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Meeting Minutes
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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
School Committee
Date: 2017-03-22
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Open Session
Attendees: Members - Present:
RECEIVED
TOViN CLERK
READING. MASS.
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Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Conference Room
Session: Open Session
Version: Final
Jeanne Borawski, Linda Snow Dockser, Gary Nihan, Nick Boivin
Members - Not Present:
Elaine Webb
Others Present:
Superintendent John Doherty, Director of Finance Gail Dowd, Town Manager
Bob LeLacheur
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Linda Engelson on behalf of the Chair
Topics of Discussion:
I. Call to Order
Chair Borawski called the School Committee to order at 6:35 p.m. and reviewed the
agenda.
II. Recommended Procedure
A. Old Business
FY2018 Budget
Mr. Robinson moved, seconded by Dr. Snow Dockser, to support the Town
Man1jer's recommendation for the use $150,000 to implement the second
year of the new science curriculum to be voted during the April Town
Meeting for use in the FY2017 budmet.
Mr. Boivin asked what grades will be implemented next. Dr. Doherty responded
that we will finalize grades 7 & 8, align curriculum standards and purchase
materials in grades K — 2 and start at the high school.
Mr. Boivin followed up by asking if the students are assessed on this curriculum.
The answer was yes. Students are assessed on science in grades 5, 8 & 9.
The motion carried 5 — 0.
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III. Adjournment
Adjourn
Mr. Robinson moved, seconded by Dr. Snow Dockser, to enter into executive
session to discuss strateZy with respect to collective barstaininp, and to return
to open session at approximately 7:30 p.m. for the purposes of attendinji the
Finance Committee meeting. The roll call vote was 5-0. Mr. Boivin, Dr.
Snow Dockser, Dr. Nihan, Mrs. Borawski and Mr. Robinson
The meeting adjourned at 6.40 p.m.
NOTE: The minutes reflect the order as stated in the posted meeting agenda not
the order they occurred during the meeting.
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