Note: These proposed minutes should be considered preliminary until they are approved by the
board at a future meeting.
WINDHAM SOUTHEAST SCHOOL DISTRICT (WSESD) BOARD
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023
REGULAR BOARD MEETING – 6PM
HYBRID MEETING: WINDHAM REGIONAL CAREER CENTER CUSICK CONFERENCE
ROOM AND REMOTELY VIA ZOOM
DRAFT MINUTES
Summary:
● Student representatives spoke about bullying and inappropriate behavior that is going unaddressed in classes at BUHS, and the need to cultivate a positive and loving culture in the community.
● Superintendent Speno introduced a book, “Introduction to the Governance Code,” that Board members and administrators will read and discuss at next June’s retreat.
● Putney Central School Principal Jon Sessions and Guilford Central School Principal John Gagnon gave presentations about family and community engagement via the leadership council and parent-teacher organization.
● WSESU Business Administrator Frank Rucker gave an outline of the timeline for the budget development process over the next few months.
● The Board voted to approve pre-qualification for four firms to bid on the Oak Grove School HVAC project.
● The Board approved payrolls and warrants that included the final payment on the 22-year bond for renovations to BUHS.
● The Board and administrators discussed ways they can assess school climate in addition to the Panorama surveys.
● Updates from Leadership Councils included deep impacts from a lack of substitute teachers at Dummerston School and other district schools, and at BUHS student hunger and high spending by staff members to provide snacks that is in part due to inadequate portions at lunch.
● The Board agreed to continue with plans to hold the next meeting at Guilford Central School despite difficulties with the zoom feed at the recent meeting at Dummerston School.
● The Board voted to approve up to $100 of funding per board member each year for subscription to approved educational publications.
● The Board will look into inviting a presentation by Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network’s “Let Me Be Great” campaign.
WSESD Board Members Present: Chair Kelly Young (KY), Anne Beekman (AB), Jayden Gonzalez
(JG) Non-Voting Student Representative, Alora Lawyer (AL) Non-Voting Student Representative, Tim
Maciel (TM), Ruby McAdoo (RMC), Robin Morgan (RMO), Shaun Murphy (SM), Eva Nolan (EN),
Kimberley Price (KP), Matt Shibley (MS), Deborah Stanford (DS)
WSESD Board Members Absent: none
WSESU/SD Staff and Administrators Present: Mark Speno, Frank Rucker, Paul Smith, Nancy Wiese,
Julianne Eagan, Hannah Parker
Media Present: BCTV
Please note: attendance may be incomplete.
I. CALL TO ORDER
KY called the meeting to order at 6:01pm.
KY read the hybrid meeting statement.
● Review of Agenda
MOTION BY TM TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO ALLOW FIVE MINUTES TO TALK
ABOUT A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
II. STUDENT MATTERS
JG spoke about bullying and other inappropriate behaviors in classrooms that are concerning, and seem to be beyond the control of the teachers.
BUHS Interim Principal Hannah Parker thanked Mr. Gonzalez for noticing and speaking up about things that should not be happening. She said it is very important for students to share these incidents with the administration or other adults they trust.
AL saw a connection between these issues and her sense that there is a lack of love, and an understanding of what love is, in the community. She advocated for an approach of calling people in and being positive and affirming to others.
RMC wondered about how to effect a culture shift of this kind and suggested involving student leadership. AL said she is thinking of starting with a student survey and Superintendent Mark Speno said the administration could help facilitate that.
III. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Mr. Speno gave his report.
● Introduction of The Governance Core
Mr. Speno announced he has a book, “Introduction to The Governance Core,” that he would like Board members and the administration to read as a shared professional-development experience. His proposal is to have everyone read the book by the June 25, 2024 retreat. Then, at the retreat, develop a protocol for the book’s study. From there, develop protocols for the following year. The concept of the book is to have the Board and the administrative team work together for the children and the schools. Mr. Speno noted that at the recent Vermont School Boards Association’s (VSBA) conference, the closing event was a presentation by a school superintendent from California who referenced the book many times.
● Leadership Councils (LCs) / Community / Parent Engagement
The principals of two of the district’s schools presented on parent engagement under the LC and the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) models.
