Town of North Stonington, CT
Ad Hoc School Building Committee
New Town Hall Conference Room
40 Main Street, North Stonington, CT 06359
Monday, March 9, 2009 – 7:00 P.M.
Regular Meeting
Approved Minutes
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Bob Carlson called the Regular Meeting of the School Ad Hoc Committee to order on Monday, March 9, 2009 at 7:05 P.M.
2. ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: Marie Sehl, Chris D’Angelo (Vice-Chairman and arrived 7:06), Leslie Driscoll, Bob Carlson (Chairman), Arthur Dobley (Recording Secretary), Brett Mastroianni and Jeff Frenette (Corresponding Secretary).
Committee Members Absent: Barbara Siner, Sam Cherenzia, and Heather Mars.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS:
Mr. Gary Herbert (of the North Stonington Finance Committee) spoke briefly about the upcoming budget, and asked if the ad hoc committee had considered it.
Mr. Arthur Jerbert spoke about 4 topics and distributed handout for each topic which consist of: 1) Report on 21st Century Schools 2) Measuring school performance (Connecticut Magazine) 3) Test results form CT towns, and 4) Reasons why people want to become board members.
4. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None.
5. MINUTES: Review minutes of the 2/23/09 meeting.
MOTION by J. Frenette, SECOND by B. Mastroianni to accept the Draft Minutes of 2/23/09 with no corrections. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
6. CORRESPONDENCE:
Jeff Frenette asked Mr. Jerbert if he was able to provide a computer file of the supplied handouts.
7. OLD BUSINESS: None
8. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Review of Data The committee discussed the Option 2 Building Plans. Discussion followed about the pros and cons of the plan. Topics included: existing buildings are used on both sides of the road, the tunnel remains, the Gymatorium is not connected, the possible widening of Route 2, allocation of space, total square footage, the currently large 4th grade, adding preschool classes, separate entrance for young children.
B. Subcommittees Bob Carlson discussed the importance of subcommittees, the specific subcommittees members are interested in, and then present members discussed their interests. From that Chairman Bob Carlson selected the following members for the 3 standing subcommittees:
Elementary School (PreK -5): Heather, Brett, and Sam.
Middle School (6-8): Chris, Jeff, and Barbara.
High School (9-12): Marie, Leslie, and Arthur.
C. Liaisons Bob talked about Liaisons to other town committees, and their importance. This was discussed. From that Chairman Bob Carlson selected the following liaisons:
The Elementary School subcommittee will be the liaison to the Board of Selectmen.
The Middle School subcommittee will be the liaison to the Board of Education.
The High School subcommittee will be the liaison to the Board of Finance.
Chairman Bob Carlson will be the liaison to the Permanent School Building Committee.
D. Action Items
1. All of the committee members will review the data on the Option 3 building plan and compare it to the needs of the NEASC report.
2. Chris will write letters to the appropriate boards and committees to notify them of the newly established liaisons.
3. Read Mr. Jerbert’s handouts over the next few weeks.
9. DISCUSSIONS:
A. The Board of Educations By-Laws in computer file format were requested by Jeff. They can be used as a guideline for the Ad Hoc School Building Committee.
B. Jeff said the e-mail accountswill be available shortly and monitored by the town.
C. Attendance at meetings was discussed in regard to voting rights.
D. Brett asked about touring the schools again.
E. Chris talked about each subcommittee reviewing building plan options 1 &2.
MOTION by C. D’Angelo, SECOND by B. Mastroianni to send letter to the Board of Selectmen to request a line item of $1 or more in the 2010 budget. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
10. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION by J. Frenette, SECOND by L. Driscoll to adjourn the School Ad Hoc Committee Meeting at 8:57 P.M. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Respectively Submitted,
Arthur Dobley, Recording Secretary
Ad Hoc School Building Committee
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