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Accepted and Approved

Sch. Comm. Mtg. 1/25/11

MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752

Call to Order January 11, 2011

Chairman Stevens called the Regular Meeting of the Marlborough School Committee to order at 7:42 p.m. at the

District Education Center, 17 Washington Street, Marlborough, MA. Members present included Mrs. Bodin-

Hettinger, Ms. Dwyer, Mrs. Hardy, Mrs. Hennessy and Ms. Robey. Dr. Hediger was absent.

Assistant Superintendent Delaney, Assistant Superintendent Jolicoeur, Superintendent Pope, Clerk Judd, Mr. St.

George, MEA Representative, and Rebecca Gadd, Student Representative, were also in attendance.

3. Presentation:

A. Student Advisory Council: Maggie Vaccaro, Freshman, discussed sports; On behalf of Sarah Baldelli, Junior,

Maggie Vaccaro discussed the Business Professionals of America. Laura Zaia, Sophomore, discussed the Phoenix

Spot, a student-run store held at the high school.

B. MASC/MASS Conference: None

5. Communications: None

6. Superintendents Report

A. Human Resources Update: Superintendent Pope announced the following new placements: Veronica Gaudet,

New Interim Director of Human Resources; Cheryl Piccirelli, Interim Principal at Jaworek School and Mary

Murphy, New Principal at Whitcomb School.

B. Development of Parent Advisory Council and Strategic Planning Steering Committee: Dr. Pope is going to

establish a Parent Advisory Council and a Strategic Planning Steering Committee which will include a diverse

representation of parents and community members.

C. Parent and Community Forums: Dr. Pope said parent and community forums will continue to be held. The

next meeting will be held on January 26th at the District Education Center at 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Pope said the second meeting of the Joint Committee of MTA for evaluations was held. They are off to a great

start; there was great conversation and the focus was on expected outcomes. Looking at reaching out to some of the

developers and advisors at the state level to make sure we are aligning.

D. Entry Report: Dr. Pope provided the Committee with a summary of his Entry Report. The four corners of

success are: high expectations, accountability, instructional core, data informs planning. Dr. Pope reviewed his four

goals with the Committee.

Dr. Pope said there will be a Professional Development Day on January 18th, and the topic of the day will be

Mission Vision Core Values. He said the goal should be to have a strategic plan in place when the next school year

begins. January 18th will be a continuation of the Professional Development that is already happening at the schools.

There will be break-out sessions. They will be getting ready to articulate what the goals of the district are.

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7. Acceptance of Minutes

A. Minutes of 12/14/10 Meeting: Mrs. Hardy moved, seconded by Chairman Stevens, to accept and place on file

the Minutes of December 14, 2010 with three amendments: Page 1, change St. Clair to St. George. Page 3 B

change to accountable for. Page 4, 13 change to Ms. Dwyer adjourned the meeting at .

The Motion carried 6-0-0.

8. Public Participation: None

9. Action Items/Reports:

A. Acceptance of Donations/Grants:

Mr. & Mrs. Neil Schutzman, $50 each to the Whitcomb, Richer, Kane: Mrs. Hennessy moved, seconded by

Chairman Stevens, to accept with gratitude. The Motion carried 6-0-0.

DESE Education Jobs Fund Grant, $185,397: Mrs. Hennessey moved, seconded by Chairman Stevens, to accept

with gratitude. The Motion carried 6-0-0.

DESE Title III LEP Support, $108,766: Mrs. Hennessey moved, seconded by Chairman Stevens, to accept withgratitude. The Motion carried 6-0-0.

MA Dept of Public Hearth distributed by Natick Public Schools, $3,000: Mrs. Hennessy moved, seconded by

Chairman Stevens, to accept with gratitude. The Motion carried 6-0-0.

Mr. & Mrs. William Noel, Drama Club, $500: Mrs. Hennessey moved, seconded by Chairman Stevens, to accept

with gratitude. The Motion carried 6-0-0.

10. Reports of School Committee Sub-Committees:

Mrs. Hennessey said the Negotiations Sub-Committee met on January 10, 2011, and there was meeting with the

Unit B Administrators. Upcoming Meetings are scheduled January 24, 2011 with the Para educators, and on

January 25, 2011 with the Cafeteria Workers.

11. Members Forum:

Chairman Stevens reminded everyone that there is no school tomorrow. Stay off the roads, and contact the Mayors

office with any issues.

12. Executive Session: None

13. Adjournment: Chairmen Stevens, seconded by Ms. Dwyer, made a motion to adjourn. The meeting adjourned

at 8:55 p.m. by a unanimous roll call vote of the Committee.

_________________________________Jennifer Hardy, Secretary

Marlborough School Committee