10/20/1999 SCHOOL COUNCIL - QUASHNET SCHOOL Minutes

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QUASHNET RIVER SCHOOL SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 20, 1999 MINUTES The meeting was called to order at 6:35 PM in the Quashnet River School staff lounge. Present were: Louise Doyle, Corrie Green, Angela Luna, Dorene Goldstein, Kathleen Penny, Lucinda McKay, Joanne McConnell, Maureen Hall and Lauretta Leone. No one was present for Open Forum. Elections of new School Council members took place. Mrs. Doyle and Maureen. Hall co-chair the meetings. Vote by Corrie Green. Seconded by Kathleen Penny. Unanimous Joanne McConnell was nominated for secretary. Note by Lucinda McKay. Seconded by Kathleen Penny. Unanimous Mrs. Doyle presented a school budget update. The October Town Meeting approved $500,000 free cash from the town to supplement the school budget shortfall. The kindergarten program, librarians, extracurricular, sports programs, etc. will remain intact for the '99-'00 school year. The school budget process is already underway for FY '01. The first phase of the budget will address staffing requests. For FY'01 Quashnet River will recommend the following: -Grade 4 Teacher (adding a 3rd section to this grade) -Grade 5 Teacher (presently 3 grade 4's due to a Class Size Reduction Grant). In order not to increase enrollments to 26126 suggestion will be made for 3 sections for'0041. -.2 Specialist -.5 Guidance Secretary -2-3 weeks or a few days per week in the summer for summer guidance help -Nurse's Office/Medical Assistant/Data Entry Person -Grade 4-6 Math Tutor -Grade 4-6 Language Arts Tutor -Grade 1-3 Remedial Reading Teacher(in the event we are not Title I funded) -.5 Speech Therapist -Assistant Principal for all Elementary Schools -1.5 Kindergarten Assistants (bringing each class to a full time k assistant). There was some discussion surrounding each position and a justification for each. The positions, rationale,justification and estimated costs will be discussed in more depth at the November School Council meeting.