all vote cuz you're not here. We can't do just a voice vote. So, um we'll uh Okay. I I'm I'm going to open the meeting and then um I'm going to run the election for chair and then
uh whoever is elected chair at that point will take over the meeting from there to run the rest of it. And you you got the agenda beforehand? I did. Yes. Thank you. Okay. Well, that's all Judy's doing. Um, we're ready. You're ready. All right,
Laura, for the live streaming and everything. Live stream is um on. Okay, number one. All right, then we'll call the meeting of the Bridgewater Rainham School Committee to order at 7:00 by the clock on the wall. Um, we're here for a
reorganization meeting. We're streaming live on YouTube. Uh, Mr. Gutro, one of our newest members, is unable to be here in person. he is participating via Google Meet and so therefore all of the votes will be uh by roll call and um and
we'll go from there. So we can just rise and pledge allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and
justice for all. Thank you. All right. So, we'll get on to the main item of the agenda. I do want to thank all my colleagues and the two who left us for the opportunity to serve as your chair for the last year.
Um, it's been it's been very um enlightening and I think we've done a great job together to move to try to move the district forward and uh let's keep that momentum going. So, uh, therefore, the first, uh, item on the
reorganization is motions, uh, to nominate a chairperson, Miss Davenport. I nominate Rachel King. Miss Davenport's nominated Miss King. Is there a second? Second. Second by Miss Conrad Lrento.
Uh, any further nominations? Remember, now it has to be a Rainham member because that's the way our rules go. So we've got Miss Davenport, Ms. What? She just nominated Miss Kings. I think that we've got Miss Conrad Larento and we've
got Mr. Gutra. So were there any other nominations from Rainham for the chair? Nominate. Nominate Miss Mainville nominates Miss Davenport. Is there a second on that one? Second. Second by Miss Mr. Lo. Okay. Uh we'll have some
discussion. Miss Davenport, since you've made the first mo motion, I'll let you go and then I'll let Miss um Mville go. Yeah. So, I just want to clear up any like I know I've talked to people under the impression that like I thought I was going to be chair because Rachel didn't
think she was going to have the capacity. Um I did speak with her though and um she wants to take it on. So, I mean, I was doing it because I was next man up and since she wants to, I'm definitely supportive of her doing. So,
so that that was I just kind of wanted to clear the because I talked to all you guys about, you know, who wanted to do what and I was just prepping, but I've talked to Rachel since then. So, Miss Mayo, who would you like to talk about your nomination?
Oh, I'm just um I I I like the idea of someone new. the fact that you were a vice chair um for this last year and and being um part of the conversations, I thought it would make sense that you
would be um chair just to kind of have some diversity in perspectives and and having you the fact that you're new, but did the vice chair role I thought would be a good Miss Conrad Labberto you seconded Miss King so I'll turn it to
you. Um I what I would say I think having been chair um when I was younger um there's a lot of learning um that has to happen and I think especially given some of the um
challenges that we're facing um I think having someone that's got some experience in history will really benefit us. I think chess would have been great, but I think given some of the pieces of where we're dealing with, someone with um that history and experience and knowledge of the school
committee um would will really benefit us. Mr. Lo, I mean, you don't want to do it. Yeah. I mean, you know, it's fair. It's fair. I mean, it's fair. Do you do not want to do it? So, Rachel wants to Yeah.
So I I that's why I nominated Rachel. So So you do not want to do it? No, I'm good. I'm good. I'll help in any capacity I can, but like Laura said, like I am still relatively new and Rachel's definitely has more experience
and the budget. Not a lot, but Miss Davenport, Miss Davenport spoken quite a bit. Miss King, would you like to say anything? Um, yes. Thank you so much. Um Jess and I did speak and I know we had an earlier conversation. Um I have a new
job which takes a lot of time. It's not as flexible so that was why. Um but we did talk and especially with everything going on budget wise it's going to be all budget all the time at least for the next year whether the override passes or
not. Um, so I feel like it's it really should be someone that's been um part of the budget cycle, part of the budget chair. It was all going to be the majority of the So that was my thinking on that. Um, and I have been chair before. Um, and I Jess has done amazing
this past year and really jumped in with everything. Um, but I also I'm concerned about her being the brunt of everything if she doesn't know everything. That's not a great Okay. Mr. Gutro, would you like to speak on this at all? Uh, I do not wish to
speak on this at all. Okay, Miss Thomas. Okay. Um, then I will uh call the role. Um, we do have two nomin two names and nominations, so you can vote for either one. Um, and so when I call your name,
please uh signify by either saying Rachel or Jess so that we know and Miss McDougall can record it appropriately. Um, so Miss Davenport, Rachel, Mr. Gutra, Rachel,
Miss King, Rachel, Mrs. Miss Conrad Labberto Rachel Miss Thomas Rachel Miss Lo Rachel Miss Mel Rachel uh the chair votes for uh Rachel as well so that would be nine to nothing.
