001have the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Fire department regulations. So we have two exits located over there. If those doors are blocked, we have another exit located over there. Just go straight to the classroom and then follow the illuminated exit signs. >> Thank you. Moving on to recommended actions, routine matters. A approval of minutes. P uh public hearing school choice minutes 4th, 2026. >> So move. >> Second. >> Have a motion and a second. Any discussion? >> Being none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor? >> Opposed. >> Sorry. stand. >> Any abstensions? >> I move. >> Two. >> Three abstensions. Thank you. Motion
002carries. Regular meeting minutes. May 4th, 2026. So move. >> Second. Have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Being none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor? >> Opposed? >> Any extensions? Mary. Same extensions. Thank you. Approval of warrants. They are going around the table. There are a lot of them tonight. So, please make sure you get those signed. very important so we can pay our bills. And with that, I'll entertain a motion. So approve >> second. >> Have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Being none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carries. C. Review of budget year-to- date expenditure report through May 2026. So the chair attached in your packets is u the expenditure report showing expenses and incumbrances through May 25th, 2026. If you
003have any questions, I'll try to answer them. The school field is not with us this evening. >> Any questions? Thank you. As always, you can reach out to the business office with any direct questions and Miss Scoffield will do uh get an answer as quick as possible. Outside projects update >> through the chair, Mr. Chair, >> to the superintendent, through the chair. Um outside projects. So, the South Bridge House is nearing completion. Expected to be done by the end of the year. Super proud of the work that they're doing there. We will have some updated photos and a video walk through for you and I will share as well. >> Thank you. >> Any questions regarding the outside projects? Okay, moving on. We have a lot of correspondents tonight. Om office. Mary C. Barl Spencer
0042-year term 2026 to 2028. Erica K. Iker, Auburn, 3-year term, 2026 to 2029. Christy Kaminsky, Auburn, 2-year term, 2026 to 2028. Benjamin Walman, Oxford, three-year term, 2026 to 2029. Jeffrey A. Wel, Paxton, three-year term, 2026 to 2029. Robert Zukowski, Spencer, three-year term, 2026 to 2029. Congratulations everyone who got reelected or elected. Christie, you are one of the >> Thank you. newly elected. So, welcome. >> Thank you very much. >> Um, anytime you have a question, just try and get the attention over here. I know you got some people who are very loud next to you help. So, >> yeah, I'll straight up. >> Um, and for everyone else, welcome back. Um, any other correspondents? Nothing. Excellent. Thank you. Student advisory committee through the chair student representative to the school committee. David Bancort graduated last night.
005Um and we'll have a new representative in the fall. >> Congratulations to David and the rest of the 2026 graduates as well. All right, moving on. No old business tonight. Um and then we're going to move right into recognitions through the chair. Tonight we have a video presentation by our robotics team who traveled to the National Robotic Challenge in Marian, Ohio from April 16th to April 18th. As reported during last month's meeting, Bath plays second in robo hockey. Um and the team members are Daviian Elisia Aonte, Brian Buie, Warren Day, Christopher Feliciano, David Gil, Caleb Doyette, Vic Ramja, Oliver May, Aya Reed, Timothy Trip, Nico Yakavves, and Isabelle. The adviserss are Mr. Chris Hickman, lead teacher for program and webdev, and Tate Oski, lead teacher for advanced manufacturing. Um, so I'll kick it over to
006the advisers and I believe you'll start with the video. Sure. I'm sorry. Heat. Heat. Heat. Yeah. Heat. Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. That's awesome. Good luck. Thank you. Um, for those of you that don't know me, my name is Tate Osig. I've been a robotics adviser for too many years now. Um, I try to reflect back on all the years I've been doing this and some of you folks on the school committee have have seen this presentation in the past. It's been a few years, but when I was getting ready to talk about tonight on the way in this morning, I realized today's the 15th anniversary of the tornado. 15 years ago at this moment, I had a bunch of school-aged children and their parents freaking out. How do we get home? Cuz we had
007our banquet. We watched the first tornado go through and we didn't know which way to go. I drove home through the second one not knowing what was going on. So, the evolution of 15 years later, here's their children. >> Wow. >> And we've we've evolved so much. Um, in the past, we did Battlebots and the big robots. I think we need to un comprehend what's going on here. These are onepound fighting robots. Everything has to be within one pound. The engineering is phenomenal. They design them, they build them, they test them, they break them. You can see we get broken. Um, but they keep coming back for more and more. The NRC is the uh oldest competition of its kind in the United States. It's 40 years old. Uh, there was 400 and something robots
008and new almost a thousand kids there. It was just an incredible uh event. Thanks to Mr. Hickman who put this video together from all the pictures that we took. Um it's not about me, it's about them. So if you have any questions, please ask them. And I'm so proud of them. Second place in hockey. >> Who's going first? >> I have a Can we ask a question? >> Sure. How many shops were involved in helping you >> this year's team >> or we have students follow the building? >> Right. >> Yeah, we I mean we got well building the the the Why am I answering? >> I know it. >> One of the shops helped us >> which electronics carpentry. >> Carpentry cut all the wood for us to make the maze. All right. So,
009electronics, >> this was advanced manufacturing >> programming lab. >> Now, who are the guys that on your team who helped design like your different projects? Each one of you come up with your own design or was it a group effort? >> You all designed yours. That's yours. >> Uh, we specifically we worked as a team. >> Okay. >> Yeah. We had a team of four. >> Yeah. >> And we all collaborated. >> Just me and him work on these. >> Awesome. >> This is not mine. >> He's a freshman, by the way. >> Wow. >> We have two freshman on the team. One's here tonight. >> Would you guys go back for another competition? >> Yeah. Definitely. >> What would you do different? They've already got guys. Where were your failures? >> Brian, you can
010go first. It's >> Well, when my weapon spun up, sometimes if it spun too fast, it would just tilt forward and hit the ground and it blow up. I think you got to sharpen the blade on that. >> If I were to sharpen it, it would be more >> school committee said it was okay. >> This is my new design. It's a lot lower to the ground and this front part is longer so it won't be able to tilt forward. And the back is now rounded over so I couldn't land on the back like this. Very much position like I did last time. And these wheels are shifted a little further back. So even if I do land on my back, I'll be able to drive. So now does that include the one lb limit?
