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Page 99 April 9, 1975 The regular meeting of the Lexington School Committee came to order at 8:00 p. M. at the school administration bu_lding. Present were `Iles: Hhi-. . Swanson, Messrs. Brown, gig, .._ '.co Lh a71.d Also present were Messrs. Barnes, Maclnnes, Dr. Monderer and Dr. Lobe-rt. At a previous meeting, Mrs. Berchtold announced that the Massachusetts Historical Commission had notified the Board of Selectmen that the Hancock School is being considered for nomination to the National Register of Historical Places. The information was forwarded to the school comn:itte and reviewed briefly. The consensus of the committee at that time was 4 SS. HLS'i. that more input was needed before it could sign the form acknowledging SOCIETY - receipt of the notification. Mr. Brown spoke to Judy Dobbs of the ComiANo OCK and Mr. O'Connell. Both felt we should refer the request to the Lexington SCHOOL Historical Commission, once it is formed, and agreed that'there was no urgency to sign it at this time. At a previous meeting, a discussion was held-regarding the possibility of having a central resource center. The school committee asked that a committee be formed to visit the centers now in operation in Wellesley and Concord and report back as soon as possible. RESOURCE CENTER The centers have been visited by Miss Sara Jaffarian, Dr. Frank DiGiamma-rino Mrs. Ellen Weinstein, Mr. William Welch and Mr. Richard Barnes. After deliberation, they noted the following: 1. The needs identified in a memo to the superintendent on 11/14/73 (Section 1-A) remain. 2. Additional needs have been identified by the committee members. They are curriculum development; professional development, and special needs production. 3. The committee recommends a Learning Resource Center for Lexington. 4. Lexington should reassign and/or reallocate staff, as well as seek additional staff to operate the center. 5. One additional staff member should be sought under Special Education reimbursement. 6. Due to the limited time frame to prepare a comprehensive report, the committee feels a planning and development committee should be formed to delineate the operation for inclusion in the 1976-77 budget. .Mr. Barnes discussed the report in detail and said the budget figure for the center would be $15, 000 for staff and $1, 310 for additional equipment for a grand total of $16, 310.