SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Regular Meeting May 6, 2013

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1 SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Regular Meeting May 6, 2013 A. The Regular Meeting of Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District Committee held in the Board Room at Muggett Hill Road, Charlton, MA was called to order at 7:00pm. Robert A. Wilby, Chairman, presided The following members were present: Donald H. Erickson, Auburn Jack Haroian, Auburn Clarence A. Bachand, Charlton Olaf R. Garcia, Charlton Alfred C. Reich, Dudley Timothy M. Schur, Dudley James N. Caldwell, North Brookfield Donald J. Gillette, North Brookfield Dr. Rene J. Hamel, Oxford Peter M. Schur, Paxton Robert Mowatt, Rutland Michael D. Langevin, Southbridge Helen I. Lenti, Southbridge Kenneth R. Wheeler, Spencer Robert L. Zukowski, Spencer Alfred E. Beland, Webster Thomas V. Mroczek, Webster Absent: Benjamin J. LaMountain, Oxford Michael S. Pantos, Rutland Also present: Clifford C. Cloutier, Principal Linda Dani, Evening School Director W. Sue Foskett, Recording Secretary Christopher Hawes, Student Advisory Committee John A. Lafleche, Superintendent-Director Holly Lafrance, Nursing Director Monty Tech Deb Laplaca, Worcester Telegram & Gazette Beverly Pacas, COE Evaluator Lee Tansock, COE Team Leader Donald Montville, Vocational Director Veronica Ziemba, Practical Nursing Director B.1.a. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2 B.1.b. FIRE DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS NOTICE OF PROPER EXITS Mr. Lafleche reminded everyone where the proper exits were per Fire Department Regulations. B.1.c. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A MOTION was made by Olaf Garcia that we vote to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of April 1, Seconded by Donald Erickson B.1.d. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS The Warrants were circulated for members to sign. B.1.e. CORRESPONDENCE 1. Helen Lenti shared a thank you letter with the Committee from Warren & Shiela Barter from Auburn for the work that was done by Automotive Collision and Repair. 2. Mrs. Lenti also shared a By-Laws book with the committee that was printed by the Graphic Communications department for the St. Rita Society, thanking them for a job well done. B.1.f. STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Christopher Hawes, a Senior in Health Assisting, was present at tonight s meeting. Christopher updated the committee on a few functions that recently took place at Bay Path including the National Honor Society Induction program which has 203 members with 23 new inductees; the Student Council recently wrote teacher appreciation cards for National Teacher s Day/Teacher Appreciation week; he stated that the Bay Path Yearbooks were selling very fast this year; the Junior and Senior proms are fast approaching with the Junior Prom being held this Friday at Pleasant Valley Country Club and the Senior Prom to be held June 17 th at Mechanics Hall in Worcester. OLD BUSINESS B.2.a SCHOOL CALENDAR REVISION as recommended by the Superintendent-Director and the Principal, A MOTION was made by Clarence A. Bachand that the School Committee vote to change the eighth grade tour date on the school calendar from October 11 th to October 22 nd and the ½ day for the Prom moved to Friday, May 16 th. Seconded by Dr. Rene J. Hamel NEW BUSINESS B.3.a. SPEAKER (COE) COUNCIL ON OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE Lee Tansock, the COE Team Leader from Utah, gave a brief background of herself and her credentials. She addressed the Committee stating that she was here to evaluate the Practical Nursing and after school Cosmetology programs for accreditation and that she will prepare her report for the Commission. Beverly Pacas, from Baton Rouge Louisiana, gave a brief background of herself and [2]

