1984-01-23 School Committee Minutes

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READING SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES Call to Order JANUARY 23, 1984 Chairman Coco called a regular meeting of the Reading School Committee to order at 7:33 p. m., on January 23, 1984, in the Central Office Conference Room. All members were present, as were Superintendent Wells and Assistant Superintendents Munnelly and Winslow. Among the Five visitors present were representatives of the Finance Committee, Citizens Advisory Council and Daily Times and Chronicle. Approval of Minutes of January 9, 1984 On a motion by Mr. Nissen, seconded by Mr. Nigro, the Committee unanimously approved the minutes of the meeting of January 9, 1984. Approval of Bills and Payrolls Warrants for payment of bills and payrolls were authorized as follows: Bills December 30, 1983 January 6, 1984 - January 13, 1984 January 20, 1984 January 27, 1984 Payrolls - General Expense General Expense - General Expense General Expense General Expense December 30, 1983 - Weekly - Total January 6, 1984 - Weekly - Total - January 12, 1984 - Teachers - Total January 13, 1984 - Weekly - Total - January 20, 1984 - Weekly - Total - January 26, 1984 - Teachers - Total Citizens' Input There was no citizens' input. Portables - Pearl Street School - Total - $38,494.15 Total - $14,755.22 Total - $73,577.71 Total - $26,385.61 Total - $41,488.61 - $24,891.05 $25,222.87 - $317,075.97 $26,150.54 $24,851.56 - $311,614.42 249 The Chairman said that since it became known that the Pearl Street School would be closed at the end of this school year there have been a number of inquiries regarding the two portable classrooms. He added that the School Committee cannot sell these portables - only the Board of Selectmen has this power. He therefore recommended that the School Committee vote to release the portables to the Board of Selectmen so that they could sell them if the opportunity presents itself. Mr. Allen inquired as to whether the Selectmen also had the options of leasing the portables or maintaining them for some other use, for example, for senior citizens. Chairman Coco replied that the Selectmen could use or dispose of the portables according to their discretion. Mr. Nissen posed the question as to whether the portables future school population growth by moving them to another projections distributed at the beginning of the meeting s ,.ovfln.., h ut- not onn„nh to fill n crlhnnl nrlrlino that tho the portables for this overflow. could be used to handle school. He noted that the cowed there might be a slight Crhnnl rnmmitrPP might I cP_