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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-10-02 School Committee MinutesReading Public Schools Reading, Massachusetts REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OCTOBER 2 1995 CALL TO ORDER Chair Cummings called the regular school committee meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. in the Superintendent's Conference Room. All members were present with the exception of Mr. Twomey. Also present were Superintendent Harutunian, Assistant Superintendent Richards, Douglas Wood -Boyle from the Reading Chronicle and Thomas DuLong, RMHS student liaison. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mrs. Cavicchi moved to approve the minutes of September 7 1995 Mr. Stohlman seconded the motion but had questions about SSR (SSR is Sustained Silent Reading) The vote was 5 -0 in favor. BILLS AND PAYROLLS There were no Bills and Payrolls LIAISON REPORTS Mr. Spadafora gave his report on the Drug and Alcohol Task Force. He suggested that people watch Channel Three for upcoming events involving the Task Force. Superintendent Harutunian explained that he had a scheduled meeting with District Attorney Thomas Riley but that Mr. Riley had to cancel due to the death of Mr. McLaughlin. CITIZEN'S INPUT There was no citizen's input. SUPERINTENDENT'S AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE CHAIR'S REPORT Dr. Harutunian spoke of the upcoming ground breaking ceremony at Parker Middle School. The event would be hosted by Dr. Delaney on October 5, 1995. There will be hard hats and shovels for four people. PERSONNEL REPORT There was no personnel report. NEW BUSINESS SCHOOL SITE VISIT At the October 16, 1995 school committee meeting each member will have some time to report on their site visit. REGULAR SESSION MINUTES 2 OCTOBER 2,1995 Dr. Harutunian explained that the FY97 budget will have a new look. Each principal will be given a disk. They will input their information on the disk and return the disk to the central office. There will be specific nights set aside during the budget process to discuss particular topics. The school committee will be notified in advance what will be discussed on each night. Forms have been distributed to the principals who will distribute them to everyone in their buildings. The forms will detail the needs of all school personnel instead of just the principal. The budget pages will be color coded this year. The new forms should make things very clear. Mr. Cummings asked Dr. Harutunian to brief Beth Klepeis and Richard Foley on the budget process. Dr. Harutunian explained that he has met with Beth and Richard several times to go over the budget process. Dr. Harutunian wished to know how soon the school department would have a revenue figure. Beth and Richard will attend all budget meetings. He will be in contact with them daily. OLD BUSINESS The discussion turned to the October 5, 1995, Town Retreat. Mr. Cummings stated there will be three group activities, three processes. They need to meld to one plan and move forward. Terms and conditions should be set up at the beginning. Mr. Stohlman wants time to discuss the three processes with the school committee. Dr. Harutunian is still meeting with people as part of his entry plan. Mr. Stohlman stated that the goals of the school committee have an impact on the budget. Mrs. Cavicchi wishes to have a group session to review the goals and vision of the school committee. Mr. Cummings asked Dr. Harutunian if the budget forms completed by the teachers would be back to the central office by October 15, 1995. Mr. Cummings suggested that there be a regular school committee meeting on October 16, 1995 to discuss goal setting in the context of budgets. Dr. Harutunian stated that all of the information would not be back in the central office by that date. Dr. Harutunian asked if he could announce a date at the October 16, meeting. He asked what specifically they wanted to discuss. Mr. Stohlman stated as an example, that all members of the school committee felt that Technology was important. They want more Technology items in the budget. INFORMATION & PROPOSALS Mr. Richards gave a report on MASS Tech Corp, a project of the Massachusetts Software Council, Inc. and sponsored by Computerworld, Deloitte and Touche LLP. There was discussion about the possible location of the new police station on school owned land. REGULAR SESSSION MINUTES 3 OCTOBER 2, 1995 ADJOURN Mr. Spadafora motioned that the meeting be adjourned. Mrs. D'Antona seconded the motion. The vote was 5 -0. on favor Mr. Cavicchi Mr. Cummings Mrs. D'Antona Mr. Stohlman Mr. Spadafora Respectfull y submitted, Harry Id. Harutunian, Ph.D