Congratulations Mrs. King. Welcome back. Meet the moon boss. Same as the old boss and uh you take the meeting from here. We're eight or eight unless there's someone here. Um thank you eight. Sorry. I watched the
town council last night. Um, thank you very much, Mr. For being chair last year. There's was a lot going on, especially with the budget. Um, and there will continue to be. So, thank you so much to you and just the last year. I
know we all appreciate the work that you guys have been doing and the constant telephone calls and emails and meetings. Um, so I will take nominations for a vice chair. I nominate Mr. Lo. I second.
Do we have any other nominations? Seeing none, this will be a roll call. Mr. Lo. Um, okay. For vice chair, Mrs. King. Hi, Mrs. Conrad. Mrs. Conrad Labor. Oh,
sorry, Laura. No, I Mrs. Bell. Hi, Miss Thomas. Hi, Miss Davenport. Hi, Mr. Lo. Hi, Mr. Gu. I Mr. Fitzgib.
That's all in favor. Congratulations. You will be more my constant phone call. Um, I will now take nominations for Secretary Clerk. I nominate Miss Thomas.
I'll second that. Do we have any other nominations for Secretary? Judy, Secretary Clerk, they read minutes, sign them. Correct. Correct. Correct. There's not a hard job. There is there is a a small piece of banking
that you just verify the account, but it's standard. So, that's about it. Thank you. I didn't want to throw it to you like what did I put? And this will be a roll call. All righty. Mrs. Conrad Labrento. Hi. Mrs.
Mayville. Hi. Miss Thomas. Hi. Mrs. King. Hi. Mrs. Davenport. Hi. Mr. Lo. Hi. Mr. Glutro. I. Mr. Fitzgib. I. All in favor? I. That was Oh, yeah. She said it was
all Sorry. All right. Um, next we'll go on to appointments and motions to appoint things. Um, first is co-signer of checks. Um, generally this is the chair
and vice chair. Um, Mr. Lo cannot sign every check. There is a conflict on certain things. Um, so we will I will entertain a motion to approve the chair, myself and Mr. Gibbons as cosigner of checks for the ensuing year. So moved.
Second. Okay. This will be a roll call. Oh, I'm sorry. Did you second? Yes. Yeah. Sorry. Um, so we have a motion and a second by Mrs. Conra. Um, this will be a roll
call. Mrs. Conrad Labberto. Hi. Mrs. Mville. Hi. Miss Thomas. Hi. Mrs. King. Hi, Mrs. Davenport. Hi, Mr. Lo. Hi, Mr. Goodro. I Mr. Fitzgibbons. Hi. Motion carries.
I don't want to confuse you again. Um, the next one will be the Masc delegate. Um, the MC school delegate attends the November um, MASC MASS joint conference as the district's representative. The delegate attends
panel discussions and votes on resolutions. The position must be voted on by the school committee. Um I have done this in the past several years. I love attending this. Um I would like to have myself voted in. Um but if anyone
else is interested, we can also name an alternate as well. Anyone that we can go to some of them, right? Yeah, you can go through the itself, but we to have a delegate named in advance and for some reason I can't be um if anyone is
interested in that, let me know. Um so is there a motion to appoint you? So I would like to do it as a just one motion entertain a motion to nominate myself and someone else. Is anyone else interested?
Always somebody else wants to Mr. Lo. I already Okay. Well, then then let's make Mr. Load because he's already there. He has to assembly if I couldn't be there. Are you there and voting at the
assembly? I am in I'm in the capacity a superintendent. So, you're not there to vote as a member. Okay. So, Mr. Fitzg's alternate. I'm fine with it unless someone else wants it.
And the motion is made by Okay. Um so I'll entertain a motion to nominate myself and Mr. Fitzgi myself as the delegate and Mr. Fitzgiven as the alternate um as the Bridgewater Rain Regional School District MASC delegates. So moved. Second.
