WSESD

AGENDA – 7/11/2023
I. Approval of Minutes from 6/20/23
New Business including reconsideration of current agenda

Chair DS convened the meeting at 2:32 pm and read hybrid statement.

I. Approval of Minutes and confirmation of next meeting date

The minutes of 06/05/23 meeting approved by assent.

A discussion took place on whether the Policy and Amendments Committee will meet during the summer. It was agreed that there will be one meeting in July, specifically focused on planning a calendar and setting priorities for which policies to review in the coming school year.

AGENDA
I. Call to Order / Introductions / Recognition of Visitors
II. Review of minutes
III. Items to discuss related to programmatic & performance equity:
a. Universal Pre-k access
b. Rotation of school board meetings
c. Food Services in the district

AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – Kelly Young, Board Chair
Review of Agenda
II. STUDENT MATTERS (5-10 Minutes)
III. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
A. Update on CIP Development with multi-year goals moving forward

It was decided that Ruby would be the chair and Kim would be the clerk.

The mission statement was discussed. Does this committee need to exist? Is everything already happening/being taken care of by the administration? How do we make sure all schools feel served?

Liz discussed how this committee was previously tasked with examining Title IX in regards to sports at the High School.

AGENDA
I. Call To Order – 6:00pm – Kelly Young, Board Chair
II. EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. Executive Session under 1 VSA § 313 (a) (7) Student Matters / The academic records or suspension or discipline of students – Action Required
B. Executive Session under 1 VSA § 313 (a) (7) Student Matters / The academic records or suspension or discipline of students – Action Required
III. Student Matters (5-10 Minutes)

Agenda
1. Approval of Minutes
2. FY23 Fiscal Year to Date Financial Statement Review
3. School Funding Formula, Legislative Session Impact
4. Capital Project Implementation update (Oak Grove School Renewable Energy Improvement project, BUHS/Guilford/Academy HVAC project updates)

AGENDA
I. Call to Order / Introductions / Recognition of Visitors
II. Establish chair, clerk & minutes expectations
III. Re-establish mission:Mission: Foster learning environments in which all members of the school community are safe, feel valued and are appreciated, as well as promote policies and procedures that value equity and diversity in our schools.
IV. Centering social justice in our hiring process, what specifically to focus on.

DST discussed how new policies should come to the committee.
They should come directly from the community to the P&A Committee.
Only time a new or revised policy goes to the full Board for discussion is when it is ready for 1st or 2nd reading for readoption.
All policies up for readoption need to be warned.
Policies are under constant scrutiny and may be revised at any time the P&A Committee decides they should be reviewed.

I. Approval of Minutes from 5/22/23
New Business including reconsideration of current agenda
Confirm date for next meeting
II. Edits and Updates
H7 Leadership Councils
F42 Student Dress Code

SUMMARY: The board heard a presentation by the Superintendent on administrative goals, and a presentation by three principals on the teacher peer observation program that was piloted this year. BUHS administration gave an update on the school branding process: a screening committee composed of students and staff has narrowed down 132 submissions for a new team name to three finalists, which students will be voting on this week. The Finance Director provided an update on the grant application process for funding the Oak Grove School capital improvement projects, which include installing a heat pump, insulation, PCB remediation and window replacements. The board shared news that the sexual abuse investigation will soon be closing the information gathering phase and encouraged anyone who has been considering reporting to do so as soon as possible. The Superintendent provided information on possible improvements to Natowich and Tenney Fields, and the Board voted to direct the administration to resuscitate Natowich as a natural field.

The board heard a presentation from the Office of Diversity Equity and Social Justice about the teacher leader structure and diversity, equity and social justice programming in the district. There was a discussion about how to address and facilitate input from leadership councils. The board approved an updated capital plan, focused on increasing sustainability. The board heard from students that they would appreciate more transparency around the sexual abuse investigation and disclosed that they are in meetings with their attorney in order to gather some data that can be released to the public.

There was a discussion about the need for increasing athletic field capacity which could include resurfacing Natowich Field and improvements to Tenney Field. The superintendent provided an update about the process to select a new name and mascot for BUHS. The board voted to approve the superintendent’s recommendation for a reorganization of leadership roles at BUHS.

Policy wsesdF35AnimalPolicyAdopted4-25-2023.pdf was adopted by the WSESD Board on April 25, 2023.

III Policy discussion

Policy WSESDF42DressCode.pdf

In attendance: Ruby McAdoo, Robin Morgan, Michelle Green

I. Call to Order / Introductions / Recognition of Visitors
The meeting was called to order at 9:33

II. Establish chair, clerk & minutes expectations

II. WSESD Board Update
F35 – School Animal Policy (re-adoption 4/25/23)

III. Schedule of policies for discussion – subject to change
2:35-3:00 H7 Leadership Councils (edits and updates from community)
3:00-3:25 F42 Student Dress Code (with flexibility to accommodate student schedules)

On a motion by Kerry Amidon, the minutes of March 8, 2023 were approved.

The following 1% applications were approved on a motion by Kerry Amidon:
Putney Central School on Executive Functioning
Putney Central School – spring ephemeral unit – 4 days plus materials for a total of $1250.12

Extensive discussion of Leadership Councils:
– Issue of ADA compliance was raised. For full Board meetings, the option of closed captioning is available.
– Issue of posting recordings of meetings discussed. Attorney Shaun Toohey advised that it is better to err on the side of caution and record and post them.

– Burden on CO to collect and post recordings raised. Also, issue of available bandwidth. Suggestion to have individual schools post recordings of LC meetings on school websites rather than WSESD webpage. If additional bandwidth is needed, it is easily purchased.