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CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Minutes of Meeting held Thursday, January 28, 2010
I. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Crowell called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m.
The following members were present:
BARNSTABLE Ann Williams
BREWSTER Paul Sullivan
DENNIS Peter J. Nyberg
Donald Baker
EASTHAM Bernard Richardson
David Fuller
HARWICH Carolyn Crowell
MASHPEE Robert Fleming
PROVINCETOWN Christopher Enos
TRURO Brian Dunne
YARMOUTH John H. McCormack, Jr.
Also present: William Fisher, William Terranova, Robert Sanborn, Paul Funk,
Donna Moberg, and CTA Representative, Pat Andrulot.
Eileen Dillon, Spanish Instructor, gave a presentation on the recent fundraiser held by some
of the Cape Cod Tech students to help with the relief effort in Haiti. Over $2,000 has been
raised for this effort. Mrs. Williams informed the Committee of the Shelter Box at the Cape
Cod Mall this weekend to raise money for Haiti.
II. ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion made, seconded, and unanimously voted to approve the School Committee
Minutes of November 19, 2009.
III. SUPERINTENDENT'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER:
Jonathan Rich, a senior in HVAC has been chosen as the Superintendent's Academic
Excellence Award Winner. On March 16, 2010 we will have a dinner here at our
school honoring all of the winners in our district of this award with the student's
Parents, Principals, and Superintendents.
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IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND/OR CORRESPONDENCE
1. Thank you note from Luke Vincent Powers Foundation: Mr. Fisher received a
thank you note from Suzanne Powers, Executive Director of the Luke Vincent
Powers Foundation, thanking Horticulture Instructor, Vincent Anton and our
Horticulture students for their participation in Phase I of Luke's Love
Boundless playground.
2. Marion Jordan Charitable Foundation donation: Mr. Fisher received a check in
the amount of$2,000 from the Marion Jordan Charitable Foundation for the
Community Service Learning Program.
Motion made, seconded, and unanimously voted to accept$2,000 from the Marion
Jordan Charitable Foundation for the Community Service Learning Program.
3. John LeBlanc retirement notice: Mr. Fisher received a letter from Mr.
LeBlanc, Math Instructor, indicating that it is his intent to retire at the end of
the current 2009-2010 school year.
4. Mary Wallace retirement notice: Ms. Wallace, half-time Early Childhood
Education Instructor, has written to Mr. Fisher indicating that she intends to
retire at the end of this school year 2009-2010.
5. William R. Macdonald retirement notice: Mr. Fisher received a note from Mr.
Macdonald, Physical Education Instructor, where he has given notice of his
intent to retire upon completion of this school year 2009-2010.
6. William N. Fisher retirement notice: Mr. Fisher officially notified the
Committee of his intent to retire July 16, 2010.
Dear Mrs. Crowell:
I am submitting my official notice to you and the members of the School
Committee of my intention to retire from my position as Superintendent/Director
of Cape Cod Regional Technical High School on Friday,July 16,2010. I am most
appreciative of the support and confidence the School Committee has placed in me
over the years in the various administrative positions that I have been given. I
have had tremendous opportunities in so many different areas these past 31 years
and have greatly enjoyed the special working relationship that I have had with the
committee members,the faculty,the staff and of course our wonderful students as
well as so many supportive and helpful community business and governmental
leaders. I have indeed been very fortunate.
I know that the approach and philosophy that I learned from Tim Carroll and Bill
Learned and from this School Committee(that students always come first in our
decisions)will continue as it always has. I have every confidence in our new
Superintendent-elect,Bob Sanborn and our Principal,Bill Terranova and that
under their leadership,Cape Cod Tech will continue to be a"cutting edge"
innovator and a unique place for young men and women from our twelve towns to
experience and benefit from the best kind of education--technical education.
Thank you again for allowing me to be a part of this wonderful place. It will
always be very special to me.
With gratitude,
William N. Fisher
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7. Mary Kew maternity leave request: Mr. Fisher received a letter from our
Literacy Coach, Mary Kew, requesting maternity leave beginning January 15,
2010.
