MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, January 9, 2020 J.F.K. Middle School Community Room, 6:45 p.m. Minutes The meeting was called to order at 6:45PM I. Roll Call: Present: Mayor David Narkewicz, Ms. Dina Levi, Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky, Mr. Sean Condon, Mr. Roni Gold, Ms. Laura Fallon, Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox, Ms. Susan Voss and Ms. Kaia Goleman. Also present: Superintendent Dr. John Provost, Business Administrator Ms. Camie Lamica, and School Committee Clerk Ms. Annie Thompson. II. Organizational VOTES: A. Adoption of Rules of Procedure: Ms. Busansky made a motion to put the Rules of Procedure on the floor for discussion, seconded by Mr. Kaufman. The Committee reviewed the document by sections. Ms. Busansky made a motion to eliminate ‘inauguration” in exchange for the phrase “swearing in of members” (Section 1.2), seconded by Ms. Fallon. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. Under section 1.3, Ms. Levi made a motion to eliminate the PTO position due to too many meetings to attend. Ms. Fallon made a motion to amend Section 1.3 to add a “liaison to the wellness committee,” seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. Ms. Fallon made a motion to eliminate the word “representative, seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. Mr. Kaufman made a motion to refer his recommendation of creating a new liaison position to the Rules & Policy Subcommittee for a position that would serve on the student union, seconded by Ms. Voss. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. Ms. Fallon made a motion to update “Northampton Community Television” with its new name “Northampton Open Media,” seconded by Mr. Condon. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. Ms. Fallon made a motion under Standing Committee: Sec. 2.1, related to grammatical language, seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. Ms. Fallon made a motion to add to the last sentence of Section 2.2, “additionally there shall be a negotiating subcommittee comprised of three members who will meet on an as needed basis in regards to collective bargaining on behalf of the entire committee,” seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was passed unanimously. Ms. Busansky made a motion to clarify who calls the first annual meeting prior to positions being filled, seconded by Ms. Levi. A VOTE was taken and the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Condon made a motion to update the language in section 3.3 which should become 3.4 due to a missing a standing committee. Mr. Kaufman made a motion to move language from section 11 up to section 3.2 and strike it from the record in its current location, seconded by Ms. Voss. A VOTE was taken and the motion was passed unanimously. Mr. Kaufman made a motion under Section 3.3 to change the word “manages” to “evaluates” and move the amended section MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, January 9, 2020 J.F.K. Middle School Community Room, 6:45 p.m. Minutes 11 language to now become 3.3 and section 3.3 will become 3.4, seconded by Mr. Condon. A VOTE was taken and the motion was passed unanimously. Mr. Kaufman made a motion to amend 3.3 and add “the superintendent's final written evaluation will consider input from all members of the school committee using a formal process to capture members' feedback.” Mr. Gold made a motion to add under Section 3.3 the negotiations subcommittee as a short description, seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was passed unanimously. Ms. Fallon made a motion under section 8 to clarify language per policy “a school committee member shall sign bill warrants,” seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was passed unanimously. The members discussed the nuances of language as it relates to the subcommittee for the evaluation of the Superintendent. Mr. Kaufman suggested language that includes written feedback from all members. Ms. Goleman made a motion to change the language of Section 11 to read “the subcommittee for the evaluation of the superintendent shall manage and execute the school committee’s annual superintendent evaluation process based,” and adding to Mr. Kaufman’s suggested language which shall read “the superintendent’s final written evaluation will include input from all members using a formal process to capture feedback,” seconded by Ms. Voss. A VOTE was taken and the motion was passed unanimously. Ms. Voss made a motion to change the format for roll call votes such that it rotates each month as needed so it doesn’t always go alphabetically, seconded by Mr. Condon. A VOTE was taken and the motion was passed unanimously. A VOTE was taken on the main motion to approve the Rules of Procedure with amendments and the motion was approved unanimously. B. Election of Vice Chair. Ms. Busansky made a motion to nominate Mr. Kaufman as the Vice-Chair of the School Committee. Mr. Gold made a motion to nominate Ms. Fallon for the position of Vice-Chair to the School Committee. Each nominee accepted the nomination and gave a brief statement. A roll call VOTE was taken: Ms. Voss (Kaufman), Mr. Condon (Fallon), Mr. Narkewicz (Fallon), Mr. Gold (Fallon), Ms. Busansky (Kaufman), Ms. Fallon (Fallon), Ms. Levi (Kaufman), Mr. Kaufman (Kaufman), Ms. Hennessey (Kaufman). Mr. Kaufman elected Vice-Chair (6/4). C. Election of Executive Secretary. Ms. Voss made a motion to elect Dr. Provost as Executive Secretary, seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was passed unanimously. D. Set Annual Meeting Schedule. Ms. Busansky made a motion to change the April 9th meeting to April 7th, seconded by Ms. Serafy-Cox. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. Ms. Voss made a motion to move the April 23rd meeting MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, January 9, 2020 J.F.K. Middle School Community Room, 6:45 p.m. Minutes date to April 30th, seconded by Ms. Goleman. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. I III. Public Comment Period II 1. Hannah Kristik, 5th grade teacher at Leeds read a statement written by the Leeds school psychologist expressing concerns about last year’s contract negotiations and hope that improvements can be made. III 2. Andrea Egitto, Teacher at Ryan Road and Unit A Chapter Coordinator for NASE, congratulated new members and had comments and concerns about the contracts still pending. Encouraged school visits. IV 3. Cynthia Swopis of 120 Coles Meadow Road serves on the City's Board of Health and spoke of her concerns around the use of the pesticide Round-Up on the JFK and NHS athletic grounds. V 4. Amy Martin, NHS parent, spoke of her concerns around pesticide use on school grounds. I IV. Announcements II ▪ Ms. Fallon announced the Collaborative will host an all-day conference titled “Transforming Education for Social Justice” on March 15th III ▪ Ms. Voss announced the next SEPAC listening session hosted by the Superintendent and Director of Special Education will be Jan 14th at 6:30pm IV ▪ The Mayor released a schedule of seven town hall meetings to discuss the Proposition 2.5 Override vote. Posted on the city website, please share. V. Recommended Actions A. (VOTE by Consent Agenda) 1) Approval of Minutes ▪ Minutes of the December 12, 2019 School Committee Meeting 2) Budget Transfer Approvals ▪ FY20 Contract Salary Transfers 3) Field Trip Requests ▪ Bridge Street School Grade 5, Nature’s Classroom, Colebrook, CT, March 30- April 2, 2020 ▪ NHS Band, Washington D.C., April 2-5, 2020 The mayor noted that the minutes are not yet available. Ms. Busansky made a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented, seconded by Mr. Kaufman. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. VI. Reports and Recommendations MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, January 9, 2020 J.F.K. Middle School Community Room, 6:45 p.m. Minutes A. Student Representative: Eleanor Harden introduced herself to the new School Committee Members. She briefly spoke about recent work the Student Union is doing with Ananda Lenox regarding the vaping issue and how it affects high school students and the work they are doing around this important health issue. B. VOTE: Approval of 2020 School Calendar: Dr. Provost presented the proposed 2020-21 district wide school calendar highlighting critical dates as well as those who provided input. Ms. Busansky made a motion to approve the calendar, seconded by Ms. Serafy-Cox. A discussion followed regarding half days and concerns around religious holidays. Dr. Provost explained the rationale around how religious holidays are considered each year based on the absenteeism on those days. On Election day the schools are closed due to safety concerns around the large number of visitors. A VOTE was taken and the motion passed unanimously. C. Report: Make up Day for JSS & JFK: Dr. Provost presented the proposal for a make-up day on January 17th (full day for teachers and half day for students) for only Jackson Street and JFK due to two interruptions (loss of power/ burst water pipe). This has been vetted with the executive board of NASE. A waiver from the Commissioner was requested and subsequently denied. D. Report: JFK Turnaround Grant $20,000.000: Mr. Wilson and Mr. Messing presented the grand. Ms. Wilson discussed targeted support for middle school English Language Learners. The plan was approved in the fall of 2019. The grant will pay for professional development, parent and community engagement activities, coaching, after school small group tutoring, and increased staffing to two full time ESL teachers. There is more support in all content areas as well as directed language acquisition instruction. There have been remarkable improvements already this year and we have exceeded our targets. This is year one of a 5-year long effort. Mr. Messing, Associate Director of Special Education provided additional information around building capacity for teachers and staff more adapted to English Language instruction, as well as how to improve MCAS scores. Our plan was to merge current processes around professional development and curriculum units that support content for ELL. We’ve made efforts regarding instructional materials to support literacy for grade level work. Stipend funding has allowed us to use existing staff to support the program. Progress monitoring is a key component. E. VOTE: Donation: NHS PTO $1,440.00: Ms. Lamica presented the donation which is t fund travel for the Washington DC trip. Mr. Condon made a motion to accept the MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, January 9, 2020 J.F.K. Middle School Community Room, 6:45 p.m. Minutes donation, seconded by Ms. Serafy-Cox. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. F. VOTE: Donation: Leeds PTO $1,495: Ms. Lamica presented the donation. Mr. Condon made a motion to accept the donation, seconded by Ms. Serafy-Cox. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. G. VOTE: to approve 7.D Van Driver job description: Ms. Lamica presented the description explaining the need to purchase vans rather than buses. There is a school bus driver shortage and it’s easier to find 7D licensed drivers. These vans will be used to transport students including those in foster care and or under the McKinney-Vento Law. Ms. Busansky made a motion to approve the job description, seconded by Mr. Kaufman. A VOTE was taken and the motion passed unanimously. H. Report: Fiscal 2020 McKinney-Vento appropriation: Ms. Lamica presented the report. The Mayor recommended and put forward a supplemental budget amount of $19,298 for McKinney-Vento transportation. The money goes to the city as free cash which the mayor recommended be appropriated back to the school budget. I. Report: Teacher Response to Late Start Time Ms. Heather Brown created a survey to poll Northampton Association of School Employees (NASE) members about their response to a possible later start time. There was a low response. They only received about 40% return on the surveys within a total NASE membership of 500. There was no clear conclusion regarding teacher preference. High School students continue to be in favor of a later start time. J. Discussion & Possible VOTE: Late Start Time: Dr. Provost summarized the data thus far. Overall, the parents and students are both in support of a later start, the teachers continue to be split. The committee discussed issues related to the matter including the length of the school day for all levels, the many different late start proposals that have been considered by different school committees throughout the years, how to gather more information, and how best to talk with teachers, parents and other stakeholder. Ms. Busansky made a motion to postpone consideration of the item until the next School Committee meeting, seconded by Ms. Voss. