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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSchool Comm 02/08/2025Approved 06-03-25 Mansfield School Committee Meeting++ Minutes for Saturday, FebrUbtVig;i2025-­i,_'C,, E In Person, An Open Meeting of the Mansfield School Committee was�f1�erZd ikrjdD ay, February 8, 2025 in room 3A6 of the Town Hall. The open meeting session was called to P8 Sr by Chair Stey� Schoonveld at 8:26 a.m. Members Present: Other: Steve Schoonveld (Chair) Andrew Fleischmanri, MHS Student (Non -voting member of School Jenifer Sellon (Vice Chair) Committee / Student Advisory Representative) Lynn Cavicchi Jenn Walsh Vivian Webster Members Absent: None Chair Schoonveld made brief opening remarks. Each school committee member will ask a series of established questions for each candidate with follow up questions allowed. Each candidate was interviewed for a period of 90 minutes with a brief break in between. Liz Legault 8:30 am Carolyn Lyons 10:15 am Michelle McKeon 12:15 pm Committee Category Interview Question Member JeniferSellon Introduction Jenn Walsh General Leadership - Other Vivian General Leadership - Webster Other Steve GeneralLeadership- Schoonveld Other Lynn Cavicchi Instructional Practices / Curriculum Lynn Cavicchi Instructional Practices / Curriculum JeniferSellon I Health and Safety Could you give us a brief introduction of yourself and why you are looking at Mansfield for your next step? How would you describe your leadership style? How do you motivate and inspire others to achieve their goals? What is your hiring process? How do you attract and retain highly qualified educators and staff? Superintendents lead the entirety of the district and act on behalf of the community. How do you stay clear of the drama and histrionics and maintain an appeal to everyone? Regardless of the type of situation, how do you handle the daily crisis? What do you specifically do to prevent escalations? You have had an opportunity to review our district's data. What can you glean about our specific challenges here in Mansfield? Are there any specific innovations, initiatives, or instructional programs you might recommend to improve our educational programs and why? What strategies would you employ to support and continuously improve instructional practices within our schools, taking into account students who have a diverse set of learning needs? Can you share an example of a successful initiative you've implemented to enhance teaching effectiveness and student learning outcomes? Can you provide an example of a situation where you have successfully collaborated with local public safety leaders, particularly the chiefs of police and fire, to ensure school safety? How do you plan to foster a strong relationship with our local police and fire departments to ensure a coordinated response to any safety concerns? Pagel of 3 Approved 06-03-25 8 IJeniferSellon 9 Vivian Webster 10 Andrew Fleischmann 11 Mansfield School Committee Meeting Minutes for Saturday, February 08, 2025 In Person Health and Safety How would you coordinate with our local health authorities and other relevant stakeholders to develop and implement effective response plans for a widespread health issue? Can you provide an example of a time when you successfully managed a public health crisis in a school setting? Health and Safety What steps will you take to combat the rise in vaping, drug use, and other substance abuse issues among students in our schools, especially when traditional punitive approaches don't work? Audent Learning and Aside from staff and families, students are ultimately who the Superintendent achievement leads. How will you ensure student voice and input plays a role in your leadership, and if so, how? Andrew Student Learning and (Technology is rapidly growing in today's world. How will you manage and set Fleischmann Achievement expectations for student -use of technology in the classroom, from phones to Al 121 Lynn Cavicchi 141Jenn Walsh Schoonveld 16 Jenn Walsh 17 Vivian Webster 18 Andrew Fleischmann and everything in between? Financial & Operations With limited financial resources, how do you prioritize spending to ensure financial sustainability while also prioritizing student learning? Can you share an example of a difficult financial decision involving significant reductions to the operating budget that you had to make and the approach you took to implement that plan? Follow up: If you identified a need for additional resources and services, how would you approach working with the School Committee, Select Board and town officials, and Finance Committee on that need? Financial & Operations How do you use data to build budgets, develop staffing models, and present the proposed budget? Have you presented a budget that calls for a tax increase, such as an operational or capital override? If you have, what has worked, if you haven't, what would be your approach? Financial & Operations Given the assessment and options presented in our space usage study, how would you approach long-term facility planning and maintenance to ensure safe, modern, and efficient learning environments? How would you ensure our district remains financially stable while also investing in necessary infrastructure improvements? Financial & Operations Give us a one -minute snapshot of a challenging situation you faced during a collective bargaining process. Describe how you navigated it to reach a mutually agreeable outcome while prioritizing student needs. Communication and How do you plan to effectively communicate district wide initiatives to community parents/guardians, staff and Mansfield community members? Describe your engagement approach to building trust and credibility with the community through communication Communication and How will you hold yourself and district leadership accountable for ensuring that community community engagement results in effective change? Can you give an example of engagement when you have successfully done this in your current role? Student Learning and How would you support student extracurriculars? We have very strong and Achievement successful athletic and arts programs here at Mansfield -- how would you promote and support such groups and programs with declining student populations and tighter budgets? 19 Andrew !General Leadership - (1) Why Mansfield? (2) Why you? What unique perspective and ability do you Fleischmann I Other I bring to the table that others may not -- what sets you apart? Page 2 of 3 Approved 06-03-25 Mansfield School Committee Meeting Minutes for Saturday, February 08, 2025 In Person At the end of the interviews, there was a brief discussion of how deliberations will take place. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday evening February 10". School Committee Business: None School Committee Questions and Comments: None Other- Items not anticipated by the Chair 48 hours prior to this meeting: None Documents Referenced: Interview questions Resume packets for each candidate Motion to adiourn: At 2:06 p.m., Chair Schoonveld called for a motion to adjourn. Motion to adjourn by Jenn Walsh / Jenifer Sellon Motion Passes 5- 0 Respectfully Submitted, Diane Nugent, Administrative Assistant to Superintendent & School Committee Page 3 of 3