011>> This is 20 g lighter. >> Lighter. Wow. >> So you had to fabricate everything, those wheels included. >> Oh, little assist. So, you use a 3D printer? >> Yes. >> Excellent. >> Fantastic. >> How long did it take you to build it? >> Build it like including the print time. >> All the prints took like 8 hours and then assembling another hour. >> Wow. >> Any questions from this side of the table? >> We're closer over here. >> Yeah. They can't see because you're We've got a captive audience. >> The video. >> Oh, so did you >> guys? It's a great job. I mean, take I've walked through your shop numerous times and you're right. You've been doing it a lot of years. I don't know how many, but I've seen a bunch of
012them. I mean, the first iteration we couldn't take in the room. They were all over the hall. But >> yeah, what a great >> better format. >> Kids involved. >> Absolutely. >> A lot of life lessons. So, this team's going to be together when we're here. Can't >> wait till next year. >> Wow. >> There was no seniors that came with us in Chicago. >> Wow. >> And I'll steal some of their thunder under it. Like what the programming kids did, I'll challenge any college to that. Like, it's all autonomous. You saw it running in the maze here. >> It didn't run so well there, but we learned a lot. And second to none, these kids, they they got what it takes. There's no doubt about it. Our team has a long list of what
013we would do differently next year. >> That's what it's all about. >> Yeah. >> Excellent. >> Good job, guys. >> All right. >> Very cool. >> Thank you very much, guys. Okay. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Congratulations. Were they operating at remember the autonomous was >> the sensor I remember the whole big ones the whole metal jacket >> keep going on but if you get to program web dev they had the track set up a couple weeks ago >> that was pretty impressive all right so now we got to focus again moving on any more recognitions >> no more recit participation Good evening. So, this is our last committee of the regular 2526 school year. Um, for those of you who have been on the committee so far, I might be a familiar face
014by now. Maybe not a welcome face, but a familiar face. Um, and for those of you who are new to the committee, um, you know, congratulations. As a history teacher, we love, you know, elected officials. Um, and we hope to get back to the same jovial relationship with you that we've enjoyed watching you have with our students. As much as our students are part of the team, we are part of the team. And all we're hoping is to be treated as such. Uh, tonight, um, we are here to ask for your assistance, your oversight, and your attention to what is happening at Bay Path. As a 14-year veteran of the school, as someone who served as union co-president through CO, I've never seen so much trouble come to our school in such a short period
015of time. In the last two months alone to cover a budget deficit, we have laid off nearly 10% of our school's educational, vocational, and administrative staff. We have already gone public with a plea to save our school's resource officer. Superintendent Brener then scolded us at the next faculty meeting that speaking out for our SRO had made the school less safe. Not less safe that we cut the SRO, less safe that we asked for your help to try to restore that position. Since then, Bayath has now cut the following positions. a programming and web development teacher, our media center specialist, our title one reading specialist, two moderate special needs teachers, a fizzed teacher, a science teacher, a math teacher, a history teacher, both of our academic and vocational instructional coaches, a guidance counselor, an IT support
016physician, our guidance department administrator, and our second shift custodial supervisor. Every single one of these losses is a blow to pay. Let me highlight the consequences of losing just two of these positions in particular. Our library media specialists ending the media center program at Bayath. Bayath students will no longer have a library. Our teachers will no longer have an expert to help collaborate on the extensive research and development projects that have captivated the learners of our school. This year alone, amongst the dozens of projects, presentations, enrichment programs our media specialist created, she brought a literal NASA engineer to our school. Our engineering kids have the opportunity to learn directly from someone who helps send people into space. We can't underestimate the value of these on in-person onhands learning opportunities for our kids. And those opportunities
017that have been centered in the media center for the last three years are now gone. Our library will sit quiet, our shelves empty, these opportunities lost. Without a licensed librarian, Bayath loses access to every single database the state of Massachusetts provides for free to schools with certified librarians on their staff. Many of our teachers are already planning on how they're going to cut and replace research projects in next year's curriculum. Like something out of the dystopian novels they teach, our English teachers have been carting books they want to rescue off the shelves. With no media center, librarian to assist, no database access, these learning opportunities, this safe space, this fostering of reading and love of reading is going to take a hit at our school. Our title one reading specialist, our title one students are
018anywhere one between one and three reading levels behind their peers. These are often students who are passed along without ever receiving the dedicated help needed to improve their literacy and writing skills to read. Without a title one reading specialist, these kids will now be thrown back into general ed English English classes with teachers who while they are licensed in their content are not licensed or trained in the specialized interventions that help bring kids up to reading level. A major reason why the class of 2026 graduated every single student is because of our dedicated title one reading specialized program. Now that program is over. These are just two examples. the school committee and the public should be aware of. Again, we are only here sounding the alarm because most of our attempts, if not all of
019our attempts to solve these problems in turn have fallen on deaf ears. So many decisions are done behind closed doors without any input from our educators or consideration of our contract. We are about to emit a freshman class with the highest portion of students on special ed plans we've seen. Yet the administration seems to be ready to dismantle the co-eing model that has attracted many families to Bayath. That our special ed teachers are fully integrated in our classrooms, teaching alongside our general ed teachers, giving students on IEPs a full 7 and a half hours of hands-on supported instruction every day. When our special ed teachers, team chairs, general ed teachers, and pair professionals ask questions, why would we change a model that has maximized our student supports has yielded better MCCAST scores and graduation rates