3 stated that she has been with COE since 1991 and that she performs 2-3 evaluations each year. She was excited to be in Massachusetts as she is a History buff and would like to visit many historical sites. Mr. Lafleche introduced others involved in the COE process including Holly Lafrance, the Practical Nursing Director from Monty Tech, who has been very helpful assisting with questions concerning our Nursing program; Linda Dani, the Evening School Director; and Veronica Ziemba the Practical Nursing Director. B.3.b. SCHOOL CHOICE as recommended by the Superintendent-Director, A MOTION was made by Olaf Garcia that the School Committee vote not to participate in the School Choice program for the school year. Seconded by Michael Langevin B.3.c. TRANSFER OF FUNDS as recommended by the Superintendent-Director and the School Business Manager, A MOTION was made by Olaf Garcia that the School Committee vote to transfer $23,314 from and to the accounts listed on Mr. Iacobucci s spreadsheet. Seconded by Donald Erickson B.3.d. ACCEPTANCE OF CASH DONATIONS as recommended by the Superintendent- Director, the Vocational Director and the School Business Manager, A MOTION was made by Olaf Garcia that the School Committee vote to accept cash donations totaling $2,425, to be placed in account #5113, Robotics. Seconded by Donald Erickson B.3.e. APPROVAL OF MISSION STATEMENT as recommended by the Superintendent- Director and the Policy Subcommittee, A MOTION was made by Olaf Garcia that the School Committee vote to approve the Mission Statement without revisions as submitted. Seconded by Robert Mowatt B.3.f. APPROVAL OF SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY as recommended by the Superintendent- Director and the Policy Subcommittee, A MOTION was made by Clarence A. Bachand that the School Committee vote to approve the school s Philosophy without revisions as submitted. Seconded by Michael Langevin B.3.g. APPROVAL OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES ALLOCATION GRANT/SUMMER PROGRAM, FUND CODE 625 as recommended by the Superintendent-Director and the Curriculum Coordinator/Data Analyst, [3]

4 A MOTION was made by Michael Langevin that the School Committee vote to approve the Academic Support Services Allocation Grant/Summer Program, Fund Code 625, in the amount of $19,900, as submitted. Seconded by Olaf Garcia After some discussion on what Adventure Math is, B.3.h. PERMISSION TO ATTEND SUMMER CHEER CAMP as recommended by the Superintendent-Director and the Principal, A MOTION was made by Clarence A. Bachand that the School Committee vote to allow the Cheerleaders to attend a Summer Cheer Camp, in Queensbury, New York, from July 10 through July 13, 2013, with all costs for the camp and transportation to be paid from fundraisers and the individual students. Seconded by Dr. Rene J. Hamel After a question was answered, B.3.i. APPROVAL OF OUT OF STATE FIELD TRIPS Culinary Arts as recommended by the Superintendent-Director and the Vocational Director, A MOTION was made by Michael Langevin that the School Committee vote to approve two out of state field trips for the freshmen and junior students to visit the Fire & Ice Restaurant in Providence, RI, on June 3 & 10, 2013, with the cost of each trip and the student lunches to be paid using money from the Culinary Arts tip account. Seconded by Olaf Garcia B.3.j. APPROVAL OF 2013 FORD/AAA AUTO SKILLS COMPETITION as recommended by the Superintendent-Director and the Vocational Director, A MOTION was made by Olaf Garcia that the School Committee vote to grant permission for two Automotive Technology students to participate in the 2013 Ford/AAA Auto Skills Competition, being held May 7 and 8, 2013, at Universal Technical Institute (UTI) in Norwood, MA, including a one night hotel reservation, to be accompanied by their Instructor, Mr. Donais. Seconded by Michael Langevin B.3.k. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK JOB DESCRIPTION as recommended by the Negotiation Subcommittee, the Superintendent-Director and the School Business Manager, A MOTION was made by Donald Erickson that the School Committee vote to approve the Accounts Payable Clerk s job description as submitted. Seconded by Michael Langevin [4]

