10/21/1998 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Minutes

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School Committee - Joint Meeting with High School council - October 21, 1998 Page Two . NEASC Accreditation TTeam -- application has leen made but not yet granted. Will cost between $12,000415,000. 11 r. Williams will keep abreast of this. 7. Salaries for Nein Teachers - suggested hiring at the average teacher salary rather than at the top end of the pay scale. . Attendance Officer- currently in the budget and an item that Mr. Williams and the School Council strongly supports. . Copy Room Supplies - supplies currently cone out of the high school budget as there is no line item for system-wide. Perhaps have a separate line item for copy room supplies. 10. Copy Room Clerk- Suggestion making this position full time. 11. ProLessional Development Buctclet - Each principal is allotted 17000 at the beginning of school. Suggestion made to increase the professional development budget. 12. Security Clerk - Due to increasing concerns regarding high school security, suggestion made to place a clerk in the front lobby. Mrs. Lynch said she had attended the Board of Sclectme 's meeting on October 19th and asked if there would be a reel for ars override next spring? The answer she received was "Yes." firs. Lynch stressed to them that there is also a fire station and other items that would cause an override and not just the school department. Mrs. Lynch asked to send a letter- from the School Committee to the Board of Selectmen regarding discussion of relocating the Superintendent's office. Discussion followed on an "after graduation" full/party"." Mrs. Lynch asked to ensure the boys' and girls' sports budgets are equally spent. 111, Other As a follow-up to the Superintendent search, discussion followed on whether to allow Superintendent candidates to be interviewed in executive session if so requested. A notion was made by Mrs. j Lynch to have candidate interviews excluded from executive session. Motion was seconded by Mr. Paxton.