2000-09-19 School Committee Minutes

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READING SCHOOL COMMITTEE Reading, Massachusetts REGULAR SESSION September 19, 2000 CALL TO ORDER At 7:03 p.m. Chair Cavicchi called the meeting to order in the Superintendent's Conference Room present were School Committee Members Ms. Cavicchi, Mr. Dahl, Mr. Griset, Mr. Keigley and Mr. Twomey. Also present were Superintendent Harutunian and Associate Superintendent Richards. Ms. D'Antona arrived during executive session. Mr. Keigley left the meeting during executive session and returned at 8:40 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 7:06 p.m. Mr. Griset made a motion to enter into executive session for the purpose of conducting strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with the Teachers' Association, Custodians and Maintenance Workers, Cafeteria Employees, Association of Secretaries and Clerks, Educational Assistants and Nurses and to discuss pending litigation and to discuss the possible sale or lease of real estate and to approve executive session minutes. Mr. Twomey seconded the motion. The vote was 5 -0 Ms. Cavicchi, Mr. Dahl, Mr. Griset, Mr. Keigley and Mr. Twomey. CALL BACK TO ORDER At 8:10 p.m. Chair Cavicchi called the meeting back to order. Student Representative Jill Macari, Sid Bowen and Dan Gorini of Flansburgh & Associates and construction estimator Seamus Fennessy from Hanscomb were present. CITIZEN'S INPUT Ms. Phillips asked why the REAP lease has not yet been approved by the DOE. Dr. Harutunian advised that he had received approval from the DOE for the lease of the space to REAP. APPOINTMENT Ms. D'Antona moved to appoint Everett Blodgett as the School Committee representative to the Celebration Committee. Mr. Griset seconded the motion. The vote was 6 -0 Ms. Cavicchi, Mr. Dahl, Ms. D'Antona, Mr. Griset, Mr. Keigley and Mr. Twomey. The Committee thanked Mr. Blodgett for agreeing to serve on the Committee.