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 MARCH 12, 2024
REGULAR BOARD MEETING – 6 PM
WRCC CUSICK CONFERENCE ROOM, BRATTLEBORO
DRAFT MINUTES
Summary
● The board conducted a public information session about the proposed FY25 budget that will be presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting on 3/19/24.
● The Board voted to hire Patrice Michelle Herman, Science teacher at BUHS
● Three Executive Sessions were added to the end of the meeting. They were:
o 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(1)(f) Confidential Attorney Client Communications made for the purpose of providing professional legal services to the body
o 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(4) A disciplinary or dismissal action against a public officer or employee
o 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(7) the academic records or suspension or discipline of students.
● Voted to readopt policy G8- Continuous Improvement Plan
Attendance
Board members:
Kelly Young (KY), Deborah (DS), Tim Maciel (TM), Kimberly Price (KP), Ruby McAdoo (RMA), Matt Schibley
(MS), Robin Morgan (RMO), Shaun Murphy (SM), Eva Nolan (EN), Anne Beekman (AB)
Administration and Staff:
Eileen Arama, Julianne Eagan, Keith Lyman, Paul Smith, Hannah Parker, Mark Speno, Nancy Wiese,
Tracey Drotts, Brin Tucker, Kate Margaitis, Mary Kaufmann, Ali Bisonette, Jodi Nutting, Mikaela Simms,
Kelly Dias, John Gagnon, Deb Schiller, Frank Rucker, Mo Hart, Debra Gass, Carmen Winchester, Jon
Sessions, Tate Erickson
Media:
BCTV, Virginia Ray (The Commons)
Others:
Kate O’Connor, Pierre Landry, Kristina Naylor, Rich Leavy, Jody Normandeau, Brian Remer, Ruth Barton,
Merrill Barton, Fric Spruyt, Laura Barcomb, Mary Garland, Maggie Foley, John Serafino, LIz Adams, Laura
Chapman, Sherri Keefe, Sarah Wood, Jaci Reynolds, Janice Baldwin, Paul Normandeau, Kerry Amidon
Please note: attendance may be incomplete
I. CALL TO ORDER – Kelly Young, Board Chair
KY called the meeting to order at 6:09 pm
KY read the remote hybrid meeting statement.
KY added three executive sessions to the end of the meeting
o 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(1)(f) Confidential Attorney Client Communications made for the purpose of providing professional legal services to the body
o 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(4) A disciplinary or dismissal action against a public officer or employee but nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impair the right of such officer or employee to a public hearing if formal charges are brought.
o 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(7) the academic records or suspension or discipline of students
DS added to the agenda an acknowledgement of the Board Members who are stepping away, to occur after Public Comment, and she asked to assume chair duties for that discussion.
II. FISCAL REPORT: PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON THE PROPOSED FY ’25 Budget
In response to concerns about the tax rate and legislative changes that have occurred since the budget was initially proposed, two documents are being presented with updates to the revenue for FY2025, the Contingency Planning related to the Yield document and the Estimated Homestead School Property Tax document. SM shared that the Finance Committee reviewed and support the administration’s plan outlined in the Contingency Planning Document to add $3 million in revenue. This will lower the district’s spending per equalized pupil, resulting in a lower tax rate.
Frank Rucker spoke about the substantial change to the school funding formula when H850 passed and was signed by the Governor on 2/22/24. That removed the 5% cap on tax increases, necessitating adjustments to budget planning to limit the burden on taxpayers. The goal was to retain the budget spending allocations of $65 million to provide the necessary amount of support to our students, but consider other revenue and a potential spending freeze which will result in limiting the tax increase to 4%. Administrators worked to identify $3,000,000 in additional revenue.
Mr. Rucker reviewed that the tax rate is controlled by four factors, three of which are controlled by the state: the yield, equalized pupil numbers, and the common level of assessment (CLA). The only factor that the School Board has any control over is the budget. Increasing the yield is something that the legislature is working on. The state provides an estimated number for school districts to use in their budget planning, but the actual number won’t be known until June. He also reviewed that about 70% of Vermonters are eligible for income sensitivity. SM shared some resources for assessing eligibility and filing for this, including forms HS122 and HI144.
