AI-generated transcript of School Committee Special Meeting 07-31-24

[Jenny Graham]: Okay, please be advised that on July 31st, 2024 at 12pm, there will be a special meeting of the Medford School Committee held remotely via Zoom. This meeting is being recorded. The meeting can be viewed live on Medford Public Schools YouTube channel through Medford Community Media and your local cable, just Comcast 9, 8, or 22 in Verizon 43, 45, or 47. The meeting will be recorded. Since the meeting will be held remotely, participants can log in by using the following information. The Zoom link is 925-7011-3130. Questions or comments can be submitted by emailing medfordsc at medford.k12.ma.us. Those submitting questions or comments must include the following, your first and last name, your Medford street address, and three, your question or comment. The agenda is executive session pursuant to Mass General Law, Chapter 30A, Section A3. The Medford School Committee will convene an executive session to discuss negotiations with the Medford Teachers Association for Kids Corner and the Medford Teachers Association for Paraprofessionals because an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the committee and the chair so declares.

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Thank you, Member Graham. So is there a motion to go into executive? We need to roll call.

[Paul Ruseau]: Roll call for attendance, please. Member Brandling? Absent at the moment. Member Graham? Yes. Member Intoppa? Here. Member Olapade? Yes. Member Reinfeld? I believe that's Eric. Present. Member Ruseau, present. Mayor Lungo-Koehn.

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Present. Seven present, zero absent. There. One absent. One absent. Yes, Nicole. One absent. Six present, one absent.

[Jenny Graham]: Motion to enter executive session. Second.

[Marice Edouard-Vincent]: Yes. If I may, through the chair, I just wanted to introduce Mr. Will Pippaselli, who is our new director of communications, who just started on Monday. And I just wanted him to say hello to the committee. That was all. Thank you, Dr. Ellersen.

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Hi, Will. Welcome. Hi.

[Will Pipicelli]: Hi, happy to be here. My name is Wilpa Paselli. I just started on Monday and looking forward to working with all of you in the near future. And so thank you.

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Great. Great to have you. Welcome. We have a motion by member Graham to move into executive sessions, seconded by, I think it was member Reinfeld. Roll call, please.

[Paul Ruseau]: Member Brandling? Absent. Member Graham?

[Jenny Graham]: Yes.

[Paul Ruseau]: Member Atapa? Yes. Member Olapade? Yes. Member Reinfeld? I don't know if you're trying to unmute. Remember, I don't. Hear you.

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: If you are muted member, Reinfeld. I don't know if you're trying to unmute. Mark her present.

[Paul Ruseau]: I Yeah, I see her. She did second it after all member Ruseau. Yes, Maryland.

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Okay Yes, 60 affirmative one absent emotion to go into

[Jenny Graham]: Well, we, I think we will, I think we will return.

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Okay, we will return and take a public vote. How's that? Thank you.

[Jenny Graham]: Recording in progress. Memorandum of agreement and one-year contract.

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: By Member Graham, seconded by Member Reinfeld. Roll call vote, Member Ruseau.

[Jenny Graham]: member bradley is absent member graham yes member and have absent member la pate yes yes members say yes maryland okay yes five in the affirmative zero in the negative and the next step is the kids corner contract motion approve the kids corner uh moa which includes um a one-year contract and a three-year contract for a total of four contract years.

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Motion for approval by Member Graham, seconded by? Second. Member Reinfeld, roll call please.

[Paul Ruseau]: Member Graham, absent. Member Graham?

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Yes.

[Paul Ruseau]: Member Atapa, absent. Member Olapade? Yes. Member Reinfeld? Yes. Members say yes. Mayor Lungo, current.

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Yes, five in the affirmative, two absent, motion passes. Is there a motion to adjourn? Motion to adjourn. By Member Reinfeld, seconded by?

[Jenny Graham]: Second.

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Member Graham, roll call, please.

[Paul Ruseau]: Member Bramley, absent Member Graham?

[Jenny Graham]: Yes.

[Paul Ruseau]: Member Intoppa, absent Member Olapodite? Yes. Member Reinfeld?

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Yes.

[Paul Ruseau]: Members say yes, Mayor Lungo-Koehn?

[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: yes filing the affirmative two absent meeting is adjourned have a great wednesday everybody