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Methuen School Committee 4-27-2026

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Source
YouTube / MPS Events
Date
2026-04-28
Location
Essex County, MA
Material
Transcript
Extent
435 words · about 3 min
Collected
2026-06-21

Transcript

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001Good evening. The I'm calling to order the Methuen School Committee executive session meeting that will be held today, Monday, April 27th, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. here in the media center at Methuen High School. Um Can I get an uh secretary Madam Secretary, roll call, please? Member Keegan. Present. Member Sirois. Present. Member Willette. Member DiZoglio. Here. Mayor Beauregard. Member Donovan is here and member Byas. Present. Um is there any It says public participation, but there's no one here for the public participation and this is for an executive session, so we're going to go into uh can I get an acceptance of the agenda right now? So moved. Second. Um Roll call? Roll call. Do you want to do roll call? Okay. We have to go in. Yeah, I know. Member Keegan. Yes. Member Sirois. Yes. Member

002Willette. Yes. Member DiZoglio. Yes. The mayor is not present. Member Donovan is a yes and Yes. member Byas. Thank you. We're going to go into the executive session. There's two. Um and the executive session is in pursuant to Master General Law chapter 30A section 21A two to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel, superintendent of school services, and superintendent of finance operations. We will then continue with another um executive session with Mass. General Law chapter 30A section 21A three to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if any uh an open meet uh meeting may have detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigation position of the public body and the chair so declares for the custodians association. Um once

003we do that, we'll come back out of executive session and continue with our meeting and approvals. Um Is there a motion to go into executive session? Second. Uh Madam uh secretary, thank you. >> Okay. Member Keegan? >> Yes. Member Sarois? >> Yes. Member Willette? Yes. Member DiZoglio? >> Yes. The mayor is absent. I am a yes and member Byus? >> Yes. We are in executive session. Thank you. >> Mhm. >> Thank you. Just calling the meeting back to order from the executive session. Madam chair, please take uh Madam secretary, please take roll. Uh Member Keegan. Present. Sorry. Member Keegan. Present. Member Serrois. Present. >> Member Willette. >> Yeah. Member DeZoglio. Mayor Beauregard. Uh Donovan, yes. Bias is here. And Bias is here. Okay. Any discussion? Seeing none. Uh contract approvals. The next two on the

004docket need to be tabled cuz there was no discussion made during the executive session. First one, I'll take the a motion to table assistant superintendent of student services contract. So moved. Second. So moved to Member Donovan, second Miss Keegan. Um all those in favor? I. I's have it, 6-0. Second one, which will also be tabled because it was not discussed in executive session, assistant superintendent of finance and operations. Do I have a motion to table? So moved. Second. Madam Keegan. Madam uh Donovan. Donovan. All those in favor? I. >> I. I tabled, 6-0. Um and then from an announcement standpoint, inside executive session the Methuen School Committee voted to ratify the Methuen Custodian Association's contract at a 6-0. So that has been passed, congratulations to everyone. I will take a motion to adjourn executive session.

005So moved. Second. All those in favor? I. >> I. I's have it. We're adjourned until the next meeting at 6:00. We'll try to get on by 6:05. Thank you. >> Mhm.

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