CITY OF WORCESTER | Education Committee Meeting | Monday, March 10, 2014 | Durkin Administration Building, Room 410 | Convened: 5:33 P.M. | Adjourned: 7:10 P.M. |
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Mayor Joseph M. Petty | www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council David J. Rushford | Committee Members | Chairperson Tony Economou | Councilor Gary Rosen | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey | |
City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Tony Economou
Councilor Gary Rosen
Councilor Kathleen M Toomey | | | | | Also: | Chief Financial Officer Thomas Zidelis
WPS Chief Financial Officer Brian Allen
DPWP Engineer Carl Adams
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
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1. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 1a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Success of the WOO Card Program.
# 9.4A CM August 09, 2011
In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held
In Committee December 18, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the One City, One Library Initiative.
# 10.19A CM June 18, 2013
In Committee December 18, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1c. | 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
In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held
In Committee October 8, 2013 - Held
In Committee February 11, 2013 - Held
In Committee December 18, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1d. | 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
In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held
In Committee October 8, 2013 - Held
In Committee December 18, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1e. | Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to an Update Regarding the One City, One Library Initiative.
# 9.19B CM Tuesday, February 04, 2014 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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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
In Committee February 11, 2013 - Held
In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held
In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held
In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held
In Committee December 18, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 2b. | 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 May 2, 2012- Held
In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held
In Committee October 8, 2013 - Held
In Committee December 18, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2c. | Dr. Roberta Schaefer, President of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, Inc., transmitting informational communication of Worcester By The Numbers: Public and Charter Schools.
# 9a CC January 14, 2014 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 2d. | Communication of the City Auditor transmitting communication relative to school spending for Nite Life/Adult Education and GED.
# 10b Tuesday, January 15, 2013
In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held
In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held
In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held
In Committee December 18, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3a. | Presentation regarding the Worcester Public School's FY15 Preliminary Budget Estimates. | Attachments | | | | | | | The Chief Financial Officer for the Worcester Public Schools, Brian Allen, provided the Committee with the attached handouts.
Speakers: 1. Rob Cohane, Worcester resident 2. Female speaker, no name nor residence given 3. Male speaker, no name nor residence given | |
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