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Regular Session -2 Februarv 27, 2006 <br />McFadden to be on the task force because of his entrepreneurial background. He stated <br />he had a great deal of gratitude to Mr. McFadden. <br />Ms. Webb highlighted a letter received from a 2004 Reading Memorial High School <br />graduate. The point of the student letter was to thank her teachers and express her <br />gratitude <br />Ms. Webb went on to say that she is a member of the Fitness Five Committee. They <br />were hoping to engage the School Councils in areas of health and wellness. <br />Mr. Carpenter stated the Town now has contracts with two cable companies. A <br />percentage of each bill goes to community television. The next RCTV meeting is March <br />14 and the Annual RCTV Meeting is March 15, 2006. <br />Mr. Schettini stated that he had a conversation with Adan Rodriguez from SBA. He was <br />doing a survey of the high school buildings and reported that he was impressed with the <br />phasing and the work going on at the Reading Memorial High School Building Project. <br />Mr. Schettini stated he went to an American Association of School Administrator's <br />National Convention last week in San Diego. He stated that the items that he highlighted <br />in the Spotlight on Education were themes of the convention <br />Mr. Schettini introduced Mrs. Jane Darveau, Director of Guidance at Reading Memorial <br />High School. <br />Mrs. Darveau stated that at the request of the School Committee, she contacted colleges <br />in the area and asked them how Reading is measuring up. She stated that the guidance <br />department always asks returning students how they are doing in college. She said they <br />usually see students around Thanksgiving. The answer is always the same. They are <br />working hard but doing well. <br />The Guidance Department corresponded with the Directors of Admission and/or the <br />Admissions Counselors in charge of reading RMHS applications. In all cases, each <br />college was contacted a second time if the Guidance Office had not received a reply <br />within two weeks time. She stated that of the thirty schools contacted nine schools <br />responded. <br />She stated that many Admissions persons are out of town in the fall and that is why they <br />only had nine responses. The nine schools which responded are Boston College, Bryant <br />College, Colby College, Endicott College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, <br />