Of these four factors, there has been a lot of volatility in the three factors controlled by the state. The real estate market has caused steep increases in the CLA. The changes in Act 127 have resulted in big changes in our equalized student numbers, despite the district’s actual enrollment remaining somewhat consistent. And legislative changes and other factors have resulted in impacts to the yield. The district- controlled factor, the budget, has slowly and steadily increased, consistent with inflation rates.
In order to present a financially sustainable budget to taxpayers, Mr. Rucker and Mr. Speno put effort into identifying $3 million in additional revenue, while keeping the spending plan that is presented to voters in place. This revenue is outlined in the document, the Contingency Planning related to the Yield. One additional source of revenue is from the General Fund balance. $1,250,000 from this General Fund.
This will leave $2.2 million remaining in the General Fund for future needs. $600,000 of additional revenue will be drawn from the Health Reimbursement Reserves. The Merger Support Grant from the AOE in the amount of $201,047 was received after the budget was developed. There will also be a short- term investment revenue of $150,000.
The final source of funding was a joint effort by the administration of all schools to plan a possible spending freeze to reduce by 2% of their initial budget and return that allocated funding to the revenue stream. Primarily the administrators have recommended removing the proposed positions from the budgets as opposed to removing any current positions already staffed. The focus was on keeping the programming for the students intact.
RMO asked whether the spending freeze will target only new positions or include positions where staff members are retiring or leaving. Mr. Speno said that it depends on the school. New positions would be postponed to a future year, and other staffing reductions can be achieved by decreasing FTE of a position when re-hiring or sharing a position across schools.
MS asked whether staff and community were involved in identifying which positions to possibly reduce. Mr. Speno was not sure if that was possible due to the very short timeline for planning.
KP asked Mr. Rucker to outline why the Central Office staffing was not reduced. Mr. Rucker replied by each department: Special Education staffing is largely tied to statutory requirements. Most other staff members employed by Central Office are each the only person performing a specific role in the Supervisory Union.
DS mentioned a compensation freeze as a way some districts address tax impact. Mr. Speno spoke about needing to be mindful of teachers being compensated competitively. Mr. Rucker clarified that salaries are determined by our negotiated contract with the unions and cannot be changed without renegotiation. RMC asked whether WRCC and EES were included in the spending freeze. Mr. Rucker explained that WRCC was included, but the EES is a Head Start program, which is federally-funded.
Jody Normendeau, Dummerston resident, why instructional coaches are necessary when our teachers are well-educated. Mr. Speno spoke about the coaching as an investment in our staff, which provides day to day professional development and sustains good teachers.
Kristina Naylor, Dummerston resident, shared that 63% receive the income sensitivity in the state of Vermont, not 70%. Ms. Naylor expressed appreciation for the work done to keep the tax rate manageable. She asked for the Communications Council to help get this information out to voters, who are very concerned about their tax rates.
Carmen Winchester, Academic Support Teacher (AST) at Dummerston spoke about the importance of the work done by instructional coaches. She said that mentorship and support of teachers through coaching is an essential part of their growth in the profession.
Kate O’Connor, Brattleboro resident, asked if the contingency planning documents will be on the WSESU website. Mr. Rucker confirmed they will be posted and hard copies shared at the Annual Meeting. Pierre Landry, Brattleboro resident, asked about federally-funded staff, wondering if those positions have been considered for elimination now that the COVID-recovery funds have ended. Mr. Rucker spoke about the fact that the idea behind this funding timeline was that three years would be a sufficient amount of time for pandemic-related impacts on students to be addressed. That has not turned out to be the case. After evaluating carefully, it has been determined that this work is still very necessary and important because of the severity of the learning loss and other impacts on students. Mr. Speno explained that a lot of the district’s ESSER funding was used for capital improvements which are now complete. There were 30 positions added district wide that relied on this funding, and only 15 are being retained in this budget.
EN expressed concern about delaying capital improvements, given the high level of statewide need for repairs to school infrastructure. Mr. Rucker clarified that no project that has any health or safety implication or that would cause continued damage to a building would be deferred. There is very little capital planning that is being delayed – only a project of some window replacements at BUHS.