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. . K. VOTE: To refer Select Committee on Pesticide Reduction Report to the Budget & Property Subcommittee. Ms. Fallon made a motion to refer the report, seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was passed unanimously MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, January 9, 2020 J.F.K. Middle School Community Room, 6:45 p.m. Minutes L. Report: Rules & Policies Subcommittee: First Reading: Policy DM (JJF) (Student Activity Accounts) Second Reading & Vote: BEDB (Agenda Format) and BDB (School Committee Officers). Mayor Narkewicz explained that subcommittees have not been assigned with this newly elected committee and therefore this item will need to wait for a future meeting. M. Business Administrator’s Report: Ms. Lamica presented the Business Administrator’s Report (see document in file). N. Superintendent’s Report: Dr. Provost presented the Superintendent’s Report (see document in file). Dr. Provost discussed the work being done as it relates to the start of the budget season. A total of 297 employees responded to a survey regarding budget needs. The first view budget will have two budget scenarios due to the pending proposition 2 ½ override vote. Doing two side- by-side budgets is an enormous amount of extra work but a strategic instrument to address our strengths and weaknesses. VII. Dr. Voss made a motion for a request for an Executive Session in JFK Library under Massachusetts General Law Open Meeting Chapter 30A Sec 21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares and Chapter 30A Sec 21(a)(2) to hold grievance hearings, whereas an open session would have a detrimental effect on the school committee’s negotiating position, seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. Mayor Narkewicz requested School Committee members respond to his request for their subcommittee preferences. VIII. Future Business and Meeting Dates ▪ School Committee Retreat “Norms,” Thursday, January 23, 2020, 6:30pm, JFK Community Room. ▪ Joint City Council / School Committee Meeting, Thursday, January 30, 2020, JFK Community Room ▪ School Committee Meeting with Student Advisory Council, Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 6:15p.m. MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, January 9, 2020 J.F.K. Middle School Community Room, 6:45 p.m. Minutes IX. Adjourn: Mr. Condon made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 10:43PM MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes The meeting was called to order at 6:46PM I. Roll Call Present: Mayor David Narkewicz, Ms. Rebecca Busansky, Ms. Laura Fallon, Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox, Mr. Sean Condon, Ms. Dina Levi, Ms. Kaia Goleman, Ms. Susan Voss, Mr. Roni Gold. Also present: Superintendent Dr. John Provost, Business Administrator Ms. Camie Lamica, and Ms. Annie Thompson, Clerk. II. Public Comment Period: There was no public comment III. Announcements: Ms. Busansky announced that the Second Annual Farm-To-School Summit has been scheduled for Saturday March 21st from 9:00AM-1:00PM at Smith College. The event registration is on the scrolling banner on the NPS website. Ms. Fallon announced that she will be hosting a Division V meeting for MASC members on Monday, March 9th in the JFK Community Room. MASC regional field representative Ms. Tracy Novik will present “70 Questions on Chapter 70; How It Works, How It Doesn’t, and What’s Being Done to Change It.” Senator Jo Comerford will be attending the event. A light dinner will be served at 6:30PM, and the presentation begins at 7:00PM. Mayor Narkewicz announced that he held the seventh Proposition 2.5 override meeting last night at Ryan Road Elementary. The eight and final Proposition 2.5 override meeting will be held Monday, February 24th (after February vacation) at Leeds Elementary School in the cafeteria at 7:00PM. IV. Recommended Actions A. (VOTE by Consent Agenda) 1) Field Trip Requests NHS, Madrid, Spain, April 15-22, 2021 Mr. Condon made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda, seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. V. Reports and Recommendations A. Student Representative: Student Union Representative Ms. Eleanor Harden presented the student report. She and Student Union President Willa met with Ms. Fallon to discuss the proposed School Committee liaison. The students shared their opinions on the matter. A few members of the Student Union have recently met administrators about the recent death at the high school. The school School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes is looking forward to celebrating social justice week and spring sports starting. Seniors are looking forward to getting to the end of the year. B. VOTE: To accept NEF SOS Book Fund: Mayor Narkewicz presented the donation. The funds were collected as part of the census and from this year’s plant sale. The amount of the gift is $19,502.00. Ms. Busansky made a motion to approve the donation, seconded by Mr. Condon. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. C. VOTE: To approve NHS Program of Studies: NHS Principal Vaillancourt presented the changes to the Program of Studies (see document in file). The Committed discussed matters relating to the Program of Studies including the changes to physical and wellness education, the requirements for hours, budgeting for field trips, the changes to physical and wellness education graduation requirements, options available for students who are behind in credits including summer school, the Twilight program, and online classes, Project Lead The Way, new opportunities in computer science, Smith classes counting for enrichment credit but not toward graduation, the courses on offer, changes to history classes in accordance with DESE guidelines, planned re-teaching in the fall to address summer learning loss, performing arts classes, and changing “pass / fail” to “credit / no credit.” Ms. Vaillancourt and Mr. Dave Messing explained the mechanism for assessing credit in classes that are largely service provisions and have no state curriculum standards. Ms. Vaillancourt invited school committee members to meet with herself and department heads about the structure of the math curriculum. Ms. Fallon made a motion to approve the NHS Program of Studies, seconded by Ms. Levi. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously D. Report: NPS Curriculum: Curriculum Director Dr. Nancy Cheevers presented the Northampton Public Schools Curriculum (see document in file). Dr. Cheevers started by recognizing with pride and gratitude the Curriculum Teacher Leaders who have worked to create this curriculum for NPS. The NPS Curriculum has 173 courses collectively with more than 600 hundred units taught by specially trained teachers. All courses are in compliance with Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks standards. The curriculum has been recognized by the state twice, has been featured in the Massachusetts DESE newsletter, and has led to greater success in winning several grants. The work of the curriculum team has been done outside of school hours including, nights, vacations, and snow days over the School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes course of five years. Dr. Cheevers presented the NPS Curriculum on the website (https://northamptonk12-public.rubiconatlas.org/Atlas/Browse/View/Calendars). The Committee thanked Dr. Cheevers and the Curriculum Team for their years of hard work and dedication and congratulated them on this important and impactful achievement. The Committee discussed issues related to the curriculum including information such as assessment not being made publicly available on the website, the structure of the team, the implementation of the technology, teachers including the links to class curriculum in the course syllabi, and the detailed sharing plan that will go out to families in the fall. Dr. Provost shared that when he came to the district the last district review had found extraordinarily little curriculum structure in the district. Dr. Cheevers and her team have built this amazing achievement from zero. Dr. Provost thanked Dr. Cheevers for her leadership in helping move the district so far forward. E. Report: Power Math Program: JFK Math Interventionist Ms. Diana Smith presented the Power Math Program which delivers individualized and differentiated instruction and intervention for a small group of students. Ms. Smith explained that the program is more for students who need an intervention of self-perception more than of understanding. They do not need basic skills; they need freedom of math thought. Students are selected for the intervention based on MCAS expectations measurements. At the middle school, this intervention is chosen for students who have the most reasonable chance of success. The program takes them through a process of steps to lead them to a point where they can solve problems, they believed they could not solve. The Committee thanked Ms. Smith and discussed matters related to the program including MCAS student growth data, the size of the group, standards-based grading, math anxiety and the racial and gender demographics of the group. F. Donation: National Grid $5,000 for the NPS Robotics Club: Ms. Lamica presented the donation. Ms. Busansky made a motion to accept the donation, seconded by Ms. Serafy-Cox. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. G. Donation: Leeds Elementary PTO, $2,074.48 for water bottles. Ms. Lamica presented the donation. Ms. Busansky made a motion to accept the donation, seconded by Mr. Condon. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes H. VOTE to accept the gift of a new digital display and presentation system for the J.F.K. Middle School Community Room from D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc. valued at approximately $10,000: Mayor Narkewicz presented the gift which is being donated by Mr. Mark Sullivan, an NPS alum, NPS parent and former Chair of the City Planning Board. Over time Mr. Sullivan has been generously and strategically making gifts to the City and the Schools and has offered to provide the installation of a more modern digital display system in the JFK Community Room. The display will be the same as the City Council digital display and will allow for Northampton Open Media to run presentation slides directly on the video. Once the School Committee accepts the gift, then it will be brought to the City Council to accept the gift and appropriate the funds. Mayor Narkewicz expressed his appreciation to Mr. Sullivan and to D.A.Sullivan & Sons, Inc. for their generosity. Ms. Goleman made a motion to accept the generous gift, seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. I. VOTE to delegate to authorize to negotiate MOU re: extended day nurse for one student: Dr. Provost reported that the district is about to enroll a student who is extremely medically fragile and may require lifesaving procedures at any time of the day from transportation both to and from the school and throughout the school day. When the morning and afternoon transportation is added to the day it would be in violation of Article IV (hours) but it would be beneficial to have this work done by one person rather than splitting it throughout the day with two part- time nurses. Dr. Provost would like to work with the union to try to find an accommodation that is not meant to create any kind of precedence for nurses across the district but would make sense for one employee to provide this very specific service. Ms. Voss made a motion to delegate the authority to negotiate the MOU, seconded by Ms. Fallon. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. J. VOTE: to request authorization to negotiate an MOU to adjust the preschool schedule by 3 days for staff to attend training. Dr. Provost reported that as he noted in his earlier email, he believes the district has another solution to this situation so a vote to authorize the negotiation of an MOU is no longer needed. K. VOTE: to approve Foster Care transportation Reimbursement: Mayor Narkewicz reported that the reimbursement is for transporting foster care children. The Mayor presented this to the City Council authorizing the School District to enter into a memorandum of agreement between DCF, HHS and School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes DESE. School Committee approval is also required to accept this partial reimbursement of those transportation costs. Ms. Fallon made a motion to approve the reimbursement for foster care transportation, seconded by Ms. Voss. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. L. VOTE: to delegate authority to sign bill warrants: Mayor Narkewicz reported that this was a practice that began last year to streamline the district’s ability to pay its bills on time. Rather than having most of the Committee sign these warrants, it has been delegated to two School Committee members who act as principal and back-up signers to sign the warrants on a weekly basis. The Mayor’s recommendation is to delegate the authority to Member Fallon, with Mayor Narkewicz as the back-up. Member Fallon has agreed to take the task on. Ms. Voss made a motion to delegate authority to Member Fallon and Mayor Narkewicz to serve as co-signers of the bill warrants, seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. M. Discussion and possible VOTE: Late start time Dr. Provost reported that this is a plan that would move the start and end times of all schools a half an hour later. Mayor Narkewicz reported that the Committee had asked the Superintendent to do outreach and research on the plan resulting in reports and survey results from students, from NASE, and from parents. Ms. Voss made a motion that the Committee feels that it is important to find a way to start our high school later, recognizing that several years ago a former School Committee recommended starting the high school between 8:00AM and 8:30AM and collectively we feel we need to consider a wider range of options in order to best serve all K-12 students and a path forward to commit to identifying three scenarios by September, 2020 and voting on the one we feel is best recognizing that there will be pros and cons of any scenario that comes up but acknowledging that we are committed to doing that work by September, perhaps having some public comment and voting by October so that by fall of 2021 there would be a later start time, seconded by Ms. Fallon. Ms. Fallon expressed a reluctance to commit to a timeline without knowing the result of a vote. Ms. Levi made a motion to amend the motion presented by Ms. Voss to say that the Committee universally agrees that we need a later start time for the high school, making it clear to the public that the committee’s voting no on this current proposal that pushes all school start times a half hour later does not mean the committee is not committed to pushing the high school start time later, it just means that the committee wants to find a solution that doesn’t also then move the elementary schools start time later and in addition, acknowledging the recent email to the School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes committee from a community member urging the committee to consider the very long history of the start time issue and to not start from scratch, asking the Budget & Property Subcommittee to do the work of engaging the community in the historic research that’s been done to ensure that the work is not starting over but finding the solution that best meets the needs of the community. The Committee discussed matters relating to the later start time issue including keeping the public trust, committing to making a decision, developing three proposals, possible ring choice voting, making the decision with enough time to implement the changes in fall of 2021, running the risk of upsetting some sections of the public in order to make a decision, finding creative solutions, and the difficulties for families and teachers of moving the elementary schools start time later. In the interest of clarity Dr. Provost suggested the following motion: “To consider three options for achieving a high school start time between 8:00AM and 8:30AM and to vote to approve one of them by October 2020.” The Committee discussed the suggestion and agreed to amend it to state “at least 8:00AM or later.” Mayor Narckewicz suggested building into the motion that the Budget & Property Subcommittee will take the lead to do the work on this initiative. Ms. Voss expressed that she is okay with keeping the motion as simple as possible. Mr. Condon asked whether an October vote is enough time for the administration to implement these changes. Dr. Provost stated that October is probably as late as we would want to go because there would be some costs involved with changing the contract that we would need to be able to build into the budget. Starting as late as November or December not knowing the increased cost of the contract while starting the budget process would be problematic. Ms. Lamica agreed stating that the negotiations with both NASE and the bussing contracts would need to be completed by January or February in order to know what those costs might be before developing the budget. The Committee further discussed matters related to the start time issue including the fact that the current plan of 30 minutes later in the start and end times of all schools not involving any changes to the bus contract, voting in September giving the Committee a month to discuss before a vote in October, the importance of building in time to get community support, feedback, and buy-in, providing opportunities for the full committee to weigh in on the process as the subcommittee is working on it, double posting the Budget & Property Subcommittee meetings so that all School Committee members can attend, having the subcommittee reporting back periodically to the full committee throughout the process, changing the motion to state not “three proposals” but “multiple proposals,” and bringing the agreed-upon proposals to open houses in September. Ms. Lamica suggested developing options by September, present them to the full committee and the public no later than November giving a 60-day School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes window to collect feedback and deliberate. Dr. Provost suggested changing the motion to state “Recognizing the importance of a later high school start time the School Committee will consider multiple options of achieving a later high school start time of at least 8:00AM or later by September 2020 with a School Committee vote to approve one of them by November 2020 for a September 2021 start time.” The Committee further discussed matters relating to the issue including language that the Committee is committed to a later school start time that meets the needs of all the students in the district, the possibility that no proposal will be accepted by the committee, school committees all over the state and country who is committed to this issue but has not been able to get it done, being realistic about monetary issues and this issue being important to the public. Mr. Gold made a motion to change the word “approve” in the motion to the word “on,” seconded by Ms. Busansky. The committee further discussed matters related to the issue including not being able to vote to approve a proposal that hasn’t been seen yet, the possibility of it being illegal to vote to approve a plan that hasn’t been developed yet, and the School Committee Code of Ethics language that states that “statements or promises should not be made regarding how she or he will vote on matters that come before the Committee,” and that committee members should “make decisions only after all facts on a question have been presented and discussed.” A VOTE was taken on the motion to change the word “approve” to the word “on” and the motion was passed 9-1 (Goleman). A VOTE was taken on the original motion put forward by Ms. Voss now amended to state: “Recognizing the importance of a later high school start time the School Committee will consider multiple options for achieving a later high school start time of at least 8:00AM or later by September 2020 with a School Committee vote on one of them by November 2020 for a September 2021 start time,” and the motion was approved unanimously. Ms. Levi made a motion to vote on the current proposal to move the start time by 30 minutes, seconded by Ms. Busansky. A VOTE was taken and the motion failed unanimously. Ms. Serafy-Cox made a motion to refer the potential options of late start time to the Budget & Property Subcommittee, seconded by Ms. Fallon. The Committee discussed matters relating to the proposed motion including ensuring full School Committee participation in the Budget & Property meetings and the timeline for the Budget & Property work on the issue. Ms. Lamica stated that Dr. Provost, Transportation Director Ms. Tammy Lieber and herself will have to do a tremendous amount of work and planning on this issue during a time when the work on the budget will continue into April depending on what happens with the override taking into consideration the Transportation Department’s time- consuming task of scheduling, routing busses, and administering bus passes for School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes six weeks in August and September. Dr. Provost agreed and stated that the subcommittee work will have to be completed between May and July. The Committee discussed matters relating to the timeline including not wanting the bussing to drive the decision and the possible development of an ad hoc committee that can do some legwork before the Budget & Property subcommittee takes up the issue. Dr. Provost suggested as an alternative to an ad hoc committee, having School Committee members bring any ideas to the Budget & Property Subcommittee. It was decided that the full Committee could have a late start brainstorming session with Ms. Lieber so that Ms. Lieber could begin working on suggestions while the full Committee is finishing the work of the budget. Ms. Busansky made a motion to suspend the meeting rules at 11:00PM, seconded by Ms. Levi. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. It was agreed to also invite Durham Transportation Company Regional Manager Mr. R.J. Castagno to the late start brainstorming meeting. A VOTE was taken on the motion to refer the development of late start plans to the Budget & Property Subcommittee and the motion passed unanimously. N. VOTE: to approve NASE resolution on Charter Schools: Mayor Narkewicz read the resolution regarding charter schools: (see document in file). Ms. Serafy- Cox made a motion to approve the resolution, seconded by Ms. Voss. NASE Chapter Coordinator Ms. Andrea Egitto addressed the Committee, thanking the Committee for taking up this resolution that was drafted by local employee associations and coordinated by Western Mass Educators Action Network (WeMEAN) in opposition to charter school expansions that are devastating our public schools. Mr. Condon made a motion to add “therefore be it resolved that the Northampton School Committee will work with public officials to achieve a more equitable charter school funding mechanism to reform the inequitable funding mechanism,” seconded by Ms. Serafy-Cox. A VOTE was taken on the addition and was passed unanimously. A VOTE was taken on the main motion and the motion was approved unanimously. O. VOTE: to approve use of Professional Development Funds to send representative to the National School Board Association (NSBA). Ms. Fallon presented the proposed vote which is to cover the registration costs and lodging for the NSBA conference being held in Chicago April 4-6. Mr. Condon made a motion to approve the use of the funds, seconded by Ms. Serafy-Cox. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes P. Report: Legislative Liaison: Ms. Fallon gave the Legislative Liaison report. Ms. Fallon wrote a letter in opposition of the three charter amendment requests that were presented at the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting in January. She focused on Veritas Charter School in Springfield. However, all three charter expansion requests were approved. Veritas has now added an entire high school and three hundred and thirty-four seats. Now Springfield has hit its cap for available charter school seats. Ms. Fallon also wrote a letter in support of the Special Education Gap bill filed by Easthampton Representative Carey and Senator Comerford to the state Joint Education Committee primarily citing that two of our six schools in the district are aligned with the assumed presumption that 16% of our students are in need of special education services, giving the data on the other four schools that are at 25%, 20.9%, 24.1%, and 21.2% respectively, also questioning the assumption that those students only need services for 25% of the day and asking the committee to please support this bill as the first step in trying to determine what the actual rates of special education costs were versus what the assumed rates were. Unfortunately, the bill was sent to study order which technically allows the committee to study the issue more making it unlikely that that bill will be taken up in session. Ms. Fallon attended the National School Board Association Advocacy Institute in Washington D.C. two weeks ago as part of their Federal Relations Network. It was an unfortunate time to be in Washington as the impeachment trials were going on as well as the State of the Union address which meant that Institute attendees were only able to meet with Congressional Aides who were nevertheless very well informed. Ms. Fallon and her group met with aides for Bill Keating, Joe Kennedy, and Ayanna Pressly, pushing aggressively for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Full Funding Act which currently has bicameral and bipartisan support. There is a House bill (HR1878) and a Senate bill (866) and they both establish a 10-year authorization of full funding of the federal share of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The gradual implementation of the act is similar to the Student Opportunity Act, meaning it would have full implementation at year 2029 at a cost of more than 43 billion dollars. It has a support with 16 co-sponsors in the Senate and 151 co-sponsors in the House. The problem is Section 3 (offsets) being held up in finance committees. There was also two bills on school infrastructure, one of which would invest 100 billion dollars to improve the physical and digital infrastructure at public schools (Rebuild America’s Schools Act), and the Renew America’s Schools Act which would authorize 100 million dollars from the Department of Energy Grant program for 6-12 school districts to make eligible energy efficiency improvements. The final bill the group was asking about was specific to Massachusetts to repeal the government pension of offset and windfall School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes eliminations provisions because of the disincentives for people coming from private sector jobs into public education which is impacting teacher recruitment. Ms. Fallon reported the new federal budget is problematic because the number of students being served is increased by 1.74 million making what looks like a budget increase actually a 1% reduction. The Deputy Secretary of Education under Secretary DeVoss talked about Educational Freedom Scholarships, a five- billion-dollar investment that will essentially transfer resources from public schools to private and religious institutions. The Massachusetts delegation was one of many states that decided to exit early from the speech. The Day on the Hill to advocate for education will be Tuesday, May 5th at the Grand Lodge of Masons. Please get in contact with Ms. Fallon for more information. Ms. Fallon also attended four sessions of the Equity Symposium in Washington D.C. (Identifying and Eradicating Discriminatory Practices and Beliefs in Education Policy) focusing on grading equity, equitable partnering between marginalized populations and school districts, dismantling individual and structural racism, and the budget implications of preschool programs. The Federal Communications Commissioner discussed closing the digital divide. Ms. Fallon was left with the thought that we are doing so much around equity in this district thanks to our community leaders and still need to be doing more. Q. Report: Rules & Policies Subcommittee First Reading: DM (JJF) (Student Activity Accounts) Second Reading & Vote: BEDB (Agenda Format) BDB (School Committee Officers) Ms. Fallon made a motion to postpone both the first and second readings, seconded by Ms. Voss. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. R. VOTE: to refer policy GB to Rules & Policy: Ms. Fallon made a motion to refer policy GB to the Rules & Policy Subcommittee, seconded by Ms. Voss. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. S. Business Administrator’s Report: Ms. Lamica presented the Business Administrator’s Report. T. Personnel Report: Ms. Lamica presented the Personnel Report. School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes U. Superintendent’s Report: Dr. Provost addressed the racist graffiti that was discovered Wednesday morning at JFK, stating unequivocally that this is completely unacceptable and a direct contradiction to our district core values. This blatant display of hate and bias will be thoroughly investigated and consequences will follow for any students who were involved. Everyone has a right to feel welcome, cared-for and respected in our schools. This type of behavior is hurtful to both our students and our staff. Dr. Provost gave his observations about the intersection of student and staff mental health. We teach our students to have a growth mindset and to have emotional resilience, but if we allow our own emotional reserves to run dry then how will we fill up the students? It is important to understand that our young people are hurting. Throughout the first half of this year more than 19 of our students have required psychiatric hospitalization and more than 50 of our students are currently homeless or involved in foster care. As the host community for Safe Passage, Grace House, and the Cutchins Center, we serve youth and families who face a number of crises. We have also been selected as the host community for Pride House, a new residential facility serving LGBTQ youth who have been placed in the care of DCF and/ or DMH and we look forward to welcoming these students into our schools. Students from all these populations have had adverse childhood experiences which place them at risk for difficulty in school. It is also important to understand how student trauma can impact faculty and staff. There is a phenomenon known as “compassion fatigue,” also known as “vicarious traumatization” or “secondary traumatization,” the emotional residue or strain that comes from working with those who are suffering the consequences of traumatic events in their lives. It is often cumulative, and it can contribute to the phenomenon known as “burn-out.” Initially it was thought that only workers with chronic exposure to traumatic events such as first responders were susceptible to compassion fatigue, but now we know that teachers and administrators are at risk as well. Northampton was one of 69 Massachusetts districts and schools participating in the District Leaders’ Network meeting on school climate, student support, and family engagement, the largest gathering in the history of the network. The response was so overwhelming they needed a new venue. The topic that attracted so many school leaders was educator’s compassion fatigue. In the past several weeks I have brought in three clinical service agencies to assist our employees with their own mental health regarding situations that have happened in schools throughout the district. This is something that is impacting administrators as well. We know that almost half of teachers quit within their first five years. We might have considered this part of the sorting process to figure out who really has what it takes to be a teacher, but School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 13, 2020 Minutes increasingly Dr. Provost is worrying about the other half; the half that makes it past the first five years, the wellbeing of those tenacious educators. In an era of elevated student need, ever-increasing accountability, and relentless multi-channel electronic communication, how long will they find the work to be sustainable? The Committee has seen a draft of the budget proposal for FY21 so the committee knows that Dr. Provost will be recommending shifting resources to support the emotional needs present within both students and staff within our district. About a third of the proposals align with one or more of the DESE focus areas for supporting social-emotional learning and safety. Dr. Provosts asked the Committee to be his partners in that work. VI. Future Business and Meeting Dates School Committee Budget Meeting, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, 6:45p.m. JFK Community Room School Committee Meeting, Thursday, March 12, 2020, 6:45p.m, JFK Community Room VII. Adjourn: Ms. Serafy-Cox made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Ms. Fallon. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 11:41PM. School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 27, 2020 J.F.K. Middle School Community Room, 6:45 p.m. 100 Bridge Road, Florence, MA 01062 Minutes I. Roll Call: Present: Mayor David Narkewicz, Ms. Rebecca Busansky, Ms. Laura Fallon, Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox, Mr. Sean Condon, Ms. Dina Levi, Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Kaia Goleman, Ms. Susan Voss (by remote participation), Mr. Roni Gold. Also present: Superintendent Dr. John Provost, Business Administrator Ms. Camie Lamica, and Ms. Annie Thompson, Clerk. II. Approval of minutes: Minutes of September 26, 2019 School Committee Meeting: Ms. Busansky made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Ms. Serafy-Cox. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved 6-4 (abstentions: Condon, Goleman, Levi and Serafy-Cox) November 5, 2018 School Committee Meeting: Ms. Busansky made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Ms. Voss. Ms. Busansky made a motion to amend the minutes to reflect that Brett Costello in the public comment section should be referred to as “Ms.” and “she / her,” Sadie Cora’s comment should be moved to number three, parent of “the” Leeds student should be changed to parent of “a” Leeds student and some small scrivener’s errors that will be emailed to the clerk, seconded by Ms. Fallon. A VOTE was taken on the amendments and approved unanimously, A VOTE was taken on the main motion to approve and it was approved 9-1 (abstention: Levi). III. Announcements 1. Mr. Kaufman announced that the Northampton Education Foundation will hold its annual Adult Spelling Bee on Wednesday, March 25th beginning at 6:00PM. Anyone interested in participating as a School Committee team or contributing to the registration fee please respond to Mr. Kaufman’s email regarding the Spelling Bee that was sent this week. The deadline for registration is March 1st. Ms. Serafy-Cox shared that City Councilor Karen Foster is trying to create a School Committee / City Council team in case there are not enough members to make a team on either group. Mr. Kaufman thanked Ms. Serafy-Cox and said he would contact Councilor Foster. 2. Ms. Busansky announced that the second annual Farm to School Summit will be held Saturday, March 21st on the second floor of the Smith Campus Center from 9:00AM to 1:00PM. The event is free to attend. Please visit the NPS school website for registration and information. 