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Date: 2017-12-06 Time: 5:30 PM
Building: School - Parker Location: Conference Room
Address: 45 Temple Street
Purpose: Monthly Meeting Session: General Session
Attendees: Members - Present:
Richele Shankland, Julie Joyce, Eileen -Manning, Lynda Michel, Andrew
Spinali
Members - Not Present:
Audra Cashin, Michelle Greenwalt, Annika Scanlon
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Richele Shankland .
Topics of Discussion:
1. Review.minutes from the November 1, 2017, meeting.
a. Julie Joyce made a motion to accept the November. l,, 2017, minutes and Eileen
Manning accepted the motion.
2. 'Update on School Happenings
a.. Grades 7/8 Dances - Nov/Dec
b. PD Day.Nov ,7 - MCAS data analysis for math, SS and ELA, NPEN workshops (job
alike) for specialists, foreign language teachers, paraeducators
c. PD Day Nov 17 - Facing History PD to support. advisory (both middle schools)
3. Dr. Doherty: District Improvement Plan and Budget
a. Shared the .Budget Liason Presentation and explained that. there is a 10 -day budget
window
b. December 18, 2017, budget presentation at School Committee.
c. First budget presentation will be on January 8, 2017 (3 cost centers)
d. January 10, 2017 (Regular Day cost center)
e. January 11, 2017 (Special Education), Public Hearing
f. January 16, 2017 - Answer any questions. school committee has from presentations
g. January 18, 2017 -School Committee vote on budget
h. January 24, 2017 - Financial Forum
i. Increases in: transportation costs, pool/ice rentals, $450,000 to replace reductions from
last year
4. SIP - did not discuss
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 pm.
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Minutes respectfully submitted by,
Richele Shankland
Next Meeting: January 3, 2017 at 5:30 pm
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