June 28, 2022

                        Brockton, Massachusetts        Special School Committee Meeting           June 28, 2022

                                               

                        The Special School Committee Meeting of the Brockton School Committee was held this evening,

                        at six o’clock.

 

                        These minutes contain a summary of the meeting and list items that were under discussion.

 

                        Mayor Sullivan called the meeting to order at 6:09 p.m., followed by a salute to the flag.

 

Present: Ms. Asack, Vice-Chair, Mr. Homer, Ms. Rivas-Mendes,

               Mr. Rodrigues, Ms. Sullivan, Mr. Sullivan

 

                        Absent:  Mayor Sullivan, Chair, Ms. Ehlers

 

                        Also Present:  Superintendent Thomas, Attorney Sarah Spatafore

 

                        Ms. Asack – Vice-Chair, took a roll call to establish a quorum.

 

Ms. Sullivan – Here	Mr. Homer – Here	Ms. Ehlers – Absent
Ms. Rivas Mendes - Here	Mr. Rodrigues - Here	Mr. Sullivan – Here
Ms. Asack, Vice-Chair – Here		Mayor Sullivan, Chair – Absent

                   

                                    Agenda #2 – Executive Session

Ms. Asack, Vice-Chair read the following statement for the record.

 

“School Committee will go into Executive Session:  Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(3) To conduct strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect of the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declarer, Brockton Education Association (BEA), IBAA-TEA, School Police/Teamsters. The committee will return to open session following this Executive Session.”

 

                  Ms. Asack asked for a motion to go into Executive Session.

 

                  Ms. Sullivan motioned to enter Executive Session.  Seconded by Mr. Homer.

                         

Voted: to approve the motion, unanimously.

 

    School Committee Members went into Executive Session at  6:11 p.m.

 

    School Committee Members returned from Executive Session at 7:30 p.m.

 

                  Ms. Asack took a roll call vote:

 

Ms. Sullivan – Yes	Mr. Homer – Yes	Ms. Rivas Mendes – Yes
Mr. Rodrigues – Yes	Mr. Sullivan - Yes	Ms. Asack, Vice-Chair – Yes

 

Mr. Sullivan motioned to return from Executive Session, seconded by Ms. Rivas Mendes.

 

Voted: to approve the motion, unanimously.

 

    Agenda #3 – Discussion and Potential Vote(s) from Executive Session

         Ms. Asack entertained a motion.

 

     Ms. Rivas Mendes motioned to approve the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between

     the Brockton Education Association (BEA) and the Brockton School Committee for a

     successor  bargaining agreement, seconded by Mr. Sullivan.

                 

                  Ms. Asack took a roll call vote:

 

Ms. Sullivan – Yes	Mr. Homer – Yes	Ms. Rivas Mendes – Yes
Mr. Rodrigues – Yes	Mr. Sullivan - Yes	Ms. Asack, Vice-Chair – Yes

 

Voted: to approve the motion, unanimously.

Agenda #4 – Other Business

     None

 

Agenda #5 – Adjournment

                             Ms. Asack asked for a motion to adjourn the Special School Committee Meeting.

 

                             A motion was made by Mr. Sullivan.  Seconded by Mr. Homer.

                 

Voted: to approve the motion, unanimously.

 

The meeting adjourned at 7:32 p.m.

 

                        Respectfully submitted,            

                       Michael P. Thomas

                        Superintendent/Secretary  

 

                        mdc