7/14/2004 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASHPEE SCHOOL COMMITTEE REGULAR AND FINANCE MEETING—Y LY 14, 2004 PAGE Head Start Prpsal — Coombs School Principal Louise Doyle outlined this proposal stating that Head Start is requesting space at the Coombs School for FY5. Mrs. Doyle explained that due to staff reduction at the Coombs School for the FY5 space can be made available. Rather than placing three speech pathologists in the same classroom, they could be housed in two half-sized rooms for speech therapies therefore making room for Head Start. Mrs. Doyle made the following points: • The Head Start program would have up to 20 students with 17 of them living in Mashpee. • Head Mart is a half-day program—4 hours duration. • Present hours ofpratin 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. • Proposed hours ofoperation for FYO 5 would be 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Head Start would provide their own: • Staffing a lead teacher/direction and a teacher) • Classroom materials • Classroom equipment • Bus transportation There will be no cost to the Mashpee Public Schools other than utilities. Discussion followed regarding the rental fee of$500 per month. Mrs. Ferguson to investigate how to appropriate these payments. After more discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Thomas, seconded by Mrs. Mills,to approve the Head Start proposal with a proviso that questions raised regarding the rental fee would be answered. VOTE: Unanimous Mrs. Lopez questioned the status ofthe special education office move to the Quashnet School. Mrs. Par is i said projected move is scheduled for the end f July and total costs may be below the$4,000 projection. X. New Business 10.3 2004-2005 School Year Athletics — In an effort to save interscholastic programs i.e., field hockey, soccer, basketball, baseball and softball) from elimination for FY 5, Athletic Director Michael Horne described an alternative t "zero interscholastic junior high programs." Nor. Home's proposal would save approximately $23,500. His proposal included building a limited junior high schedule which would result in transportation savings as would "doubling up" with teams; have n "B" teams or second teams resulting in having "cuts" on junior high teams, limiting them to 15-18 players on each; eliminate freshmen basketball and baseball resulting in a transportation savings; eliminate JV golf, and, as a last resort,the elimination ofJV winter cheerleaders.