CITY OF WORCESTER | Education Committee Meeting | Thursday, February 28, 2008 | Council Chamber | Convened: 5:37 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:56 P.M. |
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Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes | 
www.ci.worcester.ma.us |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Kathleen M Toomey | | Councilor William J Eddy | | Councilor Joffrey A Smith |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Kathleen M Toomey
Councilor William J Eddy
Councilor Joffrey A Smith
| | | | | Also: | Assistant City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk | | | |
| 1. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 1a. | Transmitting response to a City Council request for information regarding the total operating budget for the colleges and universities located in the City of Worcester, the percentage of their operating budgets spent on goods and services that are spent in Worcester.
# 55 CC March 28, 2006
In Committee June 8, 2006 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Worcester Intercollegiate Government (WIG).
# 37B CM August 29, 2006
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File
Speakers: Matthew Broggini, Chair of the Worcester Intercollegiate Government
Mark Bilotta, CEO of Colleges of Worcester Consortium, Inc. | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request the Colleges of the Worcester Consortium provide City Council with a survey of the various types of internships their students seek to secure for the upcoming year. | |
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| | | 1c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Annual College Benchmarking Report for 2005-2006.
# 10.8D CM January 16, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1d. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the 3rd Quarter FY'07 Report of the Worcester UniverCity Partnership.
# 7.8A CM May 08, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1e. | Transmitting informational communication relative to an update on the Worcester Cultural Coalition activities, focusing on the introduction of the WOO Card.
# 8.8A CM December 18, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager discuss with the presidents of the member institutions of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium the possibilities/opportunities for joint progress concerning the top three priority concerns of the city: economic development, neighborhood stabilization and education. | | | | Request City Manager communicate with the Colleges of Worcester Consortium and request they provide the City Council with a listing of their current special projects. | |
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| | | 1f. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the progress report for the construction of the new Worcester Technical High School.
# 18 A CM January 31, 2006
In Committee June 8, 2006 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1g. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the structural integrity of the light poles at the Worcester Technical High School athletic fields.
# 10.13A CM March 06, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request the City Solicitor update the City Council concerning the issue of structural integrity of the light poles at the athletic fields at the Worcester Technical High School and the prospect of resolution of the contract language dispute. | |
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| | | 1h. | Relative to "Green Building" energy standards being used in the construction on the new North High School Project.
# 11A CM April 25, 2006
In Committee June 8, 2006 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1i. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the North High School Construction Project.
# 8.11A CM July 17, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1j. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the status of the North High School Construction Project.
# 8.11A CM January 22, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks to provide the City Council with an update concerning the construction of the North High School for consideration at a future meeting of the City Council's Standing Committee on Education. | |
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| | | 1k. | Transmitting informational communication regarding the Five-Year Financial Plan for the Worcester Public Schools.
# 9.37A CM November 28, 2006
In Committee March 7, 2007 - Held
In Committee April 23, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold
Speakers: Brian E. Allen, CEO of Worcester School Department
John L. Foley, Worcester School Committee Member | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Council's Standing Committee on Education meet with the Worcester School Committee's Sub-Committee on Business to discuss the development of the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. | | | | Request City Manager and the Superintendent of the Worcester Public School consider requesting their respective Chief Financial officers meet with the other's elected representatives to discuss the development of the Fiscal Year 2009 budget. | |
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| | | 2a. | Roberta Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting Benchmarking Public Education in Worcester: 2006.
# 23 CC March 21, 2006
In Committee June 8, 2006 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 2b. | Roberta Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to Benchmarking Public Education in Worcester: 2007
# 8a CC May 08, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 2c. | Roberta Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to Improving Student Performance Under Education Reform: Practices in Urban Schools.
# 11a CC May 15, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3a. | Order of Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey - Request the City Council's Standing Committee on Education establish a schedule of quarterly meetings with the Colleges of Worcester Consortium to discuss the ongoing relationship between the City and Consortium.
# 9l CC January 15, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager communicate with the Colleges of Worcester Consortium to establish procedures for broadcasting the City Council's Standing Committee on Education that might be hosted at campuses of Worcester colleges. | |
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| | | 3b. | Order of Councilor Barbara G. Haller - Request the Administration and Education & College/University Relations Committee to meet with representatives from colleges and universities in an open forum for the following purposes: (1) To take testimony from the public regarding off-campus student misbehaviors and assaults on the quality of life of neighbors., (2) To discuss options for effective dealing with these behaviors - both reactively and proactively., (3) To recommend to the full City Council any changes in policies or ordinances, changes in problem reporting and tracking methods, etc. that can be brought to bear to change these negative behaviors in our neighborhoods. Further, request that this meeting be held as soon as possible.
# 56n CC October 5, 2004 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3c. | Order of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request Library Board to submit a report to City Council regarding the policies of the library as to the Patriot Act and request City Council to consider a resolution in support of the Library Board.
# 29 CC October 7, 2003
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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