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Mansfield School Committee Meeting WED
Executive Session Minutes for Tuesday, SeptembTbAFNW KS OFFICE
Superintendent's Office
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The open meeting session was opened and called to order by Kiera O'Neil at 6:36 p.m.
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Members Present: Administration Present: f i r", S S A C; I i u S E T T S
Kiera O'Neil, Chair
Teresa Murphy, Superintendent of Schools
Lynn Cavicchi, Vice Chair
Michael Connolly, Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Linda Fernando
Edward Donoghue, Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Lauren Scher
Jenn Walsh
Members Absent: None
Motion to enter Executive Session: Kiera O'Neil asked for a motion to enter into Executive Session
pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 21 for the Following Purpose: Under Exception No. 3. To
discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a
detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares.
Motion to enter into executive session by Jenn Walsh / Lauren Scher.
Roll Call Vote:
Lauren Scher Yes Linda Fernando Yes Jenn Walsh Yes
Lynn Cavicchi Yes Kiera O'Neil Yes
Teresa informed the committee that four contracts will expire at the end of this school year:
Secretaries/Clerks, Custodians, Paraprofessionals, Food services. Secretaries/Clerks have sent
a letter requesting to negotiate. Earlier in the week our attorney, Andy Waugh, ran training
for any administrator who may be involved in negotiations this year. (Michael Connolly,
Teresa Murphy, Edward Donoghue, Jocelyn LeMaire and Matthew Jacques) He provided
guidelines on reviewing contracts and setting priorities. Mr. Waugh suggested that school
committee be represented as follows: MEA- 2 members, all other unions-1 member. This
allows the committee to listen at negotiations without being forced to make decisions at the
meeting. The attending member will bring the information back to committee and then a
response formed. The following school committee members will attend negotiations:
Linda Fernando- Secretaries and Clerks Kiera O'Neil- Custodians
Lynn Cavicchi-Paraprofessionals Jenn Walsh- Food Services
Teresa Murphy and Edward Donoghue gave a brief overview of current collective bargaining
with custodians. The union is grieving the use of electronic time cards. They have also entered
various grievances based on personnel issues.
Kiera O'Neil called for a motion to leave executive session and to return to open meeting.
Motion to reenter open meeting at 6:59 p.m. by Lynn Cavicchi / Linda Fernando
Roll Call Vote:
Lynn Cavicchi Yes Jenn Walsh Yes Linda Fernando Yes
Lauren Scher Yes Kiera O'Neil Yes
Respectfully Submitted,
Diane Nugent, Secretary to
Superintendent & School Committee
Executive Session