NEW BEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS 455 COUNTY STREET NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 02740 REGULAR MEETING OF THE NEW BEDFORD SCHOOL COMMITTEE ALFRED J. GOMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORUM 286 South Second St. New Bedford, Massachusetts MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010 7:00 P.M. DRAFT 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS 3. PUBLIC COMMENT 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES May 10, 2010 Executive Session June 14, 2010 Executive Session June 28, 2010 Executive Session July 12, 2010 Executive Session July 19, 2010 Executive Session August 9, 2010 Executive Session October 14, 2010 Transportation Sub-Committee Minutes October 18, 2010 Finance Sub-Committee Minutes October 18, 2010 Regular Meeting Minutes
5. REPORTS A. Financial Statement from the Office of Finance & Operations B. Personnel Report C. Superintendent s Report D. School Committee Report(s) Mrs. Ussach and Dr. Finnerty Report on program book printing E. Student Representative Report 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Request approval of the following field/building usage: 1) David Vieira/President, on behalf of the New Bedford Youth Soccer Association, for permission to use the field at Brooks School and Normandin Middle School on Saturdays from 8:00 A.M. 4:00 P.M. and Sundays from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. for their spring program from March through mid-june, 2011, with a waiver of the rental and custodial fees at Normandin Middle School. (Rental fee is $100.00 a day (total $3200.00 from March 2011 - June 2011/Weekend rental fee.) Custodial fee is $90.00 a day (total $1440.00 from March 2011-June 2011) Custodian N/A at Brooks.) 2) David Vieira/President, on behalf of the New Bedford Youth Soccer Association, for permission to use the field at Brooks School and Normandin Middle School on Saturdays from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. from August to mid-november, 2011, with a waiver of the rental and custodial fees at Normandin Middle School. (Rental fee is $100.00 a day (total $3200.00 from March 2011 - June 2011/Weekend rental fee.) Custodial fee is $90.00 a day (total $1440.00 from March 2011-June 2011) Custodian N/A at Brooks.) 3) Shari Dant/President, on behalf of the Campbell School PTO, for permission to use various rooms at Campbell School on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 from 5:30 7:30 P.M. to hold Books for Bingo for students and their families, with a waiver of the rental and custodial fees. (Rental fee is $18.00 a day/custodial fee is $90.00. Not a school with a second shift custodian.) 4) Shari Dant/President, on behalf of the Campbell School PTO, for permission to use the cafeteria at Campbell School on Saturday, December 18, 2010 from 8:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M. to hold their annual Breakfast with Santa event, with a waiver of the rental, custodial and cafeteria fees. (Rental fee is $30.00 a day (cafeteria use)/custodial fee is $120.00. Policy is - no waiver for cafeteria fees.) 2
5) Richard Carter/Director of Youth Services, on behalf of NorthStar Learning Centers, for permission to use the Bronspiegel Auditorium at New Bedford High School on Friday, December 17, 2010 from 12:00 10:00 P.M. to hold their annual Achieving Respect Together (A.R.T.) Hip Hop performance, with a waiver of the rental and custodial fees. (Rental fee is $240.00 for the auditorium/custodial fee is $300.00.) 6) Fernando Santos, on behalf of the ABC Youth Soccer Team, for permission to use the gym at Roosevelt Middle School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 8:00 P.M. from November, 2010 to April, 2011, with a waiver of all fees. (NBPS students, no extra custodian needed/no rental fee.) 7) Fernando Santos, on behalf of the ABC Youth Soccer Team, for permission to use the soccer fields at Roosevelt Middle School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00 7:00 P.M. during Spring and Fall, 2011, w. (NBPS students, no extra custodian needed. Weekdays/no rental fee for field.) B. Request authorization to accept the following donations: 1) New Bedford Public Schools Books throughout the district from the New Bedford Kiwanis Club in partnership with RIF, Int. 2) Richard Desrosiers/Principal/Keith Middle School Sample books, fur fabric swatches and bubble wrap from Custom Window Products, Inc. for the Consumer Family Science program. 3) New Bedford Public Schools Books to several elementary schools from the Polish Women s Business & Professional Club. 4) Andrew Kulak/Headmaster/NBHS - $637.02 from Target s Take Charge of Education program for the school fund. 5) Tammy Morgan/Principal/Pulaski School Various school supplies from Office Max (Dartmouth). 6) Dr. Jeanne Bonneau/Principal/Normandin Middle School - $66.88 from Target s Take Charge of Education program for the school fund. 7) Paula Bailey/Principal/Winslow School Weekly bus transportation from Tremblay Bus Co. to transport eight Keith Middle school students to Winslow School to tutor first and second graders under the Students Tutoring Academic Reading Skills (S.T.A.R.S) program from November through the end of the school year. 8) Jackie Nelson-Eckhardt/Teacher/NBHS 190 books (Stones into Schools and Three Cups of Tea) from author Greg Mortenson for the book room and classroom usage at NBHS. 3
