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• Page 100 • April 9, 1975 After hearing the report, Mr. Rotberg made a MOTION that the committe.e cr e the admiflisthation to set up a resourceR._,. _ .. ... _ ,.a1 year. and «atho expenditures next year C C:'ildf N:11 of approximately $96, 310. The MOTION was not seconded. • • Mrs. Swanson suggested MOVING on the concept but naming no figure. Mr. Rotberg preferred to name a figure now and put it in next year's budget. He then rephrased his MOTION to read as follows: "That the school committee hereby direct the administration to begin setting up a resource center and that we budget $15, 310 for the next fiscal year. This was not seconded. Mr. Brown said he did not disagree with the concept but he would like to see some additional input.. Mrs. Berchtold said we might be able to get some input in the management study to help us use our resources. • • Dr. Fobert said it did not make sense to go further with specific plans without money in the budget to implement these plans. Mr. Rotberg then made the following MOTION "To direct the admini- stration to begin planning a Curriculum Resource Center and to return to • the school committee as soon as possible with detailed plans. " The MOTION was seconded by Mrs. Swanson. After a brief discussion, a vote was called. (Rotberg, Brown Swanson, Berchtold, Wadsworth UNANIMOUS ) Mrs. Berchtold introduced the following MOTION, which was seconded by Mr. Wadsworth, to clarify the school committee's action concerning • the science specialists: "The budget reflects a reduction of $30, 000 • in Personal Services for specialists. As per previous school committee • discussion, these reductions shall occur in the area of science specialists. The position, science specialists, was. eliminated February 18. The • dollar reduction to reflect this should be 4. 5 X $12, 000 or $54, 000. However, • we want to retain two positions now entitlted "science coordinator" with the net reduction for budgetary purposes being $30, 000". Mr. Rotberg asked if the intent of this MOTION was to discourage the science personnel from doing any demonstration work in the classrooms. Mrs. Berchtold said that this was not the case, adding that she thought it was much better to reduce the number of specialists now and redefine the • roles, if necessary, rather than to see them erode year after year. She • felt that , in. the long run, it was better to do it this way. Dr. Fobert did not agree with her.. He was concerned that this acti_on would set a precedent to cut other programs in the future. Mrs. Swanson replied that making a decision on the science program was not an indication that the same would apply to other programs.