CITY OF WORCESTER | Education Committee Meeting | Monday, March 18, 2013 | Nelson Place School
All Purpose Room | Convened: 6:17 P.M. | Adjourned: 8:11 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
Councilor Sarai Rivera
Mayor Joseph M. Petty | | | | | Also: | School Committee Member Jack Foley
School Committee Member Tracy O’Connell Novick
School Committee Member Donna Colorio
School Committee Member Dianna Biancheria
School Committee Member John Monfredo
School Committee Member Brian A. O’Connell
WPS Superintendent Dr. Melinda Boone
WPS Director of Finance Brian Allen
City Auditor James A. DelSignore
WPS Dr. Dolores Gribouski
WPS Clerk of the School Committee Dr. Helen Friel
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | |
| 1. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 1a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Status of the Energy Conservation Measures and Building Modernization Program.
# 9.32C CM April 24, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1b. | 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
In Committee October 28, 2008 - Held
In Committee July 13, 2009 - Held
In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Availability of Functional Showers in the City's High Schools.
# 17l CC January 03, 2012
In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1d. | Transmitting Budget Amendment to the FY13 Budget Recommendation that includes an additional appropriation to the Worcester Public Schools.
# 12j CC June 05, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1e. | Transmitting informational communication relative to a Collaboration with the Worcester Public Schools to Prevent Sports Head Injuries and Concussions.
# 11.17A CM September 04, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1f. | Transmitting informational communication relative to a Status Report on the Accelerated School Building Repair Program and Nelson Place School Upgrade Project.
# 9.6B CM January 22, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1g. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Allocation of an Additional $500,000 Appropriation in net School Spending to the Worcester Public Schools.
# 12m CC February 05, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2a. | Petition of Todd Salmonsen request that City Council hold a hearing in regards to the proposed $1.3 million PCB remediation plan the city of Worcester has for 29 schools in the city.
# 7a CC April 03, 2012
In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2b. | Order of Councilor Tony Economou - Request City Council's Standing Committee on Education and the School Committee's Standing Committee on Finance and Operations consider meeting jointly on a regular basis throughout the year concerning issues of overlapping interest.
# 11k CC December 04, 2012
In Committee December 19, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2c. | Communication of the City Auditor transmitting communication relative to school spending for Nite Life/Adult Education and GED.
# 10b CC January 15, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2d. | Communication of the City Auditor transmitting communication concerning the use of reserves to provide additional funding for schools would it increase the amount of required funding to schools in future years.
# 10c CC January 15, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2e. | Communication of the City Auditor transmitting communication relative the Worcester Public Schools Foundation Budget and how Worcester's FY13 Foundation Budget was calculated.
# 10d CC January 15, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 1. | Request City Manager request Superintendent of Worcester Public Schools provide City Council with a chart revealing the amount of funds diverted to the public charter schools over the past ten years including the loss of federal grant and state funds. | | | 2. | Request City Manager request City Solicitor clarify the state law with reference to the payment of public monies for the cost of transporting students within Worcester to private and parochial schools. | | | 3. | Request City Auditor review and comment to City Council concerning the financial presentation made on March 18, 2013 by Worcester Public Schools' Chief Financial Officer Brian Allen. (see attached) | |
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