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