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Page 167 September 13, 1976 Dr. Lawson reported on the enrollments for the first day of school. ENROLLMENTS He noted the following: 1975-1976 opening day enrollment K-12 was 7818 vs 7493 for 1976 opening day. He said he would report official figures af- ter the October 1, tally. October 1, is the official date for enrollment determination for the school year. The Superintendent mentioned that METCO enrollment was above the METCO voted quota of the school committee due to the fact that Minuteman Regional-Vocational-Technical School had riot been able to resolve a tuition problem with METCO and the State Department. He said that up until the day before school began Lexington was not certain as to the status of the 5 new students to be enrolled at MVRTS. The situation re- sulted in students not being enrolled in MVRTS. One student moved away; one enrolled at East Boston Tech and three students were to return to Boston or to Lexington. He requested permission to accept the 3 students due to the situation. It was VOTED: that the Superintendent be authorized to accept a number of METCO students in excess of 280 insofar as necessary to accommodate all students who have relied on acceptance in the Lexington Schools or, through Lexington, in the MRVTS, and to apply to the State for appropriate additional reimbursement. (Michelman, Brown, Unan.) Dr. Lawson stated that he received a certificate enrolling Hancock HANCOCK SCHOOL School in the National Register of Historic Places. The Superintendent said that Mr. Barnes had met with C & W drivers TRANSPORTATION and conducted an orientation session re: the transportation of Lexington students. The Superintendent said he was in the process of setting up visita- SCHEDULE tion schedules to schools for school committee members and he would be in contact with them re: suggested times . Dr. Lawson said that flyers with the "old" rates were received by DRIVER students and that the increased rates for driver ed would go into effect EDUCATION as soon as the next sign-up occurred. It was agreed that the second and fourth Mondays of each month be MEETING DATES designated for school committee meetings. It was VOTED: to adjourn to Executive Session at 9:54 p.m. to discuss negotia- tions and the character and reputation of an.individual. It was announced that the committee would be returning to open session later in the evening. (Rotberg, Yes; Brown, Yes; Michelman, Yes; Swanson, Yes; Wadsworth, Yes. d