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SC Meeting 12/2/08 page # 1 <br />LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING <br />Tuesday, December 2, 2008 <br />Cary Hall <br />1605 Massachusetts Avenue <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 /> <br /> <br />I. Call to Order (Ellen Stone Room) <br /> <br /> <br />II. Executive Session (Ellen Stone Room) <br /> <br /> <br />III. Return to Public Session and Welcome (Cary Hall Auditorium) at 7:35 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />IV. Superintendent’s Announcements <br /> <br />Introduction of the New Director of Community Education – Craig Hall <br /> <br /> <br />V. Members’ Reports / Members’ Concerns <br /> <br />Tom Diaz: The Supreme Court decided in our favor in the Parker/Wirthlin case. John Davis <br />from our law firm was a great advocate for the school system. <br /> <br />Rod Cole: Briefly reported on issues that were brought up at the MASC meeting. <br /> <br />Helen Cohen: Also reported on her experience at the conference. <br /> <br /> <br />VI. Discussion Items <br /> <br />1. Report of the Committee that visited the Montgomery County, MD, Schools. <br />Dr. Lynne Sarasin introduced all the team members. Four of them spoke about their <br />experiences in Montgomery County: Laura Lasa, Lexington High School Associate <br />Principal; Eddie Davey, history teacher at Clarke Middle School; Jesse Richardson, 5th grade <br />teacher at Estabrook, and Gail Grimes, Mathematics Instructional Specialist. <br /> <br />There were questions and comments from the Committee and the audience. <br /> <br /> <br />