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Sharon Board of Education approves spending timeline, advances three policies to second reading
Summary
At its Dec. 9 virtual meeting, the Sharon Board of Education approved a revised Proposed Spending Timeline (moving the Personnel Committee meeting to Jan. 13), accepted an amended consent agenda and advanced three policies — Food Service charging, cell-phone use and FAFSA completion — to a second reading in January.
The Sharon Board of Education on Dec. 9 approved a revised Proposed Spending Timeline, accepted an amended consent agenda and advanced three policies to a second reading in January, the board reported at its virtual meeting.
Chair Doug Cahill and other board members recorded that the meeting began at 6:01 PM and that the board unanimously carried several procedural motions. A motion by Philip O’Reilly, seconded by Nancy Hegy Martin, to accept the consent agenda was amended after Kathleen Visconti raised a question about the ABC minutes; Superintendent Melony Brady-Shanley was asked to ensure those minutes are amended before finalization. The amended consent-agenda motion carried unanimously.
Superintendent Melony Brady-Shanley presented first readings of Policy 3542.43 (Food Service Charging Policy), Policy 5131.81 (Cellular Phone/Electronic Communication Devices) and Policy 6148 (FAFSA Completion Program). The board scheduled each policy for a second reading in January.
Administrators also provided updates. The superintendent gave a payroll update and said the district is waiting to see whether payroll processing may become regional; no final decision was recorded. The board approved the Proposed Spending Timeline in a motion by O’Reilly, seconded by Hegy Martin, and changed the Personnel Committee meeting date from Dec. 19 to Jan. 13 at 5:00 PM to occur before the regular board meeting.
During board round table, Chair Doug Cahill said he had spoken with Donna DiMartino of the Sharon Long Range Planning Committee and that the district may be invited to present to that committee; the board agreed it would review any questions from the planning committee ahead of a meeting. Board members also discussed an outstanding MBR discrepancy: the board had previously asked Business Manager Sam Herrick and Superintendent Brady-Shanley to send a letter to the state asking whether the state would excuse the amount by which the MBR was off. Philip O’Reilly reiterated a request to invite Maria Horn to a future meeting to discuss the MBR. The transcript does not specify the dollar amount or the precise meaning of the MBR in this record.
There were no public comments recorded. A motion by Kathleen Visconti, seconded by Philip O’Reilly, to adjourn carried unanimously and the meeting ended at 7:14 PM. The board will consider the three policies at a second reading in January and will hold the Personnel Committee meeting on Jan. 13 at 5:00 PM as approved.