So motion by Laura, second by Mr. Lo. Um this will be a roll call vote. Mrs. Conra Conrad Lberto. Hi, Mrs. Mainville. Hi, Miss Thomas. Hi, Miss King. Hi, Mrs. Davenport. Hi, Mr. Lo.
Hi, Mr. Gothro. I Mr. Fitzgibvens. I motion carries. Um, next um will be to appoint the school committee's recording secretary. I will entertain a motion to reappoint Mrs. Judith McDougall as the school
committee reporting secretary for the ensuing year. Second by or as we call her the boss, Mrs. Conrad. Hi, Mrs. Mayville. Hi, Miss Thomas. Hi, Mrs. King. Hi, Mrs.
Davenport. Hi, Mr. Lo. Hi, Mr. Gothro. Hi, Mr. Fitzgibbons. Hi, Motion carries. Thank you. Um, next is our um, legal council. I will entertain a motion to reappoint attorney Joseph A. Emerson
Junior as the Bridgewater Regional School District's labor attorney for the MC. So moved. Motion by Mrs. Conrad, second by Mrs. Conrad Labto. Is it open for discussion? Oh, I'm so sorry.
So, I haven't received any resume, performance review, anything about the the this um nomination. We've worked with Judy. We know Judy. I I correspond with her all the time, so I understand her work. But with this new position, I
didn't receive any supporting documentation to inform my vote. This isn't a new position. So, we're I didn't get a I didn't get a description the first time I got here. When I first arrived, I had I voted just out of like everybody saying yes, but I had no supporting information. The next year, I
asked for that supporting information and then we decided not to vote. So, in this case, what supporting documentation do we have to inform this vote on the the attorneys? I So, Mr. Emerson is our legal counsel.
I know who he is. I've met him a few times. I'm just setting Mr. Emerson has been our legal counsel for as long as I have been on the committee. We have a standing retainer with him. Um I do not have on his CV. I didn't know that it
was something that you've asked for. I can get that for you and provide it, but I don't have it right now. Mrs. King, um in the past year, two years, I believe actually we did not vote on him. We have it. No district actually most districts when we did the research in this they do
not actually vote on the on their attorneys because this is a retainer and it's just a renewal of their contract. So I actually withdraw my nomination and I think it's just a a a courtesy to say I don't think we need to vote actually I
don't think we need to vote on Mr. So it is not technically necessary. We do just have a standing retainer with him for our legal services. Um I did think it was good to reappointly just so we have records especially since we have
but that's fine. I can stand by that. I can still also provide that to Mrs. um a current so she has that fine if you want to withdraw your motion. we do not need to appoint. And and I I just add to what Miss Conrad
Larento said and I feel bad because Ms. Mangville reached out to me uh about this and I said I believe the attorney provided an opinion last year that said, you know, we don't need to do these
annual reappointments. And I I I sent it over to Mr. Emerson and I believe he replied saying that's what I that's my my opinion was or something like yeah this is my opinion and so I didn't know it was going to be on the agenda as a as
a vote and it really does kind of infringe into um into the superintendent's world of that's not policy that's not budget
that's not school committee level stuff. And so that that's why it made sense to me last year when when Mr. Emerson Morona, in fact, last night when we were in, you know, had negotiations and we were in a caucus or before the
meeting started, I I asked him and he says, "You're the only district who ever sends me an annual reappoint letter. I just, you know, normally get carried over or they fire me, one of the two. And uh but it's always at the
superintendent level that it comes from to to Mr. Emerson as far as being an attorney goes. So So for both attorney Emerson and attorney Mariel, which is our special education attorney, I can just get CVS and provide that. So you
have that um in our file so we know. Yeah. And that that would be great. Um I just think it's you know what why don't we annually reappoint a special ed director or something you know it's not it's not a school committee function I
guess is what I'm saying to a large extent okay that's fine I can agree with that um and I will obtain those and I'll put it in your address so we have copies here um next is appointments by the
chair um for subcommittees um budget subcommitt Um I will appoint myself as budget chair um Mrs. Davenport, Mr. Fitzgiven and Mr. Lo as members.
Um signers of Warren those are tech those have always been budget subcommittee members. Um so I will entertain a motion to appoint the members of the budget subcommittee as signers of warrants. Is that one of the things that he couldn't do or no? Is it just sign
almost everything. If there is a warrant that he cannot sign, will let us know. We will have three people to sign. But it's three anyway. So, let me check. It's just check would be a problem.
