Brian Waterson
Currently serves on School Committee
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2026-04-14·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson was contacted by Senator Barrett's office on $175,000 in funding from the Fair Share Act, potentially reducing the final amount of CPC funding required from Concord and Carlisle.”
2026-04-14·School Committee·spoke
“Waterson, aye”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2026-04-01·School Committee·motionedConcord-Carlisle Regional School District Budget and Assessment Process (2021-2026) →
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2026-04-01·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson reported the Carlisle Select Board voted to support its funding portion of the Amenities Building through CPA funds.”
2026-04-01·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Waterson, aye for region”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Waterson, aye for region”
2026-03-04·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2026-03-04·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2026-03-04·School Committee·motionedConcord-Carlisle Regional School District Budget and Assessment Process (2021-2026) →
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2026-03-04·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Ms. Marano and Mr. Waterson will review and revise the handbook”
“Mr. Waterson”
“Waterson, aye”
2026-02-04·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2026-02-04·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson updated the committee on the Campus Completion project and its funding challenges.”
“Mr. Waterson updated the committee on the Campus Completion project and its funding challenges.”
“Mr. Waterson updated the committee on the Campus Completion project and its funding challenges.”
“Mr. Waterson shared Carlisle Public School Superintendent James O’Shea announced his retirement.”
“Mr. Waterson seconded”
“Mr. Waterson reported there were six emails for the region including questions about previous meetings, cell phones, and the scarecrow incident.”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2025-11-05·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson reported the Carlisle Board met Monday and issued guidelines to departments and informed them to be aware of a 1% budget cut.”
2025-11-05·School Committee·seconded
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
“Mr. Waterson added Carlisle's ELA, Math, and Science scored #1 in Massachusetts.”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2025-11-05·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2025-10-08·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2025-10-08·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Conry presented the CPS FY27 Budget Guidelines”
“Mr. Waterson asked if compostable toilets could be discussed with Gale Associates and Mr. Conry”
“Mr. Waterson summarized immediate next steps”
“Mr. Waterson stated that, in order to be compliant with plumbing codes, there needed to be a permanent water connection.”
“Mr. Waterson noted the three different options described in the report by Gale Associates and stated that the plumbed in trailer option was cheaper, but only had 20% of the lifespan (10 years vs. 50 years) and were ruled out”
“Mr. Waterson noted that Carlisle was focused on the Community Preservation front. He also suggested reviewing different MA foundations for potential alternative funding sources”
2025-09-17·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson called the meeting to order”
2025-09-10·School Committee·spoke
“Ms. Marano turned the meeting over to Brian Waterson, CCRSD Vice Chair and departed the meeting at 6:55 p.m.”
“Mr. Waterson asked if the committee was ready to vote on the Superintendent Goals as presented.”
“Waterson, aye”
“Waterson, aye”
“Waterson, aye”
“Brian to resend numbers for the budget section.”
“Mr. Waterson seconded”
2025-08-27·School Committee·seconded
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
“Mr. Waterson presented an amendment for clarity.”
2025-08-27·School Committee·motionedConcord School Committee Seating and Officer Elections (2020-2025) →
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
“Mr. Waterson shared a draft letter to the Concord Select Board”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2025-08-20·School Committee·seconded
“Mr. Waterson seconded”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Brian Waterson would like to drive towards a final draft for the August 20th School Committee meeting”
“Brian will focus on a rework of the finance page.”
“Brian will focus on a rework of the finance page.”
2025-07-09·School Committee·seconded
“Brian Waterson seconded”
“Mr. Waterson”
2025-06-18·School Committee·motioned
“A motion was made by Mr. Waterson”
2025-06-10·School Committee·motionedConcord School Committee Seating and Officer Elections (2020-2025) →
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2025-06-10·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson announced the regional committee will soon welcome a new member from Carlisle”
2025-06-10·School Committee·spoke
“Waterson, aye”
2025-06-10·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Waterson, aye”
2025-05-30·School Committee·seconded
“seconded by Mr. Waterson”
2025-05-20·School Committee·motioned
“Ms. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson reported on the recent Carlisle Town Meeting's successful vote on the regional school district's budget and the amenities building.”
“Mr. Waterson has reached out to other groups.”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
“Mr. Waterson provided an update on the Amenities Building project including a podcast he and Ms. Viola recorded as part of the Carlisle podcast series”
“Brian made a motion to contract with Chris Winders”
“Brian seconded”
“Brian will work on edits over the weekend.”
2025-04-10·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
“Mr. Waterson seconded”
“Mr. Waterson presented the FAQ, design slides, and outreach letter for the Amenities Building”
“Brian reviewed his thoughts on the financial page and key content.”
2025-03-31·School Committee·seconded
“seconded by Mr. Waterson”
“Ms. Marano and Mr. Waterson discussed contact lists.”
2025-03-31·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson called the meeting to order at 8:32 AM.”
2025-03-28·School Committee·seconded
“Brian Waterson seconded the motion”
“Tracey and Brian will send details of other local designers.”
“Carrie is going to write an initial draft for early next week so that Tracey and Brian can review.”
