2015-02-12 School Committee Minutes

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Department at Town Hall. Lastly she reported that the Killam baseball field will undergo improvements. Mr. Robinson asked about the turf field maintenance schedule. Dr. Doherty indicated that the maintenance schedule has been moved out a couple of years on the Capital Plan. Mrs. Borawski provided an update on the recent Elementary Space Needs Committee meeting. Members of the Committee went on site visits to RISE, Barrows, Eaton and Killam and saw first-hand what obstacles we are facing. She felt the visits were very powerful. Dr. Snow Dockser reported on the recent Human Relations Advisory Committee meeting where they discussed the recent Martin Luther King event. The HRAC welcomes feedback on the event. The HRAC is also looking for new members to join the Committee. She also shared that the HRAC is working with Wakefield to assist them in creating a similar committee. The HRAC is also collaborating with METCO and Winchester on a multicultural event. She also attended the recent First Lego League event at Coolidge and was pleased to see the collaboration between participants of all ages. The High School Robotics team volunteered as coaches and the Coolidge Science Olympiad Team manned the refreshment stand as a fundraiser for their team. She also attended the Reading Public Library groundbreaking. Mr. Caruso received a letter from Phil Vaccaro requesting support of the renaming of the Varsity baseball field. He would like to discuss this nomination at a future meeting. Student Representative Nastri reported on the Drama production of Fools last weekend. She said it was a great event. The next production will be Antigone the first weekend in March. She also shared that the RMHS Chorus will be hosting a mini-golf fundraiser at RMHS on February 27th. The course will be set up within the high school with clubs and sports teams creating and manning holes. Dr. Doherty also spoke of the First Lego League event. Twelve elementary and middle school teams participated in the annual event. Mrs. Webb arrived at 6:20 p.m. Students developed Lego robots which completed a series of predetermined task and presented on a current problem in the STEM area. This event exposes the elementary and middle school students to real world problem solving types of activities and is a great feeder program for the High School Robotics team. The High School Robotics team will be hosting a robotics competition in the Field House on March 7th and 8th The last item reported on was the upcoming Taste of Metro North to be held in the RMHS Field House on February 25th. This event is hosted by the Reading/North Reading Rotary. This is a major Rotary fundraiser with a good Page 12