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A meeting of the Lexington School Committee was held on Tuesday,
August 11, 1567 at 6:00 p.m. in the School Administration Building.
Present were Koplow, Leader, Newman, Wik and Clough. Also present
were Zimmerman, Bent, Maclnnes, DiGiammarino and Barnes.
Mr. Clough announced there had been several inquiries regarding PUBLIC PARTICIPA-
the dismissal proceedings of the High School principal. He said orig- TION
inally, the thoughts of the School Committee were to have the hearing
in an Executive Session but the School Committee would review the
issue and release its decision to the Minute=man in order that every-
one would have the same information.
Dr. Zimmerman said an agreement had been reached to use a fourth LEXTENDED DAY CARE
room as part of the original request of the Lextended Day Program.
She said it was a wonderful solution and complimented the Higashi
School and all those who participated in the negotiations.
Mr. Clough expressed appreciation to the Administration, Extended
Day parents, the Higashi School and a special accolade to Jim Maclnnes
for his work in resolving the matter.
Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was
VOTED: to accept the Schedule of Payments as listed on Page 14 and SCHEDULE OF
Page 14A. (Wik, Koplow, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the PAYMENTS
Official Minutes. )
VOTED: to accept the Personnel Changes-Certified as listed on Page PERSONNEL CHANGES-
15. (Koplow, Leader, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the CERTIFIED
Official Minutes. )
VOTED: to accept the Personnel Changes-Classified as listed on Page PERSONNEL CHANGES-
15-A. (Koplow, Leader, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the CLASSIFIED
Official Minutes. )
VOTED: to accept the Re-election of Non-tenure Staff as listed on RE-ELECTION OF
Page 17. (Newman, Koplow, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the NON-TENURED STAFF
Official Minutes. )
VOTED: to accept the Personnel Changes-Food Services as listed on PERSONNEL CHANGES-
Page 15-B. (Newman, Koplow, Unanimous) (To be embodied in FOOD SERVICES
the Official Minutes. )
VOTED: to accept the New Personnel-Elementary as listed on Page 16. NEW PERSONNEL-
(Newman, Koplow, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the Official ELEMENTARY
Minutes. )
VOTED: to request a second waiver of the provisions of Section 38G of WAIVER REQUEST
Chapter 71 certification for David Lautman and Karen A. Petersen
for the school year 1987-86. (Leader, Koplow, Unanimous)
Dr. Zimmerman reviewed the possibilities of developing an advisory BUDGET PLANNING
committee on budget which would have a specific charge to help the PROCESS
school department develop a useful and informative presentation
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strategy. She discussed the budget planning cycle and specific
changes being considered in the format and process. The School Com-
mittee thanked Dr. Zimmerman for the very comprehensive report. The
Committee also stated it felt positive about the direction the initial
budget planning process -was taking.
Mr. Maclnnes and Mrs. Wik gave a status report of renovations and RENOVATION
the projected schedule of their completion. PROJECT
The School Committee and Administration extended its sympathy to
the family of Joseph DiDomenico who died on July 1E, 1567, Joe was a
dedicated staff member for 20 nears.
Mr. Barnes reviewed the schA.i„ic "or f41 ing the Music Department COORDINATOR nF
Head position vacancy, was theof theSoho& - t n
- - h consensus pec_ Ccmmit ee MUS"G EDUCATION
s proceed with the schedule as presented.
Mr, Clough provided a list of subcommittees With accompanying SCHOOL COMMITTEE
recommendations. The School Committee took it under advisement and SUBCOMMITTEES
agreed to discuss the list at a future meeting.
Mrs. Wik gave a brief status report regarding the superintendent SUPERINTENDENT
search process. She said she was pleased with the progress thus far SEARCH PROCESS
and would give additional reports at future meetings.
It was
VOTED; to convene in Executive Session at 10:20 D.M. for purposes of
potential litigation and negotiations. Yes, Koplow; Yes,
Leader; Yes, Newman; Yes, Wik; Yes, Clough.
The Chairman announced that the School Committee would not be re-
turning to Public Session.
Resper;fully submitt ,
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hichard H. Barnes,
Recording S//cretary
APPROVED: December E, 15E7