Liz Adams, Putney resident, and SM both corroborated that the district has invested in maintaining its buildings well over the years, as well as increasing energy efficiency, so the statewide condition of crumbling school buildings in need of dire repair is not an issue here.
Ms, Normandeau asked whether the state takes care of staff health care coverage. Mr. Rucker said that Act 11 made negotiating health insurance contracts a role of the state. She also asked about why we changed from using SBAC to VTCAP for our assessment tool. Paul Smith replied that that too was a decision made at the state level to change which testing corporation to contract with. Ms. Normandeau encouraged board members to follow the work of the legislature’s Education Committee and testify when appropriate.
TM asked why the BUHS VTCAP scores are not available on the AOE snapshot website. Mr. Smith shared about the breakdown of the scores. On page 59 and 60 in the Annual Meeting has more detailed information. TM highlighted the percentage difference between marginalized students.
RMO asked whether any action is needed to include these revenues in what the public will vote on at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Rucker clarified that because the vote is only to approve the budget expenditure and not the revenues, no action is needed. The revenue usually sees some adjustment every year between the budget vote and June 1.
Ms. Normandeau asked about amended budgets. Mr. Rucker explained that the budget is amended only in situations when a grant is received after the Annual Meeting. The budget can only be amended to include spending that is funded entirely by the grant.
RMC asked that the two documents be available at the annual meeting. As chair of the Communications Council she would be happy to share this information with the public but asked for an official statement to share as the Council’s role is to highlight communication from the board or superintendent, rather than generating explanatory language. RMO asked for Mr. Speno and Mr. Rucker to write up a brief overview of the changes that they can share out to the community along with the two documents for people to review prior to the meeting.
The board paused for a break at 7:55 pm.
The meeting resumed at 8:04 pm.
III. STUDENT MATTERS
There were none.
IV. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MS brought forward Patrice Michelle Herman for the position of Science Teacher at BUHS
TM MOVED TO HIRE PATRICE MICHELLE HERMAN FOR THE POSITION OF SCIENCE TEACHER AT BUHS.
TM shared how impressed he is with the level of quality this candidate brings to BUHS community.
Mentioned that she may bring with her a skill that may be useful in the Board’s review of the Environmental policy that will be reviewed DS shared that the next policy meeting is March 26 th at 2 pm, and the Environmental Policy (E14) will be on that agenda.
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
Mr. Speno shared about the full district professional development on 3/4/24 at the BUHS campus. This was the first meeting with all teachers and paraeducators in one place together since before the pandemic. It felt quite monumental. This was conducted through distributed leadership. Numerous staff offered workshops throughout the day. Grade Level meetings (K-8) are coming up shortly, and schools are getting ready for kindergarten visits. VTCAP testing will begin soon and student teacher conferences will take place later this month. The “Grow Your Own” cohort has started with 5 para-educators. Retired educator, Deb Heller, has been hired to mentor this group. The plan is to add a new cohort of 5 each year. RMC asked about the number of paraeducators who applied, and Mr. Speno indicated that there were nine applicants. A committee reviewed the applications and selected five, offering the other four applicants other pathways to pursue their education or the opportunity to apply again next year. RMO expressed excitement and reflected that it is a strength of a merged district to be able to fund this program.
RMC asked about Leadership Councils and communication with the board. Mr. Speno spoke about the plan to have a second orientation in mid-March. A discussion ensued about the communication with the Leadership Councils that included whether or not board members should attend the LC orientation, the idea of having Brattleboro Town Leadership Councils meet together, and revisiting policy that pertains to Leadership Councils. SM shared that there is interest in Guilford in starting their Leadership Council up again.
