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rA <br /> Town of Reading <br /> r Meeting Minutes ` <br /> Board - Committee - commission - council: cui] tA1 26 o?+ 1: 33 <br /> School Committee <br /> Date: 2020-04-23 Time: 7:00 PM <br /> Building: Location: <br /> Address: Session: Open Session <br /> Purpose: Open Session Version: Final <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Chuck Robinson, John Parks, Tom Wise, Erin Gaffen, Carla Nazzaro and <br /> Shawn Brandt <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Others Present: <br /> Superintendent John Doherty, Assistant Superintendent Chris Kelley, CFO <br /> Gail Dowd, Director of Student Services Jennifer Stys, Human Resources <br /> Administrator Jenn Allard and Student Representative Maura Drummey <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Linda Engelson on behalf of the Chair <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> 1. Call to Order <br /> Chair Robinson opened the meeting and announced the School Committee was meeting in a <br /> virtual setting, fully remote via Microsoft Teams, practicing social distancing and in <br /> accordance with the Governor's suspension of certain open meeting laws. The meeting was <br /> being recorded and broadcast live on RCTV. The Chair called attendance: <br /> Mr. Parks-here Dr. Doherty-here <br /> Mr. Wise-here Mrs. Kelley-here <br /> Mrs.Nazzaro-here Mrs. Dowd-here <br /> Mrs.Gaffen-here Dr. Stys-here <br /> Mr. Brandt-here Mrs. Allard-here <br /> Mr. Robinson-here <br /> A. Public Hearing on School Choice <br /> Chair Robinson opened the public hearing on school choice. <br /> Dr. Doherty shared that the School Committee must vote annually to opt out of <br /> school choice. He went on to review district enrollment and recommended that <br /> the committee vote to opt out of school choice. <br /> Page 1 1 <br />