1. Jon Sessions of Putney Central School presented on LCs
Highlights from Mr. Sesssions’s presentation:
● Mr. Sessions shared and reviewed a slideshow, “Putney Central School: A Reflection on Putney Central School’s Leadership Council, and Efforts for Increasing Community Connection and Engagement.”
● Putney Central School has historically had a high level of family engagement.
● Initially they focused on clarifying the differences between a LC and a PTO and created resources to illustrate that.
● Some of the strengths of the council are a strong presence of the LC in the community and a history of connecting to and supporting the staff.
● Opportunities for growth include engaging more participation and finding clarity around their purpose.
● Each meeting they focus on a different element of school administration – e.g. budget, playground, data.
● Plans for increasing engagement including sharing about the Community School model and why it is important, as well as holding meetings at different venues in the community to lower barriers to participation.
● Examples of Putney Central School’s community workshops, which are presented by any Putney community member for any student or family member attend. A staff member is always present for these presentations to ensure student safety.
2. John Gagnon of Guilford Central School presented on PTOs
Highlights from Mr. Gagnon’s presentation:
● Mr. Gagnon shared and reviewed a slideshow, “Guilford Central School PTO – Fall 2023.”
● Guilford Central School had a very active LC, but many members “aged out” when their children graduated from the school. In spite of recruitment efforts, the LC is on hiatus.
● They have revived their PTO, with a mission of engaging and empowering families.
● The focus on building community includes teacher appreciation, community events, coffee chats for parents, and after school activities.
● PTO fundraising efforts to support Winter Sports
● The PTO has also spent time learning about the budget and communicating their funding priorities to the administration.
SM noted that there are many ways for the community to support its schools. He appreciated the Guilford LC presence at Town Meeting and expressed hope that the PTO might continue that. He noted that the Planning Commission is seeking to engage with the school community. Mr. Gagnon noted that the Planning Commission is in conversation with the school about creating school gardens in the adjacent property.
DS expressed concern about the fact that despite the amendment passed by the electorate to mandate LCs in each school, some schools are operating without LCs in place. In theory they serve a very different role than PTOs. She acknowledged the difficulty in trying to generate interest in a LC when a school seems to be doing well without one.
Mr. Speno responded that he believes in following the passion – if it’s reflected in the school community it brings everybody together in a way that’s inspiring. He announced the upcoming orientation for LC chairs, to be held on Wednesday, November 14. It will include LC norms, values, ethics and a discussion of the vision for LCs.
RMC wondered about what barriers are keeping people from wanting to participate on LCs. She suggested maybe principals could informally poll parents and bring that information to the board. Related to the parent-led workshops, RMO asked for clarity around the Volunteer policy – the policy that says parents need background checks only to participate in situations when they will be the sole adult in contact with students with no district employee present – and does not pertain to parents just wanting to come into the school. Mr. Speno confirmed that is correct.
DS followed up on a previous discussion on staff stipends for LC participation. Mr. Speno responded: he and the Human Resources Director had developed a stipend proposal that is aligned with staff stipends for after-school programs, and the union is in agreement with that structure.
IV. FISCAL REPORT
1. Budget Update
WSESU Business Administrator Frank Rucker presented the budget update. At that evening’s Finance Committee meeting, they reiterated the budget timeline and Board action-items:
◦ March 19: the public budget vote.
◦ February 13: the Board approves the warning for the March 19 meeting.
◦ January 23: the Board approves the budget.
The meeting also included a lengthy discussion of Act 127.
The Finance Committee will meet weekly on Tuesdays with a focus on the following topics:
◦ November 21: first draft of elementary budget
◦ November 28: first draft of secondary school budget
◦ December 5: – revenue assumptions and capital plan
◦ December 19: first draft of comprehensive budget.
On December 19, the Finance Committee will submit the budget draft to the Board, and at that point they will have the information from the state that is needed to define their fiscal responsibility. KY noted that earlier in the day some board members attended a VSBA/VSA Webinar on Act 127. She will share the slides and video with the rest of the board when they are available.
