MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday December 18, 2018 at 7:00 PM
Location
MCCPS, 17 Lime St, Marblehead
Trustees Present
Artie Sullivan, Ellen Lodgen, Fred Ferris, Ian Hunt, Jen Jewell, Karl Smith, Nichole Thompson, Paul Baker, Sean Killeen
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
Doris Hasbun de Hawthorne, Ed Harvey, Eric Larsen, Jeanne Smith, Jeremy Bumagin, John Sullivan, Matt Fletcher, Meagan Taylor, Michael Condon, Rob Whitman, Stephen Veiga, Steve Taylor, Tom Commeret, William Sullivan, Xhazzie Kindle
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Artie Sullivan called a meeting of the board of trustees of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Tuesday Dec 18, 2018 at 7:00 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Fred Ferris made a motion to approve minutes from the Monthly Board Meeting on 11-13-18 Monthly Board Meeting on 11-13-18.
Karl Smith seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes - Public Session of December 13, 2018 Meeting
Karl Smith made a motion to approve minutes.
Fred Ferris seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Presentations
A.
Student Presentation
6th Graders Quintain Fletcher and Gretchen Smith presented very informative and impressive overview of their 6th grade experiences to date.
B.
PTO Liason
No PTO liason was present at meeting
III. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
Guests John Sullivan, Eric Larson, Xhazzie Kindle and Ed Harvey all addressed comments to the Board.
IV. Review of Previous Meeting Action Items
A.
Review of Previous Meeting Action Items
All Volunteer Appreciation payments have now been made by the Board members.
Board Retreat has tentatively been scheduled for Saturday June 8th at a TBD location.
Board Retreat has tentatively been scheduled for Saturday June 8th at a TBD location.
V. Other Business
A.
Update on Board Goals for SY 2018-2019
Tabled until 1/29/19 meeting.
B.
Strategic Planning Update
A Strategic Planning Meeting will be held at a date TBD in January 2019
C.
Planning for SY 2019-2020
This agenda item was tabled until January 2019 Board meeting
D.
HOS Search
Please see meeting packet.
There will be 2 HOS search coffee meetings on 12/19/18, 8am-9am and 1/10/19, 7pm-8pm.
There will be 2 HOS search coffee meetings on 12/19/18, 8am-9am and 1/10/19, 7pm-8pm.
E.
Addition Of Bill Sullivan to the Board of Trustees
Nichole Thompson made a motion to temporarily add Bill Sullivan to the Board of Trustees in an ex officio capacity.
Jen Jewell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Approval of Stipend for Acting HOS
Fred Ferris made a motion to approve the payment of a stipend to Acting HOS, Bill Sullivan, backdated to 11/13/18 and to remain in place until such time as a new HOS is hired.
Jen Jewell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Karl Smith |
Aye
|
| Nichole Thompson |
Aye
|
| Paul Baker |
Aye
|
| Jen Jewell |
Aye
|
| Ian Hunt |
Abstain
|
| Artie Sullivan |
Aye
|
| Ellen Lodgen |
Abstain
|
| Sean Killeen |
Aye
|
| Fred Ferris |
Aye
|
G.
Board member Tony Palladino Resignation
Jen Jewell made a motion to accept the letter of resignation from Tony Palladino.
Fred Ferris seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Committee Updates
A.
Governance Committee
Governance Chair, Nichole Thompson provided a brief update and stated that the committee is planning an open house/meeting for Jan/Feb 2019 in an attempt to garner more community interest in serving on the various committees or the Board
B.
Finance Committee
Board Treasurer, Karl Smith presented a brief summation of the school finances to date.
Please see meeting packet for details.
Please see meeting packet for details.
C.
Personnel Committee
Personnel Chair, Artie Sullivan announced that the next meeting would be 1/14/19.
D.
Academic Excellence
Committee Chair, Sean Killeen informed the Board that the next meeting would be held 1/9/19 at 7.30am.
E.
Development
Development Chair, Ellen Lodgen expressed the need for more community help in fundraising events as MCCPS no longer employs a development Director.
Student Success Fund has "raised" $15,187 to date.
Need a volunteer to manage Bidding For Good online auction.
Student Success Fund has "raised" $15,187 to date.
Need a volunteer to manage Bidding For Good online auction.
F.
Strategic Plan Committee
Please see Strategic Planning Update above.
G.
Communications, and Community Relations Committee
Co-Chair Ian Hunt reported that the committee is in need volunteers, specifically those with communications and media arts backgrounds.
VII. HOS Report
A.
Monthly Report
Acting HOS, Bill Sullivan presented his HOS report.
Please see packet for details.
Please see packet for details.
VIII. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
Eric Larson, Rob Whitman, Jeremy Bumagin, Michael Condon all made comments regarding the vision for our school going forward.
IX. Board Member Comments and Resolutions
A.
Board Member Comments and Resolutions
Board members briefly discussed possibility of renting out more of the warehouse space, the upcoming Alumni night at Wicks, and the need to promote our alumni accomplishments at the High School level and beyond.
X. New section
A.
Vote on Minutes for Executive Session, December 13, 2018
Artie Sullivan made a motion to approve minutes.
Nichole Thompson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Nichole Thompson |
Aye
|
| Fred Ferris |
Abstain
|
| Jen Jewell |
Aye
|
| Paul Baker |
Aye
|
| Sean Killeen |
Aye
|
| Artie Sullivan |
Aye
|
| Karl Smith |
Aye
|
| Ian Hunt |
Abstain
|
| Ellen Lodgen |
Abstain
|
XI. Closing Items
A.
Recap Action Items
B.
Meeting Evaluation
Meeting was held in the Community Room..a small number of guests were present and meeting was conducted as planned and on time.
C.
Adjourn Meeting
Fred Ferris made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Karl Smith seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Paul Baker
Documents used during the meeting
- HOS Ad .docx
- HOS Search Faculty Input.pdf
- Scan.pdf
- MCCPS-Nov-2018-Financial Statements.pdf
- HOS Report to Board of Trustees 12_18_18.pdf