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>> here. >> Next we have the read meeting reading of notice of the meeting. This is to notify you that a regular meeting of the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School District Committee will be held
on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 at 11:21 Ashley Boulevard, New Bedford, Mass at 6:00 p.m. in the student forum. Comments. Comments are welcome during the public
comment segment. Please forward comments to the recording secretary at mariaet at greater new vote.edu no later than 300 p.m. on Monday September the 8th 2025.
Public comment. There have been none. Any more secretary? >> There are no public >> no comments. >> No. >> We will now have the reading and acceptance of the minutes of the August
12th, 20 meeting. Committee members have received a copy of the minutes of the August 12th, 2025 meeting. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I
>> opposed. Obsession extensions. Seeing none, it's passed. Next on our reports, we have the approval of unit, excuse me, of the bills.
Included in your excuse me, included in your backup material is a copy of the warrant in the amount of 1,676 for your approval. Move approval. Second. >> Second.
>> Any abstensions? Hearing? None. Pass. Okay. Update on the CTI program. Included in your backup material is a copy of the breakdown of the programs
that ran in CTI during rounds 6 through 10. >> Thank you, uh, Madam Chair. So in your packets as requested last month was a breakdown of the CTI programs that we ran around six. Since then you have each program that ran during each round as well as the enrolled number of
participants and those participants that completed the program. >> Superintendent Shadow. >> So I this this month I want to just take a minute to kind of single out in particular the assistant principles and security team uh for the roll out of the
on pouch initiative. Um as you know uh this year uh cellular device are not uh permitted on the campus and as kids are coming in they are putting all cellular devices in the unit pouch. Uh very seamless operation. I know Mr. Williams was involved in that and has been very gracious in passing the work over to the
assistant principles and security team that lead that work every day as well as our teaching assistants. Um, you know, I I know that that's a change in practice for kids sometimes, but the the fact is that it's gone uh very very very smoothly uh in the first weeks of school and I'm just very grateful to those
folks who have helped to improve the learning environment for all kids. >> Did any of the students oppose? >> I'm sure that we will hear from our student representative shortly. Uh but Oh, >> I don't want to take her thunder. >> Okay, >> we'll let her do her report and then I'll jump in and
>> pick any spots after that. But thank you. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Uh the superintendent's weekly updates >> in your packet include the last two uh weekly updates that were sent to all staff on August 25th and September 2nd.
>> Okay, it's your time to shine. Report. >> So far, it's only been two weeks, so we haven't done much. But for the senior class, we've done a lot in the past two weeks. The first day of school, we had our senior sunrise, which was a roaring success. We had so much fun. We had
breakfast and we had yard games and we all made posters and took pictures with them. It was very fun. We've also done our senior backpacks. We all have cartoon backpacks from Spider-Man to princesses to everything in between. It has been really fun. the student
council. Right now, we are planning a class debate for the class of 2026 presidential and vice presidential candidates. That will take place on September 24th, either in here in the forum or in the auditorium. We will be asking them what they plan on
doing for the senior class, which is typically what we do in debates. And we've also started planning our pep rallies. We are doing our winter pep rally. And in our winter pep rally, we talk about winter sports, hockey and or
our fall sports, excuse me, our fall sports, which is football and track and cheerleading and everything like that. We've talked about that. We are planning spirit days, and I actually have them for you. We are doing decade day, tacky
tourist day, which is new, and we're doing green and gold. Rather than having color wars, we decided as a school it would be better to have everybody in our school colors and any bear attire that they have. That would be very fun. For going back to our pep rallies, we have
started our competitions. We're playing all of our competitions. We are going to have a tugof-war and a relay race with air mattresses, which is something we've never done here. And it's very exciting. as what Superintendent Watson was saying, our
yonder pouches at first, the very first day of school was tough. I'm going to be completely transparent with you. It was tough. After that, it blew over. Nobody really, we don't talk about it anymore. It stays in our bag. We've all learned how to read analog wa analog watches.
We've all bought analog watches and we've had a lot of fun shopping for them. We all went out and went looked at all of them with fun colored bands and that's been really fun. But we're all adjusting and so far it's only again it's only been two weeks but as of right now everything's going okay.
