1986-01-13 School Committee Minutes

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163 READING PUBLIC SCHOOLS Reading , Massachusetts SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 13 , 1986 Call to Order Chairman Allen called the School Committee meeting of January 13 , 1986 , to order at 9: 15 p.m. in the Central Office Conference Room. The School Committee had been in executive session prior to this time, and previous to that had met at 7:30 with the Selectmen to appoint a replacement for Mr. Lewis. Present at this public session were Chairman Allen, newly selected member Griset, and Messrs. Nissen and Shannon and Mrs. Philbrick. Mr. Coco was expected later in the evening. Also present were Superintendent Wells and Assistant Superintendents Munnelly and Winslow. Visitors included Mr. Zerfas and the representative of the League of Women Voters and the reporter for the Daily Times Chronicle. Approval of Minutes of January 6 , 1986 On a motion by Mr. Shannon, seconded by Mr. Nissen the minutes were approved with one minor change. On page 2 the new Software program was corrected to Newsroom. The Committee voted 5-0 in support of the motion. Chairman Allen publicly welcomed Mr. Griset to the School Committee. Mr. Griset was appointed at the earlier joint meeting of the School Committee and Selectmen. Bills and Payrolls Warrants for bills and payrolls were approved as follows: Bills January 17, 1986 - General Expenses $57, 298. 18 Payrolls January 17, 1986 - Weekly $29 ,764.89 Citizens ' Input Mr. Zerfas asked if the Citizens' Advisory Committee is still active. Mr. Zerfas remembered from his early service that there was a big agenda. He was surprised that group ran out of issues. Mr. Allen felt there was not enough interest and CAC members were overworked. The seat belt issue was probably the last issue. Mr. Allen' s judgment is that the CAC ceases to exist.