8. Richard D. Hover commendation of Horticulture students: Mr. Fisher received
a letter from Mr. Hoyer commending our Horticulture students on a job well-
done on the Harwich Public Safety Headquarters. Mr. Hoyer is the Landscape
Subcommittee Chair for the Harwich Public Safety Building Committee and
was also kind enough to write a letter published in the Cape Cod Times to this
regard.
9. Notification of elimination of AYES program (Automotive Youth Education
Systems): Mr. Fisher received a communication from the Massachusetts State
Automobile Dealers Association (MSADA) indicating that they have
eliminated the position of AYES state manager and will terminate the program
in June of 2010.
10. Cape Cod Times Needy Fund donation: Mr. Fisher received a copy of a letter
addressed Lisa Orlandella and to our staff thanking them for their contribution
to the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund of$200.
11. Logo for Town of Chatham 300th Birthday Celebration: Cape Cod Tech's
Graphic Arts student, Jake Arsenault, recently submitted a logo that was chosen
by the Chatham Creative Arts Center to be the logo used for Chatham's 300th
Birthday Celebration. We had two students who received 2nd and 3rd place.
12. Winners of SkillsUSA Leadership training: A number of our students
participated in the SkillsUSA Leadership training the end of November. Each
of the students participating earned their leadership award by completing a
number of individual projects as well as working as part of a team.
13. Green Beans of Cape Tech thank you to Youth and Education Advisory
Committee and a letter to MGH: The Green Beans wrote to the Youth and
Education Advisory Committee of Orleans thanking them for their donation
that helped our Cape Cod Tech Green Beans to purchase materials to make
Thanksgiving and Christmas Cards along with pillows for the children in
Massachusetts General Hospital.
14. Thank you from Children's Hospital, Boston: Our School was thanked for the
donation of pillows to Children's Hospital's oncology and stem cell transplant
units. One of our staff member's children is fighting cancer at Children's
Hospital.
15. American Cancer Society's "Daffodil Days": Our school will once again
participate in the American Cancer Society's "Daffodil Days" campaign.
Donna Kirchhoffer, Health Technology Instructor, will help with the
coordination and distribution of the daffodils that will take place Tuesday,
March 23, 2010.
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16. "Cape Tech unveils new `green' teaching tool, from Mass Clean Energy Center:
Recently, our school was featured on the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center's
website with regard to our renewable energy project.
17. Brewster Council on Aging: The Brewster Council on Aging wrote to thank
Culinary Aide, Ron Mantley and the Culinary Students for the Holiday Tea they
provided to them in December. They included a $50 money order to purchase
something for the Culinary Arts Program.
18. Provincetown Council on Aging: The Provincetown Council on Aging wrote to
Mr. Terranova thanking him, the staff, and the students for making their trip to
our school a wonderful experience. They hope to visit again and explore the
possibility of an on-going relationship as part of their intergenerational activities.
V. TREASURER'S REPORT—Mr. Funk gave the Treasurer's reports for October,November,
and December 2009
OCTOBER 2009
RECEIPTS:
TUITION 64,017.00
ASSESSMENTS 1,615,169.00
FACILITY RENTAL 897.50
EMERGENCY SERVICES
STATE AID
MEDICAL INSURANCES 6,275.69
INVENTORY REPLACEMENT 623.92
SERVICE ACCOUNT 33,784.55
SCHOOL LUNCH 25,693.91
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS 1,185.00
ATHLETICS
JTEC 8,330.08
GRANTS 10,882.00
PREVOKE TUITION
SPECIAL PROJECTS
MISCELLANEOUS 348.00
INTEREST EARNED 2,729.60
TOTAL RECEIPTS: 1,769,936.25
EXPENDITURES: WARRANTS 692,585.84
PAYROLLS 412,123.23
TAXES 99,730.72
WARRANTS
MISCELLANEOUS
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,204,439.79
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RECAP BANK
RECONS
CAPE COD FIVE 115,063.37
VENDOR ACCOUNT 32,981.06
PAYROLL ACOUNT 25,216.59
NOW ACCOUNT 19,297.78
MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT 1,667,157.66
COLLATERIZED ACCOUNT 972,826.12
2 CD'S 1,000,000.00
TRUST/SAVINGS 84,880.65
3,917,423.23
NOVEMBER 2009
RECEIPTS:
TUITION 19,655.00
ASSESSMENTS 1,322,547.00
FACILTIY RENTAL 635.00
EMERGENCY SERVICES
STATE AID
MEDICAL INSURANCES 32,749.86
INVENTORY REPLACEMENT 900.40
SERVICE ACCOUNT 37,170.70
SCHOOL LUNCH 27,191.45
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS 650.00
ATHLETICS
JTEC
GRANTS 98,675.00
PREVOKE TUITION
SPECIAL PROJECTS
MISCELLANEOUS 561.53
INTEREST EARNED 3,445.43
TOTAL RECEIPTS: 1,544,181.37
EXPENDITURES: WARRANTS 531,740.29
PAYROLLS 409,313.65
TAXES 96,423.17
WARRANTS
MISCELLANEOUS
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,037,477.11
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RECAP BANK
RECONS
089-700-2366 CAPE COD FIVE 69,944.52
301-742-701 VENDOR ACCOUNT 33,689.03
45001 PAYROLL ACOUNT 25,234.95
304-030-501 NOW ACCOUNT 18,566.41
304-030-502 MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT 50,989.35
824-268-9533 COLLATERIZED ACCOUNT 3,141,370.24
2 CD'S 1,000,000.00
TRUST/SAVINGS 84,915.66
4,424,710.16
DECEMBER 2009
RECEIPTS:
TUITION 18,695.00
ASSESSMENTS
FACILTIY RENTAL 8,483.52
EMERGENCY SERVICES
STATE AID 533,671.00
MEDICAL INSURANCES 27,271.79
INVENTORY REPLACEMENT 1,952.86
SERVICE ACCOUNT 37,824.53
SCHOOL LUNCH 24,446.45
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS 1,982.00
ATHLETICS 215.00
JTEC
GRANTS 1,195.00
PREVOKE TUITION
SPECIAL PROJECTS
MISCELLANEOUS 75,027.50
INTEREST EARNED 2,888.70
TOTAL RECEIPTS: 733,653.35
EXPENDITURES: WARRANTS 672,229.63
PAYROLLS 451,888.76
TAXES 112,715.35
WARRANTS
MISCELLANEOUS
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,236,833.74
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RECAP BANK
RECONS
089-700-2366 CAPE COD FIVE 85,244.85
301-742-701 VENDOR ACCOUNT 140,602.93
45001 PAYROLL ACOUNT 25,545.17
304-030-501 NOW ACCOUNT 18,823.60
304-030-502 MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT 50,478.76
824-268-9533 COLLATERIZED ACCOUNT 2,516,932.59
2 CD'S 1,000,000.00
TRUST/SAVINGS 84,171.18
COMMUNITY BANK 1,000.00
3,922,799.08
Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to approve the Treasurer's Reports for
October 2009, November 2009, and December 2009 as presented.
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VII. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Executive Subcommittee Meeting, December 18, 2009 and January 28, 2010:
Mrs. Crowell gave the Executive Subcommittee report for the meetings held
December 18th and January 28th.
Motion made, seconded, and unanimously voted to appoint Erin Orcutt in the position
of Business Administrator.
2. Curriculum Subcommittee, December 8, 2009 and January 12, 2010: Mr. Fuller
gave the Curriculum Subcommittee reports for the meetings held on December
8th, 2009 and January 12t1°2010 due to Ms. Bentinck-Smith's absence. Mr.
Fisher updated the full committee on Ms. Bentinck-Smith's condition following
an emergency triple by-pass operation just before Christmas. She is now home
and doing well. Mr. Fuller stated that the Curriculum Subcommittee is now
attending the shops for the reporting out and the Curriculum Subcommittee finds
this beneficial to be able to see the equipment in the different shops. Ms.
Despotopolis,Lead Business Education Instructor, reported out on her class
which teaches computer application skills to students to make them competitive
in the job market. Ms. Despotopolis is concerned that students transferred to
academic support do not get the benefit of building on their basic skills. She
outlined curriculum and hopes to put moodle courses on the Cape Cod Tech
website. January 15, 2010 is the Professional Development Day. Information
Technology Night is February 9th, 2010 and invitations have been sent to all 8th
graders and radio ads will be broadcast on WCOD in the hopes of maintaining
student numbers due to lower enrollment throughout the state. Due to the Tech
Night on February 9th, the next Curriculum Subcommittee meeting has been
rescheduled to February 10th A grant has been received in the amount of$7,500
from the Cape Cod Foundation to fund Community Service Learning.
