1983-01-03 School Committee Minutes

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t4 READING SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES JANUARY 3. 1983 people are attending the various games and because the Thanksgiving Day Foorball Game will be played in Reading. Therefore the net increase in the budget is only 7 %. Dr. Wells pointed out that three new teams are included in the proposed FY84 I budget - girls' soccer, freshman boys' soccer and freshman field hockey. Also, a sophomore football squad is being reinstated. Dr. Wells said the first athletic budget submitted was for $90,000 but the Athletic Director has been asked to reduce it to $63,000. Items cut from the first budget are listed in a supplemental budget, which follows the $63,000 budget, he added. Mr. Coco asked the Superintendent if he had discussed user fees with High School Principal D'Orlando and Athletic Director Congdon. The Superintendent said they had talked to officials in Towns which have gotten deeply into user fees and found that while they do bring in income they also create problems. He added that many athletically inclined students participate in several sports so must pay fees for each sport's season. Mrs. Philbrick inquired as to whether the amount for athletic transportation covered all sports. Dr. Wells said golf and tennis transportation were not in the $63,000 figure but were in the supplemental budget. Dr. Munnelly added that transportation to ice hockey practice is not furnished by the School System. Mr. Allen asked if Mr. Congdon had given any thought to holiday basketball tournaments and also to making Reading's Field House available for part of the season to the Middlesex League. Dr. Wells said Mr. Congdon had not mentioned holiday tournaments as money makers to him. In answer to the second question he said it had been looked into in the past, adding that any money received would be the standard fees which would go to the Town Treasury. I Mr. Coco moved, seconded by Mr. Nigro, and it was voted unanimously, for preliminary budgetary purposes, approval of $63,000 for the athletic expense account (3510 series) for FY84. Going to the 1000 series, Mr. Landers moved, seconded by Mrs. Philbrick, and it was voted unanimously, for preliminary budgetary purposes, approval of $16,380 for School Committee expense (1100 series) for FY84. Mr. Landers moved, seconded by Mr. Nigro, and it was voted unanimously, for preliminary budgetary purposes, approval of $16,188 for Superintendent's Office Expense (1200 series) for FY84. Mr. Nigro moved, seconded by Mr. Allen, and it was voted unanimously, for pre- liminary budgetary purposes, approval of $2,238 for Supervisors' Expense (2100 series) for FY84. Mrs. Philbrick moved, seconded by Mr. Allen, and it was unanimously voted, for preliminary budgetary purposes, approval of $12,430 for Principals' expense - High School - (2200 series) for FY84. Mr. Nigro moved, seconded by Mrs. Philbrick, and it was unanimously voted, for preliminary budgetary purposes, approval of $6,582 for Principals' expense- Junior High Schools (2200 series) for FY84. Mr. Coco moved, seconded by Mrs. Philbrick, and it was- unanimously voted, for preliminary budgetary purposes, approval of $3,317 for Principals' expense - Elementary Schools (2200 series) for FY84.