HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-07-21-SC-min Lexington School Committee Minutes - July 21, 1987 Page 1
A meeting of the Lexington School Committee was held on Tuesday,
July 21, 1987 at 8:00 a. m. in the School Administration Building.
Present were: Wik, Newman, Leader and Clough. Also present were:
Zimmerman, Bent, Maclnnes, DiGiammarino and Alan Miller, School
Committee counsel.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was
VOTED: to accept the Schedule of Payments as listed on Page 9. SCHEDULE OF
(Newman, Leader, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the Official PAYMENTS
Minutes. )
The search process for the next superintendent was discussed SUPERINTENDENT'S
briefly. Mr. Clough reported on activities at the State legislature SEARCH
to raise the current cap on retirement incomes.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was
VOTED: to approve the Personnel Changes - Classified as listed on PERSONNEL CHANGES-
Page 10. (Leader, Newman, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the CLASSIFIED
Official Minutes. )
VOTED: to approve the Re-election of Non-tenure Staff as listed on RE-ELECTION OF
Page 11. (Leader, Newman, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the NON-TENURE STAFF
Official Minutes. )
VOTED: to approve the Re-election of Custodial and Maintenance Per- RE-ELECTION OF
sonnel as listed on Page 12 and 12A. (Leader, Newman, Unani- CUSTODIAL AND
mous. ) (To be embodied in the Official Minutes. ) MAINTENANCE
PERSONNEL
VOTED: to approve the purchase of Kindergarten Equipment as listed on BIDS-KINDERGARTEN
Page 13. (Leader, Newman, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the EQUIPMENT
Official Minutes. )
VOTED: to approve the purchase of Computer Carts as listed on Page BIDS-COMPUTER
13A. (Newman, Leader, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the CARTS
Official Minutes. )
The School Committee discussed the bids for transportation of TRANSPORTATION
students outside Lexington. Mr. Maclnnes and Mr. Lombard explained OUTSIDE LEXINGTON
that the projected overdraw of $76,275 in this account was due to
additional transportation needs because of new students to the system.
Mr. Clough asked about the possibility of savings if Lexington
operated its own transportation. Mr. Maclnnes responded that previous
study in this area indicates that it is not cost effective. The
Committee felt. that it should present examples of budget dilemmas such
as the one above to appropriate town committees in order to highlight
the difficulties in controlling various aspects of the school budget.
The Superintendent will prepare material for such a presentation by
mid-August.
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Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was
VOTED: to approve the purchase of Special Transportation (Outside
Lexington) as listed on Page 13B. (Newman, Leader, Unani-
mous) (To be embodied in the Official Minutes. )
VOTED: to convene in Executive Session at 6:45 a.m, to discuss mat-
ters pertaining to litigation. Yes, Newman; Yes, Wik; Yes,
Leader; Yes, Clough.
The Chairman announced that the Committee would not be returning_
to Public Session.
Respectfully submitted,
Anthony J. Bent
Recording Secretary, pro tem
APPROVED: November 17, 1387