ACT 46 STUDY COMMITTEE

Representing the Brattleboro Town School District, Dummerston Town School District, Guilford Town School District, Putney Town School District, and the Vernon Town School District http://www.wssu.k12.vt.us

NOTICE OF MEETING

The Act 46 Study Committee will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Dummerston School.

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – Alice Laughlin, Committee Chair

II. REVIEW, PRIORITIZE AND ESTABLISH DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR MEETING BY CHAIRPERSON.

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 17, 2016

IV. REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBER ROLES AND PUBLIC COMMENTS BY CHAIRPERSON

V. RECOGNITION OF GROUPS AND/OR INDIVIDUALS

VI. STUDY COMMITTEE WORK SESSION:
Board Voting Representation
Choice Language
School Closure Language
Advisable Districts in Articles of Agreement and Warning Article Language
Educational Benefits Review
Discuss Forming Vernon Analysis Sub Committee
Review Proposed Timeline
Public Information Campaign – Identify Key Components Needed to Inform Voters and Address Issues/Concerns
Other Related Topics, Structures, as Needed

VII. REVIEW SCHEDULE OPTIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

VIII. FUTURE MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS

IX. ADJOURNMENT

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Brattleboro Town School District, Dummerston Town School District,
Guilford Town School District, Putney Town School District and Vernon Town School District

Act 46 Study Committee

Work Session Agenda, Minutes and Action Items for
Wednesday, March 17, 2016 – 6:00-8:00 PM – Putney Central School

Present
Brattleboro: Kim Price*, David Schoales**, Jill Stahl Tyler*, Mark Truhan*
BUHS/ BAMS/WRCC: Ricky Davidson*, Ian Torrey* * denotes voting member,
Dummerston: Kristina Naylor, Amy Wall – Clerk, Dan Normandeau ** denotes alternate voting member,
Guilford: Beth Bristol*, Alice Revis** *** denotes ex officio member
Putney: Richard Glejzer**, Alice Laughlin* – Chair
Vernon: Matt Coombs*, Walter Breau**

Also present
WSESU: Frank Rucker – Business Manager, Ron Stahley – Superintendent
Guest speaker: VT Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe
Public present: BCTV staff, members of the public including Ines McGillion, Charles Fish, Richard Virkstis, Kelt Naylor, Deb Hebert, Steve Redmond, Christian Avard, Erin Thaczyk, Eric Feindel, Shaun Murphy, Christine Couturier

Committee Guidelines
1. Work sessions will start and end on time.
2. Work sessions will last 2 hours unless decided otherwise by the Committee.
3. Members will give and receive with good intentions.
4. Members will follow “3 before me” as a guideline so all members have the opportunity to speak.
5. Members will conduct Committee business in front of the group.
6. Members will understand that silence on the part of another member does not imply agreement.
7. Members will site sources of evidence during discussion.
8. All members will be included in conversation and no side conversations will be conducted during the work session.
9. Members will stay on topic during discussions and will request the Clerk make note of additional topic(s) for future discussion.
10. Members will engage in the work at hand and administration will provide the space and support as needed to do so.

Agenda Items Led by
– Call to order Alice Laughlin
– Review, prioritize and establish desired outcomes for meeting Alice
– Presentation and Discussion with Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe Alice
– Adjournment

Work Session Minutes:
Chair Alice Laughlin called the work session to order at 6:09 pm with a review of the agenda. She welcomed the public present and outlined the format for the work session. Alice introduced Secretary Holcombe. Highlights of Secretary Holcombe’s comments and discussion with Committee members and the public are listed below. More details are available in the BCTV broadcast of this meeting at bctv.org.

Act 46 asks the following questions: are we providing a vibrant education to our children and is it at a cost that our taxpayers value?

We need to consider if we are better off together?

Statewide decline in student numbers of 1200 this year.

This is difficult work and there are no short cuts. It is a process in which we will ask “who are we as Vermonters?” and “what do we want for our kids?”

Act 46 is the law of the land with little likelihood of repeal/change.

With SPED consolidation to the SU level, the AOE saw substantial improvement in the delivery of services at significantly lower costs ($300-500k).

Benefits of consolidation are created locally – improved learning opportunities for students, coherent support, professional development, teacher longevity and superintendent/principal retention.

