School Committee

LOWELL SCHOOL COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Date: August 3, 2022 Time: 6:30PM Location: City Council Chamber, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852 Members of the public may view the meeting via LTC and those wishing to speak regarding a specific agenda item shall register to speak in advance of the meeting by sending an email to the Superintendent indicating the agenda item, a phone number and email address so we can provide a zoom link to access the meeting. Email address is mpalazzo@lowell.k12.ma.us. If no access to email you may contact us at 978-674-4324. All requests must be submitted before 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. 1. SALUTE TO FLAG 2. ROLL CALL On a roll call at 6:44 p.m., members present were, namely: Ms. Doherty, Mr. Lay, Ms. Martin, Ms. Thompson, Mayor Chau and Ms. Chhoun. Ms. Delrossi was absent. 3. NEW BUSINESS 3.1. Approval of Superintendent's Evaluation Mayor Chau opened up the meeting and thanked Ms. Martin, Chairperson of the Personnel Subcommittee and Aggregator of the Evaluation for all her work. Ms. Martin thanked the Committee for competing the evaluation and provided the Committee with the supporting documents and their written comments. Ms. Martin stated that the recommended rating would be proficient. Ms. Doherty stated that the numerical average provided was under three (3) and asked why that would be considered proficient. Ms. Martin stated that that this is meant to be a guide post for each member and it’s a way for each member to make comparisons against the standard/rubric. She stated that each member will now vote on the overall evaluation. Mr. Lay made a motion to limit the comments from Committee members to five (5) minutes; seconded by Ms. Thompson. 6 yeas, 1 absent (Ms. Delrossi) APPROVED Lowell Public Schools • 155 Merrimack Street • Lowell, MA 01852 • http://www.lowell.k12.ma.us  (Page 2 of 2) Each Committee member addressed the Superintendent and explained their rating and provided feedback to the Superintendent explaining how they came to each ranking in each category. Superintendent Boyd stated that the feedback was heard and accepted. Ms. Martin made a motion to approve a proficient rating for the Superintendent’s evaluation; seconded by Mr. Lay. 5 yeas, 1 nay (Ms. Doherty), 1 absent (Ms. Delrossi) APPROVED 4. ADJOURNMENT Ms. Thompson made a motion to adjourn at 7:15 p.m.; seconded by Ms. Martin. 6 yeas, 1 absent (Ms. Delrossi) APPROVED Respectfully submitted, Joel D. Boyd, Ed.D., Superintendent and Secretary to the Lowell School Committee JDB/mes Lowell Public Schools • 155 Merrimack Street • Lowell, MA 01852 • http://www.lowell.k12.ma.us