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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-06-23-SC-min CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY LEXINGTON, MASS. 52173 Juno 77 , 7_975 PaTi= T_^e renila._, meeting of the _emington School Committee came to order at 8:00 _' .... at the school administration build. .Preset se _re Messs. Wo berg, aro rn and ....,,do�h, Eesdames Berchtold and e Swanson. Alsoesen;, were Messrs. Barnes, -l.clnnes, Spiris, Dr. IlondeJer and. Dr. =o'oert. Mr. John Fresina reminded the school committee that Parker parents had PUBLIC requested a fire sprinkler systemfor the school one year ago. He asked for PA3,_Cli_ATIO the results of a study which was made at that time to determine cost factors. Mr. [_acl_nnes said the decision was made not to install the system after it was determined that costs were prohibitive. He added that this information was disclosed to the public shortly after the study was made. The minutes of June 16, 1975 were reviewed and it was • VOTED: To accept these minutes as amended. (Wadsworth, Berchtold, Unanimous) NMI 6.16/75 Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was VOTED: To accept the Schedule of Payments as presented. SCEEDUL_ OF (Wadsworth, Berchtold, Unanimous) (See next page) PAYFFE?TS Upon the recomn endation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was VOTED: -:8 _ ) �„-�- lI^_GAT�,D Upon the recommendation of the Sunerintendent of Schools, it was VOTED: To accept the following secondary school Personiel for the 1975-76 school year. (Bro:n, Wadsworth, Unanimous) Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was : ti'Q`_`--DTO accept the following new personnel (Mateo staff, pupil personnel services.) (Frown, To berg, Berchtold `ES, Wadsworth, Swanson NO) Mrs. Swanson stated that she did not vote against the individuals in question because r they were well Qualified for the positions, but against the practice of additional ::etco staff. This was in direct reference to the: hirin:: of a social worker for the elementary schools Undo= the ietco program. She added ".:etc0 ..s supposed to be inter ^- People into the syst'.'-.' but 'Te seem to be setting n -; a .� �7tc system . June 23, 1975 Page 153 SCh DLLE w PAYMENTS Personal Services June 20, 1975 Professional 1O1eSJ=Ona1 Pa}toll #28-C ,51,741,661.83 Expenses June 19, 1975 Bill Schedules #157 2,370.59 June 19, 1975 #158 4,215.37 June 19, 1975 #159 4,730.66 June 19, 1975 #160 17,397.15 Out of State Travel June 19, 1975 Bill Schedule • #36 29,50 Athletics - June 19, 1975 Bill Schedules #1 693.18 June 19, 1975 #32 3,390.25 June 30, 1975 Payroll #30 158.00 Driver Education June 20, 1975 Professional Payroll 928.00 SPECIAL PRCGBAi' (Non-Lexington Funds) Title III-Leaning Disabilities Training Film Project June 20, 1975 Professional Payroll 1,025.08 • June 19, 1975 Bill Schedule 5.18 Title III-Learning Disabilities - Adm. Grant June 19, 1975 Bill Schedule 12.00 etco Program June 20, 1975 Professional Payroll 8,919.44 June 19, 1975 Bill Schedule #19 893.88 Autistic Program (Lexington) June 20, 1975 Professional Payroll 3,272.70 Autistic Program (Arlington) ' June 20, 1975 Professional Payroll • 8,040.66 June 19, 1975 Bill Schedule #18 27.52 Multi-Handicapped (Burlington) June 20, 1975 Professional Payroll 4,629.80 LAB., Pre-Voc. Life Care Procan June 19, 1975 Bill Schedule #23 26.60 June 20, 1975 Professional Payroll 2,982.70 • June 23, 1975 Page 154 Leadership Awards were discussed briefly by the committee. No action Ma:AD.:25HIP was taken when it was disclosed that Dr. =obert had asked Attorney Allan Miller AWARDS to determine whether the School Committee would violate the LEA contract if it decided not to •_-ant leadership awards and/or set a quota on the number of teache'rs • who would receive these awards. Action will be taken after this information is received in writing from Attorney Miller. At the reeuest of Mr. Rotberg, the ouestion of developing a Curriculum Resource Center was placed before the committee for further discussion this 3_SCIR E C7.TI1 ac evening. Mr. Barnes' February 14, 1975 report was again used as a reference Point. Mrs. Swanson stated that she supported the concept but was against using the money from the Summer Workshop b'rtget. Mr. Rotberg said the center would benefit the teachers and suggested that a survey be made to see if they would use such a facility. He urged the committee to vote some money to get the Center started. Mr. Brown said the concept had merit but