020than other schools? A model that won our special ed director this year a national award in leadership. The answer is to stay quiet, do what you're told, and if you don't like it, leave. That's not a message of good leadership. Good leadership does not rely on silence. Good leadership does not paint to teach teaching staff as the problem. Good leaders work with their staff, maximize student support and welcome transparency. We are waiting for that good leadership once again. Thank you. >> Anyone else? >> Good evening chairperson and members of the school committee. My name is Claire Cecil and I'm a moderate disabilities instructor here at BCOT. I stand before you tonight not just to appeal for my position, but to advocate for the integrity of the educational standards we promise our students. I've dedicated four
021years of service to BCOT alongside seven years of teaching experience prior to joining this district. I began my journey here in August 2022 as a substitute instructor licensed in English. And by October 2022, upon completing my intels, I was proudly appointed as a as a permanent moderate disabilities instructor. Today, I am just two months shy of being officially granted professional teacher status. During my time here, I've poured myself into our learning center ELA curriculum for sophomores and juniors, specifically serving the students at Bayath who have the greatest academic and developmental needs. I have made it my personal mission to rigorously align this vital curriculum with grade level standards, ensuring these students are never left behind. I hold my students to high expectations because I believe in their potential, and I know firsthand the immense value
022and stability I bring to these classrooms. It has been a distinct privilege to teach at a vocational school where we equip our most vulnerable learners with tangible real world skills. and being a part of that mission has been the highlight of my career. That is why being included in this non-renewal, part of the first major layoff of teachers here at Bayath since 1982, is a devastating blow that simply does not make sense. In my evaluations this year, my administrator explicitly called me a quote, "High highly effective educator who creates an inclusive student- centered classroom where all learners are supported and challenged to grow." My evaluator highlighted my ability to provide multiple access points, scaffold instruction, and ensure that our students with the most diverse learning needs can meaningfully engage with grade level content. These are
023students who are reading at a first and second grade level. Given the documented value I bring to these classrooms, I completely failed to understand how the decision to non-renew me was a ride that I did ask for clarification in the meeting and I was directed to the letter that simply said, "You are not renewed." It was it was a non-answer. The rationale remains entirely unclear, especially when my formal feedback confirms that my students are not only supported, but truly empowered and have made progress this year. During my first year, I had the privilege of working under Quick Luter. Cliff set a golden example of what hard work and an unwavering commitment to this school looks like. Sadly, the current administration's recent actions do not seem to uphold these foundational values. I love this school and
024I love my students. I'm asking the school committee to look at the data, look at my experience, and look at the arbitrary decisions being made behind these doors. If this committee has the authority to step in and retain valuable educators, I urge you to use your power. I ask that you recognize my tenure and grant me the professional status I am mere two summer months away from achieving. Thank you for your time, your leadership, and your consideration. Thank you. >> Hi, my name is Cheryl Gatau. I am a parent of a student here at BPAC. My student is a sophomore. Um, she is in the ISSN shop. She is also a child who is on an IEP, has been on an IEP since she was 3 years old. Coming here has been an important opportunity
025for her. Having the extra support in the classrooms has been fantastic. I can't say anything negative about the extra support that she has received at this school. I'm a resident of Spencer. I was the president of our special education parent advisory council for seven years and I can tell you the struggles as a small town that we had trying to get a budget to make sure that they could get all the support that we needed for these kids. You know, it's not a lot to ask. I don't feel as a parent to get the extra support that's needed for these kids to make progress and succeed in school. If there's a way to find some of these other funds, other things, other programs, whatever it is that you can try to minimize the cuts to
026these teachers, especially the kids who are needing these teachers for the extra support in the classrooms. Do what you can do. Okay? I pay my taxes. I've paid a lot of taxes over the years. I am a I work for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, so I understand that there's budget cuts and everything here and there, but these kids to succeed, you know, to grow their self-esteem, to become better adults, to transition into a, you know, a life that they can enjoy and have, you know, be independent as independent as they can be. you know that's you know we came you know I was so happy when my daughter came to Bayath and just so you know this is my first time coming to this school committee meeting okay and I will say and I will
027step up and say something because that is who I am and if it means helping my daughter to succeed I will come up and stand and support these teachers to try to make sure that they keep their jobs so if you're looking for ideas or whatever please come up with something. But I think it's really important because I can tell you that these teachers have put a lot of work into these kids, whether it's the regular ed kids, the special ed kids, but taking away some of these special ed teachers. You know, how is that going to fall under the IDA if you put them in an if you pull them out of the classroom because they need that extra help? But yet, you know, these kids are supposed to be in general ed to
028be included in with the rest of the kids. How does that work? I think we need to figure out how to make this work. You know, this school, I understand, has a big budget. You have a lot of expenses. Can we try to figure this out? I mean, I feel bad for cutting some of these teachers and they've done fantastic work. So, thank you. >> Thank you. I've got time for one more if there is. Okay. >> Dear school committee, faculty and community members, I begin by telling you that I was one of the 15 teachers that will not be able to come back to Bayouth because of the $1.3 million deficit. Yet, as superintendent, principal, and business manager, I've received raises while teachers who are needed are being let go. I have been a
029special education teacher for the past 18 years. I helped create the mathematics MCCAST exam for the state. I have worked in implementing the CPAP committee for the school which is a desi requirement and I have worked in behavioral programs for a large portion of my career. We are about to admit a freshman class that is double the amount of students on IEPs that we've had in the past and yet we have cut two special education teachers. The APA is not ready for the needs of the students coming in, but I was ready. The school committee has been happy to approve the raises for the top administrators and the district's lawyer, but fight tooth and nail against raising pair professionals pay to a livable wage. The priorities of the school are woefully lacking. Without a licensed
