1994-12-14 School Committee Minutes

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READING PUBLIC SCHOOLS Reading, Massachusetts SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES REGULAR SESSION MINUTES DECEMBER 14, 1994 CALL TO ORDER Chair Timothy Twomey called the regular session of the School Committee to order at 7:35 p.m. in the Superintendent's Conference Room. All members were present with the exception of Roberta D'Antona. Also present were Superintendent Robert J. Munnelly, Assistant Superin- tendent Dennis Richards and a reporter from the Chronicle. OLD BUSINESS Chair Twomey stated the School Committee would be making the final vote on the FY96 draft budget in light of the information heard on Monday evening, December 12th. Mr. Shannon publicly apologized for a misunderstanding regarding the assumption that School Committee had regarding the trench dug for gas line access to Eaton Elementary School. Dr. Munnelly addressed Between Meeting Note #7 in September where he informed the School Committee about this issue. He added that the decision to put the trench line in came after he spoke with the former Chair. The Superintendent continued by saying he was distressed that the members of the School Committee thought he would proceed without a discussion on any of the policies. He added no major commitment has been made to advance with gas for heating purposes. Tile gas line that was put in at Eaton in the Spring was for hot water. Adjustments on the FY96 budget can be made after a study of gas versus oil heat. BUDGET FY96 Mr. Stohlman questioned the $24,000 for Structural Increase on the Custodial Form E page. Dr. Munnelly stated he would check to see if that figure has already been built into the summary. Athletics The Superintendent advised that he misunderstood Athletic Director Vaccaro's request for dues payment of coaches professional associations. The A.D. removed our assessment from the Mass Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) from the officials line and placed it on the dues line therefore we need to put the $1,087 back into the budget. lie added the athletic official salaries will increase 4% in FY96, thus a $50 fee for one official per game would be increased to $52. When informed that the percentage looked higher, Dr.