SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING RECAP: 5 Things That Happened At Last Night’s Meeting

WILMINGTON, MA — Here are FIVE things that happened at last night’s very short Wilmington School Committee Meeting.

#1) Chairwoman Peggy Kane, Vice Chair Ginny Bonish and Secretary Julie Broussard were all unanimously re-elected to their positions during the Committee’s annual reorganization.

#2) School Committee members reviewed their subcommittee assignments.

  • Policy Subcommittee: MJ Byrnes, Ginny Bonish, Steve Bjork, Kathleen Carroll (alternate)
  • Sick Bank Subcommittee: Peggy Kane, Manny Mulas
  • Superintendent Evaluation Subcommittee: Julie Broussard, Steve Bjork, Peggy Kane
  • School Committee Representative to Wilmington Educational Foundation: Kathleen Carroll, Julie Broussard
  • School Committee Representative to the School Wellness Advisory Committee: Kathleen Carroll
  • School Committee Representative to the SEPAC: Peggy Kane, Steve Bjork (alternate)
  • School Committee Executive Sessions Minutes Review: Peggy Kane
  • School Committee Representatives to High School Building Committee: Peggy Kane, Ginny Bonish
  • Legislative Representative: MJ Byrnes
  • Handbook/Protocols Ad Hoc Subcommittee: MJ Byrnes, Peggy Kane

Chairwoman Kane also appointed Steve Bjork and Kathleen Carroll to the district’s collective bargaining team as it enters into negotiations with the Administrative Assistants union.

The School Committee will no longer have representatives to the Technology Task Force. The Task Force will become more of an “internal” group that will fall under Superintendent Mary DeLai’s purview and will consist solely of educators and administrators.

#3) Under her report, Superintendent Mary DeLai reviewed the dates, times and locations of some of the upcoming end-of-the-school-year functions.

  • National Honor Society Ceremony: Tuesday, May 12 (7pm) — WHS Auditorium
  • Wilmington District Art Show: Saturday, May 15 (6pm-8pm) & Sunday, May 16 (11am-3pm) — WMS Cafeteria
  • Wilmington Band Vertical Concert: Tuesday, May 19 (7pm) — Shriners Auditorium
  • Wilmington Strings Vertical Concert: Thursday, May 21 (7pm) — Shriners Auditorium
  • Wilmington High Lamplighters Presents Hamlet: Thursday, May 28 (7pm). Friday, May 29 (7pm) & Saturday, May 30 (7pm) — WHS Auditorium
  • Wilmington District STEM Fair: Thursday, June 4 (6pm) — WMS Cafeteria
  • Wilmington High Scholarship Night: Friday, June 5 (6:30pm) — WHS Auditorium
  • Wilmington High Graduation: Sunday, June 7 (2pm) — WHS Gymnasium

DeLai reported that the Senior Prom on Friday, May 1 was a “great success” with “no incidents.”  DeLai also congratulated Erin Burke, Shawsheen Assistant Principal, and Jennifer White, the district’s Data and Assessment Specialist, both of whom recently had baby boys.

#4) Under a Personnel Report, Director of School Administration and Finance Paul Ruggiero reported that Special Education Kindergarten Teacher Jessica Feist resigned and March.  Teacher Erin Gibson has been brought in to replace her.

#5) Under a Revolving Account Report, Director of School Administration and Finance Paul Ruggiero summarized that there were “no issues” and each account will be “in the black” by the end of the fiscal year.

Et Cetera: The meeting lasted only 25 minutes — the shortest School Committee meeting in recent memory.  All members were present except Manny Mulas.  The School Committee will next meet on Wednesday, May 27 at 7pm.

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