Communications Committee Meeting

October 19, 2010, 7pm, Administration Building

Melissa Gilbert, Diane DiBonaverturo, Mike Kelly, Ken Roos
About 7 residents, PATCH reporter

Communications Update: One-to-One Communications, New LMHS/Dedication/Website Design and Process

Website design and process underway, Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) still meeting, discussing technology in the classroom and how to best use. The TAC was formed in response to "webcam" and still evolving.

Community Conversations: Would like to host one on western side of district, reaching out to Wynnewood, Haverford and Shortridge civics. Apparently Merion Civic is hosting McGinley this Sunday (10/24) but that meeting is closed to public. This prompted a question about whether the superintendent, in that capacity, should attend a private meeting. DB stated that in past Superintendents have attended 'coffees' to inform residents and promote budgets. It could be possible that Act 1 could cause referendum, in this case if McGinley were invited to a private home you wouldn't expect it to be open to the public. MG: This is a policy issue, she will refer to policy. It was also asked if other board members were invited to the Merion Civic Meeting - they were not.

District Digest: Priority for McGinley, Doug Young to provide update but had emergency and did not attend meeting, update next meeting.

Highlights & Accomplishments: Harriton Tennis.

Open Discussion: MG opened floor - no discussion. MG asked Roos to provide update on 4 people to be interviewed. The process he outlined was: public interviews (candidates not present for each others interview) public comment, board makes nominations, nominations are closed. Votes are taken until someone reaches 5 votes (not majority of votes). If no one carries another round of voting takes place. If deadlocked they can reconvene. After 30 days citizens can petition and it will be assigned t a judge and go to a hearing.

Roos continued, they have recieved emails about the process, to clarify the board can fill the vacancy without public meeting, there is no interview or application requirement. Board members were asked to state their preferences and those who recieved at lease four tallies will be interviewed. No majority met, there were not deliberations.

Interviewees will all be asked the same set up predetermined questions DB: may be follow up questions. Order of interviews will be random.

With no further business or questions, meeting adjorned at approximately 8 pm.