2015-11-02 School Committee Minutes

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t "j Q Tow n of Reading Meeting Minutes Board - Committee - Commission - Council: School Committee Date: 2015-11-02 Time: 7:00 PM Building: School - Memorial High Location: Superintendent Conference Room Address: 82 Oakland Road Purpose: General Meeting Session: Open Session Attendees: Members - Present: Chuck Robinson, Jeanne Borawski, Gary Nihan, Linda Snow Dockser, Elaine Webb &Julie Joyce Members - Not Present: Director of Finance Martha Sybert, Student Representative Carl Gillies Others Present: John Doherty, Superintendent, Craig Martin, Assistant Superintendent, RMHS Principal Adam Bakr, Director of Student Services Carolyn Wilson, RMHS Director of Guidance Lynna Williams, Catherine Spinelli, Daily Chronicle Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Linda Engelson on behalf of the Chair Topics of Discussion: I. Call to Order Chair Robinson called the School Committee to order at 7:03 p.m. II. Recommended Procedure A. New Business (out of order) Reading Memorial High School College Admissions Data&New Initiatives Director of Guidance Lynna Williams began the presentation providing some background information on the Class of 2015 plans after graduation. She explained that there may be a drop in the percentages that go to 4 and 2 year schools after graduation because more students are opting to participate in a gap year program before entering college. She said that this is not necessarily a bad thing; many times students need that extra year to really discover what they want to do. Last year's graduating class attended 124 different colleges with the majority being in the New England/New York area. Mrs. Williams reviewed the application data trends and admissions criteria that colleges and universities consider during the application process. She went onto review the SAT scores for the past three years. Reading students scored higher that the state average in math, writing and critical reading portions of the test. Mr. Robinson asked if Page I 1