030librarian, Babath will not be in compliance with Mias library standards. We are at a literacy crisis and cut our reading specialist. Meanwhile, there are plans to create a math and reading skills class for our incoming students for their deficits. We are losing direct police protection. The superintendent would not even consider asking the towns for increased funding to save these jobs, denying the public a choice. Yet, the superintendent, principal, and business manager have received raises while the teachers who are needed are being let go. We have canceled summer school and MCCAST camp, which in turn can bring down the school's graduation rates. We are prioritizing a heavy administrative presence when in the past this was not necessary. Yet the superintendent, principal, and business manager have received raises. Well, there's teachers who are needed are being let
031go. I asked the committee to really take a long hard look at what is happening in the school now versus how it was before Mr. Brener or Mr. Packard time as superintendent and principal of Bay Path Vocational High School. Thank you. Okay, thank you. That that's the end of public comment tonight. We've hit our 15minute threshold. We're going to move on to new business. Uh a approval of donation through the school chair. The vocational director received a donation check in the amount of $500 from Miss Jennifer Leo, CEO of CMTS service center in Charlton, Mass, and our new diesel technology instructor here at funds are to be used for student t-shirts and sweatshirts featuring the logo representing their shop. So move to approve. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Any discussion?
032Being none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carries 5B1 surplus equipment vocational >> to the school chair. Mr. Tripaceious vocational director received several requests from vocational lead teachers to place the following items on the surplus equipment list. Lisa Peters being lead teacher. Two tier display tables model displays to go condition good unknown value. One, clothing rack with shelves. Working unknown value. Two, Joseph Westwell, automotive technology leader. Quantity, one, Snap-on electric MIG welder, serial number 8042626. Condition, scrap, zero value. One bumper jack, unknown, worn out, zero value. Quantity of nine metal utility cards. Models unknown. Condition poor value zero. and eight metal woodwork benches outdated and zero value. Brian Mathy, Mason lead teacher. One Honda gas powered washer model GCI 1 190 OD54 quadruple078501 condition need repair value $100 and
033one total cement mixer 0221089. model number. It's non-reparable value zero. The superintendent director, the vocational director, and the school business manager recommend the school committee vote to place the two-tiered display tables in good condition. One clothing rack in working condition. One Snap-on electric mid welder in scrap condition. One bumper jack in one condition. One metal utility cart in poor condition. Eight metal woodwork benches that are outdated and one tobo cement mixer, all of no value, and one Honda power washer that needs repair, but has a value of $100 on the surplus equipment list to be disposed of according to the school committee surplus equipment policy using the most appropriate method available. So move a motion and a second. Any discussion? Being none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. B2
034academic through the school chair. Mrs. Packard, Principal Packard received requests from two academic lead teachers to place the following items on the surplus appointment list. Tom Williams, history lead teacher, 125 American Anthem textbooks, year 2007, ISBN 003685273. Damage, no value. 135. The story of America textbook 1994 ISBN 000397 559X damage zero value. Must stone math lead teacher 1,63 various math books. Uh a list has been included for all those math books. They range from 1986 up to 2020 two on those. U so zero value. The superintendent, director, the principal, and the school business manager recommend the school committee vote to place the 125 copies of American Anthem textbook in damaged condition, 135 copies of the Story of America textbook in damaged condition, and the 1,63 copies of the various mass books as listed uh that
035are updated, no longer meet state standards on the surplus equipment list to be disposed of according to the school committee surplus equipment policy using the most appropriate method available. So move >> second a motion and a second. Any discussion? >> Being none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carries. CF FY26 year-end budget transfers through the uh school chair. The superintendent director and the school business manager recommend that the school committee vote to authorize the business manager with the authority to make the appropriate transfers during the months of June and July with a list of the transfers to be included in the August 2026 agenda for ratification at the first meeting of the school committee for the 26 27 school year. >> So move second. >> Have a motion and
036a second. Any discussion real quick? >> This is something that we've done in the past. It seems to be every year, correct? I just want to make sure. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Do we have a dollar value for the transfers? Ballpark. >> Not yet. >> Any other questions? >> Being none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carries. D. Awarding of 2026 2027 house building project readadvertised >> through the chair. After readvertising the house building project due to an unforeseen circumstance during the first round, the superintendent director, the vocational director, and the house selection committee recommend the school committee vote to award the 2627 house project to Mr. John Cody for a 2,000 ft home to be built at 11 Pavilion A in Webster, Mass. It is on
037the lake. It's got a beautiful view. Um, and copies of the plans are included in your package. Okay. So move second a motion and a second. Any discussion? >> Being none, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carries. E 2025 2026 superintendent evaluation. This one's on me. So we see it on the screen. Dean, can you make that a little larger for me? Excellent. So thank you everyone who did turn in an evaluation. They are so much fun to go through every year, right Leah? >> Of course. So Leah and I spent probably an hour tabulating like we did last year the results in the same manner. I'm basically going to read through the first page which touches on all the goals and then the step two for the performance
038standards. So, how I did it, and again, same as I did it last year, took each individual one that was turned in that had a legible vote next to it because there were a couple that didn't calculate or compute out or print out or scratch out and added it across. So, just again through the goals, step one, professional practice goals, zero did not meet, two, some progress, one significant progress, 10 met, and one exceeded. And again, as I'll note, the numbers may not add up. And for that reason, that is really why some votes were not able to be tabulated. Student learning goals, zero did not meet, one some progress, two significant progress, 10 met, one exceeded. District improvement goals, one did not meet, one some progress, two significant progress, eight met, and two exceeded.
