6/12/2002 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Executive Session

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r• MASHPEE SCHOOL COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE SESSION JUNE 125 2002 Minutes Attendees: Chairman Janice Mills, Peter Thomas, Mollie Deis, Ben Caswell, and DonnaJean Lopez. Also in attendance were Superintendent of Schools Sherwood Fluery and Business Administrator Michael Tarlw. Mrs. Mills called the executive session to order at 6:37 p.m. in the Quashnet School Library. Topics of discussion included the following: Mr.Fluery's request to be released from his 2002-2003 contract effective September 1,2002. Motion made by Mrs. Reis, seconded by Mr. Thomas, to approve Mr. Fluery's request to be released from his 2002-2003 contract effective September 1, 2002 as well as approve a sick buy-back amount of $5,699.28. Roll Call Vote: In favor—Mrs. Mills, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Reis, Mr. Caswell, and Mrs. Lopez;opposed T none. Kathie-Lynn Esp sit 's request to extend her unpaid leave ofabsence until the beginning of the 2002- 2003 school year. Motion made by Mr.Caswell,seconded by Mr.Thomas,stating the following: WHEREAS, Kathie-Lynn Esposito has been unable to perform her responsibilities as a teacher in the Mahpee Public Schools since February 26,2001 due to illness; and WHEREAS, the Unit A Sick Bank Committee granted Nis. Esposito a total of180 paid sick days from the Unit A sick bank and declined to grant her additional days from the sick bank;and WHEREAS, after Nis. Esposito exhausted her personal sick lave and the sick days granted her from the Unit A sick bank, she was granted a leave of absence without pay under the Family Medical Leave Act through June 14,2002;and WHEREAS, Ms. Esposito has informed the administration that she remain unable to perform her teaching duties at this time but expects to be able to return to work at the start of the 2002-2003 school year; and WHERE S, the School Committee has an obligation to balance Ms. E posito's employment interests against the interests of her students in receiving duality educational instruction from a permanent teacher; NOW, THEREFORE,R.E, the School Committee rotes to grant Kathie-Lynn Esposito a leave of absence � without pay beginning on the day on which her leave of absence under the Family Medical Leave Act expires and ending of the first day ofthe 2002-2003 school year, subject to the following conditions: x. Nis.Esposito will provide the administration with medical verification of her continuing inability to work. . Nis. Esposito will agree in writing in a form satisfactory to counsel for the School Committee that if she is unable to return to work and perform her teaching responsibilities at the start of the 2002-2003 school year, she will resign her position as a teacher in the Mashpee Public Schools and waive all rights to continued employment.