Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee Meeting Agenda May 2, 2017 5:30 PM Dover Sherborn Middle School Library 1. Call to Order 2. Community Comments 3. Staff and Student Reports: HS and MS Student Reports – Calvin Kocher DSMS; Virginia Daukas, DSHS DSMS Headmaster’s Report – Mr. Kellett DSHS Headmaster’s Report – Mr. Smith Assistant Superintendent Report – Dr. LeDuc Interim Superintendent’s Report – Mr. McAlduff 4. Financial Reports Monthly Financial Report – FY17 Operating Budget FY18 Operating Budget Update Capital Sub-Committee Report A.R. 5. Review Proposed changes to 2017-2018 Student Handbooks 6. Parking Policy A.R. 7. Communications METCO Report Dover School Committee Minutes January 24,2017 8. Consent Agenda A.R. Approval of Minutes March 15, 2017 9. Adjournment Note: The listings of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair, which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may, in fact, be discussed and other items not listed may also be raised for discussion to the extent permitted by law. The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex/gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or homelessness.
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Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee Meeting Agenda
May 2, 2017 5:30 PM
Dover Sherborn Middle School Library
1. Call to Order
2. Community Comments
3. Staff and Student Reports: HS and MS Student Reports – Calvin Kocher DSMS; Virginia Daukas, DSHS
DSMS Headmaster’s Report – Mr. Kellett
DSHS Headmaster’s Report – Mr. Smith
Assistant Superintendent Report – Dr. LeDuc
Interim Superintendent’s Report – Mr. McAlduff
4. Financial Reports
Monthly Financial Report – FY17 Operating Budget
FY18 Operating Budget Update
Capital Sub-Committee Report A.R.
5. Review Proposed changes to 2017-2018 Student Handbooks
6. Parking Policy A.R.
7. Communications
METCO Report
Dover School Committee Minutes January 24,2017
8. Consent Agenda A.R.
Approval of Minutes March 15, 2017
9. Adjournment
Note: The listings of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair, which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items
listed may, in fact, be discussed and other items not listed may also be raised for discussion to the extent permitted by law.
The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex/gender,
gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or homelessness.
The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn
Memo from
Interim Superintendent Bill McAlduff
The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex/gender, gender identity,
religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or homelessness
TO: Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee
From: William H. McAlduff, Jr.
Interim Superintendent
Date: April 28, 2017
RE: Agenda Item #3
Attached please find the following reports:
HS and MS Student Reports – Calvin Kocker DSMS; Virginia Daukas, DSHS
DSMS Headmaster’s Report – Mr. Kellett
DSHS Headmaster’s Report – Mr. Smith
Assistant Superintendent Report – Dr. LeDuc
Interim Superintendent’s Report – Mr. McAlduff
The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn
157 Farm Street
Dover, MA 02030
Phone: 508-785-0036 Fax: 508-785-2239
URL: www.doversherborn.org
Mr. William McAulduff, Interim Superintendent
Dr. Karen L. LeDuc, Assistant Superintendent
Ms. Christine Smith, Director of Special Education
Ms. Dawn Fattore, Interim Business Manager
Dover- Sherborn
Middle School
155 Farm Street
Dover, MA 02030
Phone: 508-785-0635
Fax: 508-785-0796
Mr. Scott Kellett
Headmaster
Mr. Brian Meringer
Assistant Headmaster
Ms. Jill Arkin
Special Education
Team Chair
Ms. Ellen Chagnon
Guidance Director
Mr. Jeff Parcells
Athletic Director
TO: Mr. William McAulduff, Superintendent
FROM: Mr. Scott Kellett, Headmaster, DSMS
RE: Headmaster’s Monthly Report
DATE: April 28, 2017
MS Happenings:
Friday, May 6th
: Student Council 6th
& 7th
Grade Dance 7:00 PM
Monday, May 8th
: MS School Council Meeting 3:15 PM
Tuesday, May 9th
: Math MCAS Grades 6, 7, and Team Fire
Thursday, May 12th
: Math MCAS Grades 6, 7, and Team Ice
Friday, May 12th
: Math MCAS Team Fire
MS Talent Show
Monday, May 15th
Math MCAS Team Ice
Tuesday, May 16th
: Science/Technology MCAS Grade 8
Wednesday, May 17th
: Science/Technology MCAS Grade 8
Friday, May 19th
: Early Release (10:50 AM Dismissal)
Monday, May 29th
: No School (Memorial Day)
Student Recognition
Eric Yang participated in the State MathCounts Competition on Saturday March 4th
. Eric placed
4th overall at the state competition and will now move on as one of four students to represent
Massachusetts at the national competition, May 14-15 in Orlando, Florida. Good luck to Eric
and thank you for representing DSMS.