3.Ms. Fallon announced that the deadline to register for the MASC Division V “70 Minutes on Chapter 70” meeting is March 3rd. Please R.S.V.P. to Ms. Fallon before that date. that will be held at JFK March 9th School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 27, 2020 J.F.K. Middle School Community Room, 6:45 p.m. 100 Bridge Road, Florence, MA 01062 Minutes 4. Mr. Gold announced that all are welcome to the Bridget Street School Annual Science Fair being held on March 27th in the evening. It is a really great event with a lot of community participation. IV. Budget review and approval procedures and discussion: Dr. Provost presented the procedures. Tonight’s report will be a very thumbnail presentation of the budget, actually two budgets, because we do not know whether the override will prevail until next Tuesday. We will be showing you to the basic concepts and outlines of financing for potential budgets in the upcoming school year. By Charter the School Committee needs to pass the budget prior to April 15th so that it can go to City Council. The goal is always to pass the budget at the second March School Committee meeting, the second budget meeting of the cycle. Tonight, will be the presentation of the outlines of two possible futures. Dr. Provost is seeking direction from the Committee on whether these outlines are acceptable. Between now and the first meeting in March the proposals will be reduced to a budget book. Normally work on the budget book would begin immediately the next morning after the first budget meeting because going from 37 slides to over 300 pages of budget detail is cumbersome. However, we are in a holding pattern until the results of the election are in. Ms. Lamica will have eight days to produce the budget book. The committee will have two weeks to study the details of whichever plan is adopted for a possible vote at the second meeting in March. Tonight, we would like to get a sense from the committee on whether they think we should move forward on the two paths we have laid out. If there is anything committee members want to see removed or added to the budget, we would need to know tonight. Even though it is not a final vote tonight, we need to start building the budget book for you as soon as we know the outcome of the vote. The Committee discussed issues relating to the matter of procedure including the approval deadline of April 15, concerns of there being a finite amount of time for budget discussion in open session, seeking more public input, Dr. Provost’s practice of sending the answers to questions asked by School Committee members out to the full committee, and the April 7th meeting that would be a possible final opportunity to vote on the budget. Mayor Narkewicz stated that this evening’s presentation will have no votes but will be a discussion aimed at achieving a majority viewpoint among the committee on topics in the budget. Dr. Provost reported that DLCS Coordinator Ms. Molly McLoughlin will be putting the first view budget on the website tonight and when the budget book comes out it will also go on the website. The budget book will be available in digital format for any School Committee member who requests it. V. Presentation: First View FY2021 Budget: Dr. Provost presented the budget and thanked the members of the public who showed up for the First View Budget (see document in file). Dr. Provost thanked the Administrative Leadership Team for their months of transparent, collaborative work. All budget decisions are made as a team and the recommendations presented tonight are fully supported by every administrator in the School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 27, 2020 J.F.K. Middle School Community Room, 6:45 p.m. 100 Bridge Road, Florence, MA 01062 Minutes district. Dr. Provost also thanked the Budget & Property Subcommittee for their support as they helped to work through successive iterations, helping to develop a clearer and more compelling budget presentation. Dr. Provost reported a projected gap of $591,000 if the override fails which would result in budget cuts. The presentation presented both scenarios based on possible override failure/ success. The Committee discussed issues relating to the budget including reductions in special education staff, the increase in ESP staff, the special needs of first graders as a group, co-teaching practices in the first grade, the Student Opportunity Act, the impact of the lost exploratory teacher at JFK, the WINS model, teacher response to behavioral coaching, the 1.5 day per year limit on professional development, data that supports the success of the coaching model, Project Lead the Way, access to advanced courses, the results of the budget survey, the existing co- teaching in first grade, identifying professional development needs, school psychologists, Clark School funding, substitutes for both teachers and nurses, Spanish language courses, the MMSI grant, reductions to special education teachers, standards based grading, and increased on-site budgets. After a further discussion Dr. Provost stated that he feels the direction he is getting from the Committee is to provide more information about the impact of all proposals including and especially the ESPs in the first grade, Project Lead the Way and special education teachers at the elementary level. VI. Public Comment 1. Andrea Egitto, NASE Chapter Coordinator, thanked the Committee for their requests for teacher input and expressed concern that the NASE contracts are still outstanding and have not been signed. There are issues in the contracts that were disputed. The NASE president received an email stating that the Negotiating Subcommittee is not authorized to discuss issues with the contract. Ms. Egitto requested that the School Committee give that authorization and to continue to try to find a meeting date with NASE. 2. Rocky Mariani, Technology Integrator at Ryan Road Elementary and Leeds Elementary, thanked the School Committee for supporting and approving the technology the schools use. There is no Project Lead the Way in the elementary schools, but they do have hands-on, project-based learning. Ms. Mariani supports teachers in using those tools, helping make connections with the curriculum that they already teach, and making them comfortable with technology. She expressed her admiration for the elementary teachers who are willing to try new things, help the kids explore creatively to become better learners, problem solvers and critical thinkers. Ms. Mariani invited School Committee members to contact her with any questions they may have about technology use in the elementary schools. 3. Ashley Miller, parent with two kids at Jackson Street Elementary. Her 5th grade child has received many services through the special education department and has a behavioral IEP. Ms. Miller advocated against removing the floating SPED teacher School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, February 27, 2020 J.F.K. Middle School Community Room, 6:45 p.m. 100 Bridge Road, Florence, MA 01062 Minutes from Jackson Street, which would result in case overloads for the other supporting staff and decreased services for children who need them. VII. VOTE to approve letter to the editor in support of override: Mr. Kaufman reported that Member Voss drafted the letter with edits being done by a couple other School Committee members, being very careful to comply with Massachusetts open meeting law. Ms. Serafy-Cox made a motion to approve the letter, seconded by Ms. Levi. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. VIII. Ms. Serafy-Cox made a motion for a Request for an Executive Session under Massachusetts General Law Open Meeting Chapter 30A Sec 21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the Northampton Association of School Employees whereas an open session would have a detrimental effect and further details would compromise the reason for going into executive session, seconded by Ms. Busansky. After a roll call VOTE the School Committee adjourned into Executive Session. IX. Future Business and Meeting Dates Budget & Property Subcommittee meeting, Wednesday, March 11, 2020 4:30- 5:30PM, Superintendent’s Office School Committee Norms Workshop, Thursday, March 12, 2020, 6:00-6:45PM, JFK Community Room. School Committee Meeting, Thursday, March 12, 2020, 6:45PM-9:00PM, JFK Community Room Rules & Policy Subcommittee meeting, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 6:30- 8:00PM, Superintendent’s Office Budget & Property Subcommittee meeting, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 4:30- 5:30PM, Superintendent’s Office Start Time Brainstorm, Thursday, March 26, 2020, 6:00-6:45PM, JFK Community Room School Committee Meeting, Thursday, March 26, 2020, 6:45PM-9:00PM, JFK Community Room Ad Hoc Screen Time Subcommittee, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 5:00PM-6:30PM, JFK Community Room. I. Adjourn: 10:52PM School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, March 26, 2020 Online Zoom Meeting Northampton, MA 01060 MINUTES The meeting was called to order at 6:45 p.m. Roll Call Present: Present: Mayor David Narkewicz, Member Rebecca Busansky, Member Sean Condon, Member Laura Fallon, Member Roni Gold, Member Kaia Goleman, Member Lonnie Kaufman, Member Dina Levy, Member Emily Serafy-Cox, and Member Susan Voss. Also present: Superintendent Dr. John Provost, Business Administrator Ms. Camie Lamica, and Clerk Ms. Annie Thompson. I. Public Comment Period 1. Jeff Jones, 76 Woods Road in Florence, who represents city school bus drivers, told the school committee that he was concerned that bus drivers be treated fairly in light of schools being closed and school buses being discontinued. See link here: Video II. Announcements Member Fallon shared that planned meetings with the Massachusetts School Building Association and the Massachusetts Association of School Committees were cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. III. Reports and Recommendations A. Discussion: Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Budget Supt. Provost told the school committee that given his past experience with economic difficulties he expects that NPS will have to use a more conservative mindset concerning the current and next fiscal years. School Business Administrator Camie Lamica said state officials at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) told her that school budgets across the state would need to be pared because of the anticipated Covid-19 economic downturn. She told the committee that new positions across the six schools, such as a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) coach, were struck from the budget. School lunch prices, she said, would also increase by fifteen cents. In total, Ms. Lamica said, the NPS budget for the next school year would increase by 3.65 percent, compared to the 5.4 percent increase first proposed. Supt. Provost called the budget more or less level service. Member Levi asked how the new budget would affect students, and said she would need to know the answer before she could support any cuts. Responding to a question about city-wide finances from member Kaufman, Mayor Narkewicz said he expects revenue sources to diminish, including the meals, hotel/motel, and recreational marijuana taxes. Member Voss voiced concern that classrooms, especially at the elementary school level, need School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, March 26, 2020 Online Zoom Meeting Northampton, MA 01060 MINUTES more teachers and education support professionals (ESPs) to help students learn during a pandemic, when students need the most help and resources. Member Levi said she had heard from parents in the district, notably those at Leeds Elementary School, that more adults are needed in the school, where the current second grade has struggled with a high number of students. She called for an extra third-grade teacher for next school year. Regarding the committee member concerns about reduced spending, Supt. Provost said school committees often