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� OfR O <br />Town of Reading HECEIVEU <br />Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK <br />READING, MA. <br />Rr <br />Board -Committee-Commission -Council: 2121 MAY -I; PM5:01 <br />School Committee <br />Date: 2022-07-14 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Reading Memorial High School Location: Library <br />Address: 62 Oakland Road, Reading, MA <br />Members Present: -Tom Wise, Shawn Brandt, Erin Gaffen, Carla Nazzaro, Chuck Robinson, Sarah McLaughlin <br />Others Present: Superintendent Dr. Tom Milaschewski <br />Minutes Respectfully submitted: Susan E Brown on behalf of the chairperson <br />A. Call to order— Mr. Brandt opened the session at 7:00 pm and reviewed the agenda. <br />B. Public Comment— no public comment <br />Consent agenda - Ms. Nazzaro moved to approve the consent agenda, it was seconded by Ms. McLaughlin <br />with no further discussion, vote carried 6-0. <br />Reports <br />Dr. Milaschewski reported on the DESE District Review, Reading Public Schools were selected to <br />undergo a targeted review, DESE has released the documents publicly and they can be found on the <br />DESE website, there will be a further breakdown of the review at the August meeting. <br />RPS has 2 new leadership hires, one being Jillian Ashburner as the RISE Director, Team Chair, and the <br />other is Alissa Gallegos as the Barrows Elementary Principal. Thank you to all who assisted with the <br />search process for hiring the candidates. <br />ESY has begun and a big thank you to Chris Nelson, Allison Wright and Jackie Payton for getting it up <br />and running. A more detailed review of the program will be presented in August. <br />Mr. Robinson reported on the recreation committee, it was primarily a reorganization meeting, Bob <br />Weiden is the new Chairperson, Eric Gaffen is the Vice Chairperson, there will be a lot more informing <br />regarding the upcoming Birch Meadow project. <br />Mr. Robinson also reported on the track naming committee, Carl McFadden came in and gave a <br />presentation, it was decided to hold an open session for the next meeting to allow community <br />participation, and then the committee will vote and present to school committee to get it completed <br />by August 31. The next meeting is later in August. <br />Mr. Wise reported on the recent ARPA meeting, both he and Mr. Brandt attended. There was a <br />presentation by the YMCA and several parents in the town they presented on special education <br />