>> I didn't pay her. >> Two weeks for >> two weeks you guys you did a lot. You did a lot and >> and we're still going. >> You communicating more with each other? >> Yes. >> You're talking a lot more which is very
good. Keep up the good work. >> Thank you. Okay, new business >> devices. >> All that goes in the back. >> Anybody else have any comments? >> Just a general comment. >> Mr. Williams, did you participate in the backpacks?
>> You did last year. >> You did. I remember that. I was just curious if you did this year. >> I own a Buzz Lightyear backpack. I haven't committed yet, but I'm >> Okay. >> I remember last year you did. So, I was just curious of you going retro. Are you
going new or what? Okay. I'd like to go retro. Okay. >> Okay. Now, we have a vote to ad to adopt the weight the weighted lottery admissions policy. Included in your backup material is a copy of the
weighted lottery admissions policy. >> Thank you, uh, Madam Chair. So, uh, in your packet is a, uh, memo from me basically outlining how the waiting process works, the alignment with the board of elementary and secondary education's policy and our recommended
policy, uh, for the committee. I think it's important that we talk about that. I do want to raise an issue tonight to let you know that you you you don't have to pass the policy today. Uh, we would need it passed by the October meeting because I need to submit it to the department by November. Uh what MAVA is
working on currently, the Mass Association of Vocational Administrators, is collecting draft policies from regional vote texts and then ultimately final copies of that. I've only seen one or two. Uh but one thing that popped on the radar from from one particular school, I won't name that school tonight, that I thought was
interesting and I mentioned it to the chair and the vice chair in our premeating uh was around eligibility. So we are currently undertaking a pretty uh robust and massive undertaking on residency right and confirming that all the students in the district are
residents at each of the sending municipalities. Uh this is something that has happened for a long time here by paper uh collected by various arms of the administration and logged in different places. Um, we want this electronic where it's accessible by all
administrators that need those forms in in a place. We frankly could have done this years ago. We finally gotten this off the ground. We currently, as of today, have close to,300 of the forms in. Today was the due date. I'm pretty happy with that. It's about 65% of the forms that are in at the due date. Of
course, there'll be an extension of the due date and more follow-ups uh to go out. Um, but one thing that I liked about this draft policy and why I raised this and just want you to consider a pause uh to next month if if it's something you want to pursue is this particular school has in their
eligibility that all residency paperwork must be submitted in order to participate in the lottery. So at the time of the application deadline in addition to giving us the records which everyone all 1,200 kids had done you would also be providing proof of residency. uh we would not issue you a
lottery number unless you provided proof of residency in one of the sending districts. That would alleviate this concern ongoing, you know, ongoingly in the future. If that's not a path you want to go down, that's perfectly fine. Uh this is your policy. We're going to
implement that for the placement testing, uh which would come after acceptance letters because we we do not want to be in a situation where we're wondering in September. First of all, I don't think that it's fair uh to the setting districts. And I'll be very blunt. I've talked about this openly. Um you have to live in one of the three
districts, right? Because the the school is funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the local authorities. You can't live outside of the district and be charging the balance of that student's uh tuition essentially to the public school on the backs of one of the
member municipalities, right? That I mean, for lack of a better word, it's fraud, right? So, we need to make sure that that folks are living within the district and that is what we are undertaking right now. I am very confident that we're going to get there. The question here is whether you want us
to pursue that in the admissions policy or if you would prefer that we deal with this at the time of the placement after the fact. And that's I know I'm dropping that on you. So, I think we should discuss the policy tonight. See how things people are f feeling about the policy. we can make any revisions or tweaks to the policy and then you can
let me know as we monitor what's going on statewide with the eligibility issue uh in other MAVA schools whether you want to see that included in a final draft or not. So I just wanted to kind of take a minute to bring members up to speed on it. >> So the doc sorry documentation that was
required by today through arbiter right requires a tax tax residency for a tax form. So there are sever Erin I might need you on this. There are several forms that are require that are eligible to classify residency. Can you run through a couple of
examples? >> There's three columns that you see and one is like a mortgage statement um rent. Yes. >> Tax filing then your license also right. >> Yes. That third column would be >> you have to have three forms of identification. >> Yes. >> Just to complete the operative form.