Act 46 gives communities the opportunity to weigh in and evaluate the benefits for children and community.

The Study Committee needs to address the big picture, plan for the next 30 years and make choices.

While WSESU works well together now, the State Board of Ed precludes unlike districts from merging.

Local school councils can harness unique strengths and identity of school and staff.

Small schools are more likely to stay open in larger districts.

Equity in educational programming and school closure is defined by a unified board vote. Mergers to date have achieved this in different ways.

To weigh educational goals and tax incentives, need to flesh out opportunities and share with community.

Changes to the Articles of Agreement can only be made by the electorate – not the unified board.

Self study of the current WSESU structure will be hard to justify to the State Board based on AOE data.

Leadership councils are important voice of the school and community.

It is a hard case to make if an individual town were to pursue self study.

Incentive payments come from the Education fund which is self balancing.

NECAP and SBAC are not necessarily an indicator of inequity – greater indicator of community wealth.

Inputs of Ed. Quality Standards re: Aims-Web testing and school progress are better indicators of equity.

Voters can be asked with proper wording to approve a second configuration if the first is not approved.

AOE data on WSESU shows areas for improvement so self study model would be difficult to support.

Incentives should be called “transition costs.”

Act 46 requires towns to expand their definition of community.

Despite the short timeline for Accelerated merger, voters will provide direction with their votes.

On Town Meeting day 2016 40 towns merged and votes at 5 more districts scheduled.

Current law allows parents to petition a local board to send their child(ren) out of district.

40% of children with DCF are 0-5 years old.

Vernon is unique with respect to school choice for Grades 7-12 and it will need to decide to participate in a merger or not.

Local communities need to advocate for their children.

Concerns about a merger need to be worked through and tempered with examination of the opportunities.

Ultimately voters will decide in a process that is different than that in Maine which had no public process.

Future work sessions are scheduled as follows:
– 3/22/16 from 6-8 pm at Dummerston School
– 3/28/16 from 6-8 pm at Vernon Elementary School (Note: Not a SC Session – Changed to Vernon Board Forum)
– 4/5/16 from 6-8 pm at Guilford School
– 4/13/16 from 6-8 pm at Oak Grove School.

Agenda items for future meetings:
– Continue review of financial model data – Accelerated Merger
– Continue work on the Worksheet, Executive Summary and Articles of Agreement
– Continue review of school data by grade (including preK) – class size, student to teacher ratios, etc.
– Discuss School Leadership Councils – roles, responsibilities, composition
– Review proposed time line – continued work, possible action, report completion, coordinated public forums and
community vote
– Discuss public information campaign and identify key components needed to inform voters and address issues/concerns
– Other related topics, as needed

On a motion made by Kim Price, seconded by Beth Bristol and so voted, the work session ended at 8:01 pm.

Action Items before next meeting and Responsible party
– Forward financial and legal questions to Alice at alicelaughlin@rocketmail.com All
– Forward general questions to Amy Wall at amhbeg@gmail.com All
– Ensure info is posted on Act 46 Study committee page on WSESU website Amy, Kim
– Provide financial data Frank
– Continue review of Executive Summary with Articles of Agreement and Worksheet All
– Determine model class size and actual class size for preK Ron, Frank

Respectfully submitted, Amy Wall – Committee Clerk

Representing the Brattleboro Town School District, Dummerston Town School District, Guilford Town School District, Putney Town School District, and the Vernon Town School District
http://www.wssu.k12.vt.us

NOTICE OF MEETING

The Act 46 Study Committee will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the Putney Central School.

