4/22/1993 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Minutes

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t ,r i s KASHPEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPECIAL MEETING OF APRIL 2*, 1993 1.1 Minutes The special meeting of the Mashpee School committee Call Meeting was called to order by Chairman David Consalvi at to order p.m. in the Mashpee diddle School Library. Present - School Committee: David Consalvi, Carole Dunivan, Maryanne Gibbs, Janice Mills, and Dr. Elizabeth Petti. Administration: Dr. Lincoln A. DeMoura. I. Dr. DeMoura opened the discussion of the FY94 budget Discussion by saying that should state monies be received, an all- ofFY94 day kindergarten program could go into effect in school per- September, These state monies could total approxi- Budget mately $65,000. In order to start a full-day kindergarten program, $85 , 000 -would be needed to provide an adequate amount of services. The other ' F - $20,000 would have to be found elsewhere in the budget * .e■ 40 Discussion then followed by the Committee regarding the Board of Selectmen' s recommendation of $5, 558,000 and what the impact would be with and without the a. additional state monies. At the present time, it is unclear as to whether the Educational Reform Act would be passed whereby towns would receive $1.00 per child; if not passed, then $50 per child. v,. After much discussion and brainstorming, a motion was made by Mrs, Dills and seconded by Ms. Gibbs , to . commit to the Selectmen' s recommendation of $5 ,558 ,000 *} for FY94, *�rr VOTE: Unanimous Dr. Deloura informed the Committee of Article 5 of the :Other Annual Town Meeting which states that transfers of money would be made from the Medical Insurance Account and the Medicare Account "to fund the fringe benefit } costs of new positions in the School Department for the ensuing fiscal year- " Dr. DeMoura felt this was unfair to single out school department employees for this and would discuss with the Executive Secretary. . ' f no answer is received from him, Dr. DeMoura will ,k ask to have this Article postponed. r= .4.61, is a