1988-02-22 School Committee Minutes

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READING PUBLIC SCHOOLS Reading, Massachusetts MINUTES CALL TO ORDER FEBRUARY 22, 1988 Chairman Georqe Shannon called the regular meeting of the Reading School Committee to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Superintendent's Office at 34 Gould Street. All members were present. Also present were Superintendent Robert J. Munnelly; Assistant Superintendent Ronald A. Winslow; members of the Superintendent's Search Committee;and a reporter from the Chronicle. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Mr. Coco, seconded by Mrs. Philbrick, to approve the Minutes of the meeting of February 8, 1988. The vote was 5 -1, with Mr. Allen abstaining because of his absence from the meeting. BILLS AND PAYROLLS Warrants for bills and payrolls were approved as follows: 11 1 BILLS February 22, 1988 - General Expense $54,351.97 February 29, 1988 - General Expense $36,669.73 T)avunT.T.c February 25, 1988 - Weekly - $365,784.85 February 26, 1988 - Teachers - $ 36,168.72 CITIZENS INPUT There was no citizens' input. INTERVIEW WITH DR. ELIZABETH TIERNEY Dr. Munnelly was then asked by Chairman Shannon to introduce the first candidate for the Superintendency, Dr. Elizabeth Tierney. After a brief overview by Dr. Munnelly, Dr. Tierney was asked to make an introductory statement on behalf of herself. Dr. Tierney discussed with the School Committee members her experiences with Berkshire Farm Union Free School and a few other educational experiences with other schools in the New York area; her credentials; why she thought she would be beneficial to the Town of Reading's educational system; what she would change; how she would implement those changes; what her likes and dislikes were with past experiences with personnel, students, etc.; what she felt was a failure and what she considered a success from her past experiences; and how she would best handle Reading's educational body on a whole. School Committee members were then allowed to ask questions directed to Dr. Tierney.