WSESU Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes

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Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board

53 Green Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301
www.wsesu.org


NOTICE OF MEETING
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 in WRCC Room 194 and remotely via Zoom.


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AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER—6:00 p.m. — Kerry Amidon, Board Chair
II. Election of New Board Clerk – Action Needed
III. Consent Agenda
Approval of Minutes – October 12 and October 19, 2022


Warrants and Payroll Approvals
October 12, 2022
Warrant No. 1057 in the amount of $ 4,196.50
Warrant No. 1058 in the amount of 2,230.50
Warrant No. 1062 in the amount of 740.00
Warrant No. 1063 in the amount of 2,593.77
Warrant No. 1064 in the amount of 368,939.42
$378,700.19
October 26, 2022
Warrant No. 1065 in the amount of $ 64.00
Warrant No. 1066 in the amount of 4,476.00
Warrant No. 1071 in the amount of 993.76
Warrant No. 1073 in the amount of 7,865.56
Warrant No. 1074 in the amount of 3,458.78
Warrant No. 1075 in the amount of 1,707,456.47
$1,724,314.57
Payroll
October 12, 2022 $550,786.22
October 19, 2022 $568,230.59


IV. Administrative Report


V. Unfinished Business
A. Superintendent Evaluation – Current Status and Next Steps
B. VSBA Training – November 16 and 17
• Public / Non-Public
• Authorize Chair to Arrange Food – Action Needed
C. Code of Ethics


VI. New Business
A. Retirement – Special Educator
B. Budget Preparation
• Review Methodology for Assessments to District
• Timeline (from Frank with Meeting Dates & Topics)
• BCTV – Authorization for Filming Budget Meetings
• Include WSESD Finance Committee / WSESD Independent Budget Review Committee


VII. Public Comment for Items Not on the Agenda (10 minutes)


VIII. 7:00 P.M. – EXECUTIVE SESSION VSA § 313(a)(1)(D) Grievance


IX. Confirm Next Meeting Dates
• VSBA Training – November 16 and 17
• Budget Sessions
• Regular Meeting – December 14


EXECUTIVE SESSION (if needed)

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WSESU Special Meeting
October 19, 2022
WSESU Central Office Conference Room, 53 Green Street


Members present- K. Young, K. Amidon. Members remote- D. Schoales, L. Adams, M. Green.
Admins present- M. Speno, F. Rucker.
1. Meeting called to order at 4:34pm by Sup’t. Speno.
2. Call for nominations for Board Chair- K. Young nominated K. Amidon. Approved.
3. With no further business, Chair Amidon asked for a Motion to Adjourn. Moved by D. Schoales. Approved.
Meeting adjourned at 4:35pm.
Submitted by D. Schoales, former Clerk.

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Submitted by D. Schoales, Clerk
WSESU Board Regular Meeting
10/12/2022 – WRCC Cusick Conference Room


Members present- M. Green, K. Amidon, D. Schoales, K. Young. Remote- L. Adams.
Admins present- M. Speno, T. Erickson, P. Smith, F. Rucker.

1. Call to Order- 6:07pm.
Agenda adjustment- Admin Report moved to first item to enable participation of Windsor Central Supt. Sherry Sousa and Consultant Nate Levinson.
2. Admin Report-
A. Regional Collaborative- Progress noted. Need and potential value presented. Each district will have membership on Collaborative Board. Expected to be cost neutral after initial ESSER-funded start-up investment.
B. Draft Admin Evaluation Process Document- Supt. Speno presented documents and process developed in consultation with Mentor Pinckney for evaluation of administrators.
C. Special Ed Update- Continuing to recruit staff. Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) established; currently recruiting diverse membership.
3. New Business-
A. Board Development Workshops Update and Scheduling- Report on meeting with VSBA Trainer. S. Ceglowski (VSBA Exec. Dir.) and E. Pinckney (Sup’t. Mentor) commented. Looking for two paired workshop sessions on Nov. 9 and 10 or Nov. 16 and 17. Doodle poll will be requested. Sessions will be held in public.
B. Supt. Evaluation Rubric- Document reviewed by S. Ceglowski (VSBA). Comments suggested inclusion of teachers and community members; inclusion of students. Email addresses will be forwarded to VSBA; rubric will be distributed during week of Oct. 24; Early December report will be baseline evaluation; will meet with M. Speno in mid-December. Evaluation due in Feb.

C. Code of Ethics Discussion- Codes are different for District boards in SU. WSESU Board agree to sign a Code specific to the SU.

4. Old Business-

A. Motion to Rescind the March 16, 2022 Election of the Board Chair- K. Amidon moved to take up the previously tabled Motion to Rescind- Approved 4-0.
Several Board members and members of the public addressed the question and related topics. A long discussion ensued.
D. Schoales Moved the Question- approved 4-0.
Motion to Rescind- approved 4-0.
5. Supt. Speno presented remaining business-
K. Amidon motion to accept resignation of Eva Grimaldi, BUHS School Social Worker. approved.
K. Amidon motion to approve Warrants and Payrolls as presented- approved.
D. Schoales motion to adjourn- approved
Participating Members of the Public:
J. Reynolds B. Berg M. Kahn B. Ranquist
J. Normandeau L. Ford S. Bonin

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