ACT 46 STUDY COMMITTEE

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – Alice Laughlin, Committee Chair

II. REVIEW, PRIORITIZE AND ESTABLISH DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR MEETING BY CHAIRPERSON.

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 10, 2016

IV. REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBER ROLES AND PUBLIC COMMENTS BY CHAIRPERSON

V. RECOGNITION OF GROUPS AND/OR INDIVIDUALS

VI. ACT 46 DISCUSSION – SECRETARY OF EDUCATION REBECCA HOLCOMBE

VII. REVIEW SCHEDULE OPTIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

VIII. FUTURE MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS

IX. ADJOURNMENT

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Brattleboro Town School District, Dummerston Town School District, Guilford Town School District, Putney Town School District and Vernon Town School District Act 46 Study Committee

Work Session Agenda, Minutes and Action Items for
Thursday, March 10, 2016 – 6:00-8:00 PM – Academy School

Present
Brattleboro: Kim Price*, David Schoales**, Jill Stahl Tyler*, Mark Truhan*
BUHS/ BAMS/WRCC: Ricky Davidson*, Ian Torrey* * denotes voting member,
Dummerston: Kristina Naylor, Amy Wall – Clerk, Dan Normandeau ** denotes alternate voting member,
Guilford: Beth Bristol*, Alice Revis** *** denotes ex officio member
Putney: Richard Glejzer**, Alice Laughlin* – Chair
Vernon: Matt Coombs*, Walter Breau**

Also present
WSESU: Lyle Holiday – Curriculum & Assessment, Frank Rucker – Business Manager, Ron Stahley – Superintendent
Others: BCTV staff, members of the public including Ines McGillion, Charles Fish, Richard Virkstis, Kelt Naylor, Deb Hebert, Steve Redmond, Christian Avard, Erin Tkaczyk, Eric Feindel, Shaun Murphy, Christine Couturier

Committee Guidelines
1. Work sessions will start and end on time.
2. Work sessions will last 2 hours unless decided otherwise by the Committee.
3. Members will give and receive with good intentions.
4. Members will follow “3 before me” as a guideline so all members have the opportunity to speak.
5. Members will conduct Committee business in front of the group.
6. Members will understand that silence on the part of another member does not imply agreement.
7. Members will site sources of evidence during discussion.
8. All members will be included in conversation and no side conversations will be conducted during the work session.
9. Members will stay on topic during discussions and will request the Clerk make note of additional topic(s) for future discussion.
10. Members will engage in the work at hand and administration will provide the space and support as needed to do so.

Agenda Items Led by
– Call to order Alice Laughlin
– Review, prioritize and establish desired outcomes for meeting Alice
– Approve of minutes of previous work session Alice
– Review Committee member roles and public comments Alice
– Recognize groups and/or individuals Alice
– Study Committee Work Session Alice, Ron Stahley, Frank Rucker
– School choice – Advisable districts in Articles of Agreement and
Warning Article Language
– School closure – Review legal counsel advice and develop language for
Articles of Agreement
– Board voting representation
– Financial and program review
– Other related topics, as needed
– Public comment Alice
– Review schedule options and community engagement Alice
– Future meetings, Discussions Alice
– Adjournment

Work Session Minutes:
Chair Alice Laughlin called the work session to order at 6:00 pm with a review of the agenda. She welcomed the public present and provided a brief summary of the Committee’s guidelines during a work session. On a motion made by Mark Truhan, seconded by Jill Stahl Tyler and so voted, the minutes of the February 24, 2016 meeting were accepted as written.

Alice led a discussion of the issue regarding Dummerston representation on the Study Committee. The Dummerston Board’s actions to remove Amy Wall from the Committee are questionable. After conferring with legal counsel Chris Leopold and two other legal sources at the VT Agency of Education, Alice and Ron Stahley confirmed that:
– the SC is a separate legal body and is not a subcommittee of local boards,
– when a local board appoints a SC representative, it is not contingent on them being a board member or expiration of
their term of office,
– when a local board appoints a SC representative, it is a formal appointment per statutory process,
– the SC can remove a member for dereliction of duty and/or resignation,
– Dummerston’s actions were not in the spirit or intent of Act 46, and
This is based on the following notes from Alice and wording from legal counsel, VT AOE legal counsel and VSBA staff:

SC members have invested a tremendous amount into this process. Not only have they attended SC meetings, smaller group meetings, and community forums and discussions but each has spent significant independent time educating themselves about the law and educational issues in their towns, and the entire WSESU. As part of this process researching this matter for us, Chris Leopold sat down with Donna Russo-Savage, Nicole Mace, and Nikki South. Directly below is a summary of our conversation with him, language he used during that conversation. Also attached are a few docs. Perhaps the one that addresses frequently asked questions is the most useful place to start. The AOE website also has a great deal of information.

