PITTSFIELD SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, April 20, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.
Pittsfield Town Office Building
I. Call to Order: Kris calling to order at 7pm with Peter Clarke as our guest and Ray and A.J. present.
II. Amendments to the Agenda: Ray moves to add Colver Sofield Award to Old Business.
III. Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting: March 15, 2016: Kris moves to approve and Ray seconds, approved unanimously.
IV. Community Engagement/Public Comment: None.
V. Action/Discussion Items
1. New Business:
• Approve FY17 meeting schedule for publication and distribution: We discuss the proposed schedule and discuss that May 10th won’t work so we agree to move it to May 25th Wednesday at 7 pm.
• Payment Orders:#9 Woodstock HS 1/3 tuition $7,381.51; Killington Elem. 1/3 tuition $118,686.18; Rutland City 504 costs $2,839.17, 4th Q $7000, Killington Mt. School ½ 4 students $31,861.75: $247,768.61. Kris moves to accept, Ray seconds and approved unanimously.
• Code of Ethics- Ray Rice signed his copy.
2. Old Business:
• IRS Bond Letter Report- Dir. Of Finance (tabled from last meeting) No update, put on agenda for next meeting.
• Update on Act 46: Peter Clarke updates on options. We ask about potential side by side with Plymouth and the current WCSU and his work with the Granville/Hancock side by side as he is working with both groups. An hour long presentation ensued with the result being that there is no clear benefit to Pittsfield by joining the Hancock Granville side by side nor joining the WCSU as a side by side (no partner yet identified). Instead the most reasonable path seems to be to wait and see and file our assertion that we meet Educational Standards in November 2017. Peter states that because we are a full choice town there are no financial penalties that could accrue to Pittsfield if our filing is rejected but SBE could move us into an ED at that point. We believe there’d be time to negotiate and create a good result if that occurred. We thank Peter very much for his time and he offers to be available to answer additional questions. Thanks Peter!
• Review and Approve Checkbook Reconciliation: Kris moves and Ray seconds and approved unanimously.
• Jean Colver Sofield Scholarship: Ray reports that the letters to the seniors in town will go out this week and we’ll vote during May meeting.
VI. Reports: Ray reports on the WCSU board meeting, training on how schools are funded and where the budget money comes from for each school.
VII. Agenda Setting for May Meeting: Jean Colver Sofield meeting; IRS Bond letter update from Richard Seaman; payment order; Act 46 update.
VIII. Adjournment: Kris moves adjourn at 8:40 p.m., approved unanimously.
Approved: Kristin Sperber
Raymond Rice
Tuesday, April 20, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.
Pittsfield Town Office Building
I. Call to Order: Kris calling to order at 7pm with Peter Clarke as our guest and Ray and A.J. present.
II. Amendments to the Agenda: Ray moves to add Colver Sofield Award to Old Business.
III. Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting: March 15, 2016: Kris moves to approve and Ray seconds, approved unanimously.
IV. Community Engagement/Public Comment: None.
V. Action/Discussion Items
1. New Business:
• Approve FY17 meeting schedule for publication and distribution: We discuss the proposed schedule and discuss that May 10th won’t work so we agree to move it to May 25th Wednesday at 7 pm.
• Payment Orders:#9 Woodstock HS 1/3 tuition $7,381.51; Killington Elem. 1/3 tuition $118,686.18; Rutland City 504 costs $2,839.17, 4th Q $7000, Killington Mt. School ½ 4 students $31,861.75: $247,768.61. Kris moves to accept, Ray seconds and approved unanimously.
• Code of Ethics- Ray Rice signed his copy.
2. Old Business:
• IRS Bond Letter Report- Dir. Of Finance (tabled from last meeting) No update, put on agenda for next meeting.
• Update on Act 46: Peter Clarke updates on options. We ask about potential side by side with Plymouth and the current WCSU and his work with the Granville/Hancock side by side as he is working with both groups. An hour long presentation ensued with the result being that there is no clear benefit to Pittsfield by joining the Hancock Granville side by side nor joining the WCSU as a side by side (no partner yet identified). Instead the most reasonable path seems to be to wait and see and file our assertion that we meet Educational Standards in November 2017. Peter states that because we are a full choice town there are no financial penalties that could accrue to Pittsfield if our filing is rejected but SBE could move us into an ED at that point. We believe there’d be time to negotiate and create a good result if that occurred. We thank Peter very much for his time and he offers to be available to answer additional questions. Thanks Peter!
• Review and Approve Checkbook Reconciliation: Kris moves and Ray seconds and approved unanimously.
• Jean Colver Sofield Scholarship: Ray reports that the letters to the seniors in town will go out this week and we’ll vote during May meeting.
VI. Reports: Ray reports on the WCSU board meeting, training on how schools are funded and where the budget money comes from for each school.
VII. Agenda Setting for May Meeting: Jean Colver Sofield meeting; IRS Bond letter update from Richard Seaman; payment order; Act 46 update.
VIII. Adjournment: Kris moves adjourn at 8:40 p.m., approved unanimously.
Approved: Kristin Sperber
Raymond Rice
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