Mr. Rucker provided an overview of Act 127 – the intent is to provide equal access to public education, knowing that there are different economies in different regions. Vermont has chosen an equalization method. They are changing the weighting factors and this will increase the tax capacity for high poverty communities. They also increase with a significant change in funding support for ESOL learners. There are a number of funding formula parameters that have been suspended – penalties for spending more than certain published indices. There are still guardrails around a spending increase of more than 10% – it will require a review by a committee of the legislature. There is also a population sparsity funding factor that WSESD won’t qualify for.
2. Action required on selection of prequalified Contractors eligible to bid on the Oak Grove Heat pump & HVAC controls project
Mr. Rucker explained the requirements for this project and he reviewed the four contractors whose
applications were approved. Highlights included:
● Because this project will cost more than $500,000, state statute requires this pre-qualification process.
● There are two engineers who have worked with the District in the past. They reviewed the applications and recommended the following four firms for the Oak Grove project:
◦ Alliance Mechanical
◦ ARC Mechanical
◦ Control Technologies, Inc.
◦ BG Mechanical
● Once the Board approves these four firms, Mr. Rucker will send them the project manual and bid specifications.
● The Board will review their bids at the next Board meeting.
MOTION BY SM THAT THE WSESD BOARD PRE-QUALIFY THE FOUR FIRMS
MENTIONED SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE BID PROCESS FOR THE OAK
GROVE HEAT PUMP AND HVAC PROJECT. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
V. CONSENT AGENDA
● Clerk’s Report – Approval of Minutes – October 24, 2023
MOTION BY AB TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 24, 2023. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
● Warrants and Payrolls
Warrant of October 10, 2023
Warrant No. 1114 in the amount of $416.00
Warrant No. 1120 in the amount of $1,691,985.98
Warrant No. 1121 in the amount of $455.00
Warrant No. 1122 in the amount of $1,065,329.59
$2,758,186.57
Payrolls October 6, 2023 $1,670,732.41
Warrant of October 16, 2023
Warrant No. 1090 in the amount of $1,724.85
Warrant No. 1092 in the amount of $1,449.48
Warrant No. 1094 in the amount of $50,381.11
Warrant No. 1095 in the amount of $5,700.00
Warrant No. 1096 in the amount of $366,716.92
$425,972.36
Warrant of October 23, 2023
WSESD ACH Purchasing Card Payment $30,620.73
Warrant No. 1131 in the amount of $3,105.08
Warrant No. 1137 in the amount of $4,385.16
Warrant No. 1138 in the amount of $3,000.00
Warrant No. 1140 in the amount of $628.56
Warrant No. 1141 in the amount of $232,032.91
$273,772.45
Payrolls October 20, 2023 $1,613,235.77
Warrant of October 30, 2023
Warrant No. 1142 in the amount of $2,674.50
Warrant No. 1146 in the amount of $950.83
Warrant No. 1147 in the amount of $169.00
Warrant No. 1148 in the amount of $600.32
Warrant No. 1149 in the amount of $115,941.62
Warrant No. 1150 in the amount of $522.54
$120,858.81
Warrant of November 6, 2023
Warrant No. 1152 in the amount of $150.00
Warrant No. 1153 in the amount of $860.00
Warrant No. 1158 in the amount of $1,200.00
Warrant No. 1159 in the amount of $1,426.12
Warrant No. 1160 in the amount of $3,469.55
Warrant No. 1161 in the amount of $1,045,699.10
$1,052,804.77
Payrolls November 3, 2023 $1,567,206.14
SM made the following statement: “On November 1, 2023, WSESD made the final BUHS bond payment in the amount of $1,600,000. This payment represents a commitment made by the five towns and District 6. On November 13, 2001, 22 years ago this coming Monday, the five towns and the District #6—Putney, Dummerston, Brattleboro, Guilford, and Vernon—went to the polls and voted by Australian ballot. A single article on the ballot asked the question of the voters: ‘Shall the District renovate the BUHS campus? Should the District take out a bond in the amount of $55.5 million to rebuild BUHS, BAMS, and SVCEC [Southern Vermont Career Education Center].’ The result of the vote was ‘yes.’ The renovation subsequently was completed and students, teachers, administrators, staff, and countless community members have benefitted from this renovation project of our Union high school. The bond is now completely paid, and we look forward to maintaining the facility in a way that will enhance and preserve the substantial upgrades that have been realized through the renovation and rebuild. Congratulations to the four-town district of the WSESD, and the single-district tuition town of Vernon.”