have to make decisions, without the necessary data, about crisis budgets during the middle of the school year. Ms. Lamica told the school committee that, while a budget increase of 3.65 percent might not please members, the eventual increase might be lower. Please see video link: Video B. Authorize: Negotiation of Transportation Contract Adjustment for services not rendered during the statewide shutdown. Supt. Provost told the school committee that, while he wants the school bus drivers working with Durham Transportation to get paid during pandemic closings, he does not believe that NPS should bear the entire load of paying the drivers when they are not working. Ms. Lamica told the school committee that it is in the best interest of the city to make some payments to transportation providers, because if the businesses go bankrupt there are few other alternatives to provide transportation. She called payment to Durham an insurance policy to make sure the company remains solvent in the future. Member Kaufman described Durham as a national, multi-million-dollar company, not a local business, and he would support payments directed toward local drivers, not to the larger corporation. Member Fallon made a motion to authorize a negotiation with transportation vendors about adjusting the contract for services that have not been rendered because of the statewide shutdown. Member Serafy-Cox seconded the motion. Supt. Provost told the committee that one issue with paying for services that have not been delivered is that such an arrangement is illegal under state law, which allows for municipalities to only pay for services after they have been rendered. In effect, paying in advance is illegal, he said, though state officials have told cities and towns to be flexible and expect the law to be modified. Ms. Lamica said the payment is, in essence, money for the right to call back the transportation vendor in the future. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Please see video link here: Video C. Policy Revision: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) policy change Supt. Provost told the school committee that the proposed modification calls for automatic Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 meetings if school administrators are aware that IEP violations are not resolved. He told the committee that the revision was necessary because the state Office for Civil School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, March 26, 2020 Online Zoom Meeting Northampton, MA 01060 MINUTES Rights, alerted by a parent complaint, found the district in non-compliance with a student’s IEP. This non-compliance occurred, even after the school administrator repeatedly asked the special educator to follow, or implement, the student’s IEP. Supt. Provost said a local investigation found that several score of communications were sent between the administrator and the teacher, and, still, the teacher made no change. Member Fallon made a motion to accept the revised policy on a first and second reading, seconded by member Busansky. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Next, member Fallon made a motion to accept amending the review date to the district’s IHB (Special Instructional Programs and Accommodations) policy, seconded by member Goleman. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Please see video link. Video D. Policy Revision: Fiscal management Member Fallon told the school committee that policy changes include revising student activity account language, as well as how checking deposits can be made. This policy is included in DM. No vote taken. E. Policy Revision: School Committee Agenda Member Fallon addressed proposed policy changes in the agenda-setting process (BEDB.) Member Gold made a motion to refer the BEDB revisions backs to Rules and Policy Subcommittee, seconded by member Serafy-Cox. VOTE: The motion to refer the policy revisions back to subcommittee passed unanimously. F. Policy Revision: School Committee member duties Member Fallon made a motion to accept revisions regarding school committee officer duties, seconded by member Goleman. Member Kaufman made a motion to amend the school committee duties in regards to the vice chair of the committee serving on the Sick Bank Committee, seconded by member Busansky. VOTE: The amendment passed 9-1, with member Fallon opposed. Member Kaufman made a motion to amend the school committee duties so that the vice chair of the committee, with input from school committee members and the superintendent, will set the agenda for bi-annual retreats, seconded by member Busansky. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. VOTE: The motion to pass the revisions, including member Kaufman’s amendments, to the committee rules (BDB) passed unanimously. Please see video link here: Video The School Committee adjourned its meeting at 9:43 p.m. School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Tuesday, April 7, 2020 MINUTES The meeting was called to order at 6:45 p.m. Roll Call Present: Mayor David Narkewicz, Member Rebecca Busansky, Member Sean Condon, Member Laura Fallon, Member Roni Gold, Member Kaia Goleman, Member Lonnie Kaufman, Member Dina Levy, Member Emily Serafy-Cox, and Member Susan Voss. Also present: Superintendent Dr. John Provost, Business Administrator Ms. Camie Lamica, Director of Special Services Pamela Plumer, Clerk Ms. Annie Thompson, in addition to the following NPS principals: Beth Choquette, Gwen Agna, Chris Wenz, Sarah Madden, Lesley Wilson, and Lori Vaillancourt. I. Announcements Member Serafy-Cox announced that the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association would have its monthly meeting via Zoom on April 14 at 7 p.m. Eleanor Harden, a student representative from NHS, reported about how NHS students are dealing with remote learning during the pandemic as schedules are difficult to keep. Please see video link: Video II. Public Comment Period 1. Andrea Egitto, president of the Northampton Association of School Employees (NASE), urged the school committee members to advocate for the cancelling of the Massachusetts standardized test (MCAS) because learning has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. She told the committee that any cuts made to the budget should be personnel who don’t work directly with students. 2. Emma Fallon, a junior at NHS and co-president of the high school robotics team, spoke in favor of retaining funding for the robotics team, the only Science/Technology/Engineering (STEM) club at NHS. 3.Eli Marlin, NHS student and co-president of the school robotics team, urged the school committee to keep funding the STEM club. 4. Michael Willers, parent of two NPS students, spoke in favor of retaining funding for the NHS robotics team; it allows an extra-curricular opportunity for students who do not play traditional sports, he said. 5. David Marlin, parent of a NHS student and occasional mentor for the robotics team, spoke in favor of retaining funding for the robotics team. 6. Iola Sylvan, parent of a NHS student, spoke in favor of retaining funding for the robotics club, saying team members learn skills beyond robotics while participating in the club. Please see video link here: Video School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Tuesday, April 7, 2020 MINUTES III. Recommended Actions A. Consent Agenda Approval of School Committee Meeting minutes. Member Gold made a motion to pass the consent agenda, containing the minutes from Jan. 30, 2020, seconded by member Busansky. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Member Fallon made a motion to pass a consent agenda, containing the Dec. 12, 2019 minutes, seconded by member Kaufman. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously, with member Levi abstaining. Member Serafy-Cox made a motion to pass the Jan. 9, 2020 meeting minutes, seconded by member Busansky. After corrections and friendly amendments, the school committee held a VOTE: It passed unanimously. Please see the video link: Video IV. Reports and Recommendations A. Consideration: New budget for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 Supt. Provost told the school committee, first, that he and NHS Principal Lori Vaillancourt came up with a proposal to save the high school robotics team. This included using money from the school accreditation process to fund the robotics team, said Ms. Vaillancourt. Beyond that, Supt. Provost outlined the guiding principles of constructing a budget in an economic downturn: Addressing food insecurity, supporting students with disabilities, supporting English language learners, closing achievement gaps, supporting students who rely on mental health services, and providing support for students who fall behind academically during closure. The principals at the four elementary schools, plus the middle school and high school detailed how financial cuts from the previous budget would affect their schools. The budget, said Supt. Provost, would increase 3.60 percent over the previous fiscal year, amounting to a total spending of $32,162,012. Members Fallon and Voss called for the school committee to delay voting on the budget to give the community more time to comment. Members Voss, Levi, Serafy-Cox all decried the cutting of Education Support Professionals (ESPs) and special educators in the elementary schools. No vote was taken. Please see video link here: Video B. Public Comment: Budget 2020/2021 1. Andrea Egitto, president of NASE, spoke to the need of having enough adults, especially first-grade ESPs, in the elementary schools in order help students in their return to in-person learning. She said she was concerned about the job description of the much-talked-about SEL coach. Please see video link: Video School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Tuesday, April 7, 2020 MINUTES C. School Committee Suggestions: Remade Budget 2020/2021 Member Serafy- Cox told the superintendent, and the rest of the Administrative Leadership Team (ALT), that cutting the first-grade ESPs is a concern. Member Gold asked that the ALT bring back two proposals from which to choose, one of which contained no first-grade ESP cuts. Mayor Narkewicz told the committee that on the city side of the budget, cuts are being prepared because revenue is down, using as an example the taxes from hotel/motel use, recreational cannabis purchases, and parking fees. Member Voss said she was concerned about increasing positions, like the SEL coach, when the economic forecast was so dire. Please see video link: Video D. Superintendent’s Report Supt. Provost told the school committee that in considering the future he has been thinking about the past, including educational funding crises during Reconstruction and the Great Recession. Please see video link: Video The school committee voted to adjourn at 10:56 p.m. School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, May 14, 2020 MINUTES The meeting was called to order at 6:45 p.m. Roll Call Present: Mayor David Narkewicz, Member Rebecca Busansky, Member Sean Condon, Member Laura Fallon, Member Roni Gold, Member Kaia Goleman, Member Lonnie Kaufman, Member Dina Levy, Member Emily Serafy-Cox, and Member Susan Voss. Also present: Superintendent Dr. John Provost, Business Administrator Ms. Camie Lamica, Clerk Ms. Annie Thompson, NHS Athletic Director Mark Morrison. . I. Public Comment No members of the public spoke. II. Recommended Actions (VOTE by Consent Agenda) A. Approval of Minutes: School Committee Meeting minutes, Feb. 13 and Feb. 27, 2020. Member Gold made a motion to accept the minutes from the two meetings by consent, seconded by member Fallon. