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Dr. Milaschewski gave a shout out to all of the middle school Parker students who <br />participated in High School Musical 2, he said it was a great show and the students put on an <br />wonderful performance. Dr. Milaschewski stated that the leadership team has been ramping <br />up our efforts to encourage families to enroll in Kindergarten and made an announcement to <br />help spread to word to any incoming kindergarten families. <br />Mrs. Nazzaro stated the bi-law committee is tonight, and she would provide an update in the <br />next meeting. She stated she attended the democratic town meeting. <br />Mrs. Gaffen — No Report <br />Mr. Wise thanked the community for all of the volunteers who participated at the robotics <br />competition. <br />Mr. Robinson stated Recreation committee met. <br />Ms. McLaughlin — No Report <br />Mr. Brandt stated Reading ARPA advisory committee met last night and has began <br />discussions of what the priorities are m fund with the ARPA dollars. The next ARPA <br />advisory committee meeting is on March 20. <br />Dr. Hardy stated she attended the robotics competition over the weekend, she said it was a <br />really great event with 40 teams participating. She stated that RPS is rolling out an <br />implementation of the new math program, and they have began to move ahead to model that <br />for literacy. The fust Reading in Reading committee, literacy leadership to LLT has had 2 <br />meetings, April 14a meeting will have a detailed update from the work of the committee and <br />the next steps. <br />C. New Business <br />1.Presentation on Reauest to Name the Reading Memorial High School Track <br />Mr. Brandt moved- seconded by Mr. Robinson to take out of order item El — Presentation <br />on request to name the Reading Memorial High School Track. The vote carried 6-0. Mr. <br />Brandt, Mrs. Gaffer, Ms. McLaughlin, Mrs. Nazzaro, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Wise. <br />Mr. Cal McFadden and Mr. John Fiore presented a request to have the track at Reading <br />Memorial High School named after veteran Hal Croft. Mr. McFadden provided background on <br />the service that represented Mr. Croft's commitment to the Town of Reading and to the country. <br />2. Student Resource Officer Annual Update <br />Mr. Brandt moved, seconded by Mrs. Nazzaro to take out of order item E2 — Student <br />Resource Officer Annual Update. The vote carried 6-0. Mr. Brandt, Mrs. Gaffen, Ms. <br />McLaughlin, Mrs. Nazzaro, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Wise. <br />SRO Brian Lewis presented an overview of their work in the schools this year. Officer Lewis <br />introduced "Cooper the Comfort Dog" to the school committee and stated it has been a great tool <br />for communication over the past week and the students are really enjoying having Cooper in the <br />buildings. <br />Dr. Milaschewski stated there would be a change in the ALICE drill protocol, he stated that <br />students at the elementary level will not participate in live drills, and it will be focused on staff <br />and teacher training only. <br />Page 1 2 <br />