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I11. Request for Trans. None. <br /> YV, Old Business. Sandra Lindsey dated the members on the web site, and indicated <br /> that there still i an inability to retrieve emails. Work on the site is still in progress. <br /> i <br /> Sandra noted that a meeting will he set up after the February, 2007 FinCom meeting <br /> i <br /> between herself(Sandra) and Janet Lane, Board Secretary, regarding the web site. 1t was <br /> discussed that it would be a good idea for the Agenda to be posted before each meeting. <br /> Sandra also pointed out that when the web site issues have been worked out, each person <br /> ill have access to ffie emails via a log in. <br /> V. New Business. Ken Patrick referenced the Mashpee FY08 School Budget Talking <br /> Points. It was' suggested that Four Hundred Thousand($400,000.00) and o 10 o be <br /> removed from the budget request. Iden indicated that this was an estimate of new <br /> programsand additional persomiel. Ken strongly disagreed that additional personnel are <br /> required to correct educational deficiencies in the Kindergarten. He (Ken) questioned the <br /> idea of educational deficiencies in a Kindergarten class. He (Ken) also disagreed with <br /> the hiring of"math coaches"which would be used to teach the teachers. Ken strongly <br /> stated that if a teacher needs to be `taught" what he or she is supposed to be teaehmg, <br /> then perhaps that teacher should not he teaching at all. Ken discussed, in detail, the <br /> formula he developed which he has d tennined wiH reduce the number of overhead staff <br /> members that are currently hi the School Department. There was discussion m-nongst <br /> Iden Chris and Sandra regarding the formula and clarification on whether the staff was a <br /> union or non union employee. Ken and Chuck also had an in-depth discussion regarding <br /> Ken's formula and hove he came to deternmine a savings based on cresing teacing <br /> hours. Ken noted that currently teachers are required to work five and a liar . hours <br /> per day, Nine Hundred and N ety o hours per week, and one Hundred and Eighty <br /> (18 o days per school year, and said his idea is to gain efficiency off of the existing staff. <br /> Chris Avis stated that the Finance Committee needs to start looking closer at these <br /> budgets, and assessing a figure as an incentive to improve things, such as the INCAS <br /> score. Chris does not feel that the Town is not getting what they should out of the School <br /> Departmentg <br /> Budget. Chris noted that enrollment has decreased, and n-ion y is being <br /> spent without Town approval. <br /> i <br /> Chuck g <br /> Gasior noted the large increases in the budgets, in the ten(10%) range. Iden stated <br /> that there are ways to decrease budgets in some of the other departments, but that the <br />