Congratulations to Sophia Katz and Jack Wirth on being selected by the 8th
grade teachers as
our Scholar Leaders for this year. Sophia and Jack will be recognized by NELMS at their annual
Scholar Leader Banquet in Marlborough, MA on Wednesday, May 17th
. They will be joined by
their parents, and a teacher of their choice at an awards dinner.
Sixty of our middle school students performed in our annual student directed one act plays this
past weekend at the Sherborn Community Center. The three plays were:
Romeo to Go, directed by Sophie Charron
Don't Say Macbeth!, directed by Sam Gray
The SeussOdyssey, directed by Amy Ursitti
The Seuss Odyssey was performed at the Massachusetts Middle School Drama Festival on
Library: Ms. Woodward gave poetry novel book-talks to Julie McKee's classes. Movie Book Club has started, with 22 members. The Club meets on Thursdays, first and second lunches, and every day when they are in movie viewing mode. Drop-In Book Chat has started. Any middle school student may drop in during their lunchtime on Tuesdays to share and chat about what they are reading. A new Job-Alike group for school librarians has formed in the area, Ms. Woodward will be attending the first meeting on Friday April 28.
Sixth Grade:
On Friday, March 31st, students from both Team Moon and Team Sun, participated in an exciting Social
Studies Greek Mythology assembly, "Chariot of the Sun.‖ The performer, Jeffrey Benoit, was brought to us
through a grant from POSITIVE, and included dramatic performances of the myths of Phaethon and his
chariot, Pandora and her mysterious box, along with Odysseus and the Cyclops. Students were selected from
the audience to help perform each of these tales and it was obvious how much they enjoyed this wonderful
performance.
In addition, students participated in our second annual Raiders Rock: Run, Roll, or Walk event on Thursday,
April 13th. This event was sponsored by the DSMS Peer Leadership Club, Mrs. Merritt, and Detective James
Godinho. The purpose of this event was to show school community. A fun day was had by all!
Eighth Grade:
The 8th grade math and science departments worked together to created an interdisciplinary activity. In small
teams students collected data on how far a Beanie Baby could bungee jump based on the number of elastics
strung together. They then analyzed the data and created a "Line of Best Fit." Using the equation for the line,
students predicted how many elastics would be needed to bungee jump from the second floor to the bottom of
the stairs. The goal was to come closest to the floor without hitting it. Students used iPads to record the
jumps and analyzed the video to determine the distance of the jump. The team from each class that came
closest then competed to see who could predict the number of elastics to use to bungee jump off the roof of
the building. On Wednesday 4/5, all 8th graders went outside during H Block for the competition. The
winning Beanie Baby was Bongo from Team Ice D Block.
Student Council:
The Student Council will be hosting a 6th
& 7th
Grade Dance on Friday, May 5th
from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in
the Nager Gymnasium.
Professional Development:
Lori Mazzocca, Erin Newman, Amanda Rogers, Maura Cavanaugh, and Julie McKee all attended the NELMS
Annual Conference in Rhode Island at the end of March. They attended numerous workshops and reported
back to our staff at our last faculty meeting.