So, Tim, I moved. Yes. Second. So, motion. Any other discussion or question? Roll call, please. Conrad Lto. Hi, Mrs. Mville. Hi, Miss Thomas. Hi, Mrs. King.
Hi, Mrs. Davenport. Hi, Mr. Lo. Hi, Mr. Gothro. Hi, Mr. Fitzg. Hi. Motion carries. Um, next will be negotiations for committee. Um, the chair will be Mrs.
Conrad Labto. Um, with members will be Mrs. Davenport, Mr. Fitz Given, and Mr. Loch. Um, next is the appointment of sick leave bank liaison. That will be Mrs. Conrad and Mrs. Nicole Healey, our
director of human services. Um, policy subcommittee appointments. Mrs. Conrad will be chair. Members will be Mr. Guthro, Mrs. Thomas, and myself, Mrs. uh subcommittee on longage planning
appointment um Mr. Lo will be chair members will be Mr. Fitzgiven Mr. Guthro and Mrs. Davenport um transportation subcommittee appointment will be Mrs. May bill chair Mrs. Thomas Mr. Guthro and Mrs.
Conrad um regional study subcommittee appointments will be the chair and vice chair so myself and Mr. Lo safety and security liaison will be Mr. Lo
uh PEC the public employee committee um one member from each town is on it health insurance I am appointing Mrs. Conrad Labberto and Mr. The legislative contact representative is the liazison to the state and local
legislators. I have appointed Mr. Appointment to RA. Um I have appointed myself and Mrs. D. Appointment of representatives to the Bridgewater Ringham regional school district friends of
athletics Mr. Gro and Mr. the appointment of liaison to Bridgewater Ringham Regional High School Advisory Council. Myself and Mrs. De Leaison to the Ringham Board of Selecmen Advisory Council committee I'm
sorry Board of Select Committee and Finance Committee um Mrs. King and Mrs. Daison to the Bridgewater Town Council Advisory Committee and Mr. Fitz given and Mr. Lo leazison to music boosters Mrs.
Thomas representative to the special education parent advisory council CPAC Mr. Lo representative to the diversity equity and inclusion committee Mrs. Mville appointment to the Bridgewater
rehe Mrs. Thomas and Mr. Guthro and communications and public relations Mrs. Conrad. Um, the last is the appointment of Superintendent Powers to the following North River collaborative board of directors for the 2526 school
year. Reads collaborative board of directors. The delegate to the Mass Association of Regional Schools and the Project Contemporary Competitiveness PCC board of directors. Uh, I'll make that motion, but then I want to talk about
it. Seconded. Do we need to have PCC? That one should be deleted, right? Yeah, PCC should be deleted. So, I'll make that motion to amend the appointment as being Are those just appointments or are those
just the first threeC? Thank you. Um, finally, again, I would like to welcome our new members, Andy Thomas and Dan Beth. Um, I will have Miss McDougall type that up and we'll post the
appointments and subcommittees so everyone from the members can see that. Um, as well as the members of the community. Um, but if you have questions on leaison committees or what they mean, just um, feel free to ask Mrs. McDougall or myself. Um, does anyone have any
questions regarding that? Um, regarding announcements, budget subcommittee meeting, um, we have scheduled for Monday, May 12th at 5:30. Um, Judy, I just need to talk to you about agenda ASAP. Um, Ranham Town
meeting is scheduled Monday, May 19th at 700 p.m. at Rainham Middle School. Um, our regular school committee meeting is next scheduled Wednesday, May 21st at 7 p.m. at Rahham Middle School in the library. Um, does anyone else have any
other announcements and dates coming up? I don't have an announcement, but I have a request. Yes. Um, if possible, can you put together um a communication chain how you'd like to handle that this year because it's different based on the chair and I want it to be Okay, I'll
send it on. Thank you. Appreciate Anything else? Okay. Um, if nothing else, I will entertain a motion to adjourn the reorganization meeting of the school
committee on May 7th, 2025 at 7:26. So, secondbody made by Jeff, second by Tim. Any discussion? Roll call. Uh, Miss Stport. Um, hi That's the one you never have to think
about. Mrs. Conrad Lab, Mrs. Mainville, hi Mr. Lo. Hi, Mrs. King. Hi, Miss Thomas. Hi, Mr. Fitzgiven. Hi, Mr. Goth. Hi. Thank you so much. Thank you, Dan, for
being here. Thank you for providing us an option. Thanks, Dan. Susie, we had a bunch of rolls around here, Mike. like Miss K, can I ask you a quick question?