BUSINESS

      1.1      Call to Order                                   

      At 6:33 p.m. Ms. Rittenburg called the meeting to order in the Guidance Conference Room of Belmont High School.

1.2           Superintendent's Report - None

1.3        Chairman's Report

Ms. Rittenburg presented a request from S. Warren Farrell of the Belmont Sesquicentennial
Planning Committee for a fireworks display at the BHS baseball field on Friday evening, June 12, 2009 as part of the Belmont Boosters Club Carnival held that weekend.  The sense of the committee was to allow this event to occur on school property.

      1.4      Citizens' Concerns - None
                       

2.      UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None

3.      MAJOR BUSINESS - None
                                                     
4.      REPORT OF SUBCOMMITTEES  - None                 

5.      OTHER BUSINESS

5.1             Consent Agenda - None     
                                                      
      5.2      Personnel Items - None
 
      5.3      Business Items - None

      5.4      Approval of Minutes – None

                                   
6.      FUTURE BUSINESS

8.1      Next Meeting Dates:       Wednesday, April 29, 2009
                  6:30 p.m.  Executive Session
                  BHS Principal’s Conference Room     

                  Tuesday, May 5, 2009
                  7:00 p.m. Executive Session
                  7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting
                  CMS Community Room

     
7.      EXECUTIVE SESSION                                                     

      At 6:34 p.m. on a motion by Ms. Rittenburg and seconded by Ms. Vose, it was

VOTED:  5 -0 (one absentee) on a roll call vote to enter executive session for the purposes of discussing possible litigation, contract negotiations, and possible impact bargaining.     
     
8.      ADJOURNMENT

      At 7:30 p.m., on a motion offered by Ms. Walker and seconded by Ms. Vose, it was

      VOTED:   5 – 0 (one absentee) to adjourn the meeting and to attend Town Meeting.

                        Respectfully submitted by _____________________________________
                                    Leslie Walker
                                    Secretary