7/9/1997 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Minutes

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v MASHPEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF SELECTMEN JULY , 1997 Attendees: School Committee: Chairwoman Kathleen Lynch, Theresa Cook and Steve Paxton. Absent were Janice Mills and Maryanne Macdonald. Also in attendance was Dr. Lincoln A. Iefloura. Board of Selectmen: Chairman George Costa, Curtis Frye, Kenneth Marsters, Peter ] lnlzio, and Nancy Cafyn. Also in attendance was Executive Secretary Robert Whritenour, Jr. Guests: Senator Henri Rauschen ach, Representative Thomas Cahir, and Associate Commissioner of Education Hick Fischer. The joint meeting was called to order by Mrs. Lynch at 7:10 p.m. in the Quashnet Schools' cafetoriurn. Mrs. Lynch outlined the purpose ose of tonight's meeting stating that at a meeting held last week with Mr. Whritenour, Mrs. Caffyn and others brainstormed on efforts regarding increasing the Educational Reform funding formula for Mashpee. Mrs. Lynch introduced Nor. Whritenour- who highlighted topics mentioned at that meeting. They were the following: Low Income - median family and per capita; High Growth -- population growth, school enrollments, building activity, space - developable le acres remaining in Mashpee; approvable lots; Composition of Population - high number of children as a percentage of total population - tre "young Town"; DroR in Town Value - from 1980s conomi downturn - reduction in total assessed valuation; High UnemploM n ; High Debt; Growth f in Property Faxes - property taxes as a percentage of median family income; High Cost of Living on Cape.Cod - .measure cost of living index against other areas of the State; Need for New Infrastructure - use data from the Capital Improvement Plan, stress deferred capital spending; and Gro with In All Areas of Town Services - road mileage, public safety runs With police and fire/EMS, library circulation, leisure services growth.