1985-01-07 School Cimmittee Minutes

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1 READING SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES JtNu T° 7 , 1985 Call to Order A regular meeting of the Reading School Committee was called to order by Chair- man Allen on January 7, 1985, at 7:38 p.m. , in the Central Office Conference Room. Mr. Nissen was absent due to illness. All, other members were present, as were Superintendent Wells and Assistant Superintendents Munnelly and Winslow. There were approximately 15 visitors including Mr. Donald Farnham, Principal of the Joshua Eaton School, Ms, Barbara McLean, Library/Media Specialist at the same school, and representatives of the Finance Committee, League of Women Voters and the Daily Chronicle. Approval of Minutes of December 17, 1984 Mr. Nigro moved, seconded by Mr. Coco, and it was voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the School Committee meeting of December 17, 1984. Bills and Payrolls Warrants for bills and payrolls were approved as follows: Bills December 21, 1984 - General Expense - $95,108.10 December 28, 1984 - General Expense - $61,532.30 January 4, 1985 - General Expense - $7,336.52 January 11, 1985 - General Expense - $54.J.45.50 Payrolls December 28, 1984 - Weekly - $26,360.94 January 4, 1985 - Weekly - $25.973.88 January 10. 1985 - Teachers - $323.151.06 January 11, 1985 - Weekly - $25.645.41 School Highlights Upon entering the Conference Room members of the School Committee and Administration found appropriately dressed teddy bears occupying their seats as a part of the Academic Spotlight which featured the "Bears Program" of the Joshua Eaton School. School Principal Donald Farnham said the idea of a two-week study of bears, incor- porating the academic areas of reading, writing, research skills, art and music, was the idea of Ms. McLean. Second grade students Jason Gracilieri, Katie Saurman and Julie Wilson, and third grader Kevin Cavicchi each spoke on some aspect of the Bears Project. Ms. McLean then showed a videotape of the "Bear Festival" which featured music, talks about various species of bears which the students researched, and various books about bears they had read. She noted that, as part of the Festival, the younger students had brought over. 200 teddy bears to the School Library.