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March 8, 1977
A meeting of the Lexington School Committee was held on Tuesday,
-rch 8, 1977, at 8:00 p.m. at the William Diamond Junior High School.
Those in attendance were Mrs. Swanson, Mrs. Gaudet, Messrs. Hoffman,
Michelman, Brown. Also present were Messrs. Lawson, Spiris, Pierson,
Monderer, Maclnnes and Barnes.
The Superintendent of Schools, Dr. John Lawson, called the organi- ORGANIZATION
zational meeting to order. He extended his congratulations to the new MEETING
members and called for nominations for chairman of the School Committee.
Mr. Brown nominated Mrs. Patricia Swanson for the post of chairman. The
nomination was seconded by Mrs. Gaudet. Mr. Hoffman nominated Mr. Michel-
man for chairperson. There was no second for this motion. The superin-
tendent of schools called for a vote by written ballot. Results of the
vote were as follows: Mrs. Swanson, 3, blank 2. Nominations for secre-
tary were called for. Mrs. Swanson nominated Mr. Otis Brown. The nomi-
nation was seconded by Mrs. Gaudet. There were no other nominations.
The superintendent of schools called for a written ballot. The results
of the vote were as follows: Brown, 5, blank, 0.
It was EXECUTIVE
SESSION
VOTED: to accept the executive session minutes of December 13, 1976, as MINUTES
presented. (Brown, Michelman, Unanimous) 12/13/76
It was agreed that the executive session minutes of Janu- 1/24/77
ary 24, 1977 be recast, and resubmitted to the school committee.
It was
VOTED: to accept the executive minutes of January 17, 1977. 1/17/77
(Brown, Michelman, Swanson, yes; Gaudet, Hoffman, Abstain)
It was 2/7/77
VOTED: to accept the executive session minutes of February 7, 1977 as
corrected.
It was
VOTED: to release to the public the executive session minutes of Febru-
ary 7, 1977. (Michelman, Brown, Swanson, Yes; Gaudet, Hoffman,
Abstain)
Upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools it was SCHEDULE OF
PAYMENTS
VOTED: to accept the following Schedule of Payments. (Michelman, Brown,
Unanimous)
March 8 +2*
SCHEDULE OF PAYMEN"
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT BUDGETS
Personal Services
February 18, 1977 Classified Payroll #17 $ 71,936.66
February 25, 1977 Professional Payroll #19 426,408.22
Expenses
February 25, 1977 Bill Schedules #128 1,6,97 .32
February 25, 1977 #129 7,055.14
February 25, 1977 #130 20,13.;.22
March 4; 1977 #131 3,261.96
March 4, 1977 #132 2, 3.91
March 4, 1977 #133 39,- ` .94
Out-of-State Travel
March 4, 1977 Bill Schedule #19 50.00
Athletics
February 25, 1977 Payroll #16 '1,51.1.50
March 4, 1977 Bill Schedule #p25 450.00
SPECIAL PROGRAMS NON-LEXINGTON FUNDS
Adult Education
February 25, 1977 Professional Payroll 653.67
February 25, 1977 Bill Schedule #7 718.43
Driver Education-Adult Education
February 25, 1977 Professional Payroll 1,177.68
METCO
February 18, 1977 Classified Payroll 1,505.70
February 25, 1977 Professional Payroll 4,515.14
March 4, 1977 Bill Schedules #l(Spec.) 1,553.21
March 4, 1977 #12 14,929.25
LEADS
February 18, 1977 Classified Payroll 1,355.98
February 25, 1977 Professional Payroll 811.53
MTA Southwick Salary
February 25, 1977 Professional Payroll 745.38
Upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools it was PERSONNEL
CHANGES
VOTED: to accept the following personnel changes(professional) . (Michel- (PROFESSIONAL
man, Brown, Unanimous)
Resignations
Deceased
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Leave of Absence
Salary Changes
Dr. Pierson reviewed the memo dated February 11, 1977, regarding IN-SERVICE
in-service courses for staff. He presented an overview of each course COURSES
and said that the courses would begin at 1:30 and end at 3:30 p.m. un-
less otherwise noted. He explained that courses were organized so that
they would be engaging, useful and of sufficiently limited enrollment
to allow a high degree of participation. He also noted that they were
mandatory sessions for elementary teachers unless other arrangements
were made for staff members by the principal. In summary, he stated
that there would be a system-wide 10 week course in Interracial Aware-
ness being offered from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. with college credit being
available at cost to participants through Lesley College. Mrs. Gaudet
asked if this course were being sponsored by METCO. Dr. Pierson re-
sponded that the funding was coming from METCO and that the course was
over-subscribed. He said he was looking to the possibility of having
additional offerings on this topic.
A breakdown of the Personal Services and Expenses budgeted funds BUDGETED FUNDS
due to Chapter 766 was presented as a result of a request from Don White DUE TO CHAPTER
of the Appropriations Committee. This information copy was presented 766
to the School Committee by the superintendent. Mr. Brown asked if it
were possible to include the percent or amount of reimbursement. Dr.
Monderer noted that these figures were the amounts of money specifically
charged to 766 but the actual claim went beyond the figures submitted
due to the fact that percentages of all teachers' time were included 'in
the request for reimbursement which were not reflected in these expenses.
Dr. Lawson told the school committee that the Selection Committee ADMINISTRATOR
had completed its task of interviewing for the position of Administrator OF SPECIAL
of Special Education. He said that a recommendation vnuld be made at EDUCATION
the next school committee meeting. He also noted that the school com-
mittee was welcome to lunch with the candidate for the position on Mon-
day, March 14.
It was
,uTED: to go into Executive Session at 8:59 p.m. to discuss matters re-
lating to negotiations. It was announced that the school commit-
tee would not be coming out of Executive Session. (Michelman, yes;
Brown, yes; Swanson , Yes; Gaudet, Yes; Hoffman, yes) .
Respectfully submitted,
Richard H. Barnes
/k / Recording Secretary