>> So between I mean I think it says I know one's a license mass license and one is definitely a tax bill. >> Yes. one of >> any like a utility bill other than water. >> That's for a rental I guess, right? >> Yep. >> That would be the same for
>> that would be the same. >> Yes. >> So the three forms would three those areas would be the same, >> right? >> They're going to have to give them by September se you know September 9th. Why not have it >> for them? That's again I know that sounds it
sounded simple to me when I read it and I was like this is a brilliant idea right because it takes the residency question off the table before >> the lottery even takes place right because the worst thing that could happen to any kid we don't know I don't know the names of the kids right the worst thing is a kid doesn't get
selected and a kid that does get selected actually lives in another district they're not going to be able to come anyway once we get to this point it just delays the entrance of a potential resident student. So, you know, I I I've spoken to the superintendent in question about it. I think it's I think it's a
brilliant move. Uh I want to confirm that with what other schools are doing and what the department is is I I assume the department will be okay with that because they too would want only residents to be in each of the each of the schools that are there. But I have we're not at that point yet in the process and that's why I'm raising it
tonight. >> I think two things. one Paul you mention I think you're going to get that information anyway so why not get it in at time and to fill an application to come here is very important to get it in on time so you could be in the lottery
otherwise you're chasing people afterwards and I know there's been times where people kids have come here and a week later someone drops a dime and calls us and now I got to call Johnny out of class and say Johnny you can't stay here anymore and he's already got a
schedule. He's already So, I think I'm I kind of like the idea when when superintendent mentioned it that it's part of the process of getting into school and get it done early and that way there it solves that problem. So, I
personally like it because I know during my time we had to throw our kids and that's we deal with the kids who's crying rather than a parent who we should be mad at. So, so I I I like the idea around to clarify what the three categories are or whatever that you you
know your job, but >> I like it. >> Anyone else? >> No, I was just going to say the same thing you just said too. I think that makes more sense to do it in the beginning than wait until they go through the process and then they get
that makes total sense to do it in the beginning. We don't after we go through this, I would just ask um one of our board members isn't here tonight and they're on the committee on the committee. So, I would I would
>> yeah like to at least table it till the next um meeting to give her an opportunity to be here as well. >> Y and we have the time to do that. >> Do you have any McKini Vinto students here? >> Yes. >> What would happen with >> Yeah. Erin, uh you want to talk a little bit to that?
>> We do. We have actually quite a few this year. So it's coming from um we work with DCF office or whenever we have to and it's always the last place that they were in. So for the most part it's new public schools and we use that last address and we're busing from so in
Dorchester River. Did you have a number? >> Yeah, I mean the intent of this is absolutely to make sure that those students that are eligible based upon their last schooling in this case um would be eligible, right? The the intent is to make sure that's the case. What we want to avoid is, you know, those that
live out of district that that want to come here maybe because there's a legacy. That's often the case. Parents came, parents have moved into one of the suburban communities of Westport or a Cushion or somewhere adjacent where there is a regional vote option. It's just not this option. Um, and so it's
it's my mom lives here, here's the here's the stuff and that that just takes the spot of a student who actually resides in the community. And that's that's what we're trying to tackle. So just a little bit further on that, what about somebody who uses a relative's address? That's where they
say they're living. What kind of verification process? Um so we have gone out to the homes. Uh if again that that could be happening today and and I don't know, right? If you if you provide us a Faven address, we're going with it. But
what often happens is something happens and somebody's saying, "Well, yeah, you know what? Mr. Olivera, he doesn't actually live in Faven. He lives over here and this is his address. Well, now now that we know, we're investigating, right? So, we're going to send somebody out to the house. You need to be sleeping in the F haven house. If you're
not sleeping in the Faven house and we've literally been outside when the student is coming from a cushion day after day after day after day, that's when the phone call comes and uh you know, you're not residing uh in the district. Uh and this is the evidence that we have to that effect.
>> What else? I I just think there's going to have to be a process if someone's from out of out of the district is intending on moving in but after the application process. >> So if they make arrangements say they bought property and it hasn't closed yet
or going to rent and you know they're going to rent they're going to rent but if they'd rather not go to Okal or go to another district then they're going to move into here to to do that and they wholeheartedly will. >> Yeah. I think there's going to have to be >> and that's that's a >> a hearing portion of it.
