1982-02-22 School Committee Minutes

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352. SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 22, 1982 11 weeks; and Practical Drafting - 2 nights per week for 9 weeks; also 2 seminar /workshops, April 19 -May 8 and August 9 -28, 1982 each to consist of 15 week days 4 -8p.m. and 3 Saturdays 8 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Dr. Wells noted that the School Committee could ask for a security deposit to cover any possible damage to the equipment or property. He added that he saw no reason to deny the request. Mr. Allen moved, seconded by Mr. Nigro, and the Committee voted unanimously to instruct the Administration to proceed to affect a contract with Masters P.C. Design School, Inc., in accordance with the principles outlined in enclosure B- 3 -(1), with the addition of a security deposit and the condition that any further contract beyond the dates and times listed above would further contract beyond the dates and times listed above would be contingent upon successful completion of the first contract. Mr. Coco questioned the use of consumable supplies and Mr. Winslow said the contract would include a clause stating that nay consumables used will be replaced. The Committee agreed that the Administration would set the rental rate after checking commercial rental rates for similar facilities. Chairman Landers requested the Administration to bring to a future meeting recommendations for rates to be charged to profit making orgainizations. Town Report The Chairman thanked Mrs. Philbrick for her excellent work in preparing the School Committee Report for the Annual Town Report. Financial Statements Noted for the record were the following financial statements: Expense and Salary Accounts of January 31, 1982 and Account Balances as of January 31, 1982. Future Agenda Items The Chairman requested that School Committee members give their ideas on future agenda items at this time so that the Administration would have time to make any necessary preparations. The Committee discussed the following list of suggested future agenda items contained in the Superintendent's Memorandum of February 22, 1982; 1. Conflicting requests for the use of playing fields for this spring, summer and fall. 2. Prior to hiring a new Director of Athletics, a discussion of problems and concerns about the athletic program and the upkeep and maintenance of the fields and fieldhouse. 3. The testing program, including the State - required basic skills testing program. 4. A Special Needs Program review, including a detailed account of Reading's involvement with the SEEM Collaborative. 5. Curriculum review. 6. Defining roles and responsibilities of the School Committee and Superintendent, in an attempt to improve working relation- ships.