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<br /> The . Appropriation Committee held a meeting, at 7:30 P.M., on Thurs-
<br /> day, May 18, 1972, in the basement meeting room, Town Office Building,
<br /> Lexington. Present were Edward E. Furash, Chairman, Jack L. Mitchell,
<br /> Vice Chairman, Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary') Howard L. Levingston
<br /> and H. Bigelow Moore.
<br /> Meeting was held with the following: R. Scott, G. C . Koger, Ann Vohl,
<br /> Charles Spaulding and John Harvell, citizens interested in reimburse-
<br /> ments to the Town for Learning Disability programs ; Rudolph Fobert,
<br /> Superintendent of Schools, Jack Monderer, School Personnel; Jack
<br /> Maguire, Chairman of the School Committee and School Committee members,
<br /> J. Davison, F. Frick, V . Page and R. Eaton.
<br /> • Discussion was held, at length, on Mr. Scott' s Pro Forma for pro-
<br /> ▪ rating expenditures and projecting reimbursements. Mr. Scott would
<br /> • like to request, from State, each expenditure involved in teaching an
<br /> • LD program-building and ground maintenance-salary considerations from
<br /> the Superintendent of Schools down through the system, lighting, etc .
<br /> Superintendent Fobert stated that our reimbursements had increased
<br /> this year and that an increase was expected for the coming year;
<br /> 260,000., last year and $520,000. projected for next year. Corres-
<br /> pondence is on file with respect to the School Department' s communi-
<br /> cations with the State Department of Education relative to reimburse-
<br /> ments .
<br /> Chairman Furash stated that proration seems to be the key issue , and
<br /> he questioned the procedure of the School Department' s need to check
<br /> with the State before submitting LD requests . The deadline for sub-
<br /> mitting requests to the State is July 31, 1972, and Chairman Furash
<br /> requested that the School Department or Committee inform this Commit-
<br /> tee, by mid June, of the procedures they are planning relative to
<br /> requests for State reimbursements Iur a) programs.
<br /> The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P.M.
<br /> After discussion, it was VOTED that;
<br /> "The Chairman be instructed to convey to the School Commit-
<br /> tee that , based on the presentation and discussion of this
<br /> evening, it is the sense of the Appropriation Committee
<br /> that, in this matter and all similar cases involving reim-
<br /> bursement, MN it is in the best interest of the tax
<br /> payers of Lexington that the School Committee pursue, ag-
<br /> gressively, maximum reimbursements ." _
<br /> The C'-'airman will draft a letter for the Committee ' s approval.
<br /> The next meeting is scheduled, at 7:30 P.M., on Monday, June 12, 1972.
<br /> The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 P.M.
<br /> Respectfully submit ed,
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<br /> Elizabeth
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<br /> Elizabeth M. Flynn
<br /> Secretary
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