SM noted that this final payment was in the warrants presented this week, and it is a big accomplishment.
RMO noted that the students now attending BUHS and some of the staff were not yet born when this
bond was approved, a reflection of how the Board’s work affects not just students now, but students in
future generations. She expressed gratitude to the voters who approved the bond and the taxpayers who
funded the payments for the last 22 years.
Mr. Rucker commended SM for being on the Citizens’ Advisory Council for this project. He noted
that, at the time, it was the largest bond in the state’s history. He thanked SM for advocating for public
education.
MOTION BY DS TO APPROVE THE WARRANTS OF:
● OCTOBER 10, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,758,186.57
● OCTOBER 16, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $425,972.36
● OCTOBER 23, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $273,772.45
● OCTOBER 30, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,858.81
● NOVEMBER 6, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,052,804.77
AND THE PAYROLLS OF:
● OCTOBER 6, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,670,732.41
● OCTOBER 20, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,613,235.77
● NOVEMBER 3, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,567,206.14.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
VI. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
There were none.
KY called for a break at 7:19pm.
KY called the meeting back into order at 7:29pm.
VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Sexual Abuse Investigation
KY reported that the Board’s attorney has not received any further materials from the attorney conducting the investigation. She will reach out again.
B. Methods of Assessment [Other Than Panorama]
KY acknowledged that she may not have given Mr. Speno enough time to answer the Board’s questions that she sent him via email.
MOTION BY MS THAT IF MR. SPENO WOULD LIKE MORE TIME, THAT WE TABLE
THE CONVERSATION.
KY recommended the Board clarify the questions for Mr. Speno.
MS shared his questions, which were:
1. What are the other methods of assessment of the climate, other than Panorama?
2. How do you assess the resulting data?
3. Based on that assessment, what interventions were applied in the last six months, and what were the results?
Mr. Speno responded with some examples of additional data that schools are collecting regarding climate: monthly kid talks where teams document what they’re seeing in their classroom, behavior tracking spreadsheets, three benchmark meetings per year looking at behavior data as well as literary and math fluency data, individual behavior plans, classroom-wide and school-wide PBIS kindness initiatives which involve tracking their classroom/school climate through incentive programs, challenges or theme weeks where they are tracking growth, regular analysis of office and planning room referrals, suspension data, and attendance and truancy data.
Board members asked how they can access this kind of data in order to provide oversight of the district’s work toward the school climate goals.
Mr. Speno responded that they receive the Panorama climate data and data in presentations throughout the year such as the data referenced in the Family/Community Engagment presentation earlier in the meeting. Paul Smith added that the Board also receives the data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
EN expressed concern about not receiving Panorama results and other survey data until June if those surveys are conducted in February. Mr. Smith clarified that the results will be available soon after the survey is closed, long before June.
Ms. Parker shared that BAMS and BUHS teachers will be doing a professional development training on data on the upcoming In Service day, and will be discussing Panorama as part of that. Dummerston School Principal Julianne Eagan noted that Academic benchmark surveys are also a measure of social emotional wellbeing and school climate. When you see academic scores trending upward you can make an inference that students are feeling safe, comfortable and competent.
RMC brought the focus back to MS’ concern about tracking interventions. She noted that in the board’s governance role change is effected through policy and district-level decisions. She asked the administration for additional data that would help the board to observe district wide trends or trends across the district. Mr. Speno reiterated that every Board meeting presentation includes data and is aligned with the school year and the Continuous improvement Plan.
Nancy Wiese shared about challenges at WRCC and gave some examples of interventions that were utilized to improve the school climate. Data about students’ feeling of belonging is now very high. There is still work to be done and her focus is on increasing student voice. She feels that administrators are invested in sharing their successes with the board and also in being honest about where they are not successful so they can ask for the help they need to get there.
DS clarified that the board is trying to determine what might be missing in our efforts toward improving school climate. She noted there has been feedback from many students and families, including earlier in this meeting, that there are issues with bullying and harrassment that are causing students to feel unsafe at school. She acknowledged that these are widespread issues that are not specific to our schools. She emphasized the importance of board oversight and questioned how everyone is defining data in these conversations.