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Please see link here: Video III. Reports and Recommendations A. Report: Student Representative NHS Senior Eleanor Harden told the school committee that the student union used Instagram and Google Forms to take two surveys of how high school students were coping with remote learning during the pandemic. In the first survey, 55 students responded, and 23 others responded to the Google Form survey. The small survey size made it difficult to draw conclusions, she said. NHS students were deciding whether to hold student government elections in the spring for the next school year, because of questions of equity (not every student being able to access elections online.) Please see link: Video B. Recommendation: Spring sports fees reimbursement NHS Athletic Director Mark Morrison told the school committee that the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) cancelled the spring sports season, so the district was investigating ways to reimburse the collected student participation fees of more than $34,000. Mr. Morrison presented three options: 1. Full Reimbursement 2. Forward the fee to a new season 3. Donation to NHS Athletics. Member Fallon made a motion to authorize the recommendation from the NHS Athletic Department about sports fees reimbursement to families, seconded by member Voss. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Please see link: Video C. Recommendation: Student Opportunity Act Supt. Provost told the school committee that under state law, districts must submit a plan to the Department of School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, May 14, 2020 MINUTES Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) detailing how they planned to use money from the recently passed Student Opportunity Act. The problem, said Supt. Provost, was that the NPS would not be receiving much, if any, money from the SOA, so he was formulating a 17-part plan for the use of no money. He said that school councils have weighed in on how the district might spend the money, once, or if, the district receives SOA funding. Supt. Provost said the school councils highlighted three areas for future funding, including career and technological education, accelerated learning for “skilled learners,” and co-teaching at the middle school level. Member Fallon made a motion to accept the district SOA plan, seconded by member Condon. Mayor Narkewicz said the final irony was that the state legislature had not, up to that date, voted to fund the SOA, so no district in the state had access to the money. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Please see link here: Video D. Ratify: Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Northampton Association of School Employees (NASE) Member Serafy-Cox told the school committee that the current MOA modifies one that was passed earlier in the year. Some of the changes included adding a reference to the district caring for the well-being of students, the inclusion of asynchronous learning, and allowing for the roll-over of vacation time. Member Serafy-Cox made a motion to ratify the MOA with NASE, concerning working during the pandemic, seconded by member Fallon. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Please see link: Video E. Approve: Contract vacation rollover to Fiscal Year 2021 Supt. Provost asked the school committee to approve vacation time roll-over for NPS employees not represented by NASE, such as school principals and other administrators. Member Serafy-Cox made a motion to approve the roll-over, seconded by member Fallon. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Please see link: Video F. Accept: Gift of $4,628 from the Eos Foundation to the food service emergency meals program Business Administrator Lamica told the committee that NPS received a $4,628 gift from the Eos Foundation to help in distributing food while school was not in session. Member Fallon made a motion to accept the money, seconded by member Busansky. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Please see link: Video G. Accept: Gift from Friends of Northampton High School Theater (FoNHST) of $12,385 Ms. Lamica told the committee the gift was from ticket sales from the high school musical which would then go to paying stipends to the people who helped put on The Sound of Music. Member Gold made a motion to accept the gift, seconded by member Fallon. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Please see link: Video School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, May 14, 2020 MINUTES H. Report: FY2020 budget appropriation for $4,248 for Foster Care Transportation Ms. Lamica told the committee that the $4,248 from the federal government, by way of the city, was to pay for busing from the last quarter of the last fiscal year. I. Update: Van Pool Transportation contract Ms. Lamica told the school committee the city would pay the transportation company 75 percent of the originally negotiated contract. J. Report: Budget & Property Subcommittee Member Busansky said that members of the subcommittee had whittled the proposals for busing, while providing NHS a later start time, from six to two plans. The two plans both included the elementary schools starting at 8 a.m., while the middle school and high school would start later. Both proposals, member Busansky said, were cost neutral. Member Busansky said the subcommittee would come forward with the two plans in June, then be ready for community feedback in September. The hope, she said, would be for the school committee to pass the NHS late start proposal in November or December of 2020. Please see link here: Video K. Report: Rules & Policy Subcommittee Member Fallon made a motion to refer policy IKF (Graduation Requirements) to the Rules and Policy Subcommittee, seconded by member Serafy-Cox. Supt. Provost said that because of the pandemic NHS students who take classes at Smith College or go to work internships might need space in NHS classes the next fall and spring. That might mean rewriting graduation requirements. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. Please see link here: Video L. Refer: Development of a School Committee handbook to the Rules and Policy Subcommittee Member Fallon made a motion to refer to the subcommittee the development of a handbook, seconded by member Condon. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. See link: Video M. Recommendation: Modified policy of School Committee Agenda Format Member Fallon said one of the biggest changes in the proposed policy was for the school committee members to have the agenda and documents six days before the meeting, plus the vice-chair of the committee was to be part of the agenda-setting. Exact meeting times for important agenda items would also be part of the agenda, she said. Member Condon asked how actual meetings would work if documents came late and discussions ran late. After a long a discussion about how to keep meetings short, members agreed to bring amendments to the policy to next month’s meeting. Please see video link here: Video N. Report: Business Administrator Business Administrator Lamica said that she expected the state education budget for the coming fiscal year to be School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, May 14, 2020 MINUTES “conservative” and she would be willing to help school committee members with financial questions so they could make informed budget decisions. Please see video here: Video O. Report: Superintendent Supt. Provost told the committee that re-opening schools will likely be a multi-year process, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic being long-lasting. He recorded a video message for the school committee. See it here: Video IV. Executive Session: A. Request to Enter Executive Session Member Gold made a motion under Massachusetts General Law Open Meeting Chapter 30A Sec 21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares and Massachusetts General Law Open Meeting Chapter 30A Sec.21(a)(2) to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining session or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel and Chapter 30A Sec 21(a)(2) to hold grievance hearings, whereas an open session would have a detrimental effect on the school committee’s negotiating position. It was seconded by member Serafy-Cox. VOTE: The motion passed unanimously. The school committee adjourned its meeting from executive session. School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, June 11, 2020 6:45PM – 9:30PM Minutes The meeting was called to order at 6:45PM. Roll Call Present: Mayor David Narkewicz , Member Rebecca Busansky, Member. Sean Condon Member Laura Fallon, Member Roni Gold, Member Kaia Goleman, Member Lonnie Kaufman, Member Dina Levy, Member Emily Serafy-Cox, and Member Susan Voss. Also present: Superintendent Dr. John Provost, Business Administrator Ms. Camie Lamica, and Clerk Ms. Annie Thompson I. Retiree Recognition Dr. Provost recognized this years’ retirees with a commemorative video: https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=230 II. Public Comment Period 1. Jonathon Knapp, an English teacher at NHS, requested that the district terminate its relationship with the Northampton Police Department and amend NPS Policy IGCD (Student Social events) to eliminate the fourth paragraph which calls for adequate police protection at events. Mr. Knapp also asked the School Committee to amend policy JICI (Substance Use) to eliminate directives to involve law enforcement agencies and use social workers instead, and policy JIC (Student Conduct) to deprioritize suspension, expulsion and other disciplinary action in favor of increased involvement of social workers and the widespread use of effective restorative justice practices, and to eliminate policy KLG(Relations with Police Authorities). Mr. Knapp also encouraged members to visit www.dignityinschools.org for more information 2. Karen Foster Ward 2 City Councilor and NPS parent, commended the staff at BSS for making the end of the school year successful, and spoke in support of services for students who need it. 3. Rachel Curie-Rubin, JSS parent, thanked all teachers and administrators for their responsiveness during this time, and in support of having different times for different learning needs and in support of city funded alternate child care services to decrease the number of contacts students have throughout the day. 4. July Seabecker, NPS parent and a youth services librarian, spoke about the drawbacks of remote learning and in favor of in person learning, especially for adolescents. 5. Matt Kelly, JSS parent, thanked the committee and the district for all the hard work they have been doing and spoke in favor of starting school earlier in the year in case there is another shutdown during the school year and in favor of young learners having more in person contact and outdoor time 6. Danielle P, of Florence, spoke in favor of having students meet outdoors in the beginning of the year for the social contact and the need to focus on the health issues as well as education. 7. Hannah Cartman, NPS parent, thanked the Committee for their work and highlighted that not all remote learning is the same and asked that the right infrastructure and support be put in School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, June 11, 2020 6:45PM – 9:30PM Minutes place for remote learning and that the district does not underestimate the possibility of a quick spread of the COVID-19 virus. Access the video of the Public Comment here: https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=1260 III. Announcements: 1. Ms. Fallon: acknowledged and expressed gratitude to the staff, teachers, administrators and PTO members for the time and effort and love that has gone into celebrating our students’ milestones over the last week and during the graduation ceremony at the high school. 2. Ms. Fallon announced that she will be hosting a Virtual Legislative Forum with Congressman Jim McGovern for school committee members and superintendents on Tuesday, June 16th at 4:30PM The event is free and interested people can register at the Massachusetts Association of School Committee website (https://www.masc.org/ ). Ms. Fallon urged everyone to start getting involved in federal and state advocacy for education funding. 3. Mr. Gold announced that Bridge Street School community is having a “Finish Strong” project tour on Monday from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. BSS students are putting their projects outside their homes on sidewalks and front lawns to celebrate the love of learning. Anyone interested in attending the self-guided tour can get more information at the Bridge Street PTO website (https://www.bsspto.org/). 