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C, FRK <br />SS. <br />Reading School Committee tt~ ; <br />Reading, Massachusetts - 25 A 1, <br />Regular Session April 25, 2005 <br />Call To Order <br />Chair McFadden called the regular session to order at 6:10 p.m. in the Guidance Center <br />Conference Room at Reading Memorial High School. Present were Mr. Dahl, Mr. <br />Spadafora, Mrs. Gibbs, Mr. McFadden, Mr. Carpenter and Ms. Webb. Also present were <br />Superintendent Schettini, Associate Superintendent Richards and Director of Human <br />Resources and Finance Mary DeLai. <br />Bills and Payrolls <br />Bills and Payrolls were circulated for signature. <br />Citizen's Input <br />Mr. Brown stated that he noticed a van leaving the field house with students not wearing <br />seatbelts. <br />Gifts <br />There were no gifts. <br />New Business <br />There was discussion regarding a proposed field trip to New York City for Coolidge <br />seventh graders. Mr. Doherty stated the students would visit the United Nations as well <br />as the Statue of Liberty. The trip is planned for May 26, 2005. The students would leave <br />early in the morning and return the same day around 10:00 p.m. <br />Ms. Svenson gave supporting details of the field trip. <br />Mr. Carpenter moved to approve the field trip to New York City as outlined in the <br />Superintendent's memorandum dated April 15, 2005. Mr. Spadafora seconded the <br />motion. The vote was 6-0. Mr. Dahl, Mr. Spadafora, Mrs. Gibbs, Mr. McFadden, <br />Mr. Carpenter and Ms. Webb. <br />There was discussion concerning strategies for Town Meeting. <br />Superintendent Schettini gave an overview of the contingencies for each building project. <br />There was discussion regarding proposition 2 i/2 debt exclusions. <br />