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SC Meeting 9/9/08 page # 1 <br />LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING <br />Tuesday, September 9, 2008 <br />Harrington School <br />328 Lowell Street <br /> <br />Present: Superintendent Paul Ash, School Committee Chair Helen Cohen, School Committee <br />members Rod Cole, Margaret Coppe, Tom Diaz, Ravi Sakhuja and student representative <br />Gloria Park. The minutes were taken by Leora Tec. <br /> <br /> <br />I. Call to Order (First Floor Conference Room #170) at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />II. Executive Session (First Floor Conference Room #170): <br /> <br /> <br />III. Return to Public Session and Welcome (Cafetorium) 7:37 <br /> <br /> <br />IV. Superintendent’s Announcements <br /> <br /> The schools had a smooth opening K-8. Actually K-12, besides the flood. <br /> <br /> <br />V. Members’ Reports / Members’ Concerns <br /> <br /> Helen Cohen: Thank you on behalf of the School Committee to all the people who worked in <br />the schools over the summer. <br /> <br /> <br />VI. Discussion Items <br /> <br />1. Update on Full-Day Kindergarten: by Carol Pilarski. Mary Yardley, kindergarten teacher, <br />also spoke. <br />2. 2008 Enrollment Numbers – Projected vs. Actual. Presented by Paul Ash. Discussion <br />included population of Avalon Bay. <br />3. 2008-2009 School Committee Meeting Calendar and Possible Agenda Items were presented <br />by Paul Ash and School Committee members, and discussed. <br /> <br />4. Facilities Department Report <br />a. LHS Flood Update: Presented by Patrick Goddard, Director of Public Facilities for the <br />Town of Lexington. Repairs and measures for future flood prevention are moving ahead. <br />The Committee thanked Pat Goddard and his department, especially Sean Newell, for all <br />that they had done.