>> Perfect example of why I want to wait to see how this unfolds a little bit with the other Voke Tech schools because we certainly don't want to be in a situation where somebody is currently living maybe in Taton uh and moving to New Bedford knows they're moving to New Bedford, hasn't closed on the property
yet, hasn't got the rental agreement in place and their kid is excluded from being able to apply here. Right? So, that is an issue that we I I don't know what that looks like today, which is why we can focus on that in the next three or four weeks and see what other folks are doing. Um, and maybe, you know,
maybe we should look more at the placement window uh or not. But this will give us a little bit of space to find out about what other schools are doing, give you a chance to think about it a bit, and we can finalize that piece of it uh at the October meeting. The other thing I just wanted to hear from
the committee members on is are are you comfortable with the rest of the policy? We left only two uh criteria in there. Remember we have I explained last month we had the option of the third. The administration is recommending we don't do that. Uh but this is your policy and your decision. I just want to make sure
that that I I've laid out all the options for you and I'm happy to talk about that again if you need me to. I'm good. >> Yeah, I'm not. But >> I think we all know that. >> Yeah, >> especially the 27 absences. I mean, if
you can give a kid 10% of the of their school year that you know that time that they can miss, I just think that's wrong. >> So, I think one thing, at least they go and get an extra ball, although >> Yeah, to be honest,
>> without this, they they all get one. >> Yeah, it's just way too loose. I mean I I don't agree with what the state has done anyway, >> right? >> Um so >> I I think that would be what I that is no longer a point of debate. Like we have to put you you can decide not to
use the attendance criteria, but even if five members of the committee say we're not having absences, that's a problem for us because they're not going to accept the policy. Like the 27 absences is now the board's policy. The question before the committee right now is whether or not you can whether you want
to use do kids get an extra ball or not if they have less than 27. >> See that's >> unfortunately in for where your position lies but that's the situation statewide now. >> Yeah. So Wayne, they're getting another ball if you know they have less than >> in this case. I I just don't agree with the whole process which is it's just
unfortunate that they've watered it down so much you know for an admissions policy. It it's just it doesn't do do the admissions process any justice. It really doesn't. >> Yeah. >> And I'm just disappointed that they've gone this route. >> One more question.
>> Yeah. To go on Paul's comment. I think part of the policy there should be where upon a situation who do they write a letter to for the hearing or or something you know it
should be should be written all in favor but it should be written in the policy of how do they go about it. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I agree >> as long as it's clarified that and that that will be determined just so that
people know do they call superintendent the principal do they call guidance do they call who >> the only thing we got to be careful of is you put something like that ahead of time people are going to all apply and say they do >> we're going to go look for a place in New Beford next week and then we'll worry about >> that's what I'm saying they're looking
say well you you have nothing >> it's like I don't know if we want to go that route either because I understand the sh about the the process But doing it >> the other way might >> I mean but we had probably 30 or 40 appeal letters that came to my office this summer from kids who didn't get in
and it's always a valid reason my this one came here this one did this uh they can't function in that place and how I explain it to our folks is you know I I'm not going to decide whose story is you know your story is more valuable than your story or your story. It's it's
I pretty much denied uh the appeals largely on the basis of of of the fact that there's a the stories are all very similar and at the end of the day we couldn't take 600 kids or else we would >> it would be interesting to because the information is there for
applications because everyone's using >> I mean if I'm living in a cushet and I apply to colony I don't get into colony but I say I'm going to be coming here so I apply here also and I might get in because I don't want to go to a traditional school. I want to go to a vocational school. >> So, it'd be interesting to see if
somebody says, "Well, you know, I'm going to just keep applying everywhere." And then I'll say, "I'm going to move there." >> Right. >> And and that might happen. >> I mean, I hate to say this, especially if you have, you know, separated. >> Yes. >> Which happens. It happens a lot. >> A lot. >> It happens.