V. CONSENT AGENDA
• CLERK’S REPORT – Approval of Minutes – February 28, 29, 2024
KY CALLED FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 28 AND 29, 2024
Vote passed unanimously
• FINANCES
Warrant of February 12, 2024
Arbiter Sports ACH Payment 2/8/24 $ 1,128.00
Warrant No. 1278 in the amount of $ 193.49
Warrant No. 1279 in the amount of $ 1,424.68
Warrant No. 1284 in the amount of $ 642.58
Warrant No. 1285 in the amount of $ 474.55
Warrant No. 1286 in the amount of $ 181,668.37
$ 185,531.67
Payrolls February 9, 2024 $ 1,576,644.87
Warrant of February 20, 2024
Arbiter Sports ACH Payment 2/12/24 $ 520.00
Warrant No. 1287 in the amount of $ 35,852.63
Warrant No. 1288 in the amount of $ 5,000.00
Warrant No. 1289 in the amount of $ 4,000.00
Warrant No. 1292 in the amount of $ 5,632.19
Warrant No. 1293 in the amount of $ 67,141.77
$ 118,146.59
Warrant of February 26, 2024
Arbiter Sports ACH Payment 2/20/24 $ 1,362.00
Warrant No. 1295 in the amount of $ 20.00
Warrant No. 1296 in the amount of $ 84.16
Warrant No. 1297 in the amount of $ 1,223.73
Warrant No. 1300 in the amount of $ 70.00
Warrant No. 1301 in the amount of $ 72.74
Warrant No. 1302 in the amount of $ 87.50
Warrant No. 1304 in the amount of $ 2,074.12
Warrant No. 1305 in the amount of $ 229,582.13
$ 234,576.38
Payrolls February 23, 2024 $ 1,692,847.08
Warrant of March 4, 2024
Arbiter Sports ACH Payment 2/27/24 $ 983.00
Warrant No. 1306 in the amount of $ 20,664.32
Warrant No. 1308 in the amount of $ 23,853.14
Warrant No. 1309 in the amount of $ 1,223.73
Warrant No. 1310 in the amount of $ 25.00
Warrant No. 1311 in the amount of $ 9,468.24
Warrant No. 1302 in the amount of $ 4,400.34
Warrant No. 1305 in the amount of $ 1,095,587.46
$ 1,154,981.50
SM MOVED TO APPROVE THE WARRANTS. THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
VI. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
KY read the statement about the expected response for any comments shared in this portion of the meeting.
Liz Adams, Putney resident, spoke about the misunderstanding in the community of the workload of board members. Ms. Adams is concerned about the turnover on the board and the loss of institutional knowledge. She specifically thanked KY for her work and commitment to the School Board. DS assumed the role of Board Chair with KY’s permission
For the next several minutes, individual board members shared their appreciation for RMO and KY for the work they have done as members of the WSESD School Board.
The superintendent presented both members with a certificate of appreciation. With the completion of each of these terms, recognition of what each brought to the board was acknowledged and celebrated.
KY resumed the role of chair.
VII. New Business
A. Policy & Amendment presents the following for 1st Reading:
E6 – Emergency Closings
E7 – Safety and Security of School Facilities
E8 – Tobacco/Nicotine Prohibition
F12 – Transportation
G14 – Animal Dissection
G15 – Title 1 Comparability Policy
DS presented six policies for a first reading as listed above.
VII. Unfinished Business
A. Policy & Amendment presents the following for 2nd Reading:
F22 – Student Assessment
G1 – Curriculum Development and Coordination
H2 – Parental Involvement Policy (Family Engagement Policy)
DS presented three policies for a second reading as listed above. If there is no objection, then they will be presented for readoption at the next meeting.
B. Policy & Amendment presents the following for Re-Adoption:
G8 – Continuous Improvement Plan
DS MOVED TO READOPT G8. VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
TM encouraged careful reading of this policy as it outlines the board role in Continuous Improvement Planning.
VIII. Board Matters/Training
A. Leadership Council Updates
RMO shared that BAMS met as a Leadership Council and there was a lengthy discussion about how staff support the social emotional needs of the students. KP shared that it was recorded. Shared that they are trying to get more parents involved. They are planning a parent gathering during the next school dance.
MS shared about the Green Street LC that met on Monday. He wanted to highlight that the school is working very hard to reduce the incidences of seclusion and restraint. Wanted to highlight the good work they are doing at Green Street.
EN shared that the Oak Grove LC talked about food service issues. The parents are unhappy with portion sizes/limitations and there is concern about food waste.
