3/5/1998 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Minutes

Home Browse Search

MASHp E SCHOOL COMMITTEE JOINT MEETING WITH BOARD of SELECTMEN AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MARCH 5, 1998 Minutes Attendees: School Committee - Chairwoman Kathleen Lynch, Theresa Cool, Maryanne Macdonald, Janie Mills, and Stephen Paxton, Also in attendance was Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lincoln A. I eMoura. Board ofSelectmen -- Chaii n an George Costa, Kenneth Marsters, Curtis Frye, and Nancy Caffyn. Also in attendance was Executive Secretary Robert Whritenour, Jr. Finance Committee - Chairman Alec Watt, Jim Cleary, Tony Gallo, Myron Kumin. Absent were Nancy Goulart , Sidney Golub and Dan Goggin. Board of Selectmen Chairman George Costa opened the joint meeting at 7:03 3 p.m. in Town Hall, Meeting Room ##2. Mr. Costa turned the meeting over the Mr. Whritenour- who distributed and outlined graphs entitled, Tovm of Mashpee Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Analysis of Available Revenues, dated February 5, 1398," (Exhibit A). During his discussion, Mr. Whritenour said until the actual cherry sheet receipts come in, it is difficult to fund the School Committee's requested budget ($11,900,000). In summary, Mr. Whritenour said there are two key issues 1. If any budget is to increase, it needs a specific source of funds 2. Need to address the issue of the difference in the Governor's proposed budget and the current budget of recommended revenues. Mr. Whritenour suggested that if there are any flexibilities in Exhibit A at all, any increases must come from state revenues. Mr. Whritenour then distributed and discussed a chart entitled, "Town of Mashpee Net School Spending Analysis 1994--1999" (Exhibit . After much discussion, Mrs. Lynch noted in this year's budget $5,480 per student is spent. In the budget proposed by the School Committee for next year, with 2,067 student.enrollments, $5,,757 per student is projected. Also,