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READING SCHOOL COMMITTEE <br />Reading, Massachusetts <br />Leadership Retreat September 18, 1999 <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />At 8:06 a.m. Chair Dahl called the Reading School Committee to order at the Reading <br />Municipal Light Department Conference Room. Present were School Committee <br />members Cavicchi, Dahl, D'Antona, Keigley, Twomey and Williams. Also present <br />were Superintendent Harutunian, Associate Superintendent Richards, Lyle Kirtman, <br />Town Manager Hechenbleikner, Assistant Town Manager Dean, Town Treasurer Beth <br />Klepeis, Town Accountant Richard Foley, the Reading Board of Selectmen, the <br />Reading Finance Committee and the Reading Library Board of Trustees. <br />At 8:06 a.m. Chair Sally Hoyt called the Board of Selectmen to order. <br />At 8:06 a.m. Chair Carol Grimm called the Finance Committee to order. <br />At 8:06 a.m. Chair Maria Silvaggi called the Library Board of Trustees to order. <br />Lyle Kirtman started a discussion regarding beliefs. The notes taken during the <br />discussion included: <br />Beliefs <br />1. No more US & THEM - WE <br />2. Attack the problem not the person/group <br />3. Bring issues first to the leadership team instead of bypassing the team and going to <br />Town Meeting <br />1. Why Now? Current Condition <br />• Difficult last year <br />• Tough this year <br />• Important for communication <br />• Time for priorities /beliefs <br />• Strengthen collaboration <br />• Serve interest of whole community <br />• Remember charter responsibility <br />• Perception of reduced FinCom independence <br />• Library Board's desire to be more formal part of process <br />• Community expects collaboration need to resolve differences <br />• Tensions between School Committee and Board of Selectmen <br />• Charter responsibilities in light of desire to collaborate <br />