2009-10-05 School Committee Minutes

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October 5, 2009 2. Liaison Mrs. Janowski shared that there was a good turnout for the School Committee Office Hour held this evening. Mrs. Webb indicated that the Spanish exchange students returned home on Sunday after a great stay in Reading. Mr. Caruso thanked Erica McNamara for hosting an excellent RCASA Annual Meeting. 3. Superintendent's Report Dr. Doherty reported that he attended the Chancellor's Breakfast at UMass-Lowell. The focus of this year's breakfast included critical issues in education and the development of partnerships with the university. He pointed out that Reading already has developed partnerships with the university through the TAH grant and several STEM programs we have in the district. He also reported that, as part of the Emergency Preparedness grant, district administrators, teachers, directors and public safety officials are participating in a 2 day workshop on Post Traumatic Stress Management being presented by Dr. Robert Macy. 4. Sub-Committee Naming Sub-Committee Report Mr. Michaud read the sub-committee's June 3, 2009 meeting minutes and recommendations. Mr. Robinson stated that there will be a full committee discussion on the proposal at the November 2nd meeting. 5. Director of Finance and Operations Ms. DeLai reported that the End of Year Financial Report has been submitted to the DESE. She handed out copies of the report but indicated that the report still needed to be audited. C. Continued Business 1. Capital Plan Ms. DeLai stated that approximately $700,000 has been removed from the Capital Plan because of items being addressed by the performance contracting work. She then turned the meeting over to Joe Huggins, Director of Facilities who outlined the needs of the school and town buildings in the 2011-2020 Capital Plan. Mr. Caruso moved, seconded by Mrs. Gibbs, to approve the FY2011- 2020 School and Town Facilities Capital Plan as presented by Marv DeLai, Director of Finance - and Operations. The motion carried 6-0.