TOWN OF MANSFIELD/MANSFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Audrey P. Beck Municipal Building

Conference Room B

MINUTES

Present:          M. Berliner, M. Boyer, E. Paterson, A. Rash, G. Schimmel, W. Simpson

Staff:               M. Hart, J. Smith

1. Call to Order/Roll Call

Mr. Simpson called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m., and welcomed those in attendance.

2. Committee Charge

Mr. Simpson asked Mr. Hart to review the charge of the committee, as provided by the town council and the board of education.  The committee has been charged, in a very broad sense, to review the capacity and the condition of the town’s four school buildings, with respect to current needs and future expansion.

3. Consulting Services

Mr. Schimmel explained that the committee would probably find it useful to employ the services of a consultant to serve as a resource for this project.  Mr. Schimmel distributed a resume for Mr. Thomas Jokubaitis, who has provided consulting services for a number of school districts around the state.  Mr. Jokubaitis also has extensive experience as a school administrator.

The committee agreed to meet with Mr. Jokubaitis at its next meeting.  If the committee believes that the services of Mr. Jokubaitis would prove useful, the committee will ask him to submit a proposal for review and consideration.

4. Meeting Schedule

The committee members discussed various meeting dates, and determined that it would be difficult to set a fixed schedule at this point in time.  Consequently, the committee decided to schedule its next two meetings, and to see if a more regular schedule might be possible in the future.  The next two meetings are:

· Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.

· Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m.

5. Adjournment

Mr. Simpson adjourned the meeting at 5:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Matthew W. Hart

Assistant Town Manager