HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-01-14-SC-min LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday,January 14, 2008
Cary Hall Auditorium
1605 Massachusetts Avenue
Present: Superintendent Paul Ash, School Committee Chair Tom Diaz, School Committee
Members Helen Cohen, Margaret Coppe, Tom Griffiths and Ravi Sakhuja. The minutes were
taken by Leora Tec.
The meeting was convened at 5:08 p.m.
L Call to Order and Welcome
II. Members' Reports/Members' Concerns:
Tom Diaz: The CPC approved S330K for the Old Harrington today.
Margaret Coppe: I will be going to the Board of Selectmen meeting tonight to present the ad
hoc proposal for the Human Rights Committee.
III. Discussion
1. Revisions and Updates on the FY09 Recommended Level-Service Budget
Mary Ellen Dunn presented the revisions and updates including removing the Facilities
Department from School budget.
There were questions from the Committee members.
2. Responses to School Committee Member Budget Questions
Dr. Ash provided written responses to Committee members' questions. There were some
follow-up questions.
3. Recommended FY09 Capital Projects (in priority order)
Dr. Ash introduced Patrick Goddard, who discussed what has changed since the last time
the Committee had seen the document.
There was some Q&A from the Committee and the audience.
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Police Chief Casey: Power Lines are down in part of the community including the
Bowman school and over 600 households. There will be a shelter for people. There were
no injuries.
Paul Ash will notify the Bowman principal to start a phone chain for the Bowman
community.
Dr. Ash gave his prioritization of the capital budget. Mr. Goddard also explained the
rationale behind some of the priorities.
4. Size of the New Special Education Stabilization Account
The committee discussed Mr. Valente's proposal for a $350,000 deposit into this new
fund.
Mr. Diaz also mentioned that we want to treat out of district SPED tuition and out of
district SPED transportation as a separate line item. We will need to vote on that.
IV. Action Items
1. Vote to Approve School Committee Minutes of December 4, 2007
2. Vote to Approve School Committee Minutes of December 18, 2007
3. Vote to Approve School Committee Executive Session Minutes of December 18, 2007
Motion to approve School Committee minutes of December 4, 2007, School Committee
minutes of December 18, 2007 and School Committee Executive Session minutes of
December 18, 2007 (Griffiths, Cohen) The motion passed 5-0.
V. Motion to Adjourn (Griffiths, Cohen). The motion passed 5-0.
The next meeting of the School Committee is scheduled for Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at
7:30 p.m. at Cary Hall Auditorium, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue.
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