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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-10-20-SC-min Lexington School Committee Minutes - October 23, 1987 Pace 1 A meeting of the Lexington School Committee was held on Tuesday, October 20, 1967 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lexington High School Student Library. Present were Koplow, Newman, Wik and Clough. Also present were Zimmerman and Barnes. }, was VOTED: ExecutiveSessionat 7:31P.M. for a grievance EXECUTIVE _ SSIOl to convene in ,., 111E SESSION hearing. Yes, Koplow; Yes, Newman; Yes, ;ilk; Yes, Clow h. The Chairman announced that the School Committee woulde return- ino to Public Session at approximately 3:00 p,m, It was VOTED: to reconvene in Publim , <_'sSiOo, at _: 10 .m. `?25, t^ ' 04:, ,o_, PUBLIC SESSION Newman; Yes, Wik; Yes, Clough. pugh. Present were: Koplow, Leader, Newman, Wik, ClO'ugh and Student Representative Johanson. Also present were: Zimmerman, Bent, Mac nnes, Barnes. Mr. Alex MacKenzie said there were rumors _Segardi bl . PUE.T.A _1n"y ossi� budget cuts in 66-69 in elementary Frenchandinstrumental music. PARTICIPATION He said he wished to be on record that he was concerned and did not approve of these reductions. Mr. Charles Schwartz, mathematics teacher at the High School, voiced concerns about renovation disruption in the classroom. Mrs. Judy Sheehy asked the School Committee if the school budget subsidized the Extended Day Program. Dr. Zimmerman responded that the school budget did not contain a subsidy for the program. Mr. Clough said Mrs. Leader and Mrs. Nik would meet on ~ubcom- SUPERINTENDENT mittee of the School Committee and report later regarding theforma- SEARCH tion of the public interview committee. Mrs. Rik suggested that any- one wishing to participate on the committee call either her or Mr. Barnes. She said there would be a Formal plan announced at the next meeting. Mr. Clough added that the subcommittee (Mr Wik and Mrs. Leader) were also working on a Superintendent's contract which would be including a formal evaluation instrument. The 87-69 METCO budget potential shortfall Was d_scll❑_sed, _ 9a_ METCOBUDG-ET noted that additional cuts and reductions were needed at the local level due to the State reduction in fl n? After a discussion, it. was VOTED: to accept the Superintendent's recommendation with the under- standing that there may be need to internalize a short-cut at a later date. (Newman, Nik, Unanimous) It was r.a Drina .on School Committee Minutes - October 2Q 1987 Pace 2 VOTED: to accept the Minutes of April 9, 1987. (Leader, Koplow, MINUTES- Unanimous) APRIL 9, 1987 APRIL 15, 1987 VOTED: to accept the Minutes of April 15, 1987 as corrected. (Newman, APRIL 28, 1967 Wik, Unanimous) APRIL 30. 1987 MAY 5, 1987 VOTED: to accept the Minutes of April 28, 1987 as corrected. (Leader, Koplow, Unanimous) VOTED: to accept the Minutes of April 30, 1987. Leader, Wik, Unani- mous) The Minutes of May 5, 1937 were deferred. The Executive Minutes of April 15, 1987 were deferred. EXECUTIVE MINUTES- APRIL 15, 1987 It was • APRIL 28, 1987 APRIL 30, 1987 VOTED: to accept the Executive Minutes of April 28, 1987. (Newman, MAY 5, 1987 Koplow, Unanimous) JUNE 16, 1987 JUNE 22, 1987 VOTED: to accept the Executive Minutes of April 30, 1987 as corrected. (Newman; Wik, Unanimous) VOTED: to accept the Executive Minutes of May 5, 1987. (Newman, Koplow, Unanimous) VOTED: to accept the Executive Minutes of June 16, 1987. (Newman, Koplow, Unanimous) VOTED: to accept the Executive Minutes of June 22, 1987. Yes, Newman; Yes, Koplow; Yes, Wik; Yes, Clough; Abstain, Leader. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was VOTED: to accept the Schedule of Payments as listed on Pages 42 and SCHEDULE OF 42A. (Newman, Koplow, Unanimous? (To be embodied in the PAYMENTS Official Minutes. ) The third reading of the policy on disposing Unusable Instruc- THIRD READING OF al Materials was held. It was DISPOSING OF INSTRUCTIONAL VOTED: to accept the Superintendent's recommendation on the Policy MATERIALS of Disposing Unusable instructional Materials. (Koplow, Newman, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the Official Minutes. ? An informational chart was given to the School Committee outlin- STATUS OF RENOVA- ing the status of renovations at Bowman, Bridge, Estabrook, Fiske, TIONS Harrington, Clarke, Diamond and Lexington High School. The School Committee thanked Mr. Maclnnes for the comprehensive report. Lexington School Committee Minutes - October 20, 1987 Page 3 The School Committee Sub-committee discussion was deferred to a future meeting. Budget guidelines for 88-89 were reviewed by the School Committee. BUDGET GUIDELINES Dr. Zimmerman noted that when the review of the guidelines was held, the Central Office staff suggested maintenance of equipment at the same level might be inadequate. Mr. Newman agreed and suggested some • of the guidelines be reviewed for change. It was agreed that Dr. Zimmerman would work on the guidelines again and re-submit them at the • next School Committee meeting. •• Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, it was VOTED: to accept the Personnel Changes - Certified as listed on PERSONNEL CHANGES- Page 43. (Koplow, Leader, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the CERTIFIED Official Minutes. ) • VOTED: to accept the Personnel Changes - Classified as listed on PERSONNEL CHANGES- Page 43-A. (Wik, Leader, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the CLASSIFIED Official Minutes. ) VOTED: to accept the School Tuition Rates for 1987-88 as listed on TUITION RATES Page 44. (Koplow, Newman, Unanimous) (To be embodied in the 87-88 Official Minutes. ) Mr. Barnes presented class sizes for the 87-88 school year as CLASS SIZES AND well as teacher loads in the schools. After a brief presentation, TEACHER LOADS School Committee members reviewed these items with principals who were in attendance. The School Committee thanked the principals for attending and re- sponding to the questions. Dr. Zimmerman reported that the Budget Advisory Subcommittee was BUDGET ADVISORY in operation and that it would keep the Committee informed as to its SUBCOMMITTEE progress. A Tech Team report was given to the School Committee for its in- TECH TEAM REPORT • formation. • It was agreed that the High School Plan would be on the November HIGH SCHOOL FLAN 17 School Committee Agenda. The School Committee received an update on the outside funding sources and on the School Committee reception for Town Department Heads. It was VOTED: to convene in Executive Session at 9:59 D.M. to discuss mat- ters pertaining to collective bargaining, possible litigation, and funding issues impacting negotiations. Yes, Koplow; Yes, Leader; Yes, Newman; Yes, Wik; Yes, Clough Lexington School Committee Minutes - October 20, 1397 PaQe 4 The Chairman announced that the School Committee would not be re- turning to Public Session. Respectfully subm' ted, / i /444 x::.hard H. Darnes Recording ecretary APPROVED: December 0, _397