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LEXINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, December 10, 2015
Hadley Public Services Building, First Floor Training Room “Fish Bowl”
201 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA
Present:
Chair Jessie Steigerwald, Margaret Coppe, Alessandro Alessandrini, Judy Crocker
Superintendent Dr.Czajkowski, Pat Goddard (Director of Facilities)
Vice Chair William Hurley joined the meeting at 6:38 p.m.
Student Representative Abigail Schwartz were not present
Minutes were taken by Ana Paula McDonough, Executive Assistant to the School
Committee.
The meeting convened at 6:30 p.m.
Call to Order and Welcome: Chair Jessie Steigerwald called the meeting to order, and
introduced committee members.
Public Comment: There were none.
Superintendent’s Announcements: There were none.
Steigerwald requested a moment of silence in memory of Nate Cavallo, an amazing
person and Lexington student who passed away yesterday at 3:00 p.m. after living with
cancer for 3 ½ years. He contributed enormously to his classroom, his schools – Fiske,
Diamond, and for a brief period, Lexington High School. The School Committee
expressed their sympathy to the Cavallo Abair Family.
School Committee Member Announcements: None.
Agenda: Discussion of School Committee Capital Projects
Pat Goddard addressed the School Committee regarding necessary funds to continue
work with the designers (DiNisco) and project managers (Hill, DFP APM) assigned to
the Clarke, Diamond, and six modular classrooms projects. The amount requested is
$564,707 (Diamond $321,870, Clarke $167,237, and six modular classrooms $75,600).
Mr. Goddard answered questions about: timeframe for additional studies; funds
remaining from the March 2015 appropriation; 6 new science labs kept in the project;
labs removed from the project which could be updated in the future if funding becomes
available; an MSBA program to upgrade labs. Mr. Goddard answered questions about
accessibility, including proposed new science labs and the modulars recently installed at
the high school. Mr. Goddard discussed topics the Permanent Building Committee would
address at their December 10 meeting, including peer review and project scheduling.
Information from the Permanent Building Committee will be brought to the committee on
December 15.
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Motion to continue work through the month of January, we recommend that the Board
of Selectmen release $564,707 from the December 2015 Special Town Meeting Article
2 appropriation of $5,386,000. (Crocker/Alessandrini.).
The motion was approved (5 – 0).
The School Committee adjourned at 6:52 p.m. (Steigerwald, Alessandrini) 5-0
Voted Approved by the School Committee 1.19.16