LYNN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Administrative Offices

90 Commercial Street, Lynn, MA  01905

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Seventh Special Meeting of the School Committee

Thursday, July 29, 2010

7:00 P.M.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

I.          Salute to the Flag

II.        Moment of Silence

III.       Minutes (for adoption)

            A.        Finance Sub-Committee Meeting – June 10, 2010

            B.        Finance Sub-Committee Meeting – June 15, 2010

            C.        Finance Sub-Committee Meeting – June 21, 2010

            D.        Finance Sub-Committee Meeting – June 24, 2010

            E.         Twelfth Regular Meeting – June 24, 2010

            F.         Athletic Sub-Committee Meeting – July 1, 2010

            G.        Personnel Sub-Committee Meeting – July 1, 2010

            H.        Building & Grounds Sub-Committee Meeting – July 1, 2010

            I.          Finance Sub-Committee Meeting – July 1, 2010

            J.          Committee of the Whole Meeting – July 1, 2010

IV.       Presentation

            A.        Michael Donovan, Inspectional Services – Update on School Issues

 V.        Appointments

            A.        Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Coach (2010 season) – Classical High School:

                        Frank Grealish, Lynn

            B.        Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Coach (2010 season) – English High School:

                        Laurie Wentzell-Ryan, Lynn

 VI.       Unfinished Business

            A.        FY’11 Budget 

VII.     New Business

            A.        Ratification of votes taken in Sub-Committee meetings:

                        1.         Athletics-July 1, 2010 – Approve volleyball program

                        2.         Personnel-July 1, 2010 – Approve posting of LVTI positions –

                                    Assessment & Data Services Coordinator and Cooperative Education

                                    Coordinator

                        3.         Building & Grounds-July 1, 2010 – Send Request for Proposal to Lease

                                    (to City Hall) re: St. Jean’s Credit Union (locating to LVTI)

                        4.         Finance-July 1, 2010 – Rescind Mr. Starbard’s motion of June 24, 2010

                                    to cut Co-op position at LVTI

                        5.         Committee of the Whole-July 1, 2010 – Election of three nurses:

                                    Beth Murphy, Renee Oesterlin and Mitcheka Jaloli

                        6.         Building & Grounds-July 29, 2010

                        7.         Finance-July 29, 2010

            B.        Requests for Home Schooling for 2010-2011 school year:

                        1.         Bene family (2 children) – Grades 3 and 1

                        2.         Henry family (1 child) – Grade 2

             C.        Field Trip Study Tour Pre-Planning Requests:

                        1.         English High to Rome, Italy – April 2011 vacation

                        2.         English High MCJROTC to Naval War College, Newport, RI –

                                    September 21, 2010

                        3.         Shoemaker School to Nature’s Classroom, Charlton, MA –

                                    September 13-17, 2010

            D.        Request to Support Resolution adopted by Salem School Committee re:

                        Charter Schools  (Mrs. Coppola)

VIII.    Information

            A.        Open Meeting Law Guide – July 1, 2010 (from office of Attorney General

                        Martha Coakley’s office)

            B.        Superintendent’s Report                    

IX.           PERSONNEL

A.            RETIREMENTS    (Administrators)

1.       Sheila Astuccio, Director/Computer Implementation, retired effective July 18, 2010.

2.       John Richardson, Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Science, retired effective July 16, 2010.

B.            RETIREMENTS    (Teachers)

1.       Stephen Holbrook, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, TEAMS Program, retiring effective July 30, 2010.

2.       Diane Dawe, Thurgood Marshall Middle School, Reading, retired effective June 30, 2010.

3.       Donna Angelli, Breed Middle School, Reading, retiring effective October 14, 2010.

C.            RETIREMENT      (Clerk)

1.       Florence Doucette, Attendance Department, Confidential Secretary to the Attendance and Discipline Specialist, retired effective June 30, 2010.

D.            RESIGNATIONS (Teachers)

1.    Alison Fila, on the Recall/Displaced List, with no position, resigned effective June  

       28, 2010

2.    Amanda Black, on the Recall/Displaced List, with no position, resigned effective

       June 25, 2010

3.     Karen Mower, English High School, Latin/French, resigned effective June 23, 2010.

4.     Shannon Hislop, Thurgood Marshall Middle School, French, resigned effective July

                         9, 2010

5.     Kimberly Shaw, Cobbet Elementary School, Specific LearningDisabilities/Language

                                         Based Gr. 3-5, resigned effective July 8, 2010

6.     Jason Winchell, Classical High School, Math, resigned effective June 30, 2010.

E.            LEAVE OF ABSENCE         (Teachers)

1.       Amy Terrio, Lincoln-Thomson Elementary School, Gr. 1, Family Medical Leave of Absence effective September 7, 2010 through December 3, 2010.

2.       Stacey Pena, Special Education Department, Chairperson, Family Medical Leave of Absence effective September 7, 2010 through December 3, 2010.

3.       Kerry Hayward, Breed Middle School, CIT-ESL, Family Medical Leave of Absence, effective September 7, 2010 through December 3, 2010.

4.       Beth-Ann Pento, Harrington Elementary School, All Day Kindergarten-Gr. 1 Inclusion, Family Medical Leave of Absence, effective September 8, 2010 through December 6, 2010.

5.       Kimberly Wyatt, Shoemaker Elementary School, COACH Program Gr. 2-3, continuing unpaid Maternity Leave of Absence effective September 7, 2010 through December 2, 2010.

6.       Meghan Stawasz, on the Recall/Displaced List, with no position, continuing unpaid Maternity Leave of Absence for the 2010 – 2011 school year.

F.            LEAVE OF ABSENCE         (Clerk)

1.    Barbara Rafuse, Personnel Office, Senior Clerk Stenographer, unpaid personal Leave

of Absence in order to accept the position of Acting Human Resources Coordinator,  effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.

G.           LEAVE OF ABSENCE         (Cafeteria)

1.     Mary Comeau, English High School, Cafeteria Helper, unpaid Family Medical   

                                        Leave of Absence, effective May 22, 2010 through the end of the school year June

                                        2010.

H.         LEAVE OF ABSENCE- (Teacher Aides)

1.      Sarah Caliento, Teacher Aide at Cobbet School, Unpaid Leave of Absence  effective September 7, 2010 through June 2011, to accept a teaching position.

2.      Denise Firicano, Teacher Aide at Cobbet School, Unpaid Leave of Absence effective September 7, 2010 through June 2011, to accept a teaching position.

3.      Joan Kolodziej,  Teacher Aide at Shoemaker School, Unpaid Leave of Absence effective September 7, 2010 through June 2011, to accept a teaching position.

4.      George Demitropoulos, Teacher Aide (no assignment), one month Unpaid Leave of Absence effective September 7, 2010.

5.       Daysi Garcia, Teacher Aide at Harrington School, Unpaid Leave of Absence effective September 7, 2010 through June 2011.

I.          LEAVE OF ABSENCE –            (Lunch Aides)

1.      Mary Sabelli, Lunch Aide at Hood School, Unpaid Leave of Absence effective May 24, 2010 through May 26, 2010.

J.          RETIREMENT –  (Lunch Aides)

1.       Audrey Sibelle- Chief Lunch Aide and Chief Breakfast Aide at Hood School, retirement effective June 22, 2010.

K.         RESIGNATIONS – (Lunch Aides)

1.      Daphne Francis- Lunch Aide at Connery School, resignation effective May 25, 2010.