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A. M. Barrows School Council
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April 27, 2009
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Members present: Karen Callan, Lori Hamlin, Kristen DiGiovanni, Sarah Atwood
Members missing: Mike Coelho, Mary West
Mrs. Callan called the meeting to order at 3:30PM. The minutes of the March 16 meeting
were read and accepted. Mrs. Callan gave an up date on the Blue Ribbon Schools of
Excellence tour that took place on April 17 along with the sharing conference. Both were
highly successful. Mrs. Callan expressed her pride in the student tour leaders and the
tremendous work of the staff and the parents in preparing for the day. It was a wonderful
day for the Barrows community.
A review of town meeting took place. Town Meeting accepted the School Committee
budget with the cuts that had been discussed at previous meetings. A cut of over $1
million was part of the budget. The budget will impact staffing in the fall.
It was decided not to do a School Improvement Plan survey as at this point we really did
not know what information was needed. The SIP will be formulated by the staff and
council in September.
Mrs. DiGiovanni discussed the Walk to School Day, which will take place on May 6. We
are part of the Safe Routes to School initiative, which is a state wide initiative.
The next meeting will take place in May.
Submitted by,
Karen J. Callan