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May 6, 2013 <br />Mr. Tom Ryan addressed the School Committee about concerns about some grammatical errors <br />in the budget document. He asked who was responsible for the oversight and asked for a <br />solution. <br />Mr. Caruso said that as a board the School Committee is responsible for the final product and <br />assured Mr. Ryan that the Committee would be sure to be more diligent next year. He added that <br />perhaps the focus was more on the numbers in the budget rather than the text. He apologized on <br />behalf of the school Committee. <br />Mr. Geoffrey Comm, Birch Meadow parent, expressed concerns over the district's new school <br />lunch charging policy. He referred to an incident that occurred in another town where children <br />that did not have enough money on their account were denied lunch. He asked about a low <br />balance policy. <br />Ms. DeLai assured him that there is a plan in place to provide an alternate lunch for students that <br />do not have an adequate balance on their account. The charging policy was adopted by the <br />School Committee upon recommendation from the DESE that district's establish such policies. <br />Mrs. Morello uses an email notification system to alert parents of low /negative balances <br />Re2grts I) (Out of Order) <br />1. Student <br />2. Liaison <br />Mrs. Gibbs wanted to thank members of the RMHS Swim Team that accompanied the <br />Reading contingent of the Special Olympics Swim Team to BU this weekend. <br />Mr. Caruso shared that office hours were held this evening and a group of parents attended. <br />3. Director of Student Services <br />4. Assistant Superintendent <br />5. Superintendent <br />Dr. Doherty shared that Reading students participated in the Special Olympics in Malden last <br />week. <br />The Reading Education Foundation Auction was held over the weekend as was the RMHS <br />production of James & the Giant Peach. <br />He recognized RMHS Science teacher for being honored as an exemplary science educator <br />by the North Shore Science Supervisors Association. <br />The Reading Memorial High School's Choral Department and the Terezin Music Foundation <br />is proud to present this powerful program, this Thursday, May 9th, at 7:00 p.m. at the RMHS <br />Performing Arts Center. <br />