039And then through the step two you go in the performance on standards and there are four standards for grading. Standard one instructional leadership they do have different gradings unsatisfactory needs improvement proficient and exemplary. And in standard one instructional leadership was zero unsatisfactories two needs improvement 12 proficient one exemplary. Standard two, management and operations. Zero unsatisfactory, one needs improvement, 11 proficient, three exemplary. Standard three, family and community engagement, zero unsatisfactory, one needs improvement, 10 proficient, three exemplary. Standard four, professional culture. One unsatisfactory, one needs improvement, 12 proficient, and one exemplary. And again, as you go through what Leah did a great job doing, I'm not going to read all these comments, but all the evaluator comments are there in the order in which they were placed on the evaluations we received. So, take a minute, read
040through them. I do encourage any member who has any comment after again Superintendent Brener goes through this himself because I'm sure you've started to read through it. Set a meeting if you do have comments that lead you to have either a needs improvement even a proficient maybe there could have been a way to go from proficient to exemplary or you were on borderline of needs improvement to proficient. I do encourage everyone, the door is open, the phone is on. Um, except when I'm calling them because it seems to be taking more than a few minutes, but read through the comments of your colleagues. There were some very good comments, very pointing comments. Um, and Emily, I don't know how you cut and pasted them so well, but great job. Um, jumping through again as you
041get through the performance goals and this is where this form is not always the best, but we are all uh used to seeing it. The new members, you'll get used to seeing it since you didn't have this homework assignment this year. But it's so much fun to start on page two, jump to page seven, go back to page three, don't pass, go, give them the 200, and then go back to the first page to fill it in. It just makes you scratch your head. But if you look through these student learning goals, again, it's the goals given to us by Mr. Brener that we get the data on all the provenence on and then we're able to make our assessment. >> So again, as I look at it with just the past fail, >> these
042were very good grades. I I thank you for turning in everything you did. Um and and again I encourage the committee to go in and sit or ask any direct questions if you you have any. Um I'll entertain any questions here right now if there are any. But >> how many um how many evaluations did you get? What's the exact number? >> 16. 16. There were there's one former member who is no longer on the board. He did turn one in. Okay. So, I did use that because it was for this past school year. >> There were two or three others that did not um turn one in. >> So, that that included the new people. >> The new people are I I did not ask Erica for one because she would have no basis
043for >> Y. So, unfortunately, it's one of two that were not turned. >> That's correct. >> Yep. >> Which was too bad because that's one of our most important jobs to to really approve the budget and to evaluate the superintendent. closed. It's very important that these reviewers get in no matter what your opinion is. >> No. No. Absolutely. And again, you don't begrudge anyone on their opinion. If there's a couple shaded areas, I make a phone call just to get clarification because I don't want to be putting down a wrong mark. It's not my evaluation. It's a tally of the whole body. So, but this year better on that. The form was a little wonky. That's it. It was just a word document >> to the Google document. But I have my own problem. You
044guys did a great job compiling building this everything that that I put in this >> did it all. I didn't >> I'm sure she did. >> Any other questions or comments? >> Yes. >> So, who sets up the goals? >> The superintendent provides the goals to us. The uh negotiation subcommittee votes on the goals and then we accept them as a goal. >> So, the subcommittee can turn around and we question the goals. >> Question the goal. Make new goals. uh not so much make new goals cliff. If I can't tell you make new goals in that light, but we are the ones who sit and receive the goals and try and de uh dive into them so we know what we're going to be evaluating on as goals. Yep. And there is a timeline
045that we voted on Don forgive me. It was about three meetings ago. about three meetings ago that Dawn took a lot of work into putting together so that there's an actual timeline that we can follow to make it easier for whether it be Kyle or the next superintendent and for the city members when they're here as a policy almost any other comments or questions make one. >> Thank you. Uh, a couple years ago we had uh Tracy Novak from the MAC. >> Yeah. >> And I would strongly and there were probably a handful of people who were here for that meeting. Um, and I would strongly urge uh that next year suggest that next year that we invite either Tracy back or another representative from NFC to do an in-depth presentation of these evaluations. I
046believe when the new new um school committee people are going to go to that training session, there is a a a brief thing about the evaluations, but I really I really really think that we have to look more into these evaluations and and goals and everything else and I would suggest that we bring Tracy back or whoever it is. >> Thank you. >> There is no action needed on this item, I believe. Right. So again, we can move on from here unless there are any other questions or comments. All right, seeing none, I guess we will move on. So information and proposals report from the superintendent director to the chair. My June report, if there's any questions, I'm happy to answer them. Just want to call out that um a lot of great things happened
047uh from the UMass Liflight visit to teacher appreciation, all the pinnings, health, dental, veterary um and so forth. The memorial day ceremony, national honor society induction. So, a lot of great things happened. Uh and there's a lot of statistics on the graduating class of students for the class of 2026. Excellent. Thank you. Moving on to subcommittee reports. Audit subcommittee. Bob Zukowski is not here tonight, but I don't believe there's anything to discuss. Budget subcommittee and trend. Tim Shore is not here tonight and I don't believe we have anything at this point open. Uh building and ground subcommittee has not met. Skip that one. Negotiation subcommittee. Dave Grerier. Uh our next uh par uh professional negotiations taking place Monday, June 8th. Um secretary contract uh was settled today uh after a few meetings. So uh congratulations
