1991-08-26 School Committee Minutes

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REGULAR SESSION MINUTES 2 AUGUST 26, 1991 are coming in and advised that due to the difficulties with data processing, secondary schedules will be ready on time but could not promise it would run as smoothly as previous years. _0 The Superintendent noted that the bussing schedule for elementary students will be published in the local papers by Thursday or Friday of this week. Dr. Munnelly also advised that Grade 9 -12 students, who were previously bussed, have been notified by post - card that there will be no bussing for Reading Memorial High School. OLD BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL BUSSING POLICY Dr. Munnelly presented the revised draft of the School Bus Policy, EEAA that now reads: 1. Those pupils entitled to free transportation shall be pupils in grades K -8 only who live more than two (2) miles from their assigned schools. Timothy Twomey moved to accept for a second vote the School Bus Policy, EEAA. Matthew Cummings seconded the motion Discussion continued. The vote was unanimous. Dr. Munnelly stated that Michaud Bus Company would provide bus service to Reading Memorial High School if sufficient people came forward to pay for school bussing. CONFIRM SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING CALENDARS FOR FALL Dr. Munnelly shared the proposed September, 1991 through January, 1992 School Committee meeting schedule. Discussion followed with the Committee suggesting an additional meeting for Tuesday, October 1st and an alternate meeting date of November 19th. School Committee members requested that the open hearing meet- ings be identified as to the schools the meetings were going to be held at. POLICY ON DEFERRAL OF TEACHER SALARIES' Dr. Munnelly shared the memo he received from the Town Manager, Peter Hechenbleikner, dated August 22, 1991, advising that the Finance Committee, by a vote of 8 -0 -0 voted not to endorse the concept of the deferral of teachers' payroll in order to balance the FY92 budget. The memorandum also advised that the Board of Selectmen by a vote of 4 -0 -0 voted to direct the Town Manager not to use the deferral of teachers' salary to re- balance the FY92 budget. An enclosure to this memorandum (B -2 -b) outlined the Town Manager's budget modifications for FY92, with the school's 60% share being $359,081.