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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
School Committee
Date: 2014-08-20 Time: 6:00 PM
Building: School - Memorial High Location: Superintendent Conference Room
Address: 82 Oakland Road
Purpose: Naming of Facilities Sub- Session: General Session
Committee
Attendees: Members - Present:
Chris Caruso, John Douglass(arrived at 6:22 p.m.), John Arena, Julia Popken
Adam Bakr, Joanne King
Members - Not Present:
Russ Graham
Others Present:
John Doherty
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Linda Engelson on behalf of the Sub-Committee
Chair
Topics of Discussion:
I. Call to Order
Mr. Caruso called the sub-committee to order at 6:10 p.m.
II. Recommended Procedure
The sub-committee continued discussion on the current Naming of Facilities Policy and
the proposed Reading Public Schools Distinguished Educator Award.
Mr. Caruso thought the reference to "Educators" was limiting and offered "The Reading
Public Schools Distinguished Service Award"that way the award is open to any school
personnel that has had an impact on students.
The sub-committee would like to have aspects of the Distinguished Service Award
criteria become part of the Naming of Facilities policy.
Dr. Doherty shared that the School Committee would have to review that policy to make
any revisions.
Mr. Douglass arrived.
The sub-committee reviewed the proposed Distinguished Educator Award document
beginning with nominee prerequisites.
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Ms. Popken felt that 20 years a prerequisite for length of service seemed to be a long
time.
Mr. Douglass offered changing that criterion to 15 years.
Dr. Doherty added that the quality of the years of service is critical and is only one part of
the prerequisites.
Mr. Bakr felt that adding "full-time" would reduce the number of eligible nominations.
Dr. Doherty feels this award should be all inclusive.
Mr. Arena suggested that the last four bullets in the nominee prerequisites should be
move to the application prerequisites.
Discussion continued on the application process and suggestions were made to be
incorporated. The question was asked if the nominee should provide a statement to be
included in the packet.
The selection process was reviewed and it was decided that the number on the committee
should read "no less than 7 and no more than 9". It was suggested that the selections be
made at a meeting no "later than April 1st of each year." and that a majority of the full
body is required for final selection.
Dr. Doherty will update the document to reflect tonight's input.
Mr. Caruso will contact this year's nominators and to inform them of the discussion
regarding the Educator's Award and encourage each to resubmit their proposals when the
policy is approved.
The sub-committee would like to have aspects of the Educator's Award policy
incorporated into the current Naming of Facilities Policy. Mr. Caruso will update the
School Committee at their next meeting.
Approval of Minutes
Mr. Douglass moved, seconded by Mrs. King, to approve the Naming Sub-
Committee minutes dated July 21, 2014 as amended. The motion carried 6-0.
Ms. Popken moved, seconded by Mr. Arena, to adjourn. The motion carried 6-0.
The meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
III. Adjournment
NOTE: The minutes reflect the order as stated in the posted meeting agenda not
the order they occurred during the meeting.
Approved 10.14.14
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