048on that. and uh custodial contract is still uh progressing and we'll have a discussion about the uh negotiations in executive session at the end of this meeting. Well, >> thank you. Policy subcommittee Peter Sher uh nothing to report. >> It's nice feeling after all those meetings you had. >> Warrant subcommittee. Again, warrants are here every day during the week. Um, if you have a chance to come up and sign, just make a call and they are available at all these meetings. Um, as well, we do need you to call before you come in. Make sure someone is available to meet you. Uh, future business, meeting date, organizational meeting, and regular school committee meeting will be held at 700 p.m. Monday, August 3rd in this room. Topics for future agenda. If you have any items, reach
049out to me, the superintendent or we will do our best to accommodate with that. E remarks from the superintendent director >> through the chair. I just want to welcome all our newly reelected and newly elected school command members. So, welcome back and and welcome Christie on that. Uh last night was truly a wonderful night. If we have a question why we do what we do as educators, um that there is the sum goal of every educator. 267 students walk across the stage uh to the tune of $4.5 million and either earn graduate earning college credits or scholarships and uh remarkable outstanding achievements going on to higher ed the world of war or the military. So I want to thank all the school committee members that were there. I want to thank all the guidance committee
050as well as the adviserss who did a wonderful job. The senior adviserss are Miss Barowski and Miss Mer on that. So, incredible job and we got a brand new Those that were there. If you weren't there, check out the video. A brand new mascot, many man mascot. So, that was a lighthearted >> Yeah. >> intermission there. >> I love it. Um, I want to wish they've left this morning. Our seven students, their adviserss in the uh, chaperones left this morning for the nationals in Atlanta. So, we hope they bring home the gold on that and uh, I wish them well down there. Uh, and I believe that's it. >> Excellent. Thank you. Comments from the committee. I'll go this way to that clutch. when you went to the ele um I know one thing I
051just like to say is I had quite a few questions to me at graduation and it was because of this they asked me if I would get elected I know they print this late but I wasn't in that one I wasn't in Memorial Day and I wasn't awards night >> so I getting >> kind of like I know we used to Roxan used to go through those things make sure everyone's there but other than that it was pretty graduation as well. >> Okay. >> I don't know when they're printed or what the deadline for printing is. So, it's it's like two weeks like the week before. So, they have like two days like Okay. >> A >> Yeah. Uh I'd like to thank the U administration and the teachers. Uh congratulate the students. Uh last
052night's graduation was uh was was very nice, very well done. Uh DCU is a is a very nice setting. uh for there. So, and uh welcome to the new members um to the committee. >> Thank you. >> Um it was a nice graduation and congrats to the class of 2026. >> I thought you going to give your brother his diploma. >> Yeah, I know. He honestly he probably wouldn't have liked that very much on the stage. >> Mike, uh again, congrats to the class of 2026. I thought the uh off class officers did a great job. And the mask coming down and uh doing his uh crossing across the stage was very nice and uh well received by everybody and uh the administration staff did a great job with the graduation as usual. Uh well
053uh done to all and it was great to see those uh teachers that actually made it there uh for the graduation to support the students. Uh that was very nice to see. Uh though limited, but uh it's great to see the participation. >> Thank you. >> Oh, and by the way, welcome to our >> new members. >> Uh just a word of welcome to those who have joined us, the new folks if you will, and those who are not quite so new but are staying with us. Uh wonderful evening last evening. Uh everything went very well. Uh I was amazed at how long it takes to read 266 names. Kudos to Mr. McGow and his voice hopefully will recover. >> Um, >> despite the well, aside from the euphoria, if you will, of the evening,
054I very concerned about some of the comments that we have heard this evening and uh hope that in time we'll have a chance to delve into some of the details and uh see where some of the things that have been brought up as issues are going. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Mary. >> I also watched the uh graduation. And I thought it was great. And one of the questions I was going to ask was how many students did not graduate, but it was said tonight they all did. >> So that >> to the teachers to the school and it it was fun to watch and it's nice to have some more newbies. We're not the only one. >> You're not the rookie anymore. >> Not the rookie anymore, but pretty close to it. Welcome. Thank
055you, >> Christie. >> Um, hi, my name is Christy Kaminsky from Auburn. I have a two-year term. My daughter is a freshman here in the health tech program, and I can't really comment too much on the business that's been going on as I am brand spanking new, but I would like to say as a parent, my daughter loves being here and we absolutely made the right decision for her to come to Bay Path. So, I'm glad and feel the privilege of being able to be part of it. >> Thank you all, Don. >> I'd like to welcome the newest members, you know, we had those got reelected, but uh didn't want to comment on graduation. Um got there just before started walked in walked in with the teachers actually. Um certainly didn't want to miss
056it after last year's tried. Um but no, always always enjoyed it. I have for years every every year. I I don't know if I've missed it uh since I started here. And definitely a culmination of of a lot of effort on on a lot of people's parts, parents, teachers, students, everybody. And definitely worth making a bustle. >> Thank you. >> Yes, graduation was was fantastic. The minute man coming out was just a highlight for sure. But the other piece which I don't remember in my years here and I've been here a while I don't ever remember the full cross graduating. So kudos to the teachers to the instructors to everybody making that happen. That's just it was it was delightful to hear. Just was awesome. >> Excellent. Katie >> um kudos to another just whole
057great school year all all around. Um, unfortunately I couldn't make it to graduation, but I saw a lot of pictures on my newsfeed last night and um, I thought it was pretty cool. I did see the mascot come up. I was like, where did that thing come from? And then I saw that it was a gift. I was like, wow. So, um, that's pretty cool. If you ever need somebody, hop in. I volunteer. >> I gladly volunteered. >> Pressures off. So, um, you know, it was a very another very successful year, but I'd also like to second what Richard said that it is very important that we dulge into the information that was brought up by the community this morning. This morning, too, oh my god, it's been forever. Um, this afternoon, today, >> yeah,