Motion made, seconded, and unanimously voted to accept the following field trips:
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• Nancy Knight, Patrick O'Neill, Jr. and 8 students to attend the FFA
Winter Leadership Camp in North Oxford, MA January 8 and January
9, 2010 with room and board at $500; FFA to pay $100 and Students to
pay $200.
• Donna Powers to Yankee Dental Convention @ Boston Convention &
Exhibition Center, January 28 and January 29, 2010 at a cost to the
district for registration and courses of$290.
• Domenic Bachand and Lisa Orlandella and 10 National Tech Honor
Society students to Boston Museum of Science in Boston, MA February
8, 2010. The NVTHS Club Account to pay transportation of$475 and
registration of$325.
• Carol Olsen to MAYA Leadership Academy in Marlboro, MA January
28,January 29 and March 5, 2010. Cost to the district is $200.
• David Currid and John LeBlanc and football players to the Football
College Fair at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI
3. Facilities Subcommittee, January 26, 2010: Mr. Richardson gave the
Facilities Subcommittee report for the meeting held on January 26, 2010. Mr.
Currid talked about the athletic locker rooms and will return with plans and
cost estimates for upgrading this area. The Subcommittee agrees that it
needs to be done. There was a discussion on moving the softball field to the
golf green. It is the consensus of the subcommittee that not a lot of money be
put into the old softball field, but to move it and then put money into the new
softball field. Civitas Architectural conducted a facility assessment
completed by most personnel and will be onsite February 1, 2010 at 9:00
a.m. There was an update on wind turbine and the subcommittee approved
Mr. Sanborn's request to submit an RFP for funding a wind feasibility study.
4. Finance Subcommittee, December 14, 2009 and January 11, 2010 and
Finance Consortium Meeting, January 25, 2010 : Mr. Sullivan gave the
Finance Subcommittee report for the meetings held December 14th and
January 11th. Budget, culinary arts service account, school lunch, service
accounts, club accounts and tri-generation reports were reviewed. During the
fall Finance Subcommittee meetings, the budget for the next school year is
developed. The School Committee will vote on this budget at the February
School Committee meeting. At the December Finance Subcommittee
meeting the budget was brought in at a 2.29% increase over the previous
year's budget. We still do not know what the health insurance increase,
dental insurance, Barnstable County Retirement amounts will be. A review
of level funding, and a 1% increase in the budget would have required staff
reductions and possible a program reduction. Mr. Fisher, Mr. Sanborn, and
Ms. Orcutt attended the Yarmouth Finance Subcommittee and due to a
decrease in students, the Yarmouth assessment is not expected to increase
next year. On January 25th the Finance Consortium held a meeting and
unfortunately there were only 2 member towns represented, one from
Brewster and one from Truro partly due to the terrible weather that day and
perhaps because our increase is under 2.5% where many town departments
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are looking at 5% increases. We are pleased that this increase will avoid any
cuts.
5. Safety & Security, January 28, 2010: Mr. Dunne gave the Safety & Security
Report for the meeting held January 28, 2010. A lock down drill has been
scheduled. All the doors in the building are being renumbered and the
extensions will match the room number. Doors in Horticulture and Dental
are a problem and they are reviewing solutions. The bullying situation was
discussed and a speaker will be scheduled to come in to speak to the students.
There was a discussion on preparing the school to be safe.
6. Payroll Subcommittee,November 25, 2009, December 9, 2009, December
23, 2009, January 6, 2010, and January 20, 2010:
Motion made, seconded, and unanimously voted to approve the Payroll Subcommittees
actions of signing the payroll warrants of November 25, 2009, December 9, 2009,
December 23, 2009, January 6, 2010 and January 20, 2010.
VIII. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
1. Donations:
Motions made, seconded, and unanimously voted to accept the following donations:
• $750 from ExxonMobil (Brewster Mobil) for a student tool/scholarship.