DS Professional Growth & Evaluation System Update:
Mr. Meringer and I are completing our observations of staff members. In addition, we will begin writing
Summative Assessments for staff members who are not working with a QPO this year.(SIP & District Goal
#3)
Personnel Update:
The middle school in currently in the process of hiring for the following positions:
Speech & Language Teacher
Spanish Teacher
Mathematics Teacher
School Council:
Dover Sherborn Middle School
School Advisory Council Agenda
Monday, March 13, 2017
3:00 PM
MS Conference Room
1 Welcome Attendance - Scott Kellett, Anita Sebastian, Wendy Lutz, Ellen Bendremer, Joelle Sobin, Julie McKee, Kim
Nehiley, Lauren Leahy, Lori Krusell
2 Handbook
3 School Improvement Plan ELA will replace science, technology, engineering, and computer science in goal #3
DS students and teachers will be attending a Anti Defamation League workshop in March
On March 22nd, the entire staff is invited to a workshop with an instructor from the program Roots
and Wings - Conversation Cafe
Students from middle school will be trained in the areas of leadership, communication , and identity
The elementary schools are already trained and using a Roots and Wings program called Peace Squad
Next year, trained 5th graders, from the program, will be included and together with newly trained 7th
and 8th graders, will run conversations during the MLK Day celebration
Our council will be supporting Dr. Keough to help him with his vision for goals
4 Current MS Talking Points The middle school will be taking MCAS 2.0 this year
While 6th and 7th grade tests are paper based, 8th grade will be taking a computer based test
8th grade will also be taking a practice, computer based, science MCAS
Next year, 7th and 8th grade will be taking computer based test
The following year, the entire school will be taking the computer based version
Our RTI (Response to Intervention) committee has been visiting other schools and districts, looking
for ways to provide RTI support
Continue to have Ann Larson work with the LBLD teacher(s) and the grade level Teams (general
ed/special ed). Ann would like to make automaticity a common goal across all classes
Binder system is working well and there is a lot of consistency among teachers
There is an Organization Station, run by staff, after school, that is open to all students who want help
with organization and homework
Budget update - Our budget was approved at the high level mark - it looks promising
Another Language based (LBLD) teacher was approved by the school committee, but still needs to be
voted in at town meetings
There will be a new transition program at the high school (for students who are out for an extended
time and are returning). The educational assistant position will be funded by the budget and the social
worker will be funded through a grant
The high school will hire a life skills teacher. We have a teacher at the middle school. We may be able
to bring several outplaced students back to the district
5 Other Business The council’s next meeting will be on Monday, April 10th, at 3pm in the office conference room
6 Adjourn 4:00pm
The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex/gender,
gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or homelessness.
John Smith Ellen Chagnon
Headmaster Director of Guidance
Ann Dever-Keegan Jeff Parcells
Assistant Headmaster Athletic Director
The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex/gender, gender identity, religion, national
origin, sexual orientation, disability, or homelessness.
Dover-Sherborn High School
9 Junction Street
Dover, MA 02030
Phone: 508-785-1730 Fax: 508-785-8141
TO: Mr. William McAlduff, Interim Superintendent
FROM: John G. Smith, Headmaster, DSHS
RE: Headmaster’s Monthly Report
DATE: May 2nd
, 2017
Headmaster’s Reflections
On April 12, Dover Sherborn High School along with financial support from DSEF and
volunteers from the DS PTO sponsored a Seminar Day for all students in grades 9-12. The day
began with a keynote address from Adrianne Haslett Davis, a professional ballroom dancer, who
lost part of her left leg and foot in the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. Adrianne inspired
students and faculty with her strength, resilience and positive message of never limiting yourself
and your dreams. Following the keynote, students spent a good portion of the day attending
various seminars in the areas of politics, music, culinary arts, journalism, medicine, dance,
improv and cultural studies. The day ended with a Japanese Drum unit performing traditional
Japanese songs. It was a wonderful opportunity for students to be exposed to a wide range of
professional fields and interests. We hope to bring this former tradition back to an every other
year experience.
HS Events:
Monday May 1st – Friday May 12
th – Advanced Placement Exams
Thursday May 18th
- Senior Project Presentations 3:30-6:00 High School Math wing
The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex/gender, gender identity,
religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or homelessness
TO: Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee
From: William H. McAlduff, Jr.
Interim Superintendent
Date: April 28, 2017
RE: Agenda Item #6
Attached please find the policy for a second read and approval.
JLIE – Student Parking
STUDENT DRIVING AND PARKING
File: JLIE
The only students who may regularly drive to school are seniors who have registered their cars with the main office of the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School and who comply with school driving regulations. Seniors who abuse the driving regulations will lose their driving privilege. All cars must display the student parking permit on the right rear bumper and be parked in the upper parking lot opposite the Lindquist Commons. Juniors with special needs for purposes of employment may be granted permission to drive to school by the Headmaster.
Updated Version STUDENT PARKING The only students who may regularly park at school are Seniors who comply with the requirements and
process detailed in our high school student handbook. Juniors will be eligible to park at school if space is
available. Details for Junior requirements and the lottery system are included in our high school student
handbook. Sophomores will be allowed to park at school after the Seniors graduate. Sophomores must follow
the same procedures and requirements as Juniors. All students may lose their parking privilege if they abuse
the driving regulations.
