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SC Meeting 12/10/08 page # 1 LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Cary Hall Auditorium 1605 Massachusetts Avenue Present: Superintendent Paul Ash, School Committee Chair Helen Cohen, School Committee Members Rod Cole, Margaret Coppe, Tom Diaz and Ravi Sakhuja. The minutes were taken by Leora Tec. The meeting was convened at 7:39 p.m. I. Call to Order and Welcome (Helen Cohen) II. Members’ Reports / Members’ Concerns Ravi Sakhuja inquired about the proposed early intervention program and its similarity to the one currently in existence at Bridge. III. Discussion Items 1. Presentation of the Superintendent’s FY10 Recommended Budget. Presented by Dr. Paul Ash. Dr. Ash first shared major accomplishments to put the level service budget in context. He is recommending an FY 10 budget of $68,015,286, which is a 5.59% increase over the FY 09 budget. [The presentation is available on the LPS website]. There were questions from the School Committee. 2. FY10 Budget Schedule and Public Hearing Dates The upcoming meeting dates are: Public Hearings on January 31 at 9:00 a.m. at Clarke Middle School and February 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the regular School Committee meeting; Summit meetings: January 15 at 7:30 at the BOS room, February 11 at 7:30 at the BOS room, February 25 at 6:00 p.m. at BOS room; Regular School Committee meetings: January 6, January 20, February 3, February 10, February 24; Executive Session on February 25 following Summit meeting. 3. Four- and Ten-Year Enrollment Forecasts Report. The report was presented by Dr. Ash. [The report is available on the LPS website] There were comments from the Committee and the audience.