Nashoba Valley Technical School District

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1 Nashoba Valley Technical School District 100 Littleton Road, Westford, MA Phone Fax MEETING NOTICE Meeting location: 100 Littleton Road, Westford, MA DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA September 8, :30 PM September 3, 2015 MEMORANDUM To: District School Committee From: Judith L. Klimkiewicz, Ed.D. Subject: School Committee Meeting of September 8, 2015 School Committee Meetings are recorded for accuracy. I. Call to Order & Pledge Allegiance II. Roll Call III. Recognitions & Achievements New Teachers IV. Public Comments on the Agenda V. Student Representative Report VI. ACTION ITEMS 1. Minutes of Regular School Committee Meeting of August 11, 2015 Attachment 1 Recommendation: Move to approve the Minutes of August 11, MSBA Roof Project Applications #6, 7, 8 for Payment, totaling $55, Attachment 2 Recommendation: Move to approve MSBA Roof Project Applications #6, 7, 8 for Payment, totaling $55,866.31, approved by Equipment & Facilities and Budget & Finance

2 3. Authorize Superintendent to sign F.D. Rocha & Co. contract in the amount $2,685 for painting of Greenhouse Recommendation: Move to authorize Superintendent to sign F.D. Rocha & Co. contract in the amount $2,685 for painting of Greenhouse, approved by Equipment & Facilities and Budget & Finance Attachment 3 4. Authorize Superintendent to sign Express Sign proposal for internal and external building signage Recommendation: Move to authorize Superintendent to sign Express Sign proposal for internal and external building signage, approved by Equipment & Facilities and Budget & Finance 5. Authorize Superintendent to sign U.S. Pavement Services, Inc. contract in the amount of $6,800 for parking lot repairs and line repainting Recommendation: Move to authorize Superintendent to sign U.S. Pavement Services, Inc. contract in the amount of $6,800 for parking lot repairs and line repainting, approved by Equipment & Facilities and Budget & Finance Attachment 4 Attachment 5 6. Authorize Superintendent to sign JHS Landscape Construction contract in the amount of $8,170 for final phase of landscaping surrounding athletic fields Recommendation: Move to authorize Superintendent to sign JHS Landscape Construction contract in the amount of $8,170 for final phase of landscaping surrounding athletic fields, approved by Equipment & Facilities and Budget & Finance Attachment 6 7. Disposal of Surplus Equipment Attachment 7 Recommendation: Move to approve Disposal of Surplus Equipment as recommended by Equipment & Facilities and Budget & Finance 8. Refunding of Bonds for 2005 Building Project Attachment 8 Recommendation: Move to approve refunding of Bonds for 2005 Building Project as recommended by Budget & Finance Subcommittee VOTE OF THE DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE I, the District Secretary of the Nashoba Valley Technical High School District, Massachusetts (the District ), certify that at a meeting of the District held September 8, 2015, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: Voted: that the sale of the $3,405,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds of the District dated September 15, 2015 (the Bonds ), to Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. at the price of $3,583, and accrued interest, if any, is hereby approved and confirmed. The Bonds shall be

3 payable on August 15 of the years and in the principal amounts and bear interest at the respective rates, as follows: Year Amount Interest Rate Year Amount Interest Rate 2016 $370, % 2021 $335, % , , , , , , , , Further Voted: that in connection with the marketing and sale of the Bonds, the preparation and distribution of a Notice of Sale and Preliminary Official Statement dated August 26, 2015, and a final Official Statement dated September 2, 2015 (the Official Statement ), each in such form as may be approved by the District Treasurer, be and hereby are ratified, confirmed, approved and adopted. Further Voted: to authorize the execution and delivery of a Refunding Escrow Agreement to be dated September 15, 2015, between the District and U.S. Bank National Association as Refunding Escrow Agent and Paying Agent. Further Voted: that the District Treasurer and the Chairperson of the District School Committee be, and hereby are, authorized to execute and deliver a continuing disclosure undertaking in compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-12 in such form as may be approved by bond counsel to the District, which undertaking shall be incorporated by reference in the Bonds for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds from time to time. Further Voted: that we authorize and direct the District Treasurer to establish post-issuance federal tax compliance procedures in such form as the District Treasurer and bond counsel deem sufficient, or if such procedures are currently in place, to review and update said procedures, in order to monitor and maintain the tax-exempt status of the Bonds. Further Voted: that each member of the District School Committee, the District Secretary and the District Treasurer be, and hereby are, authorized to take any and all such actions, and execute and deliver such certificates, receipts or other documents as may be determined by them, or any of them, to be necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of the foregoing votes. I further certify that the votes were taken at a meeting open to the public, that no vote was taken by secret ballot, that a notice stating the place, date, time and agenda for the meeting (which agenda included the adoption of the above votes) was filed with the Town Clerks of each of the member towns of Ayer, Chelmsford, Groton, Littleton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend and Westford, Massachusetts (collectively, the Town Clerks ) and a copy thereof posted in a manner conspicuously visible to the public at all hours in or on the municipal buildings in which the offices of the Town

4 Clerks and the District Secretary are located, or in accordance with an approved alternative method of notice prescribed or approved by the Massachusetts Attorney General as set forth in 940 CMR 29.03(4), at least 48 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting, that no deliberations or decision in connection with the sale of the Bonds were taken in executive session, all in accordance with G.L. c.30a, 18-25, as amended. Dated: September 8, 2015 District Secretary AM Draft District Improvement Plan Annual Theme: Celebrating Technology Through Applied Arts and Sciences Recommendation: Move to approve the Draft District Improvement Plan Annual Theme: Celebrating Technology Through Applied Arts and Sciences Attachment Updated School Calendar with scheduled Department/Committee meetings Attachment 10 Recommendation: Move to approve Updated School Calendar with scheduled Department/Committee meetings VII. REPORTS A. Principal s Report 1. Opening of School Attachment Parent Night Wednesday October 7, 2015 Attachment Constitution Day Thursday September 17, 2015 Attachment Community Service Projects Attachment Advisory Committee Update Attachment Textbook Distribution Attachment Standardized Testing Dates Attachment Cooperative Placement Update Attachment Admissions Update Attachment 19 B. Superintendent s Report 1. Moody s Rating Update Attachment 20

5 2. Open House Sunday November 1, FY16 Budget Update Attachment Over $5,000 Attachment MASC Legislative Alert Attachment Recruitment and Admissions Calendar Attachment Community Events Update Attachment School Committee appointment letter, Emmanuel Manolopoulos Attachment Thank you from Ron Deschenes Attachment Articles Attachment 28 C. Treasurer Attachment 29 D. Chairman s Report E. Subcommittee Reports Curriculum Attachment 30 Equipment and Facilities Attachment 31 Budget and Finance Attachment 32 Marketing Attachment 33 VIII. IX. Continuing Items Other X. Adjournment