​PITTSFIELD SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at 7:00 p.m.
Pittsfield Town Office Building

MINUTES

DISTRICT REORGANIZATION:

1.Call to Order (Superintendent or rep):  Kris, Ray and A.J. present, meeting called to order at 7:20 p.m..
2.Elections and Appointments (Superintendent or rep) No SU Rep so A.J. moves to appoint Kris as chair and Ray as WCSU representative and A.J. as clerk, Kris seconds and approved unanimously.  
3.Amendments to the Agenda: Notified by town of new procurement policy per Kris and PSB will review to refer to in the future.
4.Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting: February 14, 2018 and Annual Meeting minutes. Kris moves to approve and Ray seconds, approved with edits unanimously. 
5.Community Engagement/Public Comment: Kris and Ray report on one family that has questions on whether PSB will pay tuition but there is question as to when they established residency. We review forms and information from Patty regarding what the Town records indicate.  Kris sends the family an email indicating that PSB needs additional information on when they established residency in Pittsfield due to conflicting information.  Based on email with the family PSB determined residency as of November 2017 and will pay tuition bills accordingly. 
6.Action/Discussion Items
     □New Business:
oPayment Orders No.  7:  Rutland City 2d semester Stafford $518.92; KMS ½ year $20,173.34.  Ray moves accept, A.J. seconds and approved unanimously.  Kris communicates with TSA on request for $20k from last year and requests additional details. 
     □Old Business:
        oReview and Approve Checkbook Reconciliation: Kris moves to approve after review and Ray seconds, approved unanimously.
        oAct 46/49 Update:  Kris reports she and A.J. going to meeting with AOE next Tuesday, we discuss the AOE letter recommending rejecting our 3:1 proposal. 
7.Reports: No one from SU present and no report submitted.
8.Agenda Setting for April Meeting: normal stuff plus update on AOE meeting. 
9.Adjournment: Kris moves to adjourn at 8:25 p.m., Ray seconds and adjourned.

Minutes respectfully submitted by A.J. Ruben

Approved: May 9, 2018
By: Kris Sperber. Ray Rice, A.J. Ruben
     

​PITTSFIELD SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at 7:00 p.m.
Pittsfield Town Office Building

MINUTES

DISTRICT REORGANIZATION:

1.Call to Order (Superintendent or rep):  Kris, Ray and A.J. present, meeting called to order at 7:20 p.m..
2.Elections and Appointments (Superintendent or rep) No SU Rep so A.J. moves to appoint Kris as chair and Ray as WCSU representative and A.J. as clerk, Kris seconds and approved unanimously.  
3.Amendments to the Agenda: Notified by town of new procurement policy per Kris and PSB will review to refer to in the future.
4.Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting: February 14, 2018 and Annual Meeting minutes. Kris moves to approve and Ray seconds, approved with edits unanimously. 
5.Community Engagement/Public Comment: Kris and Ray report on one family that has questions on whether PSB will pay tuition but there is question as to when they established residency. We review forms and information from Patty regarding what the Town records indicate.  Kris sends the family an email indicating that PSB needs additional information on when they established residency in Pittsfield due to conflicting information.  Based on email with the family PSB determined residency as of November 2017 and will pay tuition bills accordingly. 
6.Action/Discussion Items
     □New Business:
oPayment Orders No.  7:  Rutland City 2d semester Stafford $518.92; KMS ½ year $20,173.34.  Ray moves accept, A.J. seconds and approved unanimously.  Kris communicates with TSA on request for $20k from last year and requests additional details. 
     □Old Business:
        oReview and Approve Checkbook Reconciliation: Kris moves to approve after review and Ray seconds, approved unanimously.
        oAct 46/49 Update:  Kris reports she and A.J. going to meeting with AOE next Tuesday, we discuss the AOE letter recommending rejecting our 3:1 proposal. 
7.Reports: No one from SU present and no report submitted.
8.Agenda Setting for April Meeting: normal stuff plus update on AOE meeting. 
9.Adjournment: Kris moves to adjourn at 8:25 p.m., Ray seconds and adjourned.

Minutes respectfully submitted by A.J. Ruben

Approved: May 9, 2018
s/Kris Sperber
s/Ray Rice
​s/A.J. Ruben
     

​2018 PITTSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING
March 6, 2018
Pittsfield Town Hall

The meeting commenced at approximately 10:05 a.m.
Article 1. Moderator:  Jerry Drugonis moved to open the question, Charles Piso seconded.   Jerry Drugonis nominates George Deblon as Moderator, seconded by Peter Border.  Nominations closed and unanimous vote for George Deblon.

Article 2.  Auditor’s Report: Caleb Hawley moved to open the question, Terry Manley seconded. Peter Borden moves to accept the report, seconded by Herb Kuendig, approved unanimously.

Article 3. Vote to Pay Taxes:  Dennis O’Brien moves to open the question and Jerry Drugonis seconds. Peter Borden moves to accept the Article, Jerry Drugonis seconds, approved unanimously.

Article 4. School Directors’ Report:  Charlie Piso moves to open the question, Ann Keulig seconds. Caleb Hawley asks how Act 46 impacts school choice in Pittsfield. Kris Sperber explains that under current law only the town can vote to do away with school choice, and that Act 46 involves merging school districts that have the same types of governance, ie choice or union school districts.  Kris explains how the PSB attempted to satisfy Act 46 with a 3:1 proposal that would have linked us with the new WMUUD but allowed us to retain choice. We discuss the SBE rejection of this proposal for unspecified reasons and the upcoming AOE meeting the PSB will attend on this issue.   Jeremy Rainer asks why the number of students keeps going down but the costs keep going up. Kris explains that costs associated with SPED and staff health insurance are main drivers.  Ann Kuelig asks about options for different governmental structures and Kris notes the SBE seemed interested in having Pittsfield join with Granville and Hancock , both choice towns, to form one, larger, full choice district. The PSB studied that option and rejected it as not in our kids’ or budget’s best interest.  Peter Borden moves to accept the directors’ report, Mike Wuerthele seconds, approved unanimously.

Article 5 Budget vote:  Jerry Drugonis moves to open the question, Charles Piso seconds. Proposed budget for FY 18-19 is $1,290,559.  Jerry Rainer asks again why costs up but students down and Kris reiterates the SPED and health insurance. Kris notes that KES increased their tuition costs this year and that PSB.  Ray notes that we should thank Jen Iannantuoni, on the Killington School Board who argued to keep the increase in KES costs as low as possible to protect Pittsfield taxpayers. Matt Corron moves to approve budget, Peter Borden seconds, approved unanimously. 

Article 6.  School Director:  Jerry Drugonis moves to open the question, Peter Borden seconds. Ray Rice nominate Kris Sperber for another term, Terry Manley seconds.  Nominations closed, Jerry Drugonis moves to vote, Terry Manley seconds, Kris Sperber elected to another term unanimously. 

Article 7. Other Business:  Kris notes we need to find new Board members as A.J. is retiring next year.   

Peter Borden moves to close the meeting, Mike Wuerthele seconds. Meeting closed unanimously at 10:24 a.m. 
Minutes respectfully submitted by A.J. Ruben
Approved: March 14, 2018
​By: Kris Sperber, A. J. Ruben