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Minutes of Meeting of March 28th, 1995
The meeting convened at 7:30 in the school media center.
Members in attendance were: Lou Adreani, John Carpenter, Larry Chomsky,
Peter Hichborn, Carol Perletz, Sue Redgate, and Roy Welsch.
Also attending was John Doherty.
Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as written.
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From the agenda:
Business began with review of a draft of the 1995-1996 School Improvement Plan through
Goal 2, revised as directed from the previous School Council meeting. With several further
alterations, the draft accurately stated the School Council's plans to date.
Business moved on to discussion of a technology plan which would be a component of
School Improvement Plan Goal 3, the " Integration of Technology". The writing of
specificiations for a computer lab setting became the focus of discussion. "Functional
Specs" and "Equipment/Cost Specs" as types were described.
♦ It was decided to submit PC specs to Joe Cain of RMHS, a knowledgeable in-house
resource and advisor to many recent school system computer purchases, and Dennis
Richards, the Acting Superintendent, for comment and suggestion, in anticipation of
putting refined PC specs out for bid in late spring of this year.
♦ The committee also expressed a wish to consider the purchase of a limited number of
Mac's for special, stand-alone areas if their performance is uniquely beneficial and if
separate funds can be procured from other than the usual sources.
♦ "Task" statements were then amended and also added for Goal 3 which will be
reflected in the revised School Improvement Plan document, expected to be available
for scrutiny at the next School Council meeting. These tasks touched on : curriculum
revision, workshop sessions, and contingency purchases subsequent to the purchase
of new lab hardware and software specifically.
Coolidge School Council Minutes cont'd.
Tasks (which follow) were assigned for our next meeting and will form_ the basis of the
agenda:
Sue Redgate and Peter Hichborn will prepare a draft for revised Professional
Development Goal (4)
Lou Adreani will prepare a draft for Academic Learning Time (our new Goal 5)
John Carpenter will prepare a draft focused on maximizing school improvement
efforts for a proposed Goal 6
Next meeting has be re-scheduled to Wednesday, April 12th @ 7:30 p.m.
The subsequent meeting remains for Tuesday, April 25th @ 7:30 p.m.
Minutes recorded and prepared by Peter Hichborn
Coolidge Middle School Council
4.} Plan and assign tasks as deemed necessary to complet, otrupdated School
Improvement Plan within prescribed' time frame