>> So, it's something I I I that piece I think we we can uh consider with what's happening with other folks policies. I've certainly heard a little bit about there's some interest, but we've got some hurdles to overcome there. Um, and maybe we can we can iron that piece out at the October meeting and and pass the
policy with or without that. Um, but I guess I just I do want an understanding if we're not going to vote on it tonight in terms of is the committee comfortable with leaving the extra balls for the lottery and with those two spots. Uh, and so we would have the weighted lottery with the attendance and
discipline criteria. All applicants would get one ball. you'd get an additional ball if you met the two standards in attendance and and discipline >> and if not then I mean that's kind of what I the feedback that we would need right
>> any more discussion anyone want to >> everybody agrees with it >> okay so we'll I don't need a vote on it no >> it's >> we'll we'll move forward with uh final preparation of the policy for October with all of that and then something
around the eligibility piece that we would get out to you by Thursday before the meeting. Hopefully earlier than that, but definitely. >> Okay. >> Intent to apply for a new chapter 74 program included in your backup material
is a copy of the communication informing of the district's intention to apply for a new chapter 74 program. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh members of the committee, in your packet is the intent to apply for chapter 74 program
in construction craft labor. Uh I have uh spoken with the folks at Mass Hire and the workforce investment board as well as the construction craft laborer union which is based out of Hopington has a a training facility that's there. I kind of alluded to this a bit last
month. Uh our intent to apply for the program would be submitted this week. Uh it's due by October 3rd. The full grant application on the facility expansion grant which will award $2 to5 million to uh eligible uh grantees or awarded grantees is due by October 30th. We have
already begun the process of creating that grant application, but our intent this week pending a positive vote from the committee would be to submit the letter of intent to apply uh this week >> for the 74 >> for the chapter 74 program and
construction craft labor. >> I'll make a motion to support to move forward. >> Second. >> All those in favor? We need to discussion. >> We we can do it all in fa uh yeah everybody see it. We can do it regularly. >> All those in favor?
>> I >> opposed hearing none. >> Okay. Update on aviation program exploration committee. And in your backup material is the update from the aviation program exploration committee.
Thank you uh madam chair. uh in your packet um consistent with the directive that the committee provided to me last spring um I provided an update to you in the summertime on the aviation program exploration committee to which Dr. Marlin and Mr. Olivera service uh serve as members of of this committee's uh
representation on that. Uh the update this month is that we are scheduled to go to greater Lawrence Tech on uh Tuesday, October 7th uh which we will tour a new aviation uh program. Uh it's just opened. They're beginning the exploratory process right now. So we
will be on the ground floor of that program. Uh we will see we will see the space. We will see the partnership uh with the Lawrence airport. uh members of our our aviation subcommittee are going to join us that day. Um they're actually flying out there, which is pretty impressive. You know,
>> flying you out there. >> I'm not getting I'm I'm doing I'm driving. I'm I'm my my feet are staying on that road right now. >> So, we'll be I want to trust that a little bit more. I need you trust and verify for me. You know, let's see them land. We'll talk about it after that.
So, uh and then uh after that program, we will we will move out to the western part of the state. and I'm going to take them to Westfield Tech. That's a program that's been out there for 11 uh 11 years now. Uh I have seen the the Westfield Tech program. Uh great program, great
space, great partnership with uh the West uh Westfield Airport. Uh so we'll take a look at those two spaces, have uh some time to debrief over what they see and provide the committee with a full update at the October at the October meeting. Just for the committee, I was just
thinking that, you know, Bridgewater is really expanding its program and they're doing a lot of improvements. So, it might be a good idea to try to get together with Bridgewater because financially it's going to be, you know,
strained. >> Their their program primarily deals with flight instruction whereas this is mechanics. >> That not at all. They're not >> not that we know of >> really.
>> I mean, I think down the road it might be something that we would consider, but at this point, we're just trying to get our own path on this. >> Yeah, >> it's it would definitely worth us taking a look at their space at some point, but
I think the next logical step here is to see these two >> these two programs will bring will bring what what the committee members will bring what they learned more than me. I've been to Westfield already. Uh I am interested to see Lawrence because it's in the infancy of it. Um so we'll we'll take a look at that over those couple of
days uh in October and then we'll we'll report back the following Tuesday at at our at our next meeting. >> Just a quick question. Lawrence is strictly the mechanic side, right? >> Yes. Yes. and Lawrence also uh and this is not a space I'm I'm prepared to talk much about today, but our aviation friends have told me uh they're more
interested in getting to the Lawrence uh because of the regional agreements that take the FAA guides. It's the same kind of standards. Westfield, I guess, is connected to a different uh agency. So, I mean, I don't know that they're going to go or not go with us to Westfield, but u they're focused on Lawrence
because of the connection to what happens down here. Yep. Anything else? Moving on. Uh, vote to establish an explo ex exploratory subcommittee on program effectiveness.
