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f.4� <br /> Q Town of Reading <br /> rb, Meeting Minutes <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br /> School Committee <br /> Date: 2014-10-20 Time: 7:00 PM <br /> Building: School - Memorial High Location: Superintendent Conference Room <br /> Address: 82 Oakland Road <br /> Purpose: Open Session Session: General Session <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Linda Snow Dockser John Doherty, Superintendent <br /> Jeanne Borawski Martha Sybert, Director of Finance <br /> Chuck Robinson Craig Martin, Assistant Superintendent <br /> Gary Nihan Carolyn Wilson, Director of Student Services <br /> Chris Caruso <br /> Elaine Webb <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Others Present: <br /> Andrea Nastri, Student Representative <br /> Carl Gillies, Student Representative <br /> Al Sylvia, Reading Chronicle <br /> Carla Pennacchio, ELL Teacher <br /> Karen Feeney, Joshua Eaton Principal <br /> Joanne Senders, Reading Advocate <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: John F. Doherty, Ed.D. Superintendent <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> I. Call to Order <br /> Chair Caruso called the School Committee to order at 7:02 p.m. <br /> He reviewed the agenda and welcomed guests. <br /> II. Recommended Procedure <br /> A. Public Input (I) <br /> Chair Caruso called for public input. <br /> Marianne Downing, Eaton parent, commented on her concerns regarding the <br /> action plan to address the MCAS test scores at Joshua Eaton. She asked if there <br /> was a correlation between the MCAS scores and the new standards based report <br /> card. She also expressed concerns regarding overcrowding at the Joshua Eaton <br /> and asked if large class sizes are a contributing factor to the decline in MCAS <br /> scores. <br /> Page I 1 <br />