Notes from meeting with Chris Leopold: The SC is an independent, legal body. When an SC is formed members are appointed to the SC by a school board. These are formal appointments to a statuary process. Clearly the SC is intended to consist of people who have a high level of continuity for every step of the process. SC members do not serve at the pleasure of their town school board. Statute presumes that people are going to act in good faith and does not address bad faith. The entire process is supposed to be open and transparent. The action taken at the Dummerston board meeting does not fit into the framework of the statutes and law. These actions were not in the spirit or intent of Chapter 11.  If SC members resign from the SC, the school board replaces them.  

Advice received from Donna Russo-Savage via email a few weeks ago: “At the time each school board appoints members to the SC, the statute says that there must be at least one school board member from each participating district sitting on the SC. The school board may also appoint residents who are members of the community, but who are not school board members. If there were another active, voting member from that district who serves on the school board, then the member who isn’t running again could be considered a “member of the community.” The statutes don’t address any change in membership. If someone resigns from the SC, then we have agreed that the local school board appoints the replacement (rather than the SC). 

Additional thoughts:  there’s a purpose behind requiring that at least one member of a district’s reps on the SC is a school board member from that district – keeping the board informed of and connected to the SC’s discussion, maintaining accountability to the voters, etc. If there isn’t another school board member from that district on the SC, then I think that the member’s decision not to run for the school board is probably akin to resignation from the SC.”

Members of the SC shared their thoughts and support of Amy Wall and Dummerston representatives spoke. Dan Normandeau, Kristina Naylor and Amy Wall provided input during the course of the conversation. The matter was referred back to the Dummerston Board for further consideration based on the information from legal counsel.

Public comments included a letter proposing a collaborative model, maintaining local governance, goodwill among communities/board members can change, concern about combined warning language, and reference of the WSESU Finance committee being a separate entity like the SC.

Alice and Ron led a review of the updated Articles of Agreement (draft March 10, 2016) and noted changes in the language to warning article language (if not accelerated model, then conventional or MUUSD model would be formed by towns that approve), board make up (hybrid model with at-large members), school closure language (a town can vote to close a school during the first 5 years of operation, process to consider closing a school with significant lead time and community input). Alice provided the following clarifications provided by legal counsel, VT AOE legal counsel and
VSBA staff and discussion ensued:

Nothing in State law requires a vote of the participating school boards or authorizes the imposition of such a requirement.   

Voluntary mergers under Acts 46 (2015), 153 (2010), and 156 (2012) are governed by 16 V.S.A. chapter 11, which is the process enacted in 1968 for the creation of union school districts. A study committee must include at least one board member from each participating school district.  16 V.S.A. § 706a(b).  

Before completing its final report, a study committee is required to transmit the report to “the school boards of each school district that participated in the study committee and any other school districts that the report identifies as necessary or advisable … for the review and comment of each school board.”  16 V.S.A. § 706c(a) (emphasis added).  

A school board might choose to vote on a proposed report and notify the study committee of the result. Such a vote, however, would only be advisory in nature and would not have a binding effect. Under state law, a study committee has sole authority to create the proposed report.  16 V.S.A. §§ 706b and 706c(a). Ultimately the final content of a study committee report is a decision for the study committee.

Frank Rucker led a review of financial information and staffing assumptions based on current staffing and the recently released Picus study. Based on the data from each district and known costs, the financial information shows a potential $1.98M savings based on the recommendations in the Picus study. Alice opened the floor to public questions and comments on this information

Alice reviewed the timing of the SC’s work to finalize a report if Accelerated Merger. The May 17th meeting of the State Board of Education is the latest date a report can be submitted for consideration of an AM. Local board input and public information forums are needed prior to a local vote. Alice will adjust draft schedule previously provided. Beth Bristol and Alice Revis shared that the GTSD will hold a public forum on Act 46 on March 21 at 6:30 pm. SC members are welcome to attend.

Future work sessions are scheduled as follows:
– 3/17/16 from 6-8 pm at Putney Central School with Education Secretary Holcombe
– 3/22/16 from 6-8 pm at Dummerston School
– 3/28/16 from 6-8 pm at Vernon Elementary School – Act 46 Forum
– 4/5/16 from 6-8 pm at Guilford School
– 4/13/16 from 6/8 pm at Oak Grove School.

