2013-01-22 School Committee Minutes

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January 22, 2013 She reviewed the agenda and welcomed guests. II. Recommended Procedure A. Public Input (I) Reports I 1. Student Conner Tmugot shared that the RMHS sophomores and juniors have completed their National History Day projects and they are on display in the Distance Learning Room and also available on a wiki through the high school website. 2. Liaison Mrs. Gibbs said that the Martin Luther King event held yesterday was powerful. The event was well attended and there were performances from many of our students. Mrs. Gibbs congratulated the Coolidge Middle School Drama group on the production of the Wizard of Oz. Mrs. Janowski agreed and was pleased that there was representation from all levels. She also said the speaker was excellent and very engaging. 3. Superintendent Dr. Doherty thanked the Human Relations Advisory Committee for putting together the event that had so many different community and school groups participating. Today was the first day of the juniors Real World Problem Solving of which the Superintendent is a facilitator. B. Continued Business C. New Business FYI School Building Maintenance Cost Center Ms. DeLai reviewed the makeup and functions of this cost center. She reviewed the drivers to this cost center. As with all cost centers, contractual collective bargaining salary increases make up a major portion of the budget. The budget include water & sewer rate increases and meter increases, declining natural gas cost, continued reductions in electricity consumption and maintenance of security systems. She then reviewed the staffing budget by object and square foot maintenance expense by building. She pointed out areas that the cost per square foot is larger. Birch Meadow has an increased amount because of a medical leave of absence and the need to pay a substitute and the Coolidge Middle School heating costs are greater because the heating system at the school is the oldest system in the district.