Town of North Stonington, CT
Ad Hoc School Building Committee Special Joint Meeting with Board of Education
Wheeler High Gymatorium Band Room
Monday, May 19, 2014; 6 PM
Meeting
School Ad Hoc Committee and Board of Education Joint Meeting Draft
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order by BOE Chairman David McCord at 6:00 pm
2. ROLL CALL: Present for the Board of Education was Mr. McCord, Mr. Carlson, Mr. Mathwich (6:30 p.m.), Mr. Karpinski, Mrs. Wagner (6:03 p.m.), Mrs. Buzzee, Darren Roberts
and Mr. Mendolia (6:55 p.m.) Present for the Ad Hoc Building Committee was Mr. Mastroianni, Mr. Frenette,
Mrs. Lanier, Mr. Dobley, Mr. Carlson, and Mr. Mathwich. Also present was Mrs. Allen. Mr. Nero participated via
telephone.
3. Public Comments and Questions/Overview of Revised building PLan/ACtion Items: For detailed minutes : See Board of Education Draft Minutes located on the Board of Education Website:
http://www.northstonington.k12.ct.us/main/boe/minutes.html. Summary- public comments included that the original plan cost was too high and that the public was not well informed on the plan. Discussion of moving the high school students out of town was discussed briefly (BOE members gave history/results) of the feasibility study. A question was asked if moving students would be brought up at the next referendum. Darren Roberts reiterated that the BOE would be the one to make the decision to move students out of town not a town referendum. Bret Mastroianni presented the revised plan which includes elimination of the new Gym for the High/Middle
Schools, renovating as new the current Gymatorium, downsizing the new gym for the Elementary School. The new plan also includes a more detailed look at how the science labs would look. The Ad Hoc committee unanimously voted in favor of the revised plan. Next steps: approval from BOE, BOF and BOS. A town meeting is planned to go over the revised plan. A referendum vote will be scheduled upon approval from all the boards.
10. ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mrs. Buzzee, seconded by Mr. Karpinski, the Boards voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at
7:23 p.m.
Workshop : None
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