DS shared about the Dummerston LC that met on 2/15/24. DS read the formal statement from the LC requesting the Board address the issues surrounding substitutes. The LC is meeting next week. DS will be present and will be gathering more information.
Ms. Parker shared that the BUHS community recently received a gift from anonymous community members of 500 carnations to be distributed to students and staff to let them know they are cared for and loved.
B. Board Sub-Committees
SM acknowledged the work done by the Finance Committee, Mr. Rucker and Mr. Speno on the budget throughout this challenging set of circumstances.
IX. Executive Sessions
RM MOVED TO FIND THAT PREMATURE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE WOULD CLEARLY PLACE THE
PUBLIC BODY OR PERSON INVOLVED AT A SUBSTANTIAL DISADVANTAGE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT THERE WILL BE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER 1 V.S.A. § 313 (A)(1)(F)
CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS MADE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES TO THE BODY.
RM asked for the purpose of the executive session. KY announced it is to discuss the Steve Perrin vs.
WSESD Board lawsuit.
ALL VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE MAKING THE FINDING.
KP MOVED TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER 1 V.S.A. § 313 (A)(1)(F) CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY-
CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS MADE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES
TO THE BODY INVITING IN MARK SPENO AND JOHN KLESCH. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The board entered executive session at 9:07.
The board rose from executive session at 10:04.
MS MOVED TO FIND THAT PREMATURE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE WOULD CLEARLY PLACE THE
PUBLIC BODY OR PERSON INVOLVED AT A SUBSTANTIAL DISADVANTAGE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT THERE WILL BE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER 1 V.S.A. § 313 (A)(4) A
DISCIPLINARY OR DISMISSAL ACTION AGAINST A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
KY announced that this is in regard to a member of the administration.
ALL VOTED IN FAVOR OF MAKING THE FINDING.
MS MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER 1 V.S.A. § 313 (A)(4) A DISCIPLINARY OR
DISMISSAL ACTION AGAINST A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. INVITING IN MARK SPENO. MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The board entered executive session at 10:07.
The board rose from executive session at 10:25.
KP MOVED TO FIND THAT PREMATURE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE WOULD CLEARLY PLACE THE
PUBLIC BODY OR PERSON INVOLVED AT A SUBSTANTIAL DISADVANTAGE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT THERE WILL BE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER 1 V.S.A. § 313 (A)(7) THE
ACADEMIC RECORDS OR SUSPENSION OR DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS.
KY stated that this is in regard to a parent request of the board.
ALL VOTED IN FAVOR OF MAKING THE FINDING.
KP MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER 1 V.S.A. § 313 (A)(7) THE ACADEMIC RECORDS
OR SUSPENSION OR DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS, INVITING MARK SPENO. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
KY announced that the board may take action following this session.
The board entered executive session at 10:27.
The board rose from executive session at 10:50, taking no action.
AB MOVED ADJOURN THE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:51.
Submitted by Robin Morgan, Board Clerk, from minutes taken by Tracey Drotts, Board Recorder.
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Windham Southeast School District
Finance Committee Meeting – Tuesday February 13, 2024
5:00pm at James Cusick Conference Room, BUHS and
remotely via Zoom
Committee Members Present: Shaun Murphy – Chairperson, Anne Beekman, Kim Price, Deborah Stanford,
Board Recorder: Tracey Drotts
Others present: Kristina Naylor, Jaci Reynolds, Maggie Foley, Laura Chapman (all members of the IBRC), Mark
Speno, Superintendent, Frank Rucker Business Administrator
The Meeting was called to order at 5:11 by Shaun Murphy
1. Approval of Minutes
KIM PRICE MOVED TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES
Shaun called for a vote
Vote passed unanimously
2. VT Legislative developments affecting FY25 Budget; Review State Funding Formula updates
Shaun Murphy started off saying that in this time of uncertainty, his suggestion is that this committee is “Steady at the helm through these rocky waters”. The budget development started on 10/6/23. The work done by Frank Rucker and his team along with the Finance Committee has been thoughtfully and carefully developed, been through a process of presenting to the Board three times as well as to the finance committee an additional three times. This FY25 budget proposal has increased by 3%, which is in alignment with previous budget increases.
