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Page 187 November 8, 1976 man noted that it was somewhat noticeable that the boys budget seemed ATHLETIC BUDGET somewhat larger than the opportunities for girls. He asked Mr. Lord (CONTINUED) if the gap were closing. Mr. Lord said that he was adding more coaches for boys than for girls due to the enrollment and that would account for increases. Mr. Michelman said he hoped that Lexington was doing all that it could possibly do to encourage girls at the junior high school and school levels to participate in all sports. Mr. Lord said that this was the program of the athletic department. He also said that the increase did not reflect an increased growth rate of boys, staff or equipment, but was due mainly to the seniority of coaches which was reflected in the stipend range. The Committee thanked Mr. Lord for the fine job that he was doing as Director and said there would be possible further discus- sion at a future date regarding the proposed 1977-78 budget. Dr Rotberg expressed concern for gate admission charges for se- lected-activities. He encouraged a review of the policy with possible eliminations or increases being recommended. Mr. Lord said the policy assisted in crowd control and in salary revenue. He said he would give Dr. Rotberg's suggestion consideration in his future planning. Dr. Lawson presented the Out-of-State Travel Budget for 1977-78 OUT-OF'-STATE which projected a zero increase over 1976-77. He said he recommended TRAVEL BUDGET that the budget remain the same this next year, due to the fact that he felt a full year of experience and operation under a new administra- tive organization would allow for better analysis of the appropriateness of the amounts in each account as well as the proper analysis for in- creases, decreases, or reallocations. Dr. Lawson said that reallocations could occur in the next few months. The Vocational Education Budget for 1971-78 was presented which VOCATIONAL projected a 3.1% increase over 1976-1977. This increase is due to an EDUCATION increase in tuition rates of $180, and transportation costs of $600. BUDGET 1977-78 A decrease was reflected in the budget of evening school classes of $300, which results in a total budget increase of $480. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools the fol- TUITION RATES lowing tuition rates for the 1976-77 school year were established. 1976-77 (Rotberg, Brown, Unanimous) Senior High - $1,478.00 Jr. Highs - 1,444.00 Elementary - 1,391.00 Mr. Barnes presented a review of the registration for the 27 pro- ADMINISTRATIVE fessional development workshops being offered to staff, parents and REPORTS students in the fall and early winter. He said that approximately 520 registrations had been received by November 5, and this cumulative total could be translated into 219 individual registrations. The school com- mittee members were invited to participate in all of the workshops. The results of the scholastic aptitude tests, a ten year analysis, S.A.T. SCORES was presented to the school committee. Dr. Monderer commented briefly 1965-1975 on the report and indicated the scores for 1975-76 of Lexington students were also well above the national average, and that Lexington had no consistent pattern of declining or rising scores.