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SC Meeting 6/17/08 page # 1 <br />LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING <br />Tuesday, June 17, 2008 <br />Lexington Town Office Building, Selectmen’s Meeting Room <br />1625 Massachusetts Avenue <br /> <br /> Present: Superintendent Paul Ash, School Committee Chair Tom Diaz, School <br />Committee Members Helen Cohen, Rod Cole and Margaret Coppe. The minutes <br />were taken by Leora Tec. <br /> <br />The meeting was convened at 7:33 p.m. <br /> <br />I. Motion to go into executive session for the purpose of collective bargaining (Cohen, <br />Coppe). Cohen-aye; Coppe-aye; Cole-aye; and Diaz-aye. <br /> <br /> <br />II. Call to Order and Welcome (Tom Diaz) <br /> <br /> <br />III. Public Comment <br /> Liz Weiss: The Wellness Policy is not being followed. <br /> <br /> <br />IV. Superintendent’s Announcements <br />1. Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University: Dr. Ash, Vito La Mura and Dr. Flynn <br />presented the Lexington story about the achievement gap at the conference. It takes time <br />to see change. <br />2. Congratulations to the Lexington High School softball team Coach Pagliuca who won the <br />state championship for softball. <br />3. The Boston Red Sox trophy was brought to Harrington and kids got their pictures taken. It <br />was part of a persuasive writing exercise. Paul Ash got his picture taken too. <br /> <br /> <br />V. Members’ Reports / Members’ Concerns <br />Margaret Coppe: The Town’s 2020 Committee held its 1st meeting. We will be meeting for <br />the next year. There will be a lot to do because of concerns regarding aging and because of <br />changing demographics. <br />Rod Cole: I met with a group of ILP parents and will share the minutes of that meeting by <br />email. <br />Tom Diaz: Goal setting by Selectmen: I will send our ideas to them if you send them to me. <br /> <br /> <br />