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92 <br /> READING SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES JULY 24 , 1985 <br /> assistant for him, to be appointed at a later date , and to be paid a <br /> stipend of $1 ,000 for September, October and November of 1985. <br /> Appointment of Physical Education Teacher <br /> Dr . Munnelly said that the Administration plans , in conjunction with <br /> the physical Education Director and High School Principal, to transfer <br /> Mr . Gary Nihan from the Barrows School to Reading Memorial High School <br /> to replace Mr. White, and were recommending the appointment of Ms . <br /> Virginia L. Clark as a Physical Education teacher at Barrows School . <br /> Mr. Nissen moved, seconded by Mrs . Philbrick, that, on the recommenda- <br /> tion of the Administration, the School Committee appoint Ms . Virginia <br /> L. Clark, 558 Winter Street, Framingham, as an elementary physical <br /> education teacher, at the B- rate, to be assigned to the Barrows <br /> School . Following a lengthy discussion, summarized below, the motion <br /> carried 3-0, with Mr. Shannon abstaining. <br /> Mr. Shannon said he had a problem with this, adding that the vote to <br /> appoint a new AD, as he understood it, meant that he would also be a <br /> classroom teacher. Mr. Shannon said he saw this a change in policy <br /> and unless Ms . Clark is hired for 3/5 or 2/5 time and Mr . Nihan <br /> teaches the remaining classes the AD'S position would be changed to a <br /> full time one and he could not support that. <br /> Dr. Wells said that this was not intended, although he does plan to <br /> recommend changing the position at the next meeting . He added that if <br /> the AD had been a math teacher things would probably be the same <br /> because if the School Committee had not changed and increased math <br /> requirements the 2/5 position would not have been there . He said if <br /> the Committee is adamant the AD could teach two classes . <br /> Mr. Shannon said there is no indication at this time of what the AD <br /> will or will not teach, adding that the Committee was replacing the <br /> newly appointed AD with a full time person . Mr . Shannon said he <br /> understood the AD will have no teaching duties, adding that at this <br /> time it appears that the School Committee is replacing a full time <br /> person with a full time person , and there would be an additional <br /> teacher that the School Department did not have before . He noted that <br /> although it may be only a partial salary, it was not in the budget . <br /> Mrs . Philbrick said she was in full support of the AD but was not <br /> clear even now on the job description, as it states the AD will be a <br /> teacher on the HS staff . <br /> Dr . Wells said he did not want to make it so specific that the AD <br /> would be locked into a study hall for two periods , but he would define <br /> the staff the way the majority of the School Committee wishes . <br /> Mr . Shannon said the job description states the AD is to be a regular <br /> teacher on the staff , but that it' s not that way now. He added that <br /> he did not like a change being made in position without it being <br /> brought to the School Committee before being implemented. He also <br /> expressed concern as to where the money will come from and said he <br />