Welcome to the Wakefield School Board meeting from 5/1/13. The board met at the Paul School Library, 60 Taylor Way and began at 5:00pm. For information about the Paul School, visit the School Administration Unit, SAU64 website here: http://sau64.org/paul-school/

01:03 Review of minutes from previous meeting April 17th; corrections; motion and vote; April 17th non public minutes; motion and vote; March 20th;

05:34 New business; committee assignments; safe routes to school; policy committee; negotiations committee; wellness; cafe services; technology; capitol improvement; SAU withdrawal committee; motion and vote;

13:37 Request for teacher hearing; discussion of process; failure to be renominated; criteria for acception of request;

19:48 Review of sealed minutes; handling sealed minutes as a new board; discussion of process; scheduling a special meeting to review sealed minutes;

26:04 Public comment; Pricilla Colbath- telephone calls between Ms. Colbath and member Cyre; Liz Olympio- concern over comment about names of children living out of district; Judy Nason- field well pump funding; math program funding; boiler capacity and cost; tree cutting; copy machine budget; discussion over possible boiler change; Liz Olympio- generator trust fund; Judy Nason- computer training contract; 2nd survey Cafe Services; expense report for Cafe Services- fresh fruits and vegetables grant; concern of renewal of contract; security plan; Prisilla Colbath- observation of previous meeting; Liz Olympio- which members have Cafe Services contract to review; Hiring and firing process question- what is the process; how vacancies are posted; review of applicants; nominations; Judy Nason- ground rules for public comments process; being denied a non public meeting with board.

59:07 Correspondence- new teacher contracts; provision to reopen a contract; contributions to health insurance; penalties under the affordable healthcare act;

1:05:53 Side bar discussion about correspondence from member Vivian Mecedo;

1:07:11 Financial reports, Andrew D'agastino; expense report; annual audit; investigations- residency reports; building maintenance overages; substitute staff; scheduling a review of grant funding; fresh food and vegetable grant; MS22, MS25;

1:13:05 Claims and investigations- Jay McIntre; discussion of process. Paperless meetings- Andrew D'agastino; PC/ Mac; cost of going paperless;

1:18:43 Heating systems- Andrew D'agastino; system evaluation to assess the possible change to the plumbing of the boilers; discussion of how such evaluation should occur; bidding; consultation; generator.

1:23:02 Principles report- Jerry Gregoire; Boston class trip, May 22; Student activity account; discussion of safety; iPad kiosks;

1:26:50 School Administrative report- Jay McIntire; administrative team meeting report; Damage to vehicle in yard; repairs;

1:30:05 Old Business- Professional growth committee; residency form update; discussion of process;

1:42:09 Spaulding HS concern that Wakefield is "in the rears" 500,000.00 (residency forms); committee reports- Cafe Services; facilites- Jerry Gregoire parcel of land next to school; wellness committee; technology committee; posting of committee meetings;

1:47:42 Public comment- Judy Nason- funding for computers; SWIFT grant meeting, common core standards; residency form completion experiences; how public comments are handled;

1:53:57 Pricilla Colbath- Board members making public comments during other town meetings; transportation committee; interpretation of school board policy; comments of board members during other town meetings; Judy Nason comment on public comments by board members outside the School Board meetings; Charlie Edwards, Town Selectmen: Why is the PEG channel camera not recording?; discussion of previous non public meeting minutes.