Minutes of the Pittsfield School Board Meeting, August 24, 2016 Pittsfield Town Office Building, 7 p.m.

​Minutes of the Pittsfield School Board August 24, 2016
Pittsfield Town Office 7:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order: 7:10 p.m. Kris calls the meeting to order with Ray and A.J. present.
2. Amendments to the Agenda:  Ray asks to add Jean Colver Sofield Award update, approved unanimously. Kris asks to add discussion of the Tuition policy, approved unanimously.
3. Approve Minutes of June 22, 2016 minutes:  Kris moved to accept and A.J. seconded, approved.
4. Community Engagement/Public Comment:  None.
5. Action/Discussion Items
   1. New Business: 
      1. Payment Order #1 Discussion about Kris sending email to Pre K at Killington asking for parental verification of residency form prior to us issuing payment.  Kris moves to authorize $2319 to be paid to the Pre K program upon receipt of the verification forms. Ray seconds, and approved unanimously.
      2. Discuss Pre K agreement between Killington Pre K and WCSU, review agreement and approve Ray signing.
   2. Old Business
      1. Act 46: A.J. discusses the new guidance from AOE that requires the Board to either join a union district or prove we satisfy specific criteria by November 2017.  We go over the criteria we’d have to satisfy (Section 2 of Act 46) if we do not join a union district.  Kris agrees to contact Plymouth’s board again to see if us joining with them as a “choice” side by side in the emerging WCSU union district is possible.  We discuss obtaining data on child performance and costs if we need to be on our own.  A.J. agrees to follow up with AOE to find out if the November 2017 plan must be approved by Nov. 30th or just submitted and what will happen tax-wise to Pittsfield if we do not satisfy the Section 2 criteria or join a union district, and will report back.  We discuss working on the proposal to join with Plymouth and provide options to Town on Town Meeting Day as well being prepared to call a special meeting in the Fall of 2017 if no satisfactory plan is in place.
      2. Check book reconciliation:  We will do this next month as we did not connect with Patty to get the documentation.
      3. Jean Colver Sofield Award update:  Ray reports that the plaque is done and updated.

        6.  Reports: No Superintendent or Business Manager report:  Not here, no reports.
        7.   Agenda for September Meeting: all of the above (sans Sofield award).
        8.  Adjournment:  Ray moves to adjourn, Kris seconds, adjourned at 8 p.m.
Minutes provided by A.J. 
Approved September 13, 2016, by Kristin Sperber, A.J. Ruben