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Page 125 June 21, 1976 Dr. Rotberg stated that he would like to see a full time person or a part-time person hired for the 1976-1977 school year. Dr. Rotberg then said that he would rather not vote the personnel changes recommend- ed since it included two persons to do a job that perhaps one person could do more efficiently. Mr. Spiris responded saying the reason two persons were recommended for the coming school year as coaches, reflect- ed the sentiments of the high school drama department. Dr. Rotberg asked Dr. Lawson to comment on the matter. Dr. Lawson said the Lexington pro- grams as he viewed it, based upon his limited knowledge of the schools and from the reading he had done, was operating in the "dark ages" in dramatics. He felt that the program needed extensive enrichment. He suggested that the school committee look at the philosophy of education and see if its course offerings reflected appropriate priorities. He said he supported the concept of a drama department and suggested that in the next budget year we review the entire budget and see if this would be a priority item. He requested the school committee accept his suggestion to review the budget and make a recommendation at a future date. The school committee authorized Dr. Lawson to study the entire matter and suspended action on the personnel changes until the super- intendent responded. The school committee recognized Mrs. Georgia Glick of the Educe- PUBLIC tional Task Force of the Lexington Chapter of NOW at this point in the PARTICIPATION meeting. She expressed the chapter's support for the efforts of Chapter 622 implementation within the school system but said that even though she was encouraged to see some beginnings of an organized effort she felt there was room for improvement. Among the items she recommended were: 1. To extend the provision for workshop training to all staff. 2. To begin an active compliance effort in accordance with state regulations. 3. To appoint an individual with significant authority and time to coordinate all areas of Chapter 622. 4. To appoint individuals representing the elementary and secondary classroom teachers to coordinate staff efforts. 5. To implement the area of curricula regulations under Chapter 622. 6. To request the school committee to make a formal vote on the need to implement Chapter 622 immediately and to state that the school committee see this as a priority item and to communicate this con- cern to staff and public. The Chapter 622 sub-committee represented by Chairman Charles Como, Principal of Fiske School and central office liaison person, Richard Barnes, reviewed the status and activities of the past year. Mr. Barnes outlined the historical development of the sub-committee charge and compo- sition of the committee. He expressed the system's grateful appreciation to the 29 volunteer members who have worked so hard on this active com- mittee. He also reviewed the results of a survey taken last February of the department heads and department chairpersons conducted in cooperation with the educational task force of NOW. Information retrieved provided the sub-committee with pertinent information regarding the supervision of evaluation of texts . Instructional materials and the utilization of a check list used for the evaluation of instructional materials and text- books. He noted that leadership training for 5 Lexington teachers took place in May when the State Department conducted sessions for key local personnel. He concluded stating that the Lexington Public Schools was undergoing an internal evaluation as required by Chapter 622 in all areas.