disagreed that we should allocate funds at this time. He preferred to see the committee, which had prepared the February report, present cost estimates to the school committee. He would not vote on something which could leave us with a large expense in the future. Mr. Rotberg suggested that Ir. Brown make a MOTION which would limit the amount of money to be used, but he would not agree to do this. Mr. Rotberg then suggested eliminating a production specialist noting the out-of- pocket expense would only be $1,310.00. He said the idea of the center would sell itself on its merits once it gets going. Dr. Fobert remarked that it was unlikely that the plan could be developed without someone to "take charge". Mr. DiGiammarino = said that if he were going to carry forth the recommendations, he would like to tie the facility in with other areas. Dr. Fobert said the critical point is whether the school committee is going to vote for any funds behind this concept. He wanted to hold off until money is voted. Mrs. Berchtold said the February retort did not take into account what we are doing in other areas. She wondered how the center would relate to the professional library and its staff. All this has to be tied together. She suggested that the results of the management study might provide us with additional information. Mr. Wadsworth questioned the success of the centers in Wellesley and Concord. Did they do anything for the overall performance of staff and students? How did the centers benefit them? He advised the school committee to proceed cautiously with its decision. Mr. Brown remarked that the majority of the committee is in favor of the concept as a whole but felt we should have a proposal describing what the function of the center will be and how much it will cost in hard cash. Mrs. Swanson asked that we keep all those questions in mind until the fall , at which time more input will be available. June 23, 1975 Page 155 Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was PERSONNEL CHANES VOTED: To accept the resignation of J Michael Conley effective 6/30/75, and 6/19/75 Rotber� Berchtold RESIGNATIONS that of Sandra Stone effective (- �, Unanimous) Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was VOTED: To reelect the following personnel to teach in the Lexington Public REELECTIONS Schools for the 1975-76 school year. (Brown, Wadsworth, Unanimous) Held from Agenda of 6/16/75 Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was VOT=TO: To reelect the following personnel to teach in the Lexington Public REE.LECTI0NS Schools for the 1975-76 school year. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was NON-CERTIFICATE V0T`ED: Because the School Committee does not intend to meet on a weekly basis during the sumer months, Mrs'. Swanson asked the members to give the administration the authority to grant contracts to teachers during July and August. This would be subject to the ratification of the School Committee. A discussion followed concerning the meeting schedule. Mr. Wadsworth felt the montly meetings were sufficient, while Nr. Brown's preference was to meet on a semi-monthly basis. Mrs. Berchtold stressed the importance of holding frequent meetings throughout the summer. The committee agreed to give the administration the authority to grant contracts to teachers during July and August, subject to the ratification of the school committee. Superintendent of Schools,the recommendtion of the it was NEW PERSONNEL VOTED: To appoint the following g personnel to the Lexington Public Schools for the 1975-76 school year. (Brown, Rotberg, Unanimous) JUN: 23, 1975 Page 156 Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was BIDS TEACHER MANUALS VOTED: To award the printing of the teacher manuals for the lea=ning disabilities teacher training project to D. S. graphics, Inc. for $3,748.00 as the low bidder meeting specifications. (Berchtold, Brown, Unanimous) Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was PAINTING VOTED: To award a contract for painting in the Lexington Public Schools to H. H. Nordstrom Co. , Peters's Painters of Lexington, Inc. , and Southeastern Painting Co. , Inc. as indicated below and that Item #8 be rejected as being in the best interests of Lexington. (Berchtold, Wadsworth - Swanson, Rotberg, YES, Brown, ABSTAIN) . Hr. Brown said he abstained due to business dealings with one of the bidders. H.M.Nordstrom Peter's Painters S.2. Painting lA Sr. High (Interior Portions) $2,856 $1,980 $1 ,960 . 