058sometimes. So, um, it's very important in order to keep going in the same direction and make sure that we have 100% graduation rate, we need to make sure that we're moving in the right direction, not backwards. >> Thank you. Eric, we go. >> First and foremost, I want to publicly thank the town of Auburn for electing me into this new three-year term. Very excited to continue in this role. I've officially been here since April when I was appointed by the board of selectment in Auburn. It's nice to actually be elected this time. So, I'm really excited. Um, since starting in April, I've heard from a lot of my constituents in Auburn as well as others in the Bay Path community. And I just want to continue to extend the invitation to reach out to me
059for an open dialogue regarding anything within our big path community to not just my constituents but any members of the community um that wants to reach out is welcome to. Um I also want to thank everyone participating in these meetings um whether it's here in person or virtually from home. I know not all conversations are easy and not all conversations are comfortable, but all conversations are important and I think it's a value to have everyone participating in showing interest and it takes all of us to move forward as a community. So, I thank everyone looking to participate. Um, it's been a busy week here at Bay Path. We've had awards night and then we had um graduation last night which was amazing. I agree with everyone. That was my first big path graduation ceremony. It
060was fantastic. Are we going to have some kind of um voting to name the Minute Man or does the Minute Man have a name already? >> Minute Man. Minute Man. >> It's just that I'm not going to have like a name. >> Mr. Mr. Minute Man. >> He needs a proper name. We should do some kind of like contest with the students to give him like a proper government name. >> That would be awesome. >> James Minute Man. >> Yeah. Hey, you know, whatever it is. But um I know in Auburn we had um Rocky the Rocket, right? Is that his name? Yeah. So it would be neat. I think it would be a cool thing for the kids to come together with and kind of vote for a name. Did you say it would?
061>> That works. >> Okay, that's all I got. >> All right, >> Jim. >> Probably not going to make any friends. Um, >> the comments tonight, while I appreciate the the nature of them and having been on both sides of the table at negotiations and everything like that, um, tonight was a cheap shot. And I call it that because Kyle doesn't control the state funding. We're not the only town or school system that's in in trouble financially. Our our school that uh in Rutland that the regional there, which you said it is, same deal, same problem with the the monies and that thing. The people that we need to be talking to are our state legislators, >> our governor, the ones that are are adjusting our budget or adjusting the formulas so the formulas cover
062what they should cover. >> Jessie. >> Mhm. >> Um to single out administration in doing what they have to do to maintain any semblance of a school under these circumstances is a cheap shot. And I take issue with it. You know, I've been in favor of the the teachers right along. And for this to happen, just it's it's something that's not needed. All right. There's enough stuff going on here already trying to get things worked out with the contracts and that thing of nature, but to continue to hammer the superintendent and the principal on things that they don't have any control over is absolute BS. And I normally up to this point wouldn't have said anything, but tonight was the last straw. And I I just I'm tired of hearing it. Let's work together. Get
063this solved. Let's not sit there and hammer each other. That's all I have to say. Congratulations to the graduates. >> Thank you. >> Through the chair, if I may. >> To Jim's point, we canled Fourth of July for our town because of the financial situation. We've become the laughingstock of the country because they made national news and those financial decisions had to be made and it's our 250th anniversary and there is an uproar in our town because of that. But again, to Jim's point, uh, every school district is having similar issues throughout the state and it's it's not here. >> Thank you, Al. I want to welcome all the new uh members of the committee and looking forward to hearing their input, their thoughts and decisions. And typically I hope the understanding is all of
064the effort is put to what is actually factual and actual and what controls are by the state has been absolutely terrible. Even in my business, I watched the robotic and I was rather excited and I wanted to personally thank Tate because my business is a heavy machining which utilizes the machine shops employees. My sons graduated from the machine shop here. My grandson graduated from here. So I'm very much uh tied to BAP and support all the efforts and I totally support the efforts of our administration that has to follow by the rules that are really not what they should be and to try to change those rules is unbelievable. and the upsettingness and seeing even on the television all of the uh corrupt the situations go on and it boils all the way down where
065it affects everybody. The teachers put all their effort into the best way of teaching students and every student is different. So they're handling a group of totally unnowledgeable and yet the presentations that they put forward are recognized by me because of the faith that I have in the school and I look forward to everybody to have an enjoyable summer, a safe summer. I mean, I watch people lose their lives and it's it's very upsetting that happens and anything happens in a minute's notice. And I can tell you coming up this afternoon on 395, a piece of metal fell off of a truck in front of me. I thought it was going to come through my windshield. Instead, it blew out my left front tire >> and I controlled my car, which in my past experience,
066even in the police cruises, is the way I handled it. I'm here tonight and I respect everybody for what they have to say, but I have to agree with some of the cheap shot situations. It should be eliminated and everybody should be working together. And that's my opinion and it's only value to me. So that's what I have to say. Thank you, Peter. >> Congratulations to those who got reelected and elected. Welcome to the school for me. Looking forward to uh input. Um and also congratulations to the graduating class and looking forward to successful um years for the upcoming uh classes at here at Big Bath. >> Thank you, Don. >> Um like I said last month, I do feel bad for all the staff that have to be eliminated due to this financial mess.
