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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-10-02-SC-min Page 85 October 2, 1979 A meeting of the Lexington School Cou;,uittee was held on October 2, 1979, at 8:00 p.m. , at the School Administration Building. Those in at- tendance were: Brown, Swanson, Michelman, Shaw, Gaudet, and student rep- resentative, Mark Dohan. Also present were: Lawson, Pierson, Maclnnes, Monderer, DiGiammarino, and Barnes. The minutes of August 21, 1979 were accepted as presented. (Swanson, MINUTES Brown, Gaudet, Shaw; Abstain, Michelman) 8/21/79 Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS VOTED: to accept the following schedule of payments as listed on the attached sheet: (Swanson, Gaudet, Unanimous) The discussion on temperature settings was deferred to a future meet- TEMPERATURE ing. Thomas Naughton, President of the LEA, requested, through a letter SETTINGS to the Chairman of the School Couauittee, that he would like to discuss tem- perature settings with the Superintendent and/or the Committee. The Super- intendent agreed to discuss the matter with Mr. Naughton at a meeting sched- uled during the next week. Upon the recoum&endation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was NEW PERSONNEL VOTED: to accept the following new personnel as listed on the attached sheet: (Michelman, Swanson, Unanimous) Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was PERSONNEL CHANGES VOTED: to accept the following personnel changes (certified) as listed (CERTIFIED) on the attached sheet, with the exception of the third election name presented: (Michelman, Swanson, Unanimous) Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was PERSONNEL CHANGES VOTED: to accept the following personnel changes (classified) as listed (CLASSIFIED) on the attached sheet: (Michelman, Gaudet, Unanimous) Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was SPECIAL CLASS STIPENDS VOTED: To accept the following special class stipends for the following mentioned staff in the amount of $780: (Michelman, Swanson, Unanimous) (See attached sheet.) Upon the reco.uuendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was SURPLUS EQUIPMENT/ VOTED: to recommend the sale of the following surplus equipment to the FURNITURE SAL highest bidders, and the sale or disposal of the remaining items which were advertised: (Swanson, Gaudet, Unanimous) (See at- tached sheet.) Frank DiGiammarino, Coordinator of Planning, presented the October 1 OCTOBER 1 official enrollment, which was 6,503, and the projections for each build- ENROLLMENT ing for October 1, 1980. He noted that the population within the schools PROJECTIONS continued to decline, and that the student population had decreased by 355 students which was 140 less than expected. Page 86 October 2, 1979 Mr. Barnes reviewed the E.S.E.A. , Title III project, Teacher Train- ADMINISTRA- ing Films Series, which involved the Lexington Public Schools. He noted TIVE REPORTS - • that the school system received royalties each year from production and TELEVISION broadcast rights. This year, the Agency for Instructional Television for- REPORTS warded to the Lexington Public Schools a check in the amount of $5,022 for the royalties due to the utilization of the film series by school systems throughout the country. A.I.T. is the distributor of the series. Dr. Monderer introduced Mr. William Blout, Director of Replace; and PROJECT OUT- Ed Kurkel, Outreach worker. Mr. Blout noted that in September, 1978, the REACH WITH THE Board of Directors of Replace set a fourth goal which was to achieve a LEXINGTON closer working relationship with the Lexington Public Schools. He noted PUBLIC SCHOOLS that during the past year, this goal had been reached. The situation had changed dramatically with tremendous growth of formal counseling. In the last twelve months, from September 1978 through August 1979, Replace had received 83 referrals for counseling. Of these, /I/t had been received directly or indirectly from the Lexington Public Schools. Mr. Kurkel reviewed the activities taking place in each of the schools. He noted that the goal of Outreach was to increase the contact with the Clarke Junior High School in the coming year since they felt that Clarke was the one school at which they needed to expand services. Members of Replaces Board complimented the School Committee for their support. Likewise, the School Co:muittee expressed its sincere appreciation for the work and progress that the group had accomplished over the past years. The Superintendent presented the Advanced Placement results to the School Committee. He noted that in 1979, 133 students took 174 AP exams which was ADVANCED a 64% increase in the number of students and a 76% increase in the number of PLACEMENT exams taken. He said this was a significant increase since the New England TEST increase was only 10%. He expressed his pleasure at the increase in the number of students who participated, as well as the fine scores achieved by Lexington students. Dr. Monderer noted that 157 of the 174 exams taken, High School stu- dents scored 