1B Sr. High (Interior Portions) 4,256 3,355 j 3,570 10 Sr. High (Lump Sum lA and 1B 7,0005,200 , 2. Diamond Jr. High (Interior Por.) 2,552 5 170 3. Muzze High� r �e 1,955 '� 2,170 �..y Jr. (Interior Por.) 7,580 4,760 '� 4. Adams (Interior Portions) 2,172 1,470 'f 5. Estabrook (Interior Portions) 1,617 1,470 / 1,610 6. Fiske (Interior Portions) 5,207 4,690 '� 7. Franklin (Interior Portions) 4,632 2 ✓ ,730 8. Hancock (Interior Portions) 1,900 1,330 9. Harrington (Interior Portions) 1,658 / 1,275 ./ 1,750 10. Maria Hastings (Interior Portions) 3,047✓ 6,300 11. Parker (Interior Portions) 3,534 3,850 12. Lump Sum (Items 10-11 39,675 36,190 The total of the above checked low bids totals ;30,151. The budgeted amount of this work is $35,000. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was ROOFING VOTED: To award a contract for roofing work at the Fiske School to All State Waterproof ir_F Corporiation in the amount of $29,536. Brown, Wadsworth, Unanimous Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was OIL BURNERS VOTT): To award the contact for oil burners at the Franklin School to George Wilkinson, Inc. in the amount of $6800 as the low bidder meeting specifications. (Brown, Wadsworth, Unanimous) June 23, 1975 Page 157 Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was ADDITIONAL STTAF SUMER READING VOT'n: A report on Long Range Enrollment for the years 1980-2000 was presented to the school committee this evening. The report was prepared and issued by Dr. Jack Monderer and Mr. Eric T. Clarke of the Planning Board. LONG RANGE ENROT,T&EyT REPO: When preparing the report, the subcommittee agreed that the most productive approach would be to use national school enrollment projections assuming that Lexington is basically a small sample of the U. S. population, • somewhat modified by local social-cultural patterns that is continually refreshed by in-migration and therefore continues to be representative. The projections were adjusted to fit local conditions inorder to arrive at credible predictions of Lexington school enrollments over the same period of time. The school committee was told how the information was retrieved. Seven charts and an appendix illustrated population projections, birth rates, school enrollments, comparison of U. S. and Lexington children per family, dwellings in Lexington and Lexington population and adult migration - age distribution. The conclusions of the report rested on three basic assumptions: a) national - fertility rates will continue to trend toward a completed rate of about two children per family; b) the character of Lexington's population will remain primarily professional and relatively affluent, but its fertility will continue to be generally representative of the U. S. population; and c) the town will continue to grow slowly toward maturity at a level of perhaps 38,000 total population by the year 2000. The conclusions were as follows: "1. The prediction method developed here is reasonably successful in reproducing enrollments that actually took place between 1950 and 1975; 2. The method predicts enrollments for the next 25 years that are neither higher nor much lower than 1975 levels; 3. Predictions indicate that after 1980 enrollment levels will not continue to decline at rates characteristic of the 1970 decade, but will tend to remain relatively constant over the 20 years from 1980 to 2000." • It was announced that Hiss Marsha Flowers, Director of the Program 45 FOREST ST. at 45 Forest Street, has recommended discontinuance of the utilization of this facility as a training center for the 1975-1976 school year. It was Miss Flower's belief that the training meds.>.of the..students in the program • can be well provided at'other training stations such as Unit A, and business and. commercial establishments. The matter was discussed with Dr. Guldager, Dr. Monderer and the Lexington Friends Community Residence Board. It has been agreed. by all that after July 31, the rental of space at 45 Forest Street for this program will be discontinued. June 23, 1975 Page 158 There .was need for an Executive Session at 10:10 p.m. to discuss a personnel matter. (Broom, Wadsworth, Unanimous) The committee moved to open session at 11:00 p.m. to cast the following vote: Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was VOTED: . Non-certificate( Personnel The school committee returned to Executive Session after this vote was taken. The meeting adjourned at 12:45 a.m. Respectfully sub ' ted, // `.��' l Isabelle J. ings Recording S retary