NEWTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE

MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING – JULY 1, 2002

EDUCATION CENTER, ROOM #207, 7:30 A.M.

PRESENT: Chairperson Anne Larner, Vice-Chairperson Susan Albright, Patricia Kellogg, Marc Laredo, Nancy Levine, Leslie Schneider, Dori Zaleznik, Mayor Cohen

ABSENT: Gail Glick

CALL TO ORDER

Chairperson Anne Larner called the meeting to order at 7:35 a.m.

DISCUSSION OF FY03 BUDGET

Mayor Cohen outlined the issues surrounding the budget for the Newton South High School building project and the need to increase the contingency to 10%, to ensure enough dollars are available to cover any unforeseen issues with Phase 2 of the project. The School Committee discussed the issues involved in using FY03 school operating dollars to help fund Newton South technology.

MOTION: It was moved that the School Committee direct

the Superintendent to try to identify as much

funding as possible in the FY03 budget and other

FY03 sources of money that could be used to fund

elementary and middle school technology, consistent

with the technology plans developed by the Director

of Information Technology, and that the Superintendent

report back to the Committee regarding these efforts.

(Zaleznik - Kellogg)

7 - 1 - 1

Opposed: Mayor Cohen

Absent: Glick

MOTION: It was moved that the School Committee direct the

Superintendent to transfer $716,000 within the FY03

operating budget to fund technology at Newton South

High School.

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(Levine - Zaleznik)

8 - 1

Absent: Glick

MOTION: It was moved that the School Committee not earmark/

set aside money within the FY04 budget, at this time, for

high school technology, since there are too many unknowns

regarding FY04 funds and needs.

(Albright - Kellogg)

4 - 3 - 1 - 1

In favor: Albright, Kellogg, Larner, Schneider

Opposed: Laredo, Levine, Zaleznik

Abstained: Mayor Cohen

Absent: Glick

MOTION PASSES

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 a.m.