Agenda items for next meeting on 3/17/16 include:
– Meeting with Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe.
– Other related matters, as needed.

Agenda items for future meetings:
– Continue review of financial model data – Accelerated Merger
– Continue work on the Worksheet, Executive Summary and Articles of Agreement
– Continue review of school data by grade (including preK) – class size, student to teacher ratios, etc.
– Discuss School Leadership Councils – roles, responsibilities, composition
– Review proposed time line – continued work, possible action, report completion, coordinated public forums and
community vote
– Discuss public information campaign and identify key components needed to inform voters and address issues/concerns
– Other related topics, as needed

On a motion made by Mark Truhan, seconded by Beth Bristol and so voted, the work session ended at 8:20 pm.

Action Items before next meeting and Responsible party
– Forward financial and legal questions to Alice at alicelaughlin@rocketmail.com All
– Forward general questions to Amy Wall at amhbeg@gmail.com All
– Ensure info is posted on Act 46 Study committee page on WSESU website Amy, Kim
– Provide financial data Frank
– Continue review of Executive Summary with Articles of Agreement and Worksheet All
– Determine model class size and actual class size for preK Ron, Frank

Respectfully submitted, Alice Laughlin – Committee Chair

ACT 46 STUDY COMMITTEE

Representing the Brattleboro Town School District, Dummerston Town School District, Guilford Town School District, Putney Town School District, and the Vernon Town School District
http://www.wssu.k12.vt.us

NOTICE OF MEETING

The Act 46 Study Committee will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the Academy School.

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – Alice Laughlin, Committee Chair

II. REVIEW, PRIORITIZE AND ESTABLISH DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR MEETING BY CHAIRPERSON.

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – February 24, 2016

IV. REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBER ROLES AND PUBLIC COMMENTS BY CHAIRPERSON

V. RECOGNITION OF GROUPS AND/OR INDIVIDUALS

VI. CONTINUE CONSIDERATION FOR STUDY COMMITTEE REPORT:
School Choice – Advisable Districts in Articles of Agreement and Warning Article Language
School Closure – Review Legal Counsel Advice and Develop Language for Articles of Agreement
Board Voting Representation
Financial and Program Review
Other Related Topics, as Needed

VII. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

VIII. REVIEW SCHEDULE OPTIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

IX. FUTURE MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS

X. ADJOURNMENT

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Brattleboro Town School District, Dummerston Town School District, Guilford Town School District, Putney Town School District and Vernon Town School District

Act 46 Study Committee

Work Session Agenda, Minutes and Action Items for Thursday, February 24, 2016 – 6:00-8:00 PM – Putney Central School

Present
Brattleboro: Kim Price*, David Schoales**, Jill Stahl Tyler*, Mark Truhan*
BUHS/ BAMS/WRCC: Ricky Davidson*, Ian Torrey*
Dummerston: Kristina Naylor** ***, Amy Wall* – Clerk
Guilford: Beth Bristol*, Alice Revis**
Putney: Richard Glejzer**, Alice Laughlin* – Chair
Vernon: Matt Coombs*, Walter Breau**
* denotes voting member, ** denotes alternate voting member, *** denotes ex officio member
Also present
WSESU: Lyle Holiday – Curriculum & Assessment, Frank Rucker – Business Manager, Ron Stahley – Superintendent
Others: BCTV staff, members of the public including Ines McGillion, Paul, Jody and Dan Normandeau, Erin Thaczyk, Mimi Morton, Rick Zamore, Mike Faher/The Commons, Marilyn McQuaide, John Gagnon, Katie Buckley, Penny Maline, Eric Feindel, Shaun Murphy, Steve and Cheryl Redmond, Bob Woodward

Committee Guidelines
1. Work sessions will start and end on time.
2. Work sessions will last 2 hours unless decided otherwise by the Committee.
3. Members will give and receive with good intentions.
4. Members will follow “3 before me” as a guideline so all members have the opportunity to speak.
5. Members will conduct Committee business in front of the group.
6. Members will understand that silence on the part of another member does not imply agreement.
7. Members will site sources of evidence during discussion.
8. All members will be included in conversation and no side conversations will be conducted during the work session.
9. Members will stay on topic during discussions and will request the Clerk make note of additional topic(s) for future discussion.
10. Members will engage in the work at hand and administration will provide the space and support as needed to do so.

