CITY OF WORCESTER | Education Committee Meeting | Tuesday, June 19, 2012 | NELSON PLACE SCHOOL | Convened: 5:06 P.M. | Adjourned: 5:55 PM |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
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Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Joseph C O'Brien | | Councilor Tony Economou | | Councilor Sarai Rivera |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Joseph C O'Brien
Councilor Tony Economou
| | | | | Also: | WPS Superintendent Dr. Melinda Boone
WPS Chief Financial Officer Brian Allen
State Representative John Mahoney
WPS Plant Manager James Bedard
School Committee Member Jack Foley
School Committee Member Donna Colorio
School Committee Member Track O’Connell Novick
School Committee Member John Monfredo
Clerk of the School Committee Dr. Helen Friel
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
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| | | 1a. | Request that the Standing Committee on Finance and Operations and the City’s Subcommittee on Education hold a meeting in mid to late June at Nelson Place School, after hearing from the MSBA, relative to any approved projects for the Worcester Public Schools.
| Attachments | | | | | | | The Education Committee met, as requested, with the School Committee’s Standing Committee on School Plant. Brian Allen, CFO of the public schools made a presentation (documentation attached) of the several planned facility improvements and the timetable for processes before the School Building Authority. The Chairs also recognized the School Principals in attendance from Nelson Place, May Street, Lakeview and Chandler Magnet.
Speakers:
1. Beth Proko, Worcester resident
After the presentation and speaker, the Chairs offered the following Chairman’s Order:
Request the City Manager and the Superintendent keep the City Council, School Committee and the Nelson Place community informed as to the Module One benchmarks as they are met and the exact timetable moving forward to replace the Nelson Place School.
| | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager and the Superintendent keep the City Council, School Committee and the Nelson Place community informed as to the Module One benchmarks as they are met and the exact timetable moving forward to replace the Nelson Place School.
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| | | 2a. | Order of Councilor Joseph C. O'Brien and Mayor Joseph M. Petty - Request City Manager and the Superintendent of Schools provide the City Council and School Committee with updates regarding the following projects: 1) ESCO Projects in public schools, including work scheduled for this Summer including timelines for completion; 2) Plans to complete school capital projects that were funded in the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget but were not completed during the Summer of 2011; 3) The $1.3 million dollar plan to address environmental concerns in schools, including potential PCB issues; and 4) the plans for capital projects in the schools during Fiscal Year 2013.
# 12a CC April 24, 2012 - Order adopted
In Committee for Informational Purposes Only
In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 2b. | Order of Councilor Joseph C. O'Brien and Mayor Joseph M. Petty -Request the Mayor establish a MSBA School/City Working Group to meet monthly to provide for coordination between the School Committee, the City Council, the School Administration and the City Administration. Further, request that this group meet monthly and include at least the Mayor, the Chair of the City Council Standing Committee on Education, the Finance and Operations Committee Chair, the City Manager, The Superintendant of Public Schools, the School CFO and the City CFO.
# 12b CC April 24, 2012 - Order adopted
In Committee for Informational Purposes Only
In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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