Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Personnel Votes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board approves personnel and coaching appointments; moves to executive session on personnel
Summary
At the Sept. 9 Somerville Board meeting, members approved two consent-agenda motions covering personnel: items 1—15 (preschool—) and items 16—35 (9—2). Both motions passed by roll call; one abstention was recorded on item 33. The board then voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel and adjourned without returning to public session.
The Somerville Public School District Board of Education approved two consent-agenda motions on Sept. 9 that together covered personnel actions across preschool through grade 12, including hiring, salary-step advancements and coaching appointments.
Mister Jess moved to approve items 1—15 (preschool through grade 8) "upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools," with appointments and salaries contingent on verified documentation. The motion was seconded and approved by roll call: Missus Van Horn (yes); Mister Sergio (yes); Mister Jess (yes); Missus Sherwin (yes); Missus Kraska (yes); Missus Dale (yes); Mister Kinnick (yes). The motion passed.
Mister Jess then moved to approve items 16—35 (grades 9—2 and districtwide), again contingent on verified documentation. The motion was seconded and approved by roll call. One board member recorded an abstention on item 33; the remainder voted yes. Board discussion prior to the vote noted that several staff advanced on the district salary guide after completing graduate coursework and that the agenda included coaching appointments for the remainder of the athletic year.
After completing agenda business, the board voted to go into executive session "for the purpose of discussing personnel employment matters affecting the specific perspective for a current employee," and indicated it would adjourn from executive session without taking further public action. The meeting adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
Ending: The board president thanked staff and presenters for the start-of-year work and the meeting moved to executive session on personnel.