2025-03-25·School Committee·motioned
“Ms. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson gave an update on the campus completion project, outlining the development and review of FAQs.”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
2025-03-25·School Committee·seconded
“Mr. Waterson seconded”
“Mr. Waterson seconded”
2025-03-24·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson called the meeting to order at 8:34 AM.”
“Mr. Waterson stated that the presentation needs to be 6 minutes long and noted that they would hold a series of podcasts leading up to town meeting”
“Mr. Waterson stated that FAQs would be added”
2025-03-17·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson called the meeting to order at 8:36 AM.”
“Mr. Waterson agreed to reach out to the chair of Carlisle CPC to share the update”
“Brian Waterson made a motion to approve the minutes from January 24 and February 28.”
“Brian Waterson will reach out to her next week.”
“Brian Waterson will reach out to her next week.”
2025-03-11·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson reported”
2025-03-10·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson called the meeting to order at 8:37 AM.”
2025-03-10·School Committee·seconded
“seconded by Mr. Waterson”
“Mr. Waterson provided updates on the amenities building project”
2025-02-26·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
2025-02-10·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson called the meeting to order at 8:34 AM”
2025-02-10·School Committee·seconded
“Mr. Waterson”
“Mr. Waterson expressed his need for clarity on how the project would work, and he mentioned that the Community Preservation Coalition couldn't provide examples of how regional projects have been applied previously.”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson clarified to the committee members that the trainer's room is classified as office space and is therefore ineligible for CPA funding.”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
2025-02-04·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson seconded”
2025-02-03·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson called the meeting to order at 8:31 AM”
“Mr. Waterson stated that Carlisle's Town Meeting Study Committee is encouraging more detailed explanations of warrant articles, including what yes and no votes mean, and suggesting proactive community outreach.”
“Mr. Waterson stated that Carlisle's Town Meeting Study Committee is encouraging more detailed explanations of warrant articles, including what yes and no votes mean, and suggesting proactive community outreach.”
“Mr. Waterson discussed concerns raised by the Community Preservation Coalition regarding CPA funding for the project, particularly about the trainer's space in the building.”
2025-01-27·School Committee·spoke
“Ms. Viola appointed Mr. Waterson Chair for the meeting.”
“Mr. Waterson stated that he sent drafts of the applications to the SC, noting that they were mostly completed aside from a few tweaks.”
“Brian to take minutes for future meetings and inquire about Carlisle town meeting deadlines.”
2025-01-21·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson called the meeting to order at 8:31 AM.”
“Mr. Waterson mentioned a call with the Carlisle CPC chair”
“Dr. Hunter, Mr. Waterson, and Ms. Marano discussed the potential collaboration with CC at Play on other projects, specifically the track project.”
“Waterson, aye”
2025-01-13·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson brought forth the next agenda item public comment.”
“Mr. Waterson stated we will not have an action item as the charge has not been written.”
2025-01-13·School Committee·spokeConcord School Committee Seating and Officer Elections (2020-2025) →
“Mr. Waterson aye”
“Mr. Waterson asked if anyone has put something together.”
“Mr. Waterson stated that the public private partnership could delay the project a year.”
“Mr. Waterson asked how quickly an application would be turned around if the CPC considers opening up their application.”
“Mr. Waterson asked about warrant language.”
2025-01-13·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson aye”
“Mr. Waterson asked for additional information on funding sources”
“Mr. Waterson suggested the amounts should align with the regional assessment proportion.”
“Mr. Waterson reported that Carlisle is kicking off its marathon budget meetings tomorrow and Thursday.”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
2025-01-07·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Conry stated that the district is going to request for extended time on the warrant of Procurement of Leases and Subscriptions, specifically a request for 5-years for buses, and 6- years for Curriculum Subscriptions, which have a significant price break between 3-6 years.”
“Mr. Waterson emphasized that the committee must have a clear approach and a concrete vision for the bathroom design before seeking funding from non-profit organizations or foundations.”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2024-12-10·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2024-12-10·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson reported that a joint meeting of the Select Board and Finance Committee will be held to discuss the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.”
“Ms. Marano moved, and the motion was seconded by Mr. Waterson to adopt and approve the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District Bus Lease as presented.”
2024-11-19·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson reported the Carlisle FinCom meeting expressed interest in collaborating with the Concord FinCom and both will work to explore opportunities for future collaboration starting next school year.”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
“Mr. Waterson provided an update on the progress of campus construction.”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Waterson, aye for the region”
“Mr. Waterson reported the Carlisle Select Board meeting will be setting their FY 26 goals.”
2024-10-08·School Committee·seconded
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
“Mr. Waterson provided an update on the meeting between the Finance Committee and Select Board that is focused on budget planning for the current year and capital planning through fiscal year 30.”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
2024-10-08·School Committee·seconded
“Mr. Waterson seconded”
“Mr. Waterson the motion”
“Mr. Waterson moved”
“Mr. Waterson seconded the motion”
2024-09-17·School Committee·motioned
“Mr. Waterson moved”
2024-09-17·School Committee·spoke
“Mr. Waterson stated the Carlisle Finance Committee has a new liaison for both Carlisle and the region, Carlisle Select Board Member Scott Triola.”
“Mr. Waterson”
“seconded by Mr. Waterson”
“Waterson, aye”
“Waterson, aye”