4/25/2007 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Minutes

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MASI-[PEE SCHOOL COMMITTEE APRIL 2512007 FINANCE MEETING Minutes Attendees: Chairman 1 aryRose Grader, Peter Thomas, Bill McNamara, and Janice Mills, Becky Romkey was absent this evening. Also in attendance were Superintendent ofSchools Ann Bradshaw and School Business Administrator Ira Brown. I. Call Meeting,t Order—Mrs. Grady called the finance meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. in the Quashnet School Library. Mrs. Grady acknowledged three people sitting at the table whose last meeting is this evening. Mr._McNamara, vAo completed.a one-year term for Mrs. Mollie Reis, decided no't to run' for School Committee; Peter Thomas, who also opted to. not-run for re-election; and Mrs. evacqua, Administrative Assis ant to the-Superintendent for i e past 18-1/2 years. She presented each.with a`'Certificate of Appreciation"along with,words of appreciation. II. Business ir'i tr tW Report--Mr.Brown infonned the Committee of the f llo inn: .2.1 FY 0 7 Budget- 76:1% of the FY07 budget has been expended... He met with principals and directors,and ana.led-ad rev iewed the' few remaining open purchase -orders. Three budget centers currently hav6 negative hal n es - technology, franspoftation,, out-of-district tuition. Network dministrator Sean Moroney met'With Mr. Brown to resolve the technology negative balance. On. April 2, 2007, the school district initiated the "Substitute-On-Line" Program. Mr. Moroney will conduct fO I 10W-UP braining for teachers and substitut s. 1r. Fripp met-with principals, directors and representatives from Leisure Services to finalize summer building usage.. Mr. Brown also met with Mr. Horne to discuss ways to improv6 the drainage conditions on the practice football field. Mr. Trippwill follow-up regarding.costs. 2.2 Status of Grants, Revolving Accounts and-Lunch Program — W .Brown updated the Committee on the current status of the grants stating that this is the second year of the Safe and Supportive grant and next}rear's grant will reflect a 20%decrease. Mr. Brown said the lunch program reflected a profit of$5,808.97 during the month of Larch 2007. 2.3 Circuit Breaker—Mr. Brown reported on the circuit breaker status as of April 10, 2007 with total out-of-district tuitions totaling 1,251,536; special education pre-pay tuitions, $196,000; remaining costs for ODT, $1,055,536; appropriation budget line item, $688,834; remaining cosh for ODT, $366,702; circuit breaker (72%), $280,694 (through 3/30/07;