Agenda Items Led by
– Call to order Alice Laughlin
– Review, prioritize and establish desired outcomes for meeting Alice
– Approve of minutes of previous work session Alice
– Review Committee member roles and public comments Alice
– Recognize groups and/or individuals Alice
– Continue Consideration for Study Committee Report Alice, Ron Stahley, Frank Rucker
– Discuss Act 46 implications for Town Meeting and Possible
Actions to Mitigate
– Review matrix of Phase 2 Options vs. SC concerns specifically Elementary Amy, Kristina
Union with school choice Grade 6/8-12
– Discuss self study option
– Other related topics, as needed
– Future meetings, Discussion Alice
– Adjournment

Work Session Minutes:
Chair Alice Laughlin called the work session to order at 6:00 pm with a review of the agenda. She welcomed the public present and provided a brief summary of the Committee’s guidelines during a work session. On a motion made by Ricky Davidson, seconded by Alice Revis and so voted, the minutes of the February 11, 2016 meeting were accepted as written. Ricky abstained because he was not present at the meeting.

Amy Wall and Kristina Naylor led the Committee in a review of the matrix created. This document shows various options versus Committee member concerns shared at the previous work session. Discussion ensued among Committee members. Alice solicited comments from the public present. This comments included questions/concerns/thoughts on shared staff, financial data for a unified district, school closure, voting options, expansion of educational programming, town vote on school closure, lack of board oversight and self study option. Alice polled Committee members on the options that might be acceptable from their town’s respective. Collectively, the Committee felt that further investigation of MUDD, union elementary and self study options is warranted as work continues on the Articles of Agreement. Beth Bristol and Alice Revis shared that the GTSD will hold a public forum on Act 46 on March 21 at 6:30 pm.

Future work sessions are scheduled as follows:
– 03/10/16 from 6-8 pm at Academy School
– 03/17/16 from 6-8 pm at Putney Central School with Secretary Holcombe.

Agenda items for next meeting on 3/10/16 include:
– School Closure – review legal counsel advice and develop language for Articles of Agreement
– School Choice – review legal counsel advice and develop language for Articles of Agreement
– MUDD – review information
– Union elementary – review information
– Self study – review information
– Other related matters, as needed.

Agenda items for future meetings:
– Continue review of financial model data – Accelerated Merger
– Continue work on the Worksheet, Executive Summary and Articles of Agreement
– Language re: town vote on school closure/relocation of grade(s)
– Vernon School Choice for Grades 7-12
– Itemized costs savings, expenses and draft unified budget, when available
– Wording to formalize plan for providing Public Input in a unified district
– Requirements when a town wants to withdraw from a Unified District and develop wording
– Continue review of school data by grade (including preK) – class size, student to teacher ratios, etc.
– Discuss School Leadership Councils – roles, responsibilities, composition
– Define “core programming” and propose plan to implement in a Unified District during the first years of operation
– Review proposed time line – continued work, possible action, report completion, coordinated public forums and
community vote
– Discuss public information campaign and identify key components needed to inform voters and address issues/concerns
– Other related topics, as needed

On a motion made by Ricky Davidson, seconded by Beth Bristol and so voted, the work session ended at 8:00 pm.

Action Items before next meeting and Responsible party
– Forward financial and legal questions to Alice at alicelaughlin@rocketmail.com All
– Forward general questions to Amy Wall at amhbeg@gmail.com All
– Compile Committee member/public questions Amy
– Continue ongoing revision/additions to Act 46 FAQ Amy
– Ensure info is posted on Act 46 Study committee page on WSESU website Amy, Kim
– Provide financial data including itemized cost savings, expenses and Frank
proposed budget for unified district and other configurations
– Seek legal counsel re: wording for town vote of school closure Ron
– Continue review of Executive Summary with Articles of Agreement and Worksheet All
– Determine model class size and actual class size for preK Ron, Frank

Respectfully submitted, Amy Wall – Committee Clerk