HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-05-06 School Committee Minutes - RetreatREADING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Reading, Massachusetts
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
RETREAT SESSION MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Roberta D'Antona called the
Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. All
present were Superintendent Rober t
Superintendent Dennis Richards.
Harvard University Kennedy School
sent.
ISSUES
MAY 6, 1994
Strategic Planning Retreat
members were present. Also
J. Munnelly and Assistant
Dr. Tom Loveless from the
of Government was also pre-
Dr. Loveless explored a number of different areas with the
Committee surrounding the issues of goals, policy versus
management and the Educational Reform Act. He asked questions
that touched on many topics, such as, the relationship between
policy and goals, goal evaluation, short and long term goals,
policy governing goal setting, public and staff participation
in goal setting, the order of goals, the amount of time spent
setting policy, prioritizing goals, academic goals, instruc-
tional assessment, curriculum frameworks, advanced placement
courses and standardized testing.
ADJOURN
At 9:45 p.m. Thomas Stohlman moved to adjourn. Timothy Twomey
seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
Susan Cavicchi
Matthew Cummings
Roberta D'Antona
George Shannon
Thomas Stohlman
Timothy Twomey