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• June 23, 1975 Page 154 Leadership Awards were discussed briefly by the committee. No action Ma:AD.:25HIP was taken when it was disclosed that Dr. =obert had asked Attorney Allan Miller AWARDS to determine whether the School Committee would violate the LEA contract if it decided not to •_-ant leadership awards and/or set a quota on the number of teache'rs • who would receive these awards. Action will be taken after this information is received in writing from Attorney Miller. At the reeuest of Mr. Rotberg, the ouestion of developing a Curriculum Resource Center was placed before the committee for further discussion this 3_SCIR E C7.TI1 ac evening. Mr. Barnes' February 14, 1975 report was again used as a reference Point. Mrs. Swanson stated that she supported the concept but was against using the money from the Summer Workshop b'rtget. Mr. Rotberg said the center would benefit the teachers and suggested that a survey be made to see if they would use such a facility. He urged the committee to vote some money to get the Center started. Mr. Brown said the concept had merit but disagreed that we should allocate funds at this time. He preferred to see the committee, which had prepared the February report, present cost estimates to the school committee. He would not vote on something which could leave us with a large expense in the future. Mr. Rotberg suggested that Ir. Brown make a MOTION which would limit the amount of money to be used, but he would not agree to do this. Mr. Rotberg then suggested eliminating a production specialist noting the out-of- pocket expense would only be $1,310.00. He said the idea of the center would sell itself on its merits once it gets going. Dr. Fobert remarked that it was unlikely that the plan could be developed without someone to "take charge". Mr. DiGiammarino = said that if he were going to carry forth the recommendations, he would like to tie the facility in with other areas. Dr. Fobert said the critical point is whether the school committee is going to vote for any funds behind this concept. He wanted to hold off until money is voted. Mrs. Berchtold said the February retort did not take into account what we are doing in other areas. She wondered how the center would relate to the professional library and its staff. All this has to be tied together. She suggested that the results of the management study might provide us with additional information. Mr. Wadsworth questioned the success of the centers in Wellesley and Concord. Did they do anything for the overall performance of staff and students? How did the centers benefit them? He advised the school committee to proceed cautiously with its decision. Mr. Brown remarked that the majority of the committee is in favor of the concept as a whole but felt we should have a proposal describing what the function of the center will be and how much it will cost in hard cash. Mrs. Swanson asked that we keep all those questions in mind until the fall , at which time more input will be available.