• One 275 Shutz Oil Tank (3 y.o.)and one Ultra Oil Boiler Well McLain (3 y.o.)
from J. S. Wynant of Brewster, MA
• One 1987 Wellcroft 20' Boat with trailer from Kenneth Foster of South Dennis,
MA
2. Perkins Equipment Grant: Mr. Sanborn stated that if we receive this Perkins
funding it will be used to purchase smart boards and a utility vehicle for the
grounds.
Motion made, seconded, and unanimously voted to approve writing for the Perkins
Equipment Grant in the amount of$40,000.
3. Pell Grants: We have Adult Education programs (CNA, Cosmetology, and
Dental) that we believe would qualify for Pell Grants with the idea that we would
be able to have more students participate if we had the ability to accept Pell
Grants.
Motion made, seconded, and unanimously voted to approve applying for Pell Grants
by our Adult Education students.
4. Community Bank: Due to Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank closing their
branch in our school, we have contracted with Community Bank located in
Hyannis and Sandwich who have a courier service. We have not been successful
in attracting another branch to this bank space to date but we plan to also
investigate credit unions. Cape Cod Five plans on starting a financial literacy
program here at our school.
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Motion made, seconded, and unanimously voted to approve the courier service by
Community Bank.
5. Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank: Skip Novack of the Cape Cod Five Cents
Saving Bank wrote a letter regarding Ms. Arlene Guba who was instrumental in
helping the Cape Cod Five and their closing of their branch formerly located in
our school. Mr. Sanborn stated that Ms. Guba has increased the professionalism
in the Business Office.
IX. PRINCIPAL'S REPORT
1. November MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Academic Assessment) Retest
Results: Mr. Terranova reported that Cape Cod Tech had 8 students retake the
English/Language Arts MCAS and 5 passed and 3 failed. Tutoring is offered to
the students who failed.
2. March and February MCAS Retest Planning: Fifteen students will be taking the
Biology MCAS retest and March 1St through March 5th we will have the
English/Language Arts/Math retest. At the end of March will begin the 10th grade
MCAS test for the English/Language Arts. In order to graduate this year students
need to pass the English/Language Arts, Math, and Biology MCAS.
3. John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Event: We have had 40 students receive
the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship (25% of our graduating class)worth
about $1,500 per year if they go to a Massachusetts state college or university.
Any student who received a proficient in Math or English MCAS with an
advanced in the Math or English or an advanced and advanced will receive this
scholarship with 25% of the graduating class eligible to receive it.
4. H1N1 Vaccination Clinic: A H1N1 vaccination clinic was held January 12, 2010
and 35 to 40% of faculty and students were vaccinated. Thank you to Lee Culver
for his help in coordinating this event.
5. January 15th Professional Development Day: All Cape Professional
Development day took place on January 15th with many topics offered here at our
school such as advanced smart board training; English/Language Learner
training; Community Service Learning training; and organizational methods and
strategies for secretaries and administrative assistants; a remedial literacy
workshop; classroom strategies; first aid; best practices for instructional aides in
technical areas; and best practices for instructional aides in the academic areas;
public relations; and new initiatives in technical education. Our Guidance
Counselors visited D-Y on grief management counseling.
6. CSL (Community Service Learning) Grant Award: This grant from the Jean B.
Edgerly Memorial fund will allow learning inside the classroom through
community service events.
Motion made, seconded, and unanimously voted to accept CSL Grant Award in the
amount of$7,500.
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7. Academic and Vocational Peer Observations: Teachers are observing each other
i and welcoming people inside their classrooms.
8. Public Relations: We have sent out 1200 Program of Studies for Information
Tech Night to be held February 9, 2010. We have a radio advertisement
announcing the event which was played for the School Committee. The cost of
the radio ad was $1,300 for 36 ads played between 5 and 7 p.m.
9. Coordinated Program Review by DESE (Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education): We will be undergoing our exit interview on Friday,
January 29, 2010. Mr. Terranova has felt that this overall was a good review,
pointing out where areas could improve, but also shining the light on some of our
positive areas as well. The safety review over all went well with a couple of
issues that will be going to the Equipment Subcommittee. Mr. Sanborn felt that
Chandler Barnatchez and Paul F. Smith should be commended.