Included in your backup material is a copy of the communications explaining the request to establish an exploratory subcommittee on program effectiveness. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. In your packets, included is a memo from me uh to
establish an exploratory subcommittee to review program programmatic data on each of the chapter 74 programs. As uh was mentioned last month, uh members of the committee, member Alivera in particular, expressed the desire for us to form a subcommittee to kind of review the two
years of data that the district has been collecting. Uh we have looked at the top six choices for incoming freshmen now for two years in a row, this being the third year. We've also analyzed that with what students told us at the end of the exploratory process what their top
six choices were. So we have two years, we're in year three now where we're looking to see that the do programs that kids tell us they want before they come in, are they also the programs that they want when they have completed the exploratory process? Uh we're looking at kids selection in programs based on
student demographic profile, race, ethnicity, IEP status, EL status. Uh, and we're looking at that not in isolation by each individual year, but building a kind of collage of years um, so that we're able to by February we'll be able to report back not only what
happened for this year's freshman class, but how consistent that model is trending over the last three years. And I think it's a great suggestion uh, by member Alivera and others to to have an exploratory subcommittee of the school committee who largely sets policy and direction for programmatic services here
uh, to be engaged in that conversation. And so we're happy to form that committee tonight and and to meet with those folks um to kind of review the existing data but also to plan for that meeting mid year uh when we look at the third year of our collage. >> You have any motion to
>> motion to >> approve a new subcommittee. >> Yeah. And I'd love to have three members if possible. >> Troy subcommittee on program effectiveness. I'll make a motion. >> Have a second. Second. >> Who's in favor? >> I >> oppose.
>> You want names or you? >> That would be wonderful. >> Who would be the administrative representative >> uh from our team? I So I think we'll have quite a few of us that will sit on that. Probably probably myself, probably most of us in the room will be on on the team.
>> Uh Kathy Rebello, she'll be involved for sure. Uh she'll be there. >> She's here. Yes, she's the C. She's the CT director. >> I understand what she is. >> Yeah, >> she'll be there. Principal Williams will be there. Erin will be there. Mariel
will be there. I'll be there. Members of the committee. Uh we did talk during our premeating about eventually if we wanted to incorporate a teacher voice in that which I think is a wise uh decision as well. But I want to bring the subcommittee up first.
>> So I'll take care of Dartmouth. Cindy, I mean, I know you're on the aviation that if you want that, you can have it. If not, I'll take it. >> Great. There's never a fight over these subcommittees. We weren't very close. >> I always have to first.
>> So, I'll represent D. Perfect. >> Amen. >> Wayne's on it, right? >> I I kind of I guess started the ball rolling up. So, if Paul has no objections, I'd be willing to serve. >> Awesome. Bedford
do it. >> Awesome. >> Thank you everybody. >> You want it? >> Thank you. Thank you all. So Mr. Sheay, Mr. Olivera, and Mr. Stratton. >> Great. >> Thank you.
>> Okay. Personnel matters. All right. Vote to appoint a school. >> Yep. In your uh Thank you again, Madam Chairperson. In your packet, the committee retains authority over the confirmation of the district's selection for Tammy Tisdale to replace uh an
outgoing school nurse. >> Just have a question. >> Sure. >> How many applications? >> We had Erin, you want to jump in on this? I think there were six. >> Five or six. >> And that was the >> They were passed up to Mr. Williams and
then Mr. Williams selected over to me. So the hiring process just I'll clarify because we do have some new members is is pretty consistent originating out of HR. There's an HR member uh Yolando or Maria Dlo uh is involved in it out out of the connect out out of that office.
Uh there is a member of the the staff in this case a nurse. Uh there is the department head uh and usually one other member. She's a five member team that screens down the initial applicant field. Uh up to three usually three members are sent to principal Williams.
He he reviews the top three choices of the committee, selects one individual to recommend for hire to me. Uh and and that's the process. And that way we have lots of different voices that are involved. >> Just through you, Madam Chair, I know
the school nurse is our one of our hires and in the past and just bringing this up. >> Sure. I would think that if you're doing a hiring process of something that belongs to the school committee that at least the school committee member be present for the interviews or during
that process and I'm just being transparent because that's that's one of our hires. So that's why I particularly asked how many people applied and this and that. But I think in the future if it's our hire, I think we should at least have a member of that committee of our school committee on that screening
process. And that's just my opinion. >> Yeah. And I'm absolutely and I'm happy to bring the preferred >> proven that we don't even know who the applicants were and not that I not that not being >> no guys do a great job. I'm not saying that but that is our
>> our hires. Not that we have many. >> Y >> we only have a few and I think you're taking away something from the school. >> Understood. >> Something to us and asking us to vote on something where we had no input. >> And I'm happy to Yes. I mean, we can handle it multiple ways going forward.
