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LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
School District Building Projects Plan Summit
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Estabrook Elementary School Cafeteria
117 Grove Street
PRESENT: Superintendent Dr. Mary Czajkowski, Chair Jessie Steigerwald, Vice Chair William Hurley, Margaret Coppe, Judy Crocker ABSENT: Alessandro Alessandrini The Minutes were taken by Jessie Steigerwald. The meeting convened at 7:05 pm.
Joe Pato, Chair of the Board of Selectmen, called the meeting to order. Official minutes of the Summit were prepared for the Selectmen by Lynne Pease and should be referred to in consultation with these minutes.
Call to order and welcome: Chair Jessie Steigerwald called the School Committee to order at 7:05 p.m., and introduced committee members.
Agenda
1. DiNisco Presentation on School District Building Projects Plan Options (60 minutes)
See “Multiple School Construction Projects” July 14, 2015 Presentation Materials from
DiNisco Design. Ken DiNisco presented school options.
2. School Committee Recommendations Regarding the Plan Options
The School Committee presented the outcome of their July 13, 2015 meeting, namely, the
request for the Selectmen to support having DiNisco proceed with further design on the
projects listed on in “Final Consideration #1”:
- stand alone Lexington Children’s Place
- pre-fabricated modulars at Bridge and Bowman
- Fiske brick & mortar expansion with further exploration of the optimal size of the
addition
- New Hastings
- Harrington renovation after moving LCP off site
- Clarke space mining and a 10 classroom brick and mortar addition
- Diamond space mining + 16 classroom brick and mortar addition and café addition
School Committee asks Board of Selectmen to release balance of funds, $2,666,000, from the
Special Town Meeting allocation made on March 23, 2015, to pursue further design studies of
projects delineated in “Final Consideration 1” listed above and funds for construction documents
for pre-fabricated modulars as specified above.
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The School Committee also presented: “School Committee Update: Actions Between March 23, 2015 Special Town Meeting and July 14, 2015 Summit”; “Summit Materials: School Committee Motions on Capital Projects” Dated July 14, 2015; Policy on Non-Resident Students File JFAB; “Affidavit of Residency” Lexington Public Schools; “Project Cost LCP/Elementary Schools – Project Cost / Middle Schools” July 13, 2015.
3. Discussion and Deliberation Regarding the Plan Options and School Committee
Recommendations
There were questions on school projects from members of the Selectmen, Appropriation
Committee and Capital Expenditure Committee. Answers were provided by DiNisco, Dr.
Czajkowski, members of the School Committee, and Anna Monaco, principal at Clarke
Middle School.
4. Consideration by Board of Selectmen to Release Funds for Phase 2: Continuation of
Design Work for Prefab and/or Space Mining
The Selectmen agreed to continue the conversation at the next Summit.
5. Confirm Date for Next Summit Meeting
The next Summit date was set for Thursday July 16, 2015. The School Committee
agreed that it would be helpful for two members to meet with DiNisco, Dr. Czajkowski
and Mr. Goddard to further process options discussed during the evening including
whether a brick and mortar addition at Fiske Elementary School could be made larger.
MOTION to adjourn at 9:28 p.m. (Hurley, Coppe)
The Motion was approved 5-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:28 p.m.
Meeting Materials: “Multiple School Construction Projects” July 14, 2015 Presentation
Materials from DiNisco Design; “School Committee Update: Actions Between March 23, 2015
Special Town Meeting and July 14, 2015 Summit”; “Summit Materials: School Committee
Motions on Capital Projects” Dated July 14, 2015; Policy on Non-Resident Students File JFAB;
“Affidavit of Residency” Lexington Public Schools; “Project Cost LCP/Elementary Schools –
Project Cost / Middle Schools” July 13, 2015; “Softcost Actual, Encumbered, and Appropriated”
July 10, 2015.
Voted Approved by the School Committee August 25, 2015