10/12/2017 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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3 Finance Committee Minutes October 12, 2017 MINUTES Thursday, September 7, 2017: Motion made by Mr. Avis to approve the minutes of Thursday, September 7, 2017 as written. Motion seconded by Mr. Pettengill. VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0-1. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Richardson,yes Mr. Pettengill,yes Mr. Avis,yes Mr. DelPonte,yes Mr. McKelvey,yes Mr. McCahill, abstained Opposed, none PUBLIC COMMENT School Committee liaison George Schmidt and Mike Looney MHS teacher and Technoloy Center Curriculum Chair discuss the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School construction project: George Schmidt, School Committee liaison expressed appreciation to the Finance Committee for altering their meeting date to allow for school representatives to discuss the matter of the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School construction project. Mr. Schmidt indicated his absence was due to the School Committee convening a historic meeting at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal headquarters. It was also revealed that School Superintendent Patricia DeBoer was out- of-state and regretfully unable to attend this meeting. Mr. Schmidt introduced Mike Looney, Director of Technical Education at the Mashpee High School to further review the conversation regarding the distinction between a vocational school and the Mashpee High school with respect to education. In discussing this matter, an informational handout from the School Superintendent was distributed. (enclosed) Mr. Looney indicated that across the State of Massachusetts, the Mashpee High School is in the forefront in providing quality educational programming. Both schools offer Career& Technical Education(CTE) with sequential course offerings within career clusters and electives. Cape Cod Regional Technical School members are certified differently under 17 Chapter 74 Career Vocational &Technical Education (CVTE)programs.