CITY OF WORCESTER

Education Committee Meeting

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

WPI, Chairman's Room, Campus Center

Convened: 1:45 P.M.

Adjourned: 3:15 P.M.


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
 

100 Institute Road Worcester, Massachusetts


Present Were:Chairperson Councilor Kathleen M Toomey
Councilor William J Eddy
Councilor Joffrey A Smith
Councilor Paul P Clancy, Jr
Councilor Philip P Palmieri
 
Also:Deputy Commissioner DPWP Robert Antonelli
Cultural Development Officer Erin Williams
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
 
1.

Communications of the City Manager

1a.

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
In Committee February 28, 2008 - Held


Attachments

Recommend Hold

1b.

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


In Committee February 28, 2008 - Held

Attachments

Recommend File

Chairman's Orders

Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the engineering and legal negotiations surrounding the issue of light poles at the athletic fields at Worcester Technical High School.

1c.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the status of the North High School Construction Project.
# 8.11A CM January 22, 2008


In Committee February 28, 2008 - Held

Attachments

Recommend File

1d.

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


In Committee February 28, 2008 - Held

Attachments

Recommend Hold

Chairman's Orders

Request City Manager request appropriate parties report to the City Council at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 academic year concerning the economic impact of the Woo Card and Woo Bus.

1e.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the College and University Annual Benchmarking Report Academic for 2006-2007.
# 10.8A CM February 26, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Hold

Chairman's Orders

Request the Colleges of Worcester Consortium and the City of Worcester work collaboratively to enhance the Buy Worcester Now program by sharing databases especially that of the current housing stock and of our local college alumni.

1f.

Transmitting communication regarding Worcester University Partnership.
# 7.8A CM April 01, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

1g.

Transmitting informational communication relative to requests made at the April 28, 2008 Standing Committee on Education Meeting.
# 7.38A CM May 20, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

2.

Other Communications

2a.

Roberta R. Schaefer, President & CEO of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting Report: Benchmarking Public Education in Worcester: 2008.
# 8a CC April 01, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

2b.

Roberta R. Schaefer, President & CEO of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting Report: Choosing a New School Superintendent to Address Worcester's Challenges.
# 14a CC July 08, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

3.

Miscellaneous Items

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


In Committee February 28, 2008 - Held

Attachments

Recommend File

3b.

Chairman's Order from the Committee on Education 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 2010 Budget.
# 9i CC March 11, 2008


In Committee April 28, 2008 - Held

Attachments

Recommend Hold

3c.

Order of Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. Request all the City Council Standing Committees review and establish their top two or three priorities and report back to City Council by mid April.
# 20c CC March 11, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

3d.

Order of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes request all City Council Standing Committees report to City Council for the December 9, 2008 City Council meeting a status report of each committees goals and objectives as established for Fiscal Year 2009.
# 19d CC May 13, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

3e.

Petition of William Coleman request to speak before City Council concerning a comprehensive plan, with a funding source, to open the Library's Main Branch for twenty Mondays.
# 8h CC March 18, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

3f.

Report of the Committee on Public Health and Human Services upon the Order of Councilor Gary Rosen request the City Council's Standing Committee on Public Health and Human Services review what steps the city should take to have its bookmobile properly staffed and stocked with books and computers, so that it will be on the road and making stops at agencies, neighborhoods, and parks by the Summer of this year.
# 12a CC April 08, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Hold

Chairman's Orders

Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the semantical issues with reference to a PILOT program.

Request City Manager and the City Council arrive at a consensus concerning issues of material concern relative to PILOT.

Request City Manager report to City Council or attend a meeting of the Standing Committee on Economic Development concerning a PILOT program.