REF.: Intro. 1973-74 Dover-Sherborn Regional High School
Dover Sherborn High School Student Handbook
FIRST READING: January 25, 2011
March 14, 2017
SECOND READING: May 22, 2012
ADOPTED: May 22, 2012
SOURCE: Dover-Sherborn Regional Committee
The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn
Memo from
Interim Superintendent Bill McAlduff
The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex/gender, gender identity,
religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or homelessness
TO: Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee
From: William H. McAlduff, Jr.
Interim Superintendent
Date: April 28, 2017
RE: Agenda Item #7
The following communications are for member’s information.
METCO Report
Dover School Committee Minutes January 24, 2017
Sherborn School Committee Minutes – NONE
APPROVED APRIL 3, 2017
Dover School Committee Meeting of January 24, 2017
Members Present: Adrian Hill, Chair Henry Spalding, Secretary Brooke Matarese Lauren Doherty Michael Jaffe Also Present: Bill McAlduff, Interim Superintendent Karen LeDuc, Assistant Superintendent Dawn Fattore, Interim Business Manager Christine Smith, Director of Special Education Laura Dayal, Principal Deb Reinemann, Assistant Principal
1) Call to Order Mr. Hill called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm in the Chickering Library.
2) Community Comments - none
3) Dover PTO Report - Ms. Puerini gave an update on upcoming events of the PTO.
4) Reports
a) Principal’s Report - Ms. Dayal highlighted items from her report.
b) Assistant Superintendent Report - Dr. LeDuc highlighted items from her report.
c) Interim Superintendent Report - Mr. McAlduff updated the Committee on the following:
• Coordinated Program Review - The exit meeting for the CPR was held on January 13th. A final report is expected in 45 days and will be forwarded when it is received.
• Enrollment - Mr. McAlduff reviewed the Kindergarten enrollment projection methodology. Based on the annual Census Data for Kindergarten age eligible students and the formula used the projected enrollment for 2017-18 is 48 students. The eligible families have been contacted and responses will continue to be tracked. Current enrollment data and projections for 2017-18 for 1st-5th grades were also provided and discussed. All grades fall within class size guidelines at this time.
5) Update on ELA Curriculum Implementation - A presentation on the ELA Curriculum was given.
6) FY17 Monthly Financial Report - The Status of Appropriations as of December 31st was provided which reflects a salary adjustment to the SPED teachers salary function due to a resignation. The position is in the process of being filled and the salary will be re-encumbered once a replacement is hired. There are no changes to the expenditures since the last report.
Out-of-District - There have been recent placement changes resulting in an additional $27,000 of tuition expense.
Special Revenue/Revolving Funds - The activity and fund balances as of December 31st were provided. The Building Fund will now reflect any custodial overtime charges associated with building rentals. The Cafeteria is continuing to show a net profit due to the increase in lunch price and a slightly higher participation rate. The Gift fund reflects transactions related to the preschool playground project. The Preschool account shows first semester tuition offset by salary expenditures for educational assistants. The Student Activity Fund Compliance Audit Report was provided and the Administration is working to address the findings of the report.
7) FY18 Proposed Operating Budget
APPROVED APRIL 3, 2017
Special Education Initiatives for FY18 - Ms. Smith discussed her recommendation for the expansion of the services provided to students with Language Based Disabilities from 1.0 FTE shared by the MS and HS to 1.0 FTE for both the MS and HS. She believes this additional teacher, along with the contract with Landmark, would reduce the number of out of district (OOD) placements going forward. Ms. Smith also recommends a 1.0 FTE increase to the Life Skills Program to facilitate the return of 1-2 students to the District as well as provide space for younger students to remain in the District going forward. Finally, Ms. Smith recommends changing the current Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) from a separate model of service at each of the schools to a 1.0 District wide position. Ms. Smith took questions from committee members. FY18 Budget Update - The Administration presented the proposed changes to the FY18 Budget including: Technology items originally included in Capital Plan which have been moved to the operating budget - $27,900; reduction in SPED Contracted Services based on expected usage - ($6,500); increase in OOD tuition expenses - $10,633; and reduction in OOD transport ion due to ACCEPT Matrix revision - ($2,999) for a total increase of $29,034. The draft FY18 Budget totals $10,337,724 an increase of $421,762 or 4.25% over FY17. The In-District budget totals $7,135,646 an increase of $415,611 or 6.18% over FY17. OOD Tuition & Transportation totals $3,202,078 an increase of $6,151 or 0.19% over FY17.