RMC agreed that the presentations do include data, and noted the need for aggregate data like the climate surveys provide.She reassured administrators that when the Board asks for data or other information beyond what is presented, it’s not a judgement on what’s being presented, just something else that the Board needs to do their job.
RMO asked if the data referenced in Mr. Speno’s initial response could be shared with the board in a future presentation, in an aggregated form. KP suggested that that type of data could be shared via email even without a presentation.
Mr. Smith noted that this type of data can be used in addition to climate survey questions to better evaluate if we have truly met our Continuous Improvement Plan goals or if there is more to the story. The goal around student perception of kindness is one way to measure how the climate is improving.
MS expressed appreciation for administration and staff efforts to address this. He clarified that he is not asking for additional measures of climate but just wants more information to be able to understand whether we are seeing progress. EN noted that more information for the board provides more opportunity for having important conversations about school climate. MS suggested that this discussion be followed up on at a future meeting
C. Policy & Amendment presents the following for 2nd Reading:
• C9 – Notice of Non-Discrimination (formerly Board Commitment to Non- Discrimination)
• D11 – Public Complaints about Personnel
• F2 – Bus Discipline
DS asked for interested parties to send comments to either the members of the Policy & Amendment
Committee, or Board members, or the administration. Readoption will be on the next Board’s meeting agenda.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Policy & Amendment Committee presents the following for a 1st reading:
● D1 Personnel Recruitment, Selection, Appointment and Background Checks
DS noted the Board approved this on October 10, but since then, the VSBA made significant edits, so the Policy & Amendment Committee is presenting this for approval with the VSBA changes. It will be presented again at the next Board meeting.
IX. BOARD MATTERS / TRAINING
A. Leadership Council Updates
Mr. Speno announced new LC members and chairs:
BAMS: Amanda Lynch, Rich Leavy – Co-Chairs
Academy School: Carmen Nina-Wilson – Chair
Green Street School: Christina Vakaros-Howe – Chair
Oak Grove School: Rebecca Speisman, Grace Freeman, Chris Hill – Shared Chairs
Dummerston School: Michelle Green – Chair, Carmen Winchester – Co-Chair
Guilford Central School: Sarah Rosow – Chair
Putney Central School: Carolyn Oliver – Chair, Liz Adams – Co-Chair
Additional PCS Members: Emily Bristol, Ruby McAdoo, Shannon Cheney, April Brown, Jon Sessions, Nancy Gagnon
Mr. Speno announced the orientations for the new chairs would be on November 15 and November 29 at 6pm.
MOTION BY SM TO APPROVE THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED BY MARK SPENO. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Dummerston School:
DS read a statement from the Dummerston School LC indicating a severe shortage of substitute teachers and the impact that is having on staff and students. Mr. Speno noted this is true for the entire district. DS noted this is true for the entire nation. Mr. Speno announced the administration will soon begin a new hiring campaign.
Academy School: RMO reported this LC met recently and discussed the budget. The LC supports the proposed addition of a second counselor.
BUHS: TM reported that at the recent meeting of the BUHS LC there was a discussion of hunger among students, and that staff are spending a lot of their own personal money to provide snacks to students. On factor impacting this is that the lunch portions are too small and some items such as the salad bar run out before all the students have been served. Ms. Parker acknowledged the situation, but noted the FDA establishes nutrition and portion rules, and this limits what the school’s food-service company can provide.
TM noted that at the VSBA Conference the Winooski schools shared that they have an open pantry that is stocked with foods they can take at any time, as well as clothing. Ms. Parker mentioned that there is now a sharing fridge in the cafeteria that students can access. Ricky Davidson is looking for a grant to provide snacks. There is currently about $5000 spent each month by staff to provide snacks for students. SM asked to have accounting of this spending sent to Mr. Rucker so that it could be considered for incorporation into the budget.
DS asked to have this topic be on the agenda for discussion at the next meeting. EN said this could be addressed by the Social Justice Committee as well.
