Southbridge School Committee Meeting - May 22, 2012
Channel: Amelia Peloquin
Date: 23/05/2012

SOUTHBRIDGE SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
LOCATION: Robert G. MacKinnon Council Chambers
DATE: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
TIME: 7:00 PM
A G E N D A

I. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Public Input

III. Meeting Called to Order

IV. Roll Call
V. Consent Items
A. Warrant #41 in the amount of $55,691.41

VI. Approval of Minutes
1. Regular School Committee-April 24, 2012
2. Regular School Committee-May 8, 2012

VII. Reports
1. Representative of the Student Advisory Committee
1. Ms. Helena Benoit

VIII. Presentations

IX. Report of the Superintendent

X. Report of Business Manager

XI. School Committee Actions
A. Moved that the Southbridge School Committee adopt the School Meal
prices as proposed by the School Business Manager for the 2012-2013
School Year.
B. Moved that the Southbridge School Committee authorizes the District to
sponsor the Summer Meals Program for the Town of Southbridge for the
summer of 2012.
C. Moved that the Southbridge School Committee authorize the School
Business Manager to enter into a three year contract for the purposes of
providing regular education school bus transportation, special education
school bus transportation, activities and athletics transportation, and
private school transportation as is required by state law and local policy
for the fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015. Further said contract shall not
exceed an estimated value of $6,791,391 for the three year period except
as impacted if at all, by special education transportation not identified in
the contract specification by the fuel escalation clause, if triggered, or by
limited number of District buses assuming special education, field trip, or
athletic transportation responsibilities.
D. Vote to change the previously scheduled School Committee meeting on
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. to a new date of Monday, June 25,
2012 at 7:00 p.m.
E. Vote to approve the 2012-2013 School Calendar.

XII. Unfinished Business
A. Attorney Kim Rozak-review of complaint filed by citizen and response to
same
B. District Reconfiguration-Updated progress
C. Ad-hoc committee update-Maintenance Department
D. Accelerated Improvement Plan

XIII. New Business
A. The next regular School Committee meeting will be held on June 12, 2012,
Council Chambers.

XIV. School Committee Reports -- FY'12
A. Curriculum Subcommittee
B. Policy Subcommittee
C. Budget, Facilities and Transportation Subcommittee
D. Collective Bargaining Subcommittee

XV. Executive Session
A. Vote to go into executive session to:
1. Discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining for
union and nonunion personnel or litigation to the extent that an open
meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigation
position of the governmental body pursuant to Chapter 30A, Section 21,
Part 3.
B. Roll Call
C. Vote to conclude executive session and return to open session
D. Roll Call

XVI. Open Session
A. Adjournment