4. Mr. Kaufman announced that the NPS District Improvement team held their kick-off meeting last week with himself, and Members Levi and Gold in attendance, and that Mr. Kaufman will keep the committee up to date on their progress. 5. Ms. Levi updated the committee on the status of the proposed language for job descriptions which is currently being reviewed by the HR department and that she will present feedback to the committee at the next meeting 6. Ms. Serafy-Cox announced that she has requested a conversation about the School Resource Officer be put on the next School Committee agenda. View the video of the Announcements here: https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=2790 IV. Reports and Recommendations A. Student Representative Eleanor Harden gave the Student Representative Report. View the video of the report here: https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=3141 B. VOTE: to authorize the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association to raise funds for a Bridge Street School sign: Mr. Gold presented the VOTE. Mr. Gold made a motion to authorize the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association to raise fund for a BSS sign, seconded by Ms. Serafy-Cox. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. View the video of the discussion here: https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=3590 School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, June 11, 2020 6:45PM – 9:30PM Minutes C. Discussion: Potential School Reopening Models: Dr. Provost presented the school reopening models (see document in file). After a lengthy discussion, the committee gave Dr. Provost their recommendations and decided to continue the discussion at another School Committee meeting on June 29th, when there will be further clarifications from state guidelines. See the video discussion of the issue here: https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=3800 D. Discussion & possible VOTE: Transportation models for Reopening: Transportation Director Ms. Tammy Lieber and Dr. Provost presented the transportation models. Ms. Fallon made a motion to default bussing to the state statutory minimum of 2 miles for K-6 students on a temporary basis during the COVID-19 crisis, seconded by Ms. Voss. A VOTE was taken and the motion passed 9-1 (Kaufman). See the video of the discussion here: https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=3800 At 11:13PM Ms. Voss made a motion to suspend the rules to the extend the meeting time, seconded by Ms. Fallon. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. E. VOTE: To override Policy EEA (Transportation) and issue prorated transportation refunds: Business Administrator Ms. Lamica presented the override which is for third trimester only. F. VOTE: Prorated refund of Enrichment Program: Ms. Lamica presented the refund. G. VOTE: Prorated refund of Pre-K tuition: Ms. Lamica presented the refund. Ms. Voss made a motion to put forward all three permission, seconded by Ms. Fallon. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. View the discussion and vote here: https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=17520 H. VOTE: to refer District Equity Policy to Rules & Policy Subcommittee: Ms. Fallon presented the referral. Mr. Gold made a motion to refer the District Equity Policy to the Rules & Policy Subcommittee, seconded by Ms. Levi. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. View the discussion and vote here: https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=17640 I. Report: Flex Block / JLMC: Dr. Provost reported that the JLMC has successfully negotiated the flex block. J. VOTE: To authorize Superintendent to exceed $10,000.00 transfer restriction to close fiscal year books: Ms. Lamica presented the authorization. Ms. Fallon made a motion to authorize the Superintendent to exceed $10,000.00 transfer restriction to close fiscal year books, seconded by Ms. Voss. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. See the discussion and vote here: School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox MEETING OF THE NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, June 11, 2020 6:45PM – 9:30PM Minutes https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=17760 K. Business Administrators Report: Ms. Lamica presented the Business Administrator’s Report L. Personnel Report: Ms. Lamica presented the Personnel Report. See the reports here: https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=18030 M. Superintendent’s Report: Dr. Provost stated that in the interest of time he expects his report to appear in the Daily Hampshire Gazette and can be read there. https://youtu.be/UiyhB673NCQ?t=18090 V. Executive Session: Mr. Gold made a motion to Request to Enter Executive Session under Massachusetts General Law Open Meeting Chapter 30A Sec 21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares and Massachusetts General Law Open Meeting Chapter 30A Sec.21(a)(2) to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining session or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel, seconded by Ms. Fallon. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. VI. Future Business and Meeting Dates Rules & Policy Subcommittee, Wednesday, June 17th, 6:30PM, Online Zoom Meeting Superintendent Evaluation Subcommittee Meeting, Thursday, June 18, 2020, 10:00AM, Online Zoom Meeting Budget & Property Subcommittee Meeting, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 4:30PM, Online Zoom Meeting VII. Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 12:44AM from Executive Session. School Committee Clerk: Annie Thompson • (413) 587-1327 • anniethompson@northampton-k12.us The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Mayor David Narkewicz Ms. Dina Levi Ms. Laura Fallon Mr. Roni Gold Mr. Lonnie Kaufman, Ms. Rebecca Busansky Ms. Kaia Goleman Ms. Susan Voss Vice Chair Mr. Sean Condon Ms. Emily Serafy-Cox Minutes of July 9th Northampton School Committee Meeting The meeting was called to order at 6:51PM Roll Call: Present: Member Rebecca Busansky, Member. Sean Condon Member Laura Fallon, Member Roni Gold, Member Kaia Goleman, Member Lonnie Kaufman, Member Dina Levy, Member Emily Serafy-Cox, and Member Susan Voss. Also present: Superintendent Dr. John Provost, Business Administrator Ms. Camie Lamica, and Clerk Ms. Annie Thompson I. Public Comment Period 1.Linda Dell, NPS parent and epidemiologist has done research on the school re-opening data and stated that risk can’t be eliminated but can be mitigated and reduced. 2. Jose Adastra; Spoke in favor of remote learning. 3. Elizabeth Skelly teacher at NHS and NPS parent requested more information from the School Committee regarding hybrid learning and more professional development for educators. 4. Tadea Martin-Gonzalez, NHS Graduate spoke in favor of banning the SRO in the schools. 5. Devon Greyson, parent of 2020 NHS grad, urged the School Committee to pass resolution banning SRO 6. Annie Salsich, Bridge Street parent and member of REAL, spoke in favor of banning the use of an SRO in the schools. 7. Camille Cammack, parent of two black sons that attend NHS next year, spoke in favor of banning the use of an SRO in the schools. 8. Kate Fontaine chapter coordinator NASE spoke on behalf of the union stating that they understand people want answers. 9. BJ Hodges Plante and Mona Singler have students in NPS schools and spoke in favor of retaining the SRO in the schools, praising Officer Wallace for his kind, thoughtful, and exemplary service to their own children and in keeping the students of this district safe. 10: Suzanne Strauss NPS teacher and parent, expressed frustrations with the efficacy of remote teaching but felt that the district should not rush into in-person learning. 11. July Siebecker urged that any in-person learning plan goes by the CDC guidelines for social distancing and expressed support for both educator and caregiver training and support for remote and hybrid learning. 12.Timothy Sossa and Jill Johnson, NPS parents, expressed concern that there be enough remote learning options to protect adults and children who are immunocompromised. 13. Cherilyn Stader NHS alumnus, urged the School Committee to vote in favor of banning the use of an SRO in the schools 14. Bo Clark spoke in favor of banning the use of an SRO in the schools. 15. Noah Kassis, rising Senior at NHS, spoke in favor of banning the SRO from the schools. 16. Ace Tayloe, Northampton resident, spoke in favor of banning the SRO from the schools. 17> Gillian Love, spoke in favor of banning the SRO from the schools. 18. Ester Daube-Valois, graduate of NHS, spoke in favor of banning the SRO in the schools. View the public comments here: https://youtu.be/zqRbuuroT8U?list=PLvvoQNXtruYRAfGkUiVT0zi5ntJSyFeYH&t=226 II. Announcements Member. Fallon announced that, regarding the resolution related to COVID 19 expenses that was passed at the June 29th School Committee meeting, Senator Commerford and Representative Sabadosa joined with regional colleagues to send a letter of support of the resolution to Governor Baker and Commissioner of Education Riley. One hundred twenty-seven school committees including Northampton had signed the resolution. Ms. Fallon sent a letter of thanks to Representative Sabadosa and Senator Comerford on behalf of the School Committee thanking them for their advocacy. Ms. Fallon reminded the new school committee members of the Charting the Course requirement and that they can register on the MASC website for the virtual sessions that start July 27th. Ms. Fallon also reminded school committee members of the responsibility to do professional development. Panorama Education has been offering some fantastic free professional development for school committee members and educators. https://www.panoramaed.com/ Ms. Fallon announced that as a member of the Massachusetts Board of Directors and a member of the Federal Relations Network, she received an email today from the Chief Advocacy Officer, Chip Slaven for the National School Boards Association regarding President Trump and Secretary of Education DeVos statement demanding that schools reopen in the fall with 5 day week full time learning. Mr. Slaven stated that on its own the administration doesn’t have the power to cut spending designated for public schools that has been appropriated by Congress but they could theoretically try to put restrictions in place related to the COVID-19 emergency. Mr. Slaven reassured members that The National School Boards Association’s legal advocacy team are exploring all legal options and are following the situation closely View the announcements here: https://youtu.be/zqRbuuroT8U?list=PLvvoQNXtruYRAfGkUiVT0zi5ntJSyFeYH&t=3151 III. Recommended Actions A. (VOTE by Consent Agenda) 1) Approval of Minutes Member Fallon made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Member Levi. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. View the vote here: https://youtu.be/zqRbuuroT8U?list=PLvvoQNXtruYRAfGkUiVT0zi5ntJSyFeYH&t=3479 IV. Reports and Recommendations A. Report: Rules & Policy Subcommittee Laura Fallon Update: School Committee Handbook: Member Fallon gave the update on the School Committee Handbook. Update: Student Liaison Position: Member Fallon gave the update on the Student Liaison position. First Reading: BEDH (Public Participation at School Committee meetings): Member Fallon presented the first reading of the policy. Second Reading and VOTE: BEDB (Agenda Format): Member Fallon presented the second reading of the policy. After a discussion Member Fallon made a motion to approve the policy with amendments, seconded by Member Levi. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. Second reading and VOTE: BDB (School Committee Officers): Member Fallon presented the second reading of the policy. Member Fallon made a motion to approve the policy, seconded by Member Kaufman. A VOTE was taken and the motion was approved unanimously. View the Rules & Policy report here:
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