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257 <br />READING PUBLIC SCHOOLS <br />Reading, Massachusetts <br />SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING <br />MINUTES AUGUST 31, 1987 <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Chairman George Shannon called the regular meeting of the Reading <br />School Committee to order at 7:30 p.m. on August 31, 1987 in the <br />Superintendent's Conference Room at 34 Gould Street. All members <br />of the School Committee were present. Also present were the <br />Acting Superintendent, Robert J. Munnelly, Assistant Superinten- <br />dent, Ronald A. Winslow, Robin D'Antona, Kathy Powell, Sheila <br />McCoy, parents, and a reporter from the Chronicle. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 30, JULY 13, & JULY 20, 1987 <br />Mr. Shannon noted that the corrections requested by a citizen in <br />the Minutes of July 20, 1987 had been made. <br />Mr. Nissen then stated he would like to clear up the issue of the <br />Minutes which had not been approved and asked if this would be an <br />appropriate time to instruct the Secretary regarding the taking of <br />Minutes and recording of same. Mr. Shannon stated he had already <br />discussed this with Dr. Munnelly and that he did not feel it was <br />necessary to go over it as there would be a return to compacting <br />the Minutes by stating only a general discussion had taken place, <br />except when someone made a specific request to be quoted. <br />Mr. Nissen stated he would then take up only the issue of the June <br />30th Minutes. He stated he reviewed the Minutes and the requested <br />clarification and did not see how it could be resolved, but his <br />recommendation was to delete basically all the details of that <br />discussion and simply state that a general discussion had taken <br />place. <br />Mr. Nissen made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Philbrick, to approve <br />the June 30th Minutes by deleting the section from the bottom of <br />page 2 and page 3 through page 9, and replacing it with a <br />paragraph stating there was a discussion between the School <br />Committee and members of the audience. <br />There was a brief discussion on deleting this portion of the <br />Minutes. A vote was taken on the motion, and it was approved on a <br />3 -0 vote, with Mr. Allen, Ms. Lyon and Mr. Coco abstaining. <br />Mr. Nissen made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Philbrick, to accept <br />the Minutes of July 13, July 20, and August 3, 1987. Ms. Lyons <br />stated in the July 20th Minutes, there was a statement in the next <br />