8) FY18 Capital Plan Update - After meeting with the Capital Budget Committee, the Capital Plan request was reduced to $13,000 for 50 Chromebooks. Other items (in the amount of $27,900) were moved to the operating budget. Additionally, there will be a meeting about the air conditioning proposal on February 14th. Several consultants and engineers have recommended the same solution of a ductless system composed of multiple condensers (1 condenser for every 2 classrooms) that will allow temperature control for each individual classroom. The cost estimate for this system is $600-800k and could be installed over the summer.
9) Consent Agenda
a) Meeting minutes of November 22 and December 19, 2016
b) Donation Acceptance: Exxon/Mobil - annual donation of $500
c) Town Report Mr. Jaffe made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Spalding seconded. 17-01 VOTE: 5 - 0
9) Communications
a) Regional School Committee minutes: November 1 and December 6, 2016
b) Sherborn School Committee minutes: November 15 and December 15, 2016
10) Items for March 13th meeting - FY18 Budget Hearing
11) Adjournment at 9:15 pm. Respectfully submitted, Amy Davis
The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn
Memo from
Interim Superintendent Bill McAlduff
The Public Schools of Dover and Sherborn do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex/gender, gender identity,
religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or homelessness
TO: Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee
From: William H. McAlduff, Jr.
Interim Superintendent
Date: April 28, 2017
RE: Agenda Item #8
The following communications and information are included on the Consent Agenda. The items on the
Consent Agenda will be approved by the Committee in its entirety unless a member asks that a particular
item be put on hold for further discussion.
Approval of Minutes March 15, 2017
DRAFT
Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee Meeting of March 15, 2017
Members Present Clare Graham, Chair Lori Krusell, Vice Chair Dana White, Secretary
Michael Lee Richard Robinson Carolyn Ringel
Also Present: Bill McAlduff, Interim Superintendent Dawn Fattore, Interim Business Manager Christine Smith, Special Education Director Virginia Daukas, HS Representative
1) Call to Order Ms. Graham called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm in the Middle School Library
2) Community Comments
3) Reports
• DSHS Headmaster's Report - Ms. Daukas highlighted recent and upcoming events at the High School.
• DSMS Headmaster's Report - Mr. Kellet’s report was provided.
• Assistant Superintendent Report - Dr. LeDuc’s report was provided.
4) Audited FY16 Financials - Mr. Brown was present to discuss the audited financials and answer questions from the committee. Ms. White made a motion to accept the Audited Financial Statements as of June 30, 2016. Ms. Krusell seconded. 17-10 VOTE: 6 - 0
5) Monthly FY17 Financial Report - The Status of Appropriations and Revenue Report as of March 9th were provided.
• Revenues - no change from the report provided last month.
• Salaries - the projected positive salary variance has increased to approximately $67,000 due to the encumbrance of stipends for coaches which reflect the unfilled freshman team positions for soccer and basketball.
• Expenditures - Health care projections have been updated from November and a negative variance of $25,000 (vs $30,000) is expected. A positive variance of $8,500 for retirees is projected based on enrollment activity.
6) Annual Vote on MA School Choice Law - MA General Law Chapter 76, Section 12 requires local school committees to vote annually as to whether or not the district will participate in School Choice. Mr. Lee made a motion to have the Dover Sherborn Regional School not participate in School Choice program for the 2017-18 school year. Ms. Ringel seconded. 17-11 VOTE: 6 - 0
7) Policy: Student Driving and Parking - Mr. McAlduff presented the revised policy for student driving and parking for the first reading by the committee. The proposed update to the policy provides language to allow for sophomores to drive to school after graduation. There was discussion about the policy and Ms. Graham requested that any suggested changes be sent to her.
8) Consent Agenda
DRAFT
a) RSC Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2016 and February 28, 2017
b) Overnight Trip: Institute for Global Leadership Inquiry Program - The History Department requested permission to bring 28 students to Tufts on Friday April 7th through Saturday April 8th for the Inquiry Program. Mr. Lee made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Ms. Ringel seconded. 17-12 VOTE: 6 - 0
9) Communications a) FY18 Assessment Letter to Towns b) Dover School Committee minutes - none c) Sherborn School Committee minutes of January 17 and February 14, 2017 d) Update on Enrollment projections
10) Adjournment at 7:30 pm. Respectfully submitted, Amy Davis