Minutes - Wayland School Committee
Regular Session January 24, 2011
A Regular Session of the Wayland School
Committee was held on Monday, January 24, 2011 at 7:00 P.M. in the
School Committee Room of the Wayland Town Building.
Present were:
Dr. Louis Jurist, Chair
Mrs. Barb Fletcher, Vice Chair
Dr. Malcolm Astley
Ms. Beth Butler
Dr. Shawn Kinney
Also:
Dr. Gary A. Burton
Superintendent of Schools
Mr. Brad J. Crozier
Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Geoffrey S. MacDonald
Business Administrator
Dr. Marlene M. Dodyk
Director of Student Services
Chair Louis Jurist convened the regular meeting at 7:05 P.M.
1. Comments and Written Statements from the Public:
There were no public comments.
2. Acceptance of Gifts:
Upon a motion duly made by Ms. Butler, seconded by Mrs. Fletcher, the School Committee voted unanimously
(5-0) to accept the following gifts to the WHS Sailing Team with gratitude:
• $1,000 gift from the Case family, Portland, CT
• $500 gift from the Falvey family, Wayland, MA
• $250 gift from the Yun family, Wayland, MA
• $250 gift from the Barber family, Wayland, MA
• $250 gift from the LaCava family, Wayland, MA
3. Budget Discussion:
The School Committee discussed the budget, specifically regarding
the FY12 Capital request and the accountant position recommended by the
School Business Administrator.
4. Joint Meeting with the Finance Committee:
• The School Committee presented its recommended operating budget for FY12 to the FinCom and answered questions.
• The FinCom indicated that they plan to present the FY12 Operating and Capital Budgets to the public on February 7, 2011.
5. Superintendent Search:
• The School Committee reviewed each of the three finalist
candidates for the position of Superintendent of Schools, focusing on
their strengths.
• The School Committee discussed the need for a site visit for
any of the three candidates and agreed that site visits would not take
place.
Upon a motion duly made by Dr. Astley, seconded by Ms. Butler,
the School Committee voted (4-1) to enter into negotiations with Dr.
Paul Stein. Dr. Kinney indicated his preference for Dr. Jonathan
Landman.
• The School Committee agreed that Dr. Jurist and Ms. Butler would work with legal counsel to draft a contract.
6. Comments from the Public:
Betsy Brigham asked what the view of the administrators and
teachers were with regard to the three candidates. The School
Committee indicated the administrators’ preference was for Dr. Stein and
the teachers were basically split between Dr. Stein and Dr. Landman.
7. Executive Session:
Upon a motion duly made by Mrs. Fletcher, seconded by Dr. Kinney,
the School Committee voted unanimously (5-0) to convene in Executive
Session at 10:00 P.M. to discuss matters pertaining to Negotiations
relative to the Superintendent’s contract, as set forth in Section 23B
of G.L. Ch. 39. The School Committee agreed that discussion regarding
Superintendent negotiations would be in Executive Session, as conducting
these discussions in open session will have a detrimental effect on
the School Committee’s negotiating position.
The Chair announced that they would reconvene
in Regular Session for adjournment purposes only. A roll call vote was
taken as follows:
Roll Call
Dr. Louis M. Jurist, Chair
Mrs. Barb Fletcher, Vice Chair
Dr. Malcolm Astley
|
Yes
X
X
X
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No
|
Ms. Beth Butler
Dr. Shawn Kinney
|
X
X
|
|
8. Adjournment:
Upon a motion duly made by Mrs. Fletcher, seconded by Dr.
Kinney, the Committee voted unanimously (5-0) to adjourn the Regular
Session at 10:44 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary A. Burton, Clerk
Wayland School Committee
Observers:
Carole LaMond, Wayland Town Crier
Heather Pineault, Wayland
Bethann Monahan, Wayland Middle School
Nancy Funkhouser, Happy Hollow PTO
Tracy Scheidemantel, Wayland
Corresponding Documentation:
1. Donor List to the WHS Sailing Team