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READING PUBLIC SCHOOLS <br />READING, MASSACHUSETTS <br />SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING <br />MINUTES <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />DECEMBER 21, 1987 <br />Mr. Nissen called the regular meeting of the Reading School Committee <br />to order at 7:30 p.m. on December 21, 1987, in the Superintendent's <br />Conference Room at 34 Gould Street. All members with the exception <br />of Carol Lyons were present. Also present were the Superintendent <br />Dr. Robert J. Munnelly; Assistant Superintendents Ronald A. Winslow <br />and Lynn M. Bak; Principal, Reading Memorial High School, Dr. Mark <br />Piechota; Asst. Principal, Reading Memorial High School, Mr. Patrick <br />Schettini; Reading High Business Department Teachers, Mr. Richard <br />Gillis (Dept. Head) , Ms. M. Starrett, Ms. C. O'Brien, Mr. W. Hopkins, <br />Mr. D. Brett, Mr. K. Levesque, Mr. C. Testa (Bus. Dept. Advisor); <br />Citizens; and Gary Demopoulos, a reporter from the Chronicle. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 7, 1987 <br />A motion was ,wade by Mrs. Barbara Philbrick to approve the minutes <br />of December 7, 1987, seconded by Mr. Richard Coco. The vote was <br />4 to 1. Mr. Allen abstained as he was not in attendance for that <br />meeting. <br />BILLS AND PAYROLLS <br />Warrants for bills and payrolls were approved as follows: <br />Bills <br />Dec. <br />7, <br />1987 <br />- General <br />Expense - $50,213.34 <br />Dec. <br />14, <br />1987 <br />- General <br />Expense - $79,302.39 <br />Dec. <br />21, <br />1987 <br />- General <br />Expense - $98,701.37 <br />Dec. <br />28, <br />1987 <br />- General <br />Expense - $144,743.45 <br />Pavrolls <br />Dec. <br />3, <br />1987 <br />- Teachers <br />- $442,481.49. <br />Dec. <br />4, <br />1987 <br />- Weekly <br />- $ 46,108.28 <br />Dec. <br />11, <br />1987 <br />- Weekly <br />- $ 33,075.12 <br />Dec. <br />17, <br />1987 <br />- Teachers <br />- $382,366.91 <br />Dec. <br />18, <br />1987 <br />- Weekly <br />- $ 31,679.44 <br />Dec. <br />23, <br />1987 <br />- Teachers <br />- $381,226.90 <br />Dec. <br />25, <br />1987 <br />- Weekly <br />- $ 32,069.28 <br />At this time, Mr. Shannon arrived and took over the chair. <br />CITIZENS INPUT <br />Representatives of a group of Reading teachers, who reside in Reading, <br />attended the School Committee meeting and requested that better lines <br />of communication be established with the School Committee, the Super- <br />intendent's Office and their group. The group feels that the pro -sent <br />administration has established a very open and positive communication <br />