PITTSFIELD SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at 7:00 p.m.
Pittsfield Town Office Building
Minutes
1. Call to Order: Kris and A.J. present, Ray excused for emergency. Meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m.
2. Amendments to the Agenda: None.
3. Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting: August 9, 2017: Kris moves to approve and A.J. seconds, approved unanimously.
4. Community Engagement/Public Comment: None.
5. Action/Discussion Items
□ New Business:
o Payment Order #1: RRMC Driver’s Ed 504 FY 2017 $1,816; Sharon Academy SPED FY 2017; WUHS SPED FY 2017 $24,303.50; Hartford School District ½ year FY 2017 $2,791.80; Sharon Academy ½ tuition 3 secondary students $22,695, Killington pre-K two students ½ year $1589: Total $73,501.90.
□ Old Business:
o Review and Approve Checkbook Reconciliation: Kris moves to approve and A.J. Seconds, approved unanimously.
o Update on Act 46 Process: Kris discusses our effort to join Windsor Central Modified Union School District, Woodstock Killington Plymouth Bridgewater Pomfret and Redding (WCMUD for short). Ray and Kris went to the WCSU board meeting and proposed us joining the WCMUD as a three by one, side by side and it was accepted by those school districts’ representative. The current WCMUD schools will have elementary school choice within the MUD and all go to Woodstock Union Middle and High School and those towns are dissolving their individual school boards and creating a new WCMUD school board. Pittsfield, by joining as a 3 by 1, will retain our own school board, and retain full school choice, and retain our own tax rate. The WCMUD will form and will then have to vote to approve Pittsfield joining as a 3 by 1. Kris reports WCMUD will have its organizational meeting on September 18th. We will have to follow up with the WCMUD after their organizational meeting to get our 3 by 1 proposal on the agenda of the first full WCMUD meeting. Kris will contact the WCMUD about this.
Kris and A.J. draft a proposal for 3:1, side by side and will share it with Ray and will attach it to these minutes.
6. Reports: None as no WCSU representatives present.
7. Discussion of proposed October 11, 2017- Special District meeting warning to be created for Act 46 strategy.
8. Adjournment: Kris moves to adjourn at 8:30 p.m. approved unanimously.
Approved October 11, 2017
Kristin Sperber, AJ Ruben
Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at 7:00 p.m.
Pittsfield Town Office Building
Minutes
1. Call to Order: Kris and A.J. present, Ray excused for emergency. Meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m.
2. Amendments to the Agenda: None.
3. Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting: August 9, 2017: Kris moves to approve and A.J. seconds, approved unanimously.
4. Community Engagement/Public Comment: None.
5. Action/Discussion Items
□ New Business:
o Payment Order #1: RRMC Driver’s Ed 504 FY 2017 $1,816; Sharon Academy SPED FY 2017; WUHS SPED FY 2017 $24,303.50; Hartford School District ½ year FY 2017 $2,791.80; Sharon Academy ½ tuition 3 secondary students $22,695, Killington pre-K two students ½ year $1589: Total $73,501.90.
□ Old Business:
o Review and Approve Checkbook Reconciliation: Kris moves to approve and A.J. Seconds, approved unanimously.
o Update on Act 46 Process: Kris discusses our effort to join Windsor Central Modified Union School District, Woodstock Killington Plymouth Bridgewater Pomfret and Redding (WCMUD for short). Ray and Kris went to the WCSU board meeting and proposed us joining the WCMUD as a three by one, side by side and it was accepted by those school districts’ representative. The current WCMUD schools will have elementary school choice within the MUD and all go to Woodstock Union Middle and High School and those towns are dissolving their individual school boards and creating a new WCMUD school board. Pittsfield, by joining as a 3 by 1, will retain our own school board, and retain full school choice, and retain our own tax rate. The WCMUD will form and will then have to vote to approve Pittsfield joining as a 3 by 1. Kris reports WCMUD will have its organizational meeting on September 18th. We will have to follow up with the WCMUD after their organizational meeting to get our 3 by 1 proposal on the agenda of the first full WCMUD meeting. Kris will contact the WCMUD about this.
Kris and A.J. draft a proposal for 3:1, side by side and will share it with Ray and will attach it to these minutes.
6. Reports: None as no WCSU representatives present.
7. Discussion of proposed October 11, 2017- Special District meeting warning to be created for Act 46 strategy.
8. Adjournment: Kris moves to adjourn at 8:30 p.m. approved unanimously.
Approved October 11, 2017
Kristin Sperber, AJ Ruben
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