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r <br /> MASHPEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS <br /> SPECIAL, MEETING <br /> MARCH 2 , 1997 <br /> Minutes <br /> Attendees: Chairman Steve Paxton, Kathleen Lynch, Theresa <br /> Cook, Janice Mills, and Maryanne anne Macdonald. Also in attendance <br /> was Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lincoln A. DeMoura. <br /> The special meeting was called to order by Mr. Paxton at 7:05 p.m. <br /> in High School Conference Room -103. <br /> Mr. Paxton said this meeting is a continuation of the FY98 budget <br /> meeting that was held on March 11, 1997. <br /> Dr. DeMoura discussed correspondence received from Special <br /> Education Director Grace Darr which describes the proposed high <br /> school pre-vocational, developmental program. He said $40,000- <br /> $45,000 ( <br /> a l r-oximately $30,000 for tuition and approximately <br /> $10,000 for transportation) would be expended for this <br /> comprehensive special education program that would provide basic <br /> life skills instruction in ars intensive setting to promote <br /> independent success. This program would be housed in the high <br /> school. Mrs. Day outlined this self-contained program that would <br /> offer social. skills, i.e., how to use a checkbook, learn simple tads <br /> with academic instruction. This program would require a teacher, <br /> half-time teaching assistant and materials. T school system <br /> would be in non-compliance of special education mandates if this <br /> program is not implemented and would lead to placing about 10 <br /> students in grades 7-9 in out of district placements. Prior to this <br /> program, these students were integrated in the classrooms. The <br /> curriculum would be structured to individual educational plans. <br /> Dr. Iielloura outlined the long-tezxn substitute teacher <br /> compensation memo that compared Ma h ee substitute teacher <br /> pay with other Cape towns. Mrs. Lynch suggested'revisiting this <br /> issue at a later- slate. <br />