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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOSC 2018-03-21 '18 JUL 13 2137pm OR!ERNS TOWN iCLE :K Orleans School Committee Meeting Minutes r'-y� Orleans Town Hall g ffst -'�„<,{! [� i March 21, 2018 L,� 111JV Present for the Committee—Chair Gail Briere,Josh Stewart, Ginger Marks, and Sasandra Absent: Hank Schumacher Present for the Administration—Superintendent Conrad, Giovanna Venditti, Director of Finance and Operations, Principal Elaine Pender Call to Order Chair Briere called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. Citizens Speak None Priority Business Administrators' Reports Principal Pender reported on the successful "Community Read Day" and commended Kara Yuen for all her efforts. She indicated the Book Fair was concluding and thanked Anna Besciak and PTC volunteers for a wonderful job. The PTC donates all the proceeds back to the school for more books. The Irish Step dancers visited the school which was a real treat. The Tech Ed program created slides and recordings and will be share with"Ted Talks for Children." Keith Gauley's report was in the packet. There were no questions. Superintendent's Report Superintendent Conrad distributed copies of the Memorandum of Understanding with Cape Cod Collaborative regarding bus transportation. He had the pleasure of attending the Grade 2 Occupation Day at OES. He also read to Kindergarten students in Mrs. Murray's class on Community Read Day which was a most enjoyable experience. Josh Stewart had a bus parking question and wondered if decentralized parking would make transportation more efficient. The Superintendent indicated,when looking at the mileage,the Collaborative indicated it was not a significant savings. FY18 Budget Review Giovanna Venditti reviewed the expenditure report with a balance of $29,526. Ms. Venditti indicated she made all the reclassifications with the exception of school choice that has a little over$5,000. This would bring the balance to $34,526. She also let the Committee know that next month she will review all the utilities and make projections for the remainder of the year. She informed the committee that$2,942 was expending due to the lighning strike at the central office and will be reimbursed when the insurance check is received. An encumberance for the second educational assistant brought the balance in that account to -$40,780. In regular day bus transportation,the cost was $2,200 more than what was budgeted. In the special needs transportation account, IDEA funds have been utilized. Orleans School Committee 3-21-2018 111 Public Hearing—School Choice 2018-2019 On a motion Ginger Marks, seconded by Josh Stewart it was voted unanimously to go into a public hearing at 3:47 p.m. to discuss school choice. The Superintendent did not recommend participation in school choice for 2018-19 school year. Other members expressed their thoughts and opinions. They did not wish to participate in school choice next year. Motion: On a motion by Josh Stewart, seconded by Sasandra Roche, it was voted unanimously not to participate in school choice for the 2018-2019 school year. On a motion by Josh Stewart seconded by Ginger Marks, it was voted unanimously to go out of the public hearing at 3:50 p.m. Capital Plan Jim Nowack was at the meeting to answer questions regarding the Five-Year Capital Plan. On a motion by Josh Stewart, seconded by Sasandra Roche, it was voted unanimously to approve the Five-Year Capital Plan for 2019-2023. REPORTS AND INFORMATION Cape Cod Collaborative-No report PTC— Sasandra Roche reported the PTC just finished the Book Fair and are very happy with results. She also indicated it was very exciting to hear about the Ted Program. She also indicated that the Winter Enrichment program was very successful. She reported that May 5th Spring Carnival has been scheduled and there will be a DJ there. Box Tops for Educator raised $440.00 and a total of$1,200 for the year thus far. School Council—The School Council is working on how to help families learn about the placement program in school and how much care goes into the placement process. Letters are sent over the summer to parents regarding placement, noting the teachers are quite invested in the process. The Council is working on reflecting and revising the School Improvement Plan. This will be presented to the School Committee when complete. Preschool Enrollment—In packet for the committee to review. Transportation Subcommittee—Superintendent Conrad indicated they are working on the fueling options and maintenance piece. Policy Subcommittee—No report Substance Abuse Task Force—Ginger Marks reported they have compiled data from the social/emotional survey and that all schools participated except Wellfleet. Dr. Caretti is working on putting a report together that will be shared. She would like to send results to members. She noted that kids are worried about test,worried about making mistakes, worried about homework and not having enough time to do it. She also indicated that vaping is more prevalent at the Middle School and High School. They are talking about prevention at the elementary School. They are looking at new curriculum that ties in with Second Step. Approval of Minutes On a motion by Josh Stewart, seconded by Sasandra Roche, it was voted unanimously to approve the minutes of January 18 and February 26, 2018. Orleans School Committee 3-21-2018 12] Adjournment On a motion by Ginger Marks, seconded by Sasandra Roche, it was voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 4:02 p.m. Submitted by, Ann Tefft Included in packet: Admin.Reports,expense report,preschool enrollment,capital plan(distributed at meeting)minutes. • • • Orleans School Committee 3-21-2018 [3]