B. Board Sub-Committees:
– Communication Council – Rotating Meeting locations
RMC noted this is not a Communications Council initiative; it came out of the Programmatic and Performance Equity Committee.
A discussion ensued on whether to continue holding Board meetings at different schools on a rotating basis; how technology challenges affect this decision and the participation of Board members; how the meeting places and availability of hybrid meetings positively or negatively affect attendance of Board members, the student advisors, and the public; and why and when Board members should visit all schools in the District, during or outside of Board meetings.
MOTION BY SM THAT THE WSESD BOARD TRY TO GO TO GUILFORD FOR THE
NEXT MEETING.
POINT OF ORDER BY RMO: THIS MOTION IS UNNECESSARY BECAUSE THE BOARD
HAS ALREADY VOTED TO ADHERE TO THE SCHEDULE THAT HAS THE NEXT
MEETING AT THE GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL.
SM WITHDREW THE MOTION.
– Finance Committee – Budget Meeting Timeline
SM announced upcoming budget meetings for the Finance Committee: November 21 and 28, and December 5 and 19.
C. Board Training Resources – Potential Action needed:
MOTION BY TM THAT THE BOARD APPROVE REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO $100 PER
BOARD MEMBER FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL
PUBLICATIONS, BLOGS, ETC.
A discussion ensued. Highlights included:
● The Board’s budget can cover this.
● The proposal to develop an online, participatory database of links to professional-development documents.
● How to decide which publications are appropriate for reimbursement.
TM AMENDED THE MOTION TO ADD, “WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD CHAIR.”
A discussion ensued on compiling a list of resources, from multiple sources, that the Board can approve.
TM AMENDED THE AMENDMENT TO REPLACE THE WORDS “WITH THE APPROVAL
OF THE BOARD CHAIR” WITH “BASED ON A LIST OF RESOURCES APPROVED BY
THE BOARD.”
DS AMENDED THE MOTION TO ADD “OF $100 PER YEAR PER BOARD MEMBER.” TM
AGREED TO THE AMENDMENT.
VOTE ON THE MOTION: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
TM reported all Board members received an email with a VT Digger article about the Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network’s “Let Me Be Great” campaign. He recommended the Board invite members of this campaign to a Board meeting to present their project. A discussion ensued. TM agreed to reach out to the campaign to invite them to present to the Board.
D. VSBA Annual Meeting
KY reported Mr. Speno and five Board members attended the recent meeting, and that Mr. Speno had emailed a summary of the event.
DS noted the VSBA’s website has links to workshops and other videos. Board members who attended found great value in connecting with and hearing about the work of other Boards and other districts.
X. EXECUTIVE SESSION
MOTION BY DS TO FIND THAT PREMATURE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE WOULD
CLEARLY PLACE THE PUBLIC BODY OR PERSON INVOLVED IN SUBSTANTIAL
DISADVANTAGE UNDER 1 V.S.A. §313(1)(E), PENDING OR PROBABLY CIVIL
LITIGATION OR A PROSECUTION, TO WHICH THE PUBLIC BODY IS OR MAY BE A
PARTY, PROVIDED THAT THE PUBLIC BODY SHALL MAKE A FINAL DECISION IN
OPEN MEETING. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOTION BY KP TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER 1 V.S.A. §313(1)(E), PENDING
OR PROBABLY CIVIL LITIGATION OR A PROSECUTION, TO WHICH THE PUBLIC
BODY IS OR MAY BE A PARTY, PROVIDED THAT THE PUBLIC BODY SHALL MAKE A
FINAL DECISION IN OPEN MEETING. INVITING IN MARK SPENO. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The Board entered into Executive Session at 9:14pm.
KY announced the Board would take no action.
The Board rose from Executive Session at 9:26pm.
MOTION BY AB TO ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The Board adjourned at 9:27pm.
Documents presented:
● A slideshow, “Putney Central School: A Reflection on Putney Central School’s Leadership Council, and Efforts for Increasing Community Connection and Engagement.”
● A slideshow, “Guilford Central School PTO – Fall 2023.”
Submitted by Robin Morgan, Board Clerk, from minutes taken by Wendy M. Levy
This represents my understanding of the above dated meeting. If you have any changes, please submit them at the next board meeting.