067Um you know, I was there. I know how hard you guys work and how much effort you put into it. And I know that I and I'm sure all of us on this board, we um we don't like to see these cuts happen. I wish you the best of luck if you have lose your position because of this. >> All right. >> Congratulations to the class on graduation last night. Christy, welcome. Nice to have you here. And uh my sentiments are along the same lines as James. I it is difficult. I know we're in difficult times, but um I do think that sometimes it is pinned on the administration here. It's not. So, thank you. Uh my comments again, graduation went off spectacularly. It's always better to know that it didn't even cost us to
068have BCU center for last night. So that's always a a nice little token of gratitude. Um the the class was one of the most well behaved in a lot of years. Nothing inflatable, albeit uh all spherical, human body shapes, nothing was thrown around that room. So that was something very nice to see. The kids were very well behaved. >> I think one rushed off. He was so happy he left his diploma there and Mr. Brena saw it. about 3 minutes later, he fought like a salmon back up there to go get it. But he I don't think he wanted to get in trouble by his parents. Um but but again, that is what we do this for. That's why I volunteer my time. I mean, ultimately, there's not just me. There's 19 other of you.
069It's just volunteer. You know, there are school boards out there that it's a paid gig. This is not one of them. I do this because I actually enjoy it. I've been on this board three years longer coming up, but longer than I've had children in this school. Longer than I've had children. I was 19 when I was elected here. I mean, so >> at the end of this term, it'll be 27 years. >> That's amazing. >> It's just a volunteer base. And and again, there's no >> me or it's everybody. It's one collective unit. And I can tell you the way we're going to succeed is through a collective unit. We are going to falter if that does not happen. And it can happen. So, the comments on both sides of the table. It's hard
070to pick which side I'm with. Do I think it's a cheap shot? Do I think it's a valuable shot? It doesn't matter. The ultimate goal is to get forward past this. And the only way we're going to do that is to sit here collectively and understand the reasons decisions need to be made. It's a simple one when you're in private business. It it's and I know it's not the most kind thing to say, but it's finance, not romance. And yes, there are people that lose their jobs because businesses don't have revenue coming in. We don't have a a a product we can market to get more revenue here. Our way of getting more revenue is going to our towns collectively and getting an override. I watched the news before I came here tonight. Town of
071Winchester is on there. Granted, it's by Boston. They've got such a shortfall. They've raised all their u sports fees. I mean, to play hockey now is going to be almost $1,500 per kid. >> Wow. >> Just to play hockey. Golf is going to be $1,300 if I had the math right. They're going to be cutting 30 positions. That's just one school. Mthuan, I think they had a $10 million shortfall, just shy of 10 million. 147 teachers, I believe, was the number they lost. And they're still 3.3 million short. >> So, again, this issue is statewide. This is not the top of the hills only problem. And we value everybody here. Or at least I do. And I can say that wholeheartedly sitting here as long as I have, whether I'm on this side of the
072table or this side of the table or or I'd sit out there. I have zero problem with that. Okay? You're here. You have a vote. Don't I was The first night I was here almost 25 years ago, the gentleman from Oxford sat next to me. It was over there in the restaurant now. And he said, "Don't ever be ashamed of a no vote. It's your vote. Stand with it." It's the same advice I I'd give to anyone I was sitting next to today. Doesn't mean I don't like you or or you hate me or I hate you. It's your vote. If it's what you really feel is best for your decision to pull the school in, then do that. I can guarantee you he doesn't have a vote at this table right now, nor does
073Dean. But when they're running the school, because that's what they're charged to do, same thing. You can't be grudging no vote, but you have to be able to live with it. It's a decision. It's do I take a right or a left or a light sometimes? I mean, it's the same damn thing. So, again, I applaud everyone being here, including the people sitting out there. I feel so horrible for people who lose their jobs. That is never ever an easy conversation. Something we relish in, you know, and and again, I'm sure it's hard enough for you to sit down at night and and just relax because it's not easy. So, again, kudos to everyone here. Okay. Um, with that, I don't think I want to say much more. I may not stop. Yes, >> I
074know has not been said, but Ben, great job last night with graduation. Uh, short and sweets, the best speech I like. And, uh, uh, again, um, thank you for your efforts uh, and your chairmanship. >> Thank you. I appreciate it. So I mean moving on, we are going to have to move on to executive session now um for contract negotiations and the school committee is going to vote to move into executive session for the purpose of MGL chapter 30A section 21A3 to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public and to reconvene an open session to aid any action and adjourn. >> So moved. Second. >> Have a motion, a second. I'll call a roll call vote
075because it's executive session. Katie, yes. Means, >> yes. >> Mary Barl, >> yes. >> Al Bean, >> thank you. Jim Caldwell, >> Richard Clark, >> yes. >> Cliff Glutier, >> yes. >> Kirsten Cogden, >> yes. >> Eric, >> yes. >> There's only one Erica, so I'm not screwing this up. >> John Gillette. >> Yes. >> Dave Grineer. Yes. >> Christy Kaminsky. >> Yes. >> Myself. Yes. Don Montville. >> Yes. >> Ann Marie Pantos. >> Yes. >> Mike Pantos. >> Yes. >> Peter Sher. >> Yes. >> Tim is absently glad. >> Jeff Wel as right now. I'm Mark. Oh, okay. Probably will. A couple taking a break. >> Oh, yeah. No, absolutely. >> Yeah, we are going to be >> Take a few seconds, stretch, and relax. R4. >> Want to grab