South Kingstown School Committee Work Session Minutes

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

 

South Kingstown High School Cafeteria

215 Columbia Street

Wakefield, RI  02879

 

Attendees - voting members

Roland Benjamin - Chair

Stephen (Scott) Mueller - Vice Chair

Michelle Brousseau

Alycia Collins

Emily Cummiskey

Kate McMahon Macinanti

Raissa Mosher

 

Attendees - other

Kristen Stringfellow, Superintendent

Pauline Lisi, Assistant Superintendent

Maryanne Crawford, CFO

Teresa Eagan, PPS Director

 

 

1.         6:30 PM -The School Committee may seek to convene in

executive session in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws for the purpose(s) of:

 

A. Collective Bargaining - SKESP - MOA (RIGL 42-46-5(a)(2))

 

Unanimous roll call vote to enter executive session at 6:32 PM.

 

2.         7:00 PM - Call to Order

 

A. Call to Order

 

Roland Benjamin called the January 23, 2018 work session back to order at 7:02 PM.

 

B. Reporting of vote(s) taken in executive session

 

Roland Benjamin reported that two votes had been taken in executive session to approve MOA with SKESP. First MOA, motion by Cummiskey, second by Brousseau, unanimously approved. Second MOA, motion by Mosher, second by Macinanti, unanimously approved.

 

            C. Seal the minutes of the executive session

 

MSV(4) move to seal the minutes of the executive session.

Motion made by:   Michelle Brousseau

Seconded by:  Stephen (Scott) Mueller

Vote: Unanimously Approved

 

 

3.         Work Session

 

A. School Committee Budget Work Session

Teresa Eagan, PPS Director, briefed the School Committee on the need to relocate the preschool special education program to the elementary schools.

 

Discussion ensued regarding the budget.

 

Michelle Brousseau thanked Administration for great job putting together the budget.

 

Alycia Collins appreciated a shorter budget presentation this year.

 

Roland Benjamin encouraged the community to continue to be a part of the budget conversation.

 

4.         Comments from the Community

 

A. Comments from the Community

 

No comments

 

5.         Adjournment

 

A. Adjourn work session

 

MSV(5) move to adjourn at 8:45 PM.

Motion made by:   Stephen (Scott) Mueller

Seconded by:  Emily Cummiskey

Vote: Unanimously Approved

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Kristen Stringfellow