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Regular Session 2 January 4 2007 <br />Old Business <br />There was no old business this evening. <br />ew Business <br />.superintendent Schettini presented the Superintendent's Recommended FY08 Budget for the areas of <br />Administration, Regular Day, and Other (Health, Athletics, and Co-Curricular) to the Reading School <br />Committee and the community. His presentation included the following: <br />o Acknowledging the budget parents for their involvement in the process. <br />o The District Mission <br />o School Committee Policy on the Annual Budget <br />o Dates for Budget Discussion Meetings <br />o Budget Building Procedure <br />o Three types of budgets (Baseline, Level Service, Recommended) <br />o Per Pupil Comparison Data <br />o Bottom Line <br />o Budget Drivers <br />o What if we were average? <br />o Question and Answers <br />The school committee then reviewed by line item the Administration, Regular Day, and Other budget <br />categories. <br />Mr. Dahl moved to increase the baseline budget line item for contractual services from $9,180 to $21,525 <br />-All committee members commented on the success of the grant writer and the need to increase the services of <br />the grant writer. Some members felt it was not the appropriate time to make changes in to the budget. There <br />will be time to make changes at future meetings. <br />Several committee members commented on the need for additional instructional/curriculum specialists. <br />Mr. Dahl commented that he would like to see additional funding for band and drama. <br />Approval of Minutes <br />Adjourn <br />Mrs. Gibbs moved to go into executive session for the purpose of collective bargaining A roll call vote <br />was taken and passed 6-0. Mrs. Gibbs, Ms Webb, Mr. McFadden, Mr. Dahl,Mr. Caruso and Mr. <br />Michaud. <br />Meeting adjourned at 9:41 p.m. <br />tted, <br />A.14hettini, Jr. <br />tendent of Schools <br />