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7 <br /> READING SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES JANUARY 14, 1985 <br /> Call to Order <br /> A regular meeting of the Reading School Committee was called to order by Chair- <br /> man Allen on January 14, 1985, at 7:30 p.m. in the Central Office Conference <br /> Room. All members were present as well as Superintendent Wells and Assistant <br /> Superintendents Munnelly and Winslow. <br /> There were approximately 50 visitors during the course of the meeting, includ- <br /> ing High School Principal Mr. Leonard D'Orlando, Guidance Director and Advisor <br /> to the Student Advisory Committee Mrs. Rena Mirkin, Mrs. Susan Robison, staff <br /> member who is advisor to Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) , Barrows School <br /> Principal Mr. Charles Papandreou, teachers Mrs. Eileen Woods, Mr. Herbert Baron, <br /> Mrs. Eileen Litterio and Miss Claire Flynn, and several of their students , <br /> Killam School Principal Mr. Paul Guerrette, members of the Student Advisory <br /> Council and SADD, and representatives of the Finance Committee and the Daily <br /> Chronicle. <br /> Approval of Minutes of January 7, 1985 <br /> Mr. Nigro moved, seconded by Mr. MacDonald, to approve the minutes of the meet- <br /> ing of January 7, 1985. The motion carried 5-0, with Mr. Nissen abstaining <br /> because he was not present for the meeting. <br /> Bills and Payrolls <br /> Warrants for bills and payrolls were approved as follows: <br /> Bills <br /> January 18, 1985 - General Expense - $74,973.67 <br /> Payrolls <br /> January 18, 1985 - Weekly - $27,294.13 <br /> Citizens' Input <br /> There was no citizens' input. <br /> School Highlights <br /> For this portion of the agenda the academic spotlight was on the Junior Great <br /> Books Program of the Barrows School. Principal Papandreou said that in the <br /> Spring of 1983 reading teacher Mrs. Nancy Powell and classroom teacher Miss <br /> Claire Flynn attended the Great Books Basic Leader Training course and, in <br /> turn, trained other members of the staff, The Program was instituted during <br /> the 1983-84 school year as a supplement to the reading program. It is used <br /> as a vehicle to utilize interpretive skills and discussion, since the writings <br /> contained within the program have outstanding literary merit and lend themselves <br /> to varied interpretations. <br /> A question and answer type skit about the Program was presented by third grade <br /> students Benjamin Collins, Robert Sansom, Suzanne Foley and Emily Lund, fourth <br />