9) Rosemary Wilde/Director/Adult and Continuing Education - $1000 from the Abraham H. Howland, Jr. Masonic Lodge to provide assistance to two Adult Education students and their families. C. Request approval to distribute the following flyers/posters: 1) Shawna Denn/Vice President on behalf of the Rotaract Club/UMass Dartmouth for permission to distribute flyers to middle school students announcing a sports clinic event on November 21, 2010. C. The following time-sensitive requests were approved administratively: (Adm.) 1) Sue Lincoln/Asst. Marketing Director on behalf of Citizens-Union Savings Bank for permission to distribute flyers to students at Ashley, Lincoln, Swift and Campbell Schools announcing It s a Halloween Happening! event that took place on October 30, 2010 2) Jim Stevens and Martha Kay on behalf of Gifts to Give for permission to distribute flyers to students in grades 3 5 at the A. J. Gomes School inviting their participation in the program Expanding Literacy through Art-based Learning starting in early November. D. Request approval for out-of-state field trips: 1) Maurice Ouellette/Sandra Rivera/Teachers/NBHS For permission to take 50 students and five chaperones to New York City on Friday, December 3, 2010 to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Recommend approval. 2) Ken Gouveia/Fred Pimental/Teachers/NBHS For permission to take 39 students and five chaperones to New York City on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 to visit the Wholesale District as part of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) curriculum. Recommend approval. E. Superintendent s Evaluation. F. Request from City Councillor Bruce Duarte, Jr. and Ken Pittman (Radio Station WBSM), to speak to the Committee in regard to exploring the possibility of inviting former Eastside High School Principal, Joe Clark, to appear before the Committee and/or to speak at schools to address the student drop-out rate. G. Request from Linda Enos/Principal, on behalf of Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, to list Normandin Middle School as part of their Emergency Plan, as their primary site for student and staff evacuation. 4
H. Request approval to declare, in accordance with School Department Policy DN-R, a recommended list of surplus property located at the Gomes and Carney Elementary Schools, Normandin Middle School, SEI/World Languages, Title I and Finance and Operations offices at the Paul Rodrigues Administrative Building. I. Request from Heather Larkin/Assistant Superintendent/Student Services for permission to transfer the following: $61,441 from 4001-2800-12-4018- 100-00 (Psychological Elementary Evaluations) to 4001-2320-00-4049-000-48 (Speech and Language Therapy Services) $1,539 from 4001-2800-22-4018-400-00 (Psychological Middle School Evaluations) to 4001-2320-00-4049-000-48 (Speech and Language Therapy Services) $8,000 from 4001-2800-32-4018-500-00 (Psychological High School Evaluations) to 4001-2320-00-4049-000-48 (Speech and Language Therapy Services) 7. EXECUTIVE SESSION For the purpose of: o Matters Pertaining to Union Negotiations New Bedford Educators Association New Bedford Federation of Paraprofessionals o Non-Union Personnel Matters Superintendent s Evaluation Tool 8. ADJOURN NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010 HAYDEN MCFADDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 7:00 P.M. 5
PERSONNEL REPORT A: APPOINTMENTS Name Position School William DePina Special Education Keith Middle Jennifer Haley Special Education Keith Middle Seamus Pendergast Chemistry New Bedford High Anne Smith IMC Assistant Hayden McFadden Vanesa Tavares (re-hire) Grade 2 with a focus on Technology Mediated Instruction Lincoln CIVIL SERVICE Robert Andrade (re-hire) Provisional Temporary Custodian Campbell Jeffrey Hebert (re-instated) Permanent Custodian Roosevelt Middle, 2 nd shift Florentino Pereira (re-hire) Provisional Temporary Custodian New Bedford High, 2 nd shift Michael Mandeville (re-hire) Provisional Temporary Custodian Normandin Middle, 2 nd shift NON-UNION Shawna Silva Clerk/Nursing Assistant (Float) New Bedford High ATHLETICS Marco DeBrito JV Boys Basketball Coach New Bedford High Jeffrey Longo Boys Volleyball Head Coach New Bedford High Kristopher Metea JV Ice Hockey Coach New Bedford High B: RETIREMENTS Name Date Position School Roberta Borgia (Rescinding) 10-14-2010 Speech Pathologist PRAB NON-UNION Bruce Feno 10-30-2010 Facilities Manager PRAB C: RESIGNATIONS Name Date Position School Jessica Gaffney 10-22-2010 School Adjustment Counselor Hathaway CIVIL SERVICE Michelle Montanez 10-13-2010 4-hr Cafeteria Helper Hayden McFadden 6
ATHLETICS Steven DeRossi 09-09-2010 Boys Varsity Volleyball Coach New Bedford High Jessica Gaffney 10-22-2010 Assistant Indoor Track Coach New Bedford High John Rolli 10-13-2010 Golf Coach New Bedford High D: TRANSFERS CIVIL SERVICE Name From To Dora Alexandre Clerk/typist at Pulaski Clerk/typist at PRAB Gale Bradford Clerk/typist at NBHS Dean s Office Clerk/typist at NBHS for Assistant Headmaster/Lead Counselor Jennifer DaSilva Custodian 2 nd shift at New Bedford High Custodian at Parker Allen Mills Custodian 2 nd shift at NBHS Michelle Sullivan Custodian 2 nd shift at Gomes PARAPROFESSIONALS Doris Velez Hayden McFadden Roosevelt E: ASSIGNMENTS Name From To Dianne Bosworth IMC Assistant at Hayden McFadden IMC Assistant at New Bedford High Nancy Richard IMC Assistant at New Bedford High IMC Assistant at Lincoln NON-UNION Richard Moraes Sr. Custodian at Campbell Acting Supervisor of Custodians F: SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS Grace Bongiorno Lucas Correia Antonio DeMatos Sarah Harding Mafalda Lawrence Christine Leiper Brittany Letendre Nicholas Pontes Samson Williams G: SUBSTITUTE NURSES Lisa Furtado 7