3 or better (90%) . Most colleges accepted 3 or better for credit or Advanced Placement. He noted that this Advanced Placement rating was a tremendous financial savings for parents, and estimated the value to be ap- proximately $160,000. The Superintendent concluded the presentation. He noted that a national view was an asset since there were some measures that could be obtained as to how well Lexington rated with other systems. It was VOTED: to convene at 8:42 p.m. in executive session to discuss a matter re- lating to litigation strategy. (Michelman, yes; Swanson, yes; Shaw, yes; Gaudet, yes; Brown, yes) Respectfully submi ed, • ,4; -R`ici rA. a B` Baines _ Recording/Sec/ retary SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS The' following schedules of payments were available for scrutiny and approval prior to this meeting: SCHOOL DEPARTMENT BUDGETS Personal Services September 14, 1979 Classified Payroll #7C $70,517.87 September 21, 1979 Professional Payroll #6 445,882.42 Expenses September 21, 1979 Bill Schedules #39 1,493.75 September 21, 1979 #40 3,946.66 September 21, 1979 #41 2,041.73 September 21, 1979 #42 2,046.70 September 21, 1979 #43 3,473.56 September 28, 1979 #44 20,234,25 September 28, 1979 #45 4,860.67 September 28, 1979 4,193,79 September 28, 1979 #47 7,607,46 September 28, 1979 #48 2,610.22 September 28, 1979 #49 138.60 Expenses (Carryover) -. September 21, 1979 Bill Schedule #326 1,691.07____.— SPECIAL PROGRAMS (Non-Lexington Funds) Adult Education September 28, 1979 Bill Schedule #1 7.30 Met co September 14, 1979 Classified Payroll #1 1,245.25 September 21, 1979 Professional Payroll 4,991.20 September 28, 1979 Bill Schedule #2 10.53 Transition to Employment September 14, 1979 Classified Payroll #1 104.40 September 21, 1979 Professional Payroll 1,408.2.3 Project Discover September 21, 1979 Professional Payroll 501.15 PL 89-313 Special Education September 21, 1979 Professional Payroll 1,273.06 Summer Reading September 28, 1979 Bill Schedule 136.00 NEW PERSONNEL NAME SCHOOL/SUBJ°CT EDUCATION EXPERIENCE PERSONNEL CHANGES - C:ER1IFIED RESIGNATION YRS. IN LEXINGTON EFFECTIVE REASON DEGREE CHANGE CORRECTION (from Agenda of 8/21/79) Change from THIRD ELECTION to EARLY TENURE: STEP/ GRADE/ SCHOOL NAME LEVEL SUBJECT SALARY COMt4ENTS CHANGE IN ASSIGNMENT DEGREE CHANGE (Over) - en,�*^-'e„es�m a��r gym._»r. —r .::-�....,�..._ .. -• _ _ _ PERSONNEL CHANCES - CLASSIFIED NEW PERSONNEL Effective SUBSTITUTE RATES - SECRETARIE'S CLERKS Minimum wage fate is going from $3.00/hour to $3.15/hour effective January 1, 1980. Present rate for substitute secretaries and clerks is $3.00/hour - Raise to $3.10/hour effective January 1, 1980. RETIREMENT Yrs. in Lexington Effective Reason SPECIAL CLASS STIPENDS - I >IPP- 1980 The following teachers have special classes wi 'h mu'e than 507. of their, students in prototype 502.4 and thus qualify for the specia? class stipend of $780: School Name ' r SURPLUS EQUIPMENT/FURNITURE SALE in our continuing efforts to sell or dispose of surplus equipment/ furniture, we advertised a sale of several items by sealed bid. The ad was included in the "For Sale" section of the Lexington Minuteman in the Monday editions of September 17 and 24. Items listed for sale were as follows: 1 large painting (Pasture Scene) 4° x 8° 2 NCR bookkeeping machines Models 131 and 32 1 Safe 30" W x 26" D x 35" H on casters Dictating Equipment (Edison Voice Writer) Student desks and chairs (all sizes and styles) Items are to be sold to the highest bidder, In the event that we had several prices of the same item (i.e. desks and chairs) , then the highest bidder would be permitted to make his selection first, the second highest bidder, second, etc. All items are sold on an "As Is" basis with all costs of removal (including damage to property) to be borne by the bidder. Bids were received and opened at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, September 26, 1979. The bids were as follows: Painting Walter Kmiec $512.50 27 N. Hancock St. ,,,, East Village Nursing Home 325,00 2 NCR Bookkeeping Machines No bids Safe No Bids Dictating Eouipment No Bids Student Desks and Chairs George E. Spitzmuller Jr. 1 desk/chair. comb.' $8,00 1 Briggs Road Abigail Thermstrom 3 lrg. chairs @ $5.00 each 1445 Mass. Ave. Doris Barclay 2 desk/chair comb, 4,00 ea. 1625 Mass. Ave. Assemblies of God Christian Chairs (1001 2.25 ea. Center Desks (25) 2.00 ea, 5 Patterson Rd. Ecole Bilingue Inc. 10 desks 2.00 ea. 145 Brattle St. 10 chairs 2,00 ea. Cambridge Douglas Elementary Schools 100 chair/desk comb. 3,00 ea. Douglas, Mass. (Over) SURPLUS EQUIPMENT/FURNITURE SALE (Cont.) The requirement of a publicly advertised sale having been met, we seek authorization to sell these items and dispose (by sale to dealers/others or discard) of the remaining items that were advertised. Since the bid opening on September 26, 1979, an additional offer was received for 16 -18 student desks at $3.00 - $5.00 per desk. We anticipate more requests and would allow buyers their choices of items after having sold to those people whose bids were received. on the correct date.