10. Football/C & I League: Cape Cod Tech will be entering the Lighthouse
Conference which will be renamed the Cape & Island League. This will allow us
to play more local teams. Currently the Lighthouse Conference is made up of
Cape Cod Tech, Nantucket, Sturgis, the Catholic High School and Chatham.
Harwich plans on joining in one year. Our Football team has left the Mayflower
League as they do not want us to continue our coop team with Harwich. We will
be going to District D to try and get this decision reversed as we would like to see
this coop team continue. Mr. Fisher expressed his displeasure with the
Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA).
11. Cape Cod Five Foundation: Several of our teachers have received Cape Cod
Five Foundation grants — Lynn Fleischer received $400 for Eco Art Club
Community Service program; Annie Dolan-Niles, Gigi Anderson, and Eileen
Dillon received $395 for Hola Amigos which is vocational-academic integration
program between Spanish and Early Childhood Education; and Noreen McGillis
received a$400 grant for Baby think it over which is an electronic baby that cries
at all different times encouraging students to chose abstinence.
12. 2nd Reading of Admission Policy: We will need our Admission Policy approved
as a second reading as it has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education.
Motion made, seconded, and unanimously voted to approve as a second reading our
Admission Policy as it has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education except for changes.
Motion made, seconded, and unanimously voted to approve as a first read "Procedural
requirements applied to students not yet determined to be eligible for special
education" to be inserted into the Student Handbook as a first reading.
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13. Andrea Holden Race Results: Nineteen Cape Cod Tech students and several
staff members participated in the Andrea Holden race held the end of November
which was an enormous success. Our students participated as part of their
Community Service Learning activities.
X. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
1. Race to the Top: Mr. Fisher discussed with the Committee his decision to sign
the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education (DESE) on the Race to the Top and the agreement with
the Cape Tech Association to hold them harmless. Mr. Fisher will keep the
Committee posted on the developments of the Race to the Top monies.
2. Transportation Aid cut and Restoration: Mr. Fisher discussed with the
Committee the recent developments in the Regional Transportation Aid cuts and
restoration. The original 9C cuts of the Governor to regional transportation
would have meant a decrease to us of about $130,000-$140,000. Following an
outcry from regional districts, the cuts have been reversed. The previous year we
were at 89% reimbursement this year we received 53% reimbursement.
3. Current 2011 Revenue Expectations for State: Mr. Fisher discussed with the
Committee the current projections for state revenue for 2011. Things at the state
level still seem bleak and though they have promised not to cut Chapter 70 aid,
local aid to our sending towns may be affected.
4. Potential Collaboration with Nantucket High School: Mr. Fisher discussed with
the Committee an exciting possibility of collaboration with Nantucket High
School around public relations for them and for our school. We have a meeting
the beginning of February to discuss some of the things we could collaborate on
such as graphic arts, video, and public relation spots to promote both schools.
The people Mr. Fisher has been talking with feel that Cape Cod Tech is a viable
place for them to send their students for a vocational education. Neither
Nantucket nor Martha's Vineyard offer vocational education on their islands.
5. Channel 18 TV Show on Renewable Energy Program/Building: Mr. Fisher
informed the Committee of a special TV show done by Channel 18 (Harwich) on
our Renewable Energy Program and new building.
6. New Ethics Law Compliance: Mr. Fisher discussed with the Committee our
approach to compliance with the new state mandated Ethics Law, We were required
by law to give School Committee members the law which we have done and the other
part of this law is that you are all required to take an ethic's test and those who have
computers, will be e-mailed the link to the website to take the test. After taking the
test please print out your confirmation and bring it to the February meeting. This all
needs to be completed by April. For those who do not own computers, please let us
know by the next meeting and we'll make arrangements for you to take the test.
7. Updates on the health of two committee members: Mr. Fisher had updated the
School Committee on Ms. Bentinck-Smith under the Curriculum Subcommittee
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report. The other member, present this evening, was Dr. Fleming, who recently
recovered from a detached retina. We are glad to see him with us tonight.
XI. OLD BUSINESS: There was no Old Business.
XII. NEW BUSINESS: There was no New Business.
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
William N. Fisher, Secretary
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