1982-11-22 School Committee Minutes

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57 READING SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES NOVEMBER 22, 1982 Call to Order Chairman Garroway called to order a regular meeting of the Reading School Committee at 7 :35 p.m. on November 22, 1982, in the Lecture Hall of Reading Memorial High School. All members were present, as were Superintendent Wells and Assistant Superintendents Munnelly and Winslow. There were approximately thirty visitors present, including members of the Middle School Advisory Committee, representatives of the Finance Committee, Citizens Advisory Council and the Daily Chronicle, Parker Junior High School Principal John Delaney, Coolidge Junior High School Principal Albert Lahood, Barrows School Principal Charles Papandreou, Pearl Street School Principal Paul Guerrette, Music Director James Roth and music teachers Mrs. Mary Correia and Mr. Robert Mingolelli. Approval of Minutes of November 1, 1982 Mr. Landers moved, seconded by Mr. Coco, and the minutes of the meeting of November 1, 1982, were unanimously accepted. Bills and Payrolls Warrants for payment of bills and payrolls were authorized as follows: Bills November 12, 1982 - General Expense - Total - $31,032.66 November 19, 1982 - General Expense - Total - $16,920.13 November 26, 1982 - General Expense - Total - $51,443.10 Payrolls November 12, 1982 - Weekly - Total - $25,122.29 November 18, 1982 - Teachers - Total - $296,791.01 November 19, 1982 - Weekly - Total - $26,395.53 November 24, 1982 - Weekly - Total - $26,575.18 Citizens' Input There was no citizens' input. Middle School Advisory Committee Report The presentation of the Middle School Advisory Committee (MSAC) Report and the question and answer period following was televised by Continental Cablevision for viewing on local Channel 3. Chairman Garroway thanked the MSAC for their efforts and introduced the Committee's Chairman, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Robert Munnelly. He in turn introduced MSAC member Mr. Stanley Nissen who made an oral presentation while slides summarizing the Report were shown. (Copies of the slides were made available following the presentation.) During the question and answer period Mr. Nissen said that the best way to allay parental concerns about the transitional period from elementary to middle school was to make the process as public as possible. He added that after Dr. Wells makes his recommendations people should have the opportunity to voice their feelings and also that there should be another public presentation sometime in 1984.