If you'd prefer to look at more than one candidate, we could do that. If you want the recommended candidate, we could actually bring the person here prior to the offer letter being extended if that's the the committee. >> That might be a nice idea having >> bring the three finalists or something like that. >> That's the committee's committee's
choice now because I think >> yeah, in this case, >> right, for the next one, but in the future, I think that's >> happy to >> that should be something that we should be >> good point. you know because that is one of we don't have a lot of hires like I said
>> but I'm I trust what you believe me but I think that's the responsibility that is ours and we should be a part of it >> understood maybe after the everybody goes through it and there's a three and then before that goes to you bring in
one member and go over it and then say we give the sign approval >> what I will do for sure Mrs. for debt will not is the next time there's a vacancy at the school nurse prior to the posting and the execution of interviews I will consult with the committee in terms of what role you the members would like to play in that process either on
the original subcommittee team or after the principal level or wherever we are in that process but we'll absolutely make sure that happens at the time of the next school nurse appointment >> need a motion >> that said I would prefer a motion in this particular case
>> do I A motion to appoint Tammy Tisdale to the position of school nurse. >> Second in favor. >> Opposions given none passes. I have to go back to
the setup of policy subcommittee meeting. policy subcommittee should be prepared to set up a meeting to review updated policies suggested by MASC. Mr. Pimento, Miss Treup, Dr. Marlin, and
Mr. K, Mr. Kit, the current policy subcommittee members. Included in your backup material are copies of the policies to be reviewed at the policy subcommittee meeting. >> Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. And I would
like to look at scheduling a policy subcommittee meeting because in your packet there are a list of new recommended policies. We include it for all members to see, but I asked the chair if we could schedule a policy subcommittee meeting for those individuals to review the policies, give us a recommended course of action that
we could bring back to the full committee for consideration. So, I'm hopeful uh that we can find some time in the next, you know, two to four to five weeks and get that back on the agenda in no October, November. I don't know if members that are on that
committee are prepared to talk about that at this point or not. >> It's the three of you. Yeah, >> it's the three of you and Miss Perment. Is it something we could talk about? >> We can talk about it afterwards. >> After the meeting. >> All right. We'll talk about dates after the meeting. Go. Sounds good. Okay.
>> Great. >> Okay. Another personal matter. >> Yes. >> All right. We have vote to uh wave the restriction set and policy GBA staff ethics conflict of interest. Included in your packup material is a
copy of the request to wave the restrictions set in policy GBA staff ethics conflict of interest. Thank you madam chair. So again in your packet is a request uh to wave the policy gbea which is listen in the
policy. The school committee will wave the policy prior to um us executing this. Uh there was some question around the term of central administrator uh for some time as we went through this this hiring process as well. I've always taken that to believe that it was myself or Mr. Williams potentially maybe expanded to the business administrator
or uh executive directors. U in this case uh the hiring committee recommended the principal recommended to me and we want to move forward the hiring of Shawn Aruda who is the the son of Zeb Aruda uh for the uh social studies position that's being vacated in a few months.
Um, so out of an abundance of caution, I said to Mrs. Fidette and mentioned to the chair and vice chair that I wanted to put this on the agenda just to make sure the committee was advised to wave the policy so we could proceed. >> Yeah.
>> No, I my question was also on this how many people are applied for this job and um you know how I want to know the procedure also because we have to be careful. his father works here and you
know we don't want anybody to think we're playing doing illegal things. So >> which I explained to the chair and the vice chair uh that certainly that is not the case. There were uh several uh applicants for the position normally
somewhere around a dozen for social studies. Same exact process. Members of the teaching staff, the department administrator, the academic director, the HR department, members of the DEI force, all at the table recommended three candidates. The principal principal recommended Sha Aruda for hire
will not be supervised in any capacity by his parent, which is why I questioned the whole central administrative title. It's not clearly sped out. But out of an abundance of caution, as we proceeded with the offer letter, I asked Mrs. for debt to put it on the committee to make sure that I had favorable action from
the committee to wave the policy just to do exactly what Mr. Clement replied. I don't want anyone to say that was the that was the case. >> The three finalists all licensed >> all licensed. All licensed >> 100%
going right. >> We don't want to hire anybody without a license. >> No, I mean just for high qual you know >> absolutely staff. Just to make sure if you have a license, you have preference. >> All right. So, >> any other discussion?
