1999-08-18 School Committee Minutes

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Regular Session -3- August 18, 1999 Harutunian stated that some members have requested that their e -mail address be removed from calendars /newsletter so not to have to maintain records. Dr. Harutunian also stated that he had advised all administrators that e -mail messages are public records and must be kept as records. Mr. Twomey stated that this may have an impact on the office policy of School Committee member's if they receive e -mails at work that are considered public documents. Ms. Cavicchi stated her concern that parents should be made aware that an e -mail message is considered a public document and unless it falls under one of the state's exemptions the document could be made public. She stated that this takes away another avenue of communication between parents and School Committee members. Dr. Harutunian and Principal Doherty updated the Committee on the status of the Coolidge building project. Dr. Harutunian, Mr. Twomey, Mr. Dahl, Mr. Keigley and Ms. Cavicchi all thanked Mr. Doherty and Mr. Hart for their hard work on this project. Dr. Harutunian advised that he had received a second request from the Finance Committee regarding information relevant to REAP and that he would be sending that information out within a day or two. Dr. Harutunian advised that the repair cost for damage done by lightning at Birch Meadow was $3,500 and for Parker was $3,200. Dr. Harutunian advised that he had included in the packet a letter from Representative Jones regarding the FY00 Budget. Dr. Harutunian advised that the Reading Cable TV Advisory Committee was downsizing its number of committee members. Dr. Harutunian advised that a memorandum would be going to all staff asking that in the development of curriculum that they review all material for violence content. Mr. Twomey stated that Warrant Article #4 did not have the total written on the warrant. Dr. Harutunian advised that the number would be filled in and the warrant given back to the Committee at the next meeting for signature. Dr. Harutunian asked that the Committee review the tentative calendar included in their packet. He stated that the calendar would be discussed at the September 1St meeting. Dr. Harutunian advised that Richard Foley attended the Administrative Council meeting today and distributed disks to the administrators for the FY01 Budget.