Frank Rucker spoke about the lack of information from the legislature that would be needed to make assumptions on how this budget could be adjusted to affect the CLA equalized tax rate.
As of this current moment, the General Assembly has not passed anything yet to change the existing Act127 law, but believes that may happen this week. Frank and Mark Speno met with Emilie Kornheiser, and she is clear there seems to be a consensus that it is very likely the legislature will rescind the Act 127, 5% cap that was the guiding principle for all public schools in VT in developing the FY25 budget. This is an unprecedented situation. The implications for this committee and board is to consider what the reasonable alternative proposal be. With the absence of any real specifics (i.e. the “yield” statistic), it is difficult to make a recommendation.
Currently the general operating plan for the proposed budget ($65 million) it is a spending increase of 3%, which includes 16% increase in health insurance, collective bargaining agreement wage increases, and long term Capital Planning Improvements. The administration recommended that the Board moves forward with the March 19th Annual Meeting for several reasons which included;
• The importance of staff retention which is facilitated by offering contracts.
• The ability to apply for grants, which would impacts completion of important Capital Improvement projects such as the Oak Grove Heat Pump replacement and roof improvements that will create damage if they are not addressed.
• The budget proposal we have represents a fiscally responsible plan to the extent that it reflects conditions the board controls (amount of spending). This FY25 budget reflects an equalized tax rate of $1.65, which is still less than the fiscal year 2022 equalized tax rate of $1.72. The comparison FY24 budget was artificially lowered by the legislature utilizing one time reserves which caused an unusual adjustment in the homestead tax rates.
Frank Rucker and Mark Speno are proposing moving forward with the proposed budget given the lack of a definitive legislated funding formula change. The FY25 budget represents investments needed to provide effective, safe and healthy learning environments based on student needs and enrollment. Ms. Kornheiser indicated it is reasonable that we will probably have a narrower range of the possible funding law changes including the “yield” statistics shortly after the March 5 th Town meeting. That is what we need to make any other adjustments. We have until June 1st to submit our publicly approved budget to the tax department. At that point, Act 68 “off-setting revenues” can be considered in relation to Education Spending. There are fund balances that can be available and applied to reduce our tax liability.
Kristina Naylor brought up the concern about how to provide information to our voters in advance of the Town Meetings. She expressed that this retroactive change to current funding law just weeks before Town meeting is not responsible policy making by the legislature.
Discussion ensued around the path forward. The administration stated it is clear that we cannot present CLA adjusted tax rates to voters that are 20% higher. Our district, and other districts in VT, are all in the situation of having to revisit their budgets. If the 5% cap is rescinded by the legislators, it will precipitate lower district spending/higher assumptions on offsetting revenues across the state which will enable the legislature to increase the “yield”. The district has reasonable reserves which puts us in a position to help us get through this.
The Legislature has permitted districts and towns to postpone their budget votes, but this would cause challenges with employee retention, hiring new staff, and moving forward on Capital Plans. Shaun recommends that the Finance Committee recommend to the board that we do not postpone the March 19th Annual Meeting as being offered as on option by the Legislature.
Kristina agreed with that recommendation in light of the fact that the Annual Meeting is an in person meeting and adjustments can be made from the floor.
3. Other Business
The Audit was just received. It will be reviewed with the School Board this evening.
KIM PRICE MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 5:41 PM
Shaun called for a vote
Vote Passed Unanimously
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WSESD INDEPENDENT BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE
Minutes of the meeting of3/13/24 remote only,
Members present: Laura Chapman, Maggie Foley, Kristina Naylor
Kristina Naylor called the meeting together at 10:05
The committee edited the preliminary report, and Maggie agreed to finish edits with Laura editing for Kristina to send to Frank on Thursday.
In consideration of the short time frame until the annual the motion made by Maggie and seconded by Laura to empower any members who attend the meeting on 3/15/24 at 10 to approve the report, was approved unanimously.
On a motion by Maggie seconded by Laura the committee adjourned at 10:37.
Respectfully submitted by Kristina Naylor
