1982-05-24 School Committee Minutes

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SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES MAY 24, 1982 Chairman Landers said that the Administration has recommended that certain line items of the expense budget be adjusted and that $135,000 be added for replacement of the Birch Meadow Shcool r000f. He added that the budget would still be within the 5% guideline set by the Finance Committee. Mr. Garroway moved, seconded by Mr. Allen, and it was unanimously voted to adjust the expense portion of the FY83 budget as enumerated on document B- 2- a -(3), (revised copy distributed during the meeting)as follows: add - $631 for gasoline adjustments, $2,400 for programs with Other Districts and $135,000 for replacement of Birch Meadow School roof; subtract $10,000 from Replacement of Birch Meadow School roof. He added that the budget would still be within the 5% guideline set by the Finance Committee. During discussion of the above motion Dr. Wells said there has been trouble with the r000fs of the Birch Meadow and Coolidge Junior High Schools and a portion of the High School - over the girls' gymnasium - all of which are over 20 years old, but the Birch Meadow School roof presents the most pressing problem. He added that the amount budgetted for this roof is down from the $160,000 used two years ago in the long -range capitla outlay plan, probably due to the decline in the price of asphalt. The new estimate was obtained from a reputable roofing company. Dr. Wells also noted that the request for additional funds under 9100 series (Programs with Other Districts) was due to new regulations which state tuition for certain outside programs cannot be denied if the applicant is under 20 years of age and the School Committee has not set its budget. The Committee briefly discussed the Metco budget for FY83. Mr. Garroway moved seconded by Mr. Nigro, and it was unanimously voted to allocate $208,156 for the Metco Program for FY83, as described on document B -2 -a (5). Change in Date of School Closing Chairman Landers announced that, as he had been instructed, he had been working with R.T.A. President Rosemary McKenna and they had come to an agreement whereby the last day of school for both students and teachers would be Friday, June 25th and the teachers would remain in the school for as long as necessary to make sure all is in order in their classrooms. Originally the last day for students was to be June 28th and for teachers June 29th. Mr. Allen moved, seconded by Mr. Nigro, and it was unanimously voted that the School Committee authorize that the last day of school for the current year for both students and teachers be June 25, 1982. Track Bids Mr. Winslow reported that on May 21st seven bids had been received for refurbish- ing the High School running tract; that consulting engineer Philip Christensen was in the process of annlyziang them; and that his recommendations will be presented at the next School Committee meeting. Adult Education - Driver Education Mr. Winslow explained that when the School Committee made driver education a self - supporting course it became part of the Adult Education Program. However, classroom instructors were paid less than the instructors of other Adult Edu- cation courses. Therefore the Administration was recommending that the hourly classroom instructor's rate for driver education be brought up from $7.53 to $11.90 (the hourly 1981 -82 rate for Adult Education instructors, plus 7 %) for