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2 4.3 <br />READING SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES JANUARY 9, 198+ <br />Call to Order <br />Chairman Coco called a regular meeting of the Reading School Committee to order <br />at 7:30 P. m., on January 9, 1984, in the Central Office Conference Room, at <br />34 Gould Street. All members were present except Mr. MacDonald, who arrived at <br />7:45 P. m. Also present were Superintendent Wells and Assistant Superintendents <br />Munnelly and Winslow. <br />The three guests included a representative of the Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) <br />and the Daily Times and Chronicle. <br />Approval of the Minutes of December 19, 1983 <br />The minutes of the December 19, 1983 meeting were unanimously approved on a motion <br />by Mr. Nigro, seconded by Mr. Nissen. <br />Citizens' Input <br />There was no citizens' input. <br />Ratification of Contract with Reading Association of Secretaries & Clerks <br />Chairman Coco announced that a settlement had been worked out successfully with <br />the Reading Association of Secretaries and Clerks. <br />Before announcing the details of the settlement, the School Committee, at 7:35 P.m., <br />voted on a unanimous roll call vote to enter into executive session for the <br />purpose of discussing bargaining and negotiating issues. <br />The Committee returned to open session at 7:45 P. m., at which time the Chairman <br />asked Mr. Allen, School Committee representative on the negotiating team, to <br />announce the details of the settlement. <br />Mr. Allen said the contract is for three years, starting July 1, 1983. The <br />salary settlement for the 1983 -84 year (first year of the contract) was 6% <br />accross— the — board, which is comparable to settlements with other employee groups. <br />A salary opener for the remaining two years will have involved parties entering <br />into discussions in the near future. Other features of the settlement include a <br />change in the probationary period from 30 to 26 weeks, and time as an employee of <br />other Town of Reading departments will be counted for seniority purposes. <br />Mr. Nigro moved, seconded by Mrs. Philbrick, and the Committee voted unanimously <br />to ratify the contract agreed upon in earlier bargaining sessions with the Reading <br />Association of Secretaries and Clerks. <br />Pearl Street School Use <br />Chairman Coco opened the discussion of eventual use of surplus space at Pearl <br />Street School by offering four options with regard to the location of the School <br />Committee and Central Offices: <br />