5 C.1. C.2. REPORT FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT DIRECTOR The Superintendent- Director submitted his report in writing to the committee. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS A. AUDIT SUBCOMMITTEE No Report B. BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE John Lafleche informed the Committee that Dean Iacobucci was in Paxton tonight as next year s budget is on the agenda for a vote. He wanted them to be aware that the House Budget differs from the Governor s Budget and there may be some changes in the assessments in the future. C. BUILDING SUBCOMMITTEE No Report D. NEGOTIATION SUBCOMMITTEE The subcommittee recently met and some of the items are being addressed at tonight s Regular School Committee meeting and Executive Session. E. POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE The Mission Statement and School Philosophy were on tonight s agenda. F. SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE FOR SWCRVSD The Chairman of this subcommittee, Mr. Zukowski, stated that the next Building Committee meeting is scheduled for May 29 th at 6:00pm in the School Committee Board Room and the Groundbreaking Ceremony will be held on Wed. June 5 th at 9:00am. John Lafleche stated that they recently met with KBA and Consigli Construction and 90% of the phasing schedule has been completed and will be discussed at the meeting on the 29 th. Construction will begin in the front of the building after the groundbreaking which will take approximately 12 months to complete along with the addition to the CP area. G. WARRANT SUBCOMMITTEE No Report, warranted circulated among members. D.1. D.2. MEETING DATES A Regular School Committee Meeting will be held on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 7:00pm in the School Committee Board Room. TOPICS FOR FUTURE AGENDA If you have any items to add to the agenda or discuss at the next meeting, please see Mr. Wilby or Mr. Lafleche. E. REMARKS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT-DIRECTOR 1. The MASC Legislative Advocacy Day will be held on Tuesday, May 21 st at the State House in Boston. This event will take the place of the Day on the Hill but will be on a smaller scale with no lunch. If anyone is interested they should let the superintendent s office know as soon as possible so that transportation can be arranged. Mr. Lafleche will not be attending as he will be at Norfolk Aggie with Tim Schur and Donald Montville for an informational meeting with Representative Anne Gobi. 2. The annual town meetings have begun and our budget is being addressed by the towns. Mr. Lafleche explained the possible changes to the towns assessments for the budget. 3. The Education Foundation s Annual Golf Tournament is Saturday, May 18 th if anyone is still interested in playing. [5]

6 4. Thursday, May 9 th at 9:30am, Bay Path will be hosting the Massachusetts Trowel Trades Competition at Bay Path. Bay Path will provide lunches for all competitors and guests. All school committee members are welcome to attend. 5. Senior Awards night will be Thursday May 30 th at 7:00pm at Bay Path. 6. Graduation is Friday, May 31 st at 7:00pm at the DCU Center. All school committee members are welcome to attend. 7. Al Beland asked if Mr. Lafleche was going to mention the scheduled Memorial Day Ceremony. Mr. Lafleche thanked Mr. Beland and stated that on May 22 nd at 9:30am we would be having a Memorial Day & Remembrance Ceremony at Bay Path. Mr. Beland and the Dudley/Webster Veterans will be in attendance at the ceremony. Mr. Lafleche thanked Mr. Beland for his assistance. We will also be remembering two of our colleagues, Mr. Edwin Stalec a former member of our school committee and Mr. Michael Vessella one of our Automotive Instructors. Family members have been invited to attend and there will be coffee and pastry served in the Hilltop Restaurant after the ceremony. 8. We are in the process of redesigning the water supply system which will cost the district approximately $250,000 as the town of Charlton and Southbridge have not reached an agreement about the municipal water system. A MOTION was made by Michael Langevin for the Superintendent to draft a letter to the towns of Southbridge and Charlton requesting they reconvene to discuss the municipal water issue further to hopefully come to some resolution. Seconded by Olaf Garcia Mr. Lafleche will draft a letter from the district and the chairman of the Building Committee for the SWCRVSD (Robert Zukowski) to the towns of Charlton and Southbridge. Mr. Schur asked if the superintendent would be calling the Dudley/Charlton Superintendent, Sean Gilrein, to let him know that the district will be sending this letter as the Charlton Middle School and Charlton Heritage School, would be affected by this issue. The Superintendent agreed to call Mr. Gilrein before drafting the letter to the towns. F.1. QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Deb Laplaca thanked the committee and superintendent for inviting her to the COE dinner. F.2. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE 1. Mr. Mroczek asked Mr. Lafleche to clarify the language concerning the possible changes in the budget, as they were very confusing as written in his superintendent s report. Mr. Lafleche proceeded to explain the process and the expected outcome. 2. Mr. Wilby commented on the tremendous success that our students had at the State SkillsUSA competition with 30 medals including 19 gold. School Committee members are invited to attend Nationals in Kansas City, MO in June. 3. Donald Erickson added that this was the first time any student had scored a perfect score of 100 at the Electrical competition. 4. Dr. Hamel said that the Board of Selectmen in Oxford recently went to all IPADS for their last meeting. (IPADS were given to all Bay Path school committee members tonight who would like to go paperless at the meetings) [6]

