CITY OF WORCESTER

Education Committee Meeting

Friday, August 16, 2013

Durkin Administration Building

Convened: 9:30 P.M.

Adjourned: 10:57 AM

Mayor
Joseph M. Petty

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Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford

Committee Members

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 In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Availability of Functional Showers in the City's High Schools. # 17l CM January 03, 2012

In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to a Report from the Accounting Firm of Sullivan, Rogers and Company Concerning the School Activities Account. # 8.22A CM January 31, 2012

In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Worcester Public Schools' Facilities Report. # 8.22A CM February 28, 2012

In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to Worcester Public Schools. # 10.32B CM March 13, 2012

In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Status of the Energy Conservation Measures and Building Modernization Program. # 9.32C CM April 24, 2012

In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held

Transmitting Budget Amendment to the FY13 Budget Recommendation that includes an additional appropriation to the Worcester Public Schools. # 12j CM June 05, 2012

In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held

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

In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held

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

In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Approval of the Massachusetts School Building Authority to Collaborate with the City of Worcester to Conduct a Feasibility Study for the Nelson Place School. # 9.32A CM May 07, 2013

Transmitting informational communication relative to the allocation of an Additional $500,000 Appropriation in net School Spending to the Worcester Public Schools. # 12m CM February 05, 2013

In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to an Update on MSBA Funded Projects # 16a CC May 28, 2013

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City of Worcester and Worcester Public Schools Solar Roof Project. # 10.32B CM June 18, 2013

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 In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held

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 In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held

Order of Mayor Joseph M. Petty and amended by Councilor Sarai Rivera and Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey - Request the Standing Committee on Education work with the counterpart standing committee of the School Committee to develop a master plan for renovation of public school buildings. Further, request the Committees provide City Council with the master plan within 90 days. Further, request the Committees consider University Park Campus School when developing the master plan for improving infrastructure. Further, request the Committees develop a plan to improve technology within the schools and find funding for these improvements. # 10e CC February 07, 2012

In Committee February 13, 2012 - Held In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held

Communication of the City Auditor transmitting communication relative to reconciliation of the amount of annual funding the city is required to provide to the Worcester Public Schools to comply with the spending and funding mandates contained in the Education Reform Act (“Act”). # 19a CC December 18, 2012

In Committee December 19, 2012 - Held

Communication of the City Auditor transmitting communication relative to the dollar amount spent per student in Worcester and a report on the amount spent in other similar sized communities. # 10a CC January 15, 2013

In Committee February 11, 2013

Communication of the City Auditor transmitting communication relative to school spending for Nite Life/Adult Education and GED. # 10b CC January 15, 2013

In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held

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

In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held

Communication of the City Auditor transmitting communication relative the Worcester Public Schools Foundation Budget and how Worcester's FY13 Foundation Budget was calculated. # 10d CM January 15, 2013

In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held