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School Committee Meeting 01-07-10
School Committee Videos 1-7-10 (4 parts)
Part One (SC 1-7-10): Regional Meeting, then a joint meeting. Warrants; minutes. Education Report - COPS in school program (3:00) - Chief Frank Widmayer; Comments from SC members (11:25) - should this be paid for out of the school budget?; ALG Report (34:30); BLF Report (34:50); FY10 Budget (36:20) - no 9C cuts in January, projected turnbacks at the end of the fiscal year are $177k local and $135k regional. All times approx.
Part Two (SC 1-7-10): Athletic budget with request to cut $75k and corporate sponsorship for FY11 - 7th grade team elimination - increasing fees for hockey, alpine skiing, and gymnastics to $400 per activity (up from $190 now) and $15 increase for all other sports; ABSAF discusses handling donations and its possible involvement in soliciting corporate sponsorships (30:00) - discussion of corporate sponsorships; APS meeting called to order (52:00); joint minutes approval. All times approx.
Part Three (SC 1-7-10): Dr. Stephen Mills presents his FY11 budget as a work in progress with 5 levels of cuts from proposed budget; comments from Committee (44:00) - scheduling budget Saturday possibly 2/6/10.
Part Four (SC 1-7-10): Update from DESE's Roger Hatch on possible Chapter 70 school aid for FY11; health insurance trust report (3:00); Race to the Top program (6:15) - federal program, what are overhead costs? unfunded mandates? NASC not supportive - should Acton sign on to this program?; update on solar panel installation (21:50); negotiations subcommittee report (union) (22:50); New business (24:00) - retirement of Sharon 'Tess' Summers and posting opening; Letter from auditor about consolidating software (35:00); trip approvals; gift acceptances; "Changing Demographics" presentation on 1/28/10 at 7:30 (40:40). All times approx.
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
Library January 7, 2010
R.J. Grey Junior High School 7:00 pm Joint Executive Session
7:30 pm Open Meeting
AGENDA
I. 7:00 APS/AB JOINT MEETING – Executive Session
SUSPEND APS – AB OPEN MEETING BEGINS
II. 7:30 CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION
III. 7:35 STATEMENT OF WARRANT AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 3, 2009
IV. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
V. 7:40 EDUCATION REPORT
COPS Program Funding – Acton Police Chief Frank Widmayer
VI. 7:55 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. ALG Report –Sharon McManus/Xuan Kong
Minutes of 12/16/09
2. BLF Report – Brigid Bieber (oral)
3. FY’10 Budget Discussion – Steve Mills
a. FY10 Budget Reductions (same as 12/3/09 packet)
4. Athletic Budget/Corporate Sponsorship Update – Steve Desy
a. Corporate Sponsorship Handout from Steve Desy
b. ABSAF Update – ABSAF representative
c. Email from a citizen
8:15 RESUME APS – JOINT MEETING BEGINS
5. FY’11 Budget Discussion – Steve Mills
a. Impact Statements
b. FY’11 Budget Reductions
c. Memo re FTE Description
6. FY11 Update from Roger Hatch (DESE) – Steve Mills (oral)
7. Health Trust Report – John Petersen (addendum)
8. Solar Panel Update – JD Head (oral)
9. Race to the Top Program Overview – Sue Horn
VII. NEW BUSINESS
1. Search Committee – Sharon “Tess” Summers Retirement
9:15 SUSPEND APS – AB OPEN MEETING CONTINUES
2. Recommendation to Approve Baseball Trip to Pennsylvania – VOTE – Steve Mills
3. Recommendation to Accept Gift from Community Education – VOTE – Steve Mills
VIII. FOR YOUR INFORMATION
1. ABRHS Info
a. Academic Decathlon Team State competition
b. Mathematics Olympiad competition
c. The Spectrum – December issue
d. Discipline Report – 12/31/09
e. Wellness Action Plan (addendum)
2. RJGrey Info
a. Discipline Report – 12/23/09
b. Wellness Action Plan (addendum)
3. Pupil Services Info
a. Flu Clinics
b. Thank You to Nurses
4. FY’10 Monthly ABRSD Financial Reports
a. Object Summary (addendum)
b. SPED Financial (addendum)
5. FY’09 AB School Lunch Report
6. ABRSD ELL Student Population – January 1, 2010
7. NESDEC Enrollment Report
8. December Lamplighter – Electronic only
IX. ISSUES FOR THE COMMITTEE
1. Changing Demographics Update (oral)
X. NEXT MEETINGS: February 4 – 7:30 pm, JH Library – Open Budget Hearing
February 25 – 7:30 pm, JH Library – Joint meeting – Open Budget Hearing
XI. ADJOURNMENT
APS MEETING (if necessary)
Office of the Superintendent
Acton Public Schools
Acton-Boxborough Regional School District
(978) 264-4700 x 3211
TO: Acton Public School Committee Members
Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee Members
FROM: Stephen Mills
ON: January 7, 2010
RE: ADDENDUM
AB MEETING:
V. EDUCATION REPORT - COPS Program Funding
1. School Resource Officers – Memo from Liza Huber
VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
3. FY10 Budget Discussion
b. FY10 Budget Reductions (replaces VI. 3.a.)
4. Athletic Budget/Corporate Sponsorship Update
d. Email from Citizen #2
e. Athletic Budget Update – Steve Desy
f. Email to PTO Chairs
JOINT MEETING:
5. FY11 Budget Discussion
d. FY11 Budget Reductions (replaces VI.5.b.)
e. FY11 Budget Totals
f. FY11 FTE Summary
g. Level 5 Reductions and Impacts
h. FY11 Proposed Personnel Cuts
i. Powerpoint Presentation Slides – Steve Mills
7. Health Insurance Trust Report – John Petersen
10. Negotiations Subcommittee Update – Terry Lindgren (oral)
VII. NEW BUSINESS
1.5 Consolidating Financial Software re: Management Letter from Borgatti
Harrison Report – John Petersen
AB MEETING:
VIII. FOR YOUR INFORMATION
1. ABRHS Info
e. Wellness Action Plan
2. RJ Grey Junior High Info
b. Wellness Action Plan
c. Dragonfly Theater Dedication – January 16, 2010 at 2:00
4. FY10 Monthly ABRSD Financial Reports
a. Object Summary
b. SPED Financial
9. Acton-Boxborough Community Education Interaction- Winter 2010
10. January 1, 2010 Monthly Enrollment and Class Size Info
11. Community Ed “Instructor Showcase” – January 12th, 7 – 9PM, ABRHS Commons
APS MEETING:
XII. NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion of Social Security/the Town of Acton Adopting OBRA (Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) - VOTE
2. Recommendation to Accept Gift from Douglas School PTO – VOTE - Steve
Mills
XIII. FOR YOUR INFORMATION
1. FY10 Monthly APS Financial Reports
a. Object Summary
b. SPED Financial