7 5. Al Beland announced that as of right now he was officially voted in as a school committee member for another 3 year term. 6. Helen Lenti was excited about the recent Health Assisting CNA Pinning and the Art Show at the Southbridge Conference Center. 7. Jack Haroian asked if we still conducted the safe prom mock disaster and if the car was placed at the bottom of the hill. Mr. Cloutier stated that Bay Path was having this event this year and that the car would be placed at the bottom of the hill as a reminder for safe driving the night of Prom. G.1. EXECUTIVE SESSION CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS as recommended by the Superintendent-Director and the School Committee Chairman, A MOTION was made by Clarence A. Bachand that we vote to move to go into Executive Session to conduct contract negotiations with union or nonunion personnel and to return to the regular school committee for adjournment only. Seconded by Olaf Garcia VOTED: by ROLL CALL VOTE Yes No Abstain Absent Clarence A. Bachand 5.95 Alfred E. Beland 6.35 James N. Caldwell 2.05 Donald H. Erickson 7.10 Olaf R. Garcia 5.95 Donald J. Gillette 2.05 Dr. Rene J. Hamel 5.70 Jack Haroian 7.10 Benjamin J. LaMountain 5.70 Michael D. Langevin 7.00 Helen I. Lenti 7.00 Robert K. Mowatt 4.00 Thomas Mroczek 6.35 Michael S. Pantos 4.00 Alfred C. Reich 4.75 Peter M. Schur 2.20 Timothy M. Schur 4.75 Kenneth R. Wheeler 4.90 Robert A. Wilby 2.20 Robert L. Zukowski Motion carries with a total weighted vote of 90.30%. A MOTION was made by Benjamin LaMountain that we vote to adjourn the Executive Session and return to the Regular School Committee Meeting for adjournment only. Seconded by Michael Pantos [7]

8 VOTED: by ROLL CALL VOTE Yes No Abstain Absent Clarence A. Bachand 5.95 Alfred E. Beland 6.35 James N. Caldwell 2.05 Donald H. Erickson 7.10 Olaf R. Garcia 5.95 Donald J. Gillette 2.05 Dr. Rene J. Hamel 5.70 Jack Haroian 7.10 Benjamin J. LaMountain 5.70 Michael D. Langevin 7.00 Helen I. Lenti 7.00 Robert K. Mowatt 4.00 Thomas Mroczek 6.35 Michael S. Pantos 4.00 Alfred C. Reich 4.75 Peter M. Schur 2.20 Timothy M. Schur 4.75 Kenneth R. Wheeler 4.90 Robert A. Wilby 2.20 Robert L. Zukowski Motion carries with a total weighted vote of 90.30%. H. ADJOURNMENT - A MOTION was made by Michael Langevin that we vote to adjourn the Regular Meeting of May 6, Seconded by Donald Erickson The meeting adjourned at 8:17pm Helen I. Lenti, Secretary [8]