The meeting was rescheduled from Tuesday, December 1, due to inclement weather.

Board Present: Michelle Dudek, Dean Barker, Misty Sava, Mark Heller, and Annie MacKenzie

Administration Present: Mark MacLean, Christine Barry, Robin Heins, Kathleen Boucher, Jane Slayton, and Judith Turk

Public Present: None

Finance Report: Robin noted the overage in the two Special Education accounts that continue to be monitored. The report was approved.

Board Chairperson’s Report: Michelle indicated that the Facility Task Force had a productive meeting on Monday. She also stated that the budget process is going well.

Old Business

Facilities Task Force Study Update: The team met on Monday, and they are starting to discuss some priorities that include Special Education, security, and the cafeteria. There has also been some minimal discussion regarding the feasibility of investigating the transferring of middle school students to Merrimack Valley. Mark M. encouraged the Board to begin their own conversations regarding this option.

Transportation Study Update: Robin stated that Percy Abbott, the contracted consultant, met with the administration to gather information regarding the current status of what the district has in place.

New Business

AE/MS 2020 Vision: This presentation has been rescheduled to take place on January 5 at the next Andover School Board meeting.

Superintendent’s Report: Mark M. enjoyed participating/serving at the Grandparents Thanksgiving Dinner that took place in late November. He has been attending the Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference and is learning of innovative applications and tools that can potentially be integrated into the educational setting.

Assistant Superintendent’s Report: Chris presented the Andover Smarter Balanced Assessment scores that have been released. Comparisons were made between Andover and the state at large in English/Language Arts and Math.