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READING SCHOOL COMMITTEE <br />Reading, Massachusetts <br />REGULAR SESSION December 8 1997 <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Chair Twomey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the <br />Superintendent's conference room. Present were School Committee <br />members Cavicchi, D'Antona, Spadafora, Stohlman and Twomey. Also <br />present were Superintendent Harutunian and Associate <br />Superintendent Richards. <br />At 7.02 p m Mr. Spadafora made a motion to enter into executive <br />session for the purpose of discussing union and non -union <br />negotiations, the possible sale of real estate and possible <br />litigation and to return to regular session at approximately 7:30 <br />p.m. Ms. Cavicchi seconded the motion. The vote was 5 -0 Ms. <br />Cavicchi, Ms. D'Antona, Mr. Spadafora, Mr. Stohlman and Mr. <br />Twomey. <br />At 7:30 p.m. Chair Twomey called the meeting back to order. <br />Student Representative Heather Shannon was present. <br />BILLS AND PAYROLL <br />The bills and payroll are as follows: <br />Bills 12/01/97 $179,718.12 <br />12/08/97 $89,511.48 <br />Payroll 11/28/97 $141,370.11 (bi- weekly) <br />12/04/97 $647,205.90 (teachers) <br />SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT (out of order) <br />Dr. Harutunian advised that he visited Ms. Giles' first grade <br />class at the Barrows School and he thanked Ms. Giles and her <br />class for an enjoyable time. <br />REPORT ON FIFTH GRADE MATHEMATICS TESTING <br />Associate Superintendent Richards introduced Edward J. Masonis, <br />Ed.D., National Measurement Consultant for Harcourt Brace, Eileen <br />Buckley, local representative for Harcourt Brace and Rosanne <br />O'Donnell, local representative for Everyday Mathematics (Chicago <br />Math) . <br />