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SC Meeting 10/14/08 page # 1 LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Cary Hall Auditorium 1605 Massachusetts Avenue Present: Superintendent Paul Ash, School Committee Chair Helen Cohen, School Committee Members Rod Cole, Margaret Coppe, Ravi Sakhuja and Gloria Park. The minutes were taken by Leora Tec. I. Call to Order and Welcome (Helen Cohen) at 7:35 p.m. II. Public Comment Diane Biglow (Precinct 8, Hastings Site Council and PTA): Thank you from a bunch of us at Hastings for bringing our principal, Louise Lipsitz into our lives. Cindy Bond (Estabrook parent): I am representing parents who want to enroll our kids in a half-day kindergarten in 2009. III. Superintendent’s Announcements 1. Presentation of M.A.S.S. Academic Excellence Awards to High School Students. Awarded by Dr. Ash to Emily Sillari, Ryan Casey and Nate Finch. 2. Recognition of Robin Tartaglia, Director of Community Education, for her many excellent years of service. Presented by Carol Pilarski. IV. Members’ Reports / Members’ Concerns Helen Cohen: I attended an EDCO meeting. The issues we are dealing with are being dealt with in many districts. We are lucky to have Dr. Ash. One of the attendees said that there has been a shift in parents’ attitude from seeing the schools as preparing children for the world to protecting children from the world. V. Discussion Items 1. Dr. Ash announced that the regional Chartwell’s School Dining Services is awarding Lexington Public Schools’ Foodservice Department with the Be-A-Star Regional Account of the Year Award. The award was introduced by Mary Ellen Dunn, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Business, presented by Jack Jones, District Manager from Chartwells.