[Music] >> We have to vote on >> motion. Motion. >> A second. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Opposions? None. asks. >> Okay. Vote to approve the 20 202526
organizational chart. Included in your backup material is a copy of the 202526 organizational chart for your approval. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh again in your packet is the organizational chart for this year including the recommended
changes that were adopted as part of the policy setting and budget process implemented last year. I'm happy to answer any questions that folks have around. >> We just got a new one. So was there corrections in the new >> teaching assistant
department? >> Correct. >> All right. Would you have a question? I I just all I wanted I what is a difference in this one from the last one? Is that >> not not not much difference?
>> That's what I was asking because it looked like it was >> a couple of role changes. Right. So as at the last uh in the budget we consolidated the number of academic administrators from 4 to two. We consolidated the CT administrators from four to three. We added a third assistant principal and the dean of
freshman life to administrative positions and the strategic admin in ad initiatives administrator. So it was just a reassignment of personnel, but those personnel are now in new roles and the chart reflects their new roles. >> Any other discussion?
>> Take a look. Make a motion to accept the organizational chart as presented. >> Second. >> Just one question, Mike. So I I understand like answers to you, but dropping down from like a facility and
the HR director, are they lower, but they still answer to you? >> Yeah. >> Are they lower because they're non decision makings? >> No. >> So it's literally along the the they're on the same level as the as where the salary scales that are approved by the
committee are in place. So you have me, you have the principal, uh you have the business administrator with the executive directors, you have the facility and HR directors who are on the district side of the equation, but they are on the same salary scale as the academic vocational directors. >> That's basically >> it's literally based upon where the
salary scales are. Yep. >> All right. >> Try to provide some consistency to that. >> I didn't know if it was >> as far as position for decision making them higher or lower. That's that's and that's pretty much how the teaching staff, the unit staff, all of that is
positioned on the on the Yorkshire. >> Okay, all those in favor. >> I opposed extensions hearing none pass. Okay. Vote to designate equipment as
surplus. Included in your backup material is a copy of the list of surplus equipment. Request approval. >> I missed the student. >> Sorry. >> Vote to approve the student activity
accounts and balances. Included in your backup information is a copy of the student activity accounts and balances for your approval. Start checking off. Are we are we going to close FY24?
>> Yes, I am the adviser that needs to f complete the transfer form from the class account to the alumni association. >> 24 and 25 >> 25 I have to wait six months January. >> So yes, 25 will happen after the holidays. That's when the class of 25
will be initiated. 24. The adviser wasn't available and didn't sign it. So, I have to have them do it now. >> Negative balance. The negative balance in Collins Graham. >> Mr. Methia is waiting for schools to pay for their tickets from when the uh
presentations were here. >> Do we have any that are not active for like three years? >> No, we took care of that >> last year. >> Yes. >> Any other questions? Vote to approve. >> To approve.
>> Can we have a second to vote? >> I'll second. >> All those in favor? >> Post extensions. Hearing none is approved. All right. Vote to designate equipment
as surplus. Coded in your backup material is copy of the list of surplus equipment. Request approval. Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Those in favor? >> I
>> oppose. None. Request approved. Okay. Report on personal appointments, retirements or resignations to be received and placed on file.
Early notification of retirement. Thomas Richard effective September 10th 2026 notification of resignation he I'm going >> Awansa
>> Awansza thank you effective immediately Jeffrey Karen effective September 5th 2025 Bridget >> Marone >> Marco effective immediate mediately
>> motion to approve to place on file. >> I'm fine. [Music] >> Okay. Um, communications advisory dinner meeting October 24th,
2025. Donation from the New Bedford Free Public Library. Do we have any committee discussion? >> Excuse me. Is it October 24th, 202? That's a Friday night. >> October 24th.
>> That's what I have. >> Yeah, that's not the right date. >> No, >> October 22nd. All right. >> Wednesday night. >> Okay. Thank you for catching that. >> October 22nd is the fall advisory.
Plans on October 24th. >> It's very well prepared. >> Okay. Brian, I am not coming. >> I go for diet coke and ice cream for that record >> on the 24th. >> Yes. Okay. Any committee discussion?
>> None. >> Okay. Any other business that may properly come before it? If not, we have a motion to adjourn this meeting. >> Motion to adjourn.
>> All those in favor? >> I