EDUCATION COMMITTEE

FEBRUARY 1, 2001

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER

6:00 P.M.

Convened:  6:05 P.M.

Adjourned:  6:45 P.M.

 

Present:               Councillor Stephen Patton, Chairman

Councillor Joseph Petty

Councillor Juan Gomez

Mary Babbidge, Asst. City Clerk

 

 

Communication – City Manager

 

1.       Transmitting communication relative to teachers from Puerto Rico buying back into the Massachusetts Teachers Pension Fund.

                             #23A CM                       December 19, 2000

 

File

 

Chairman’s Order – That the City Council hereby supports legislation to allow teachers from Puerto Rico to buy back ten years of time into the Massachusetts Teachers Pension Fund.

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Administration report on how many teachers in the Worcester Public School System would be affected by the ten year buy back into the Massachusetts Teachers Pension Fund and the cost associated to the pension system.

 

Chairman’s Order – Request City Manager and School Administration report on whether the ten year buy back into the Massachusetts Teachers Pension Fund might be opened up to other U.S. territories other than Puerto Rico.

 

Comunications – Helen Friel, Asst. to the Superintendent/Clerk of the School Committee

 

2.       Transmitting the 1999 Annual Report of Worcester Public schools

                             #61 CC                                    November 14, 2000

 

File

 

3.       Transmitting communication relative to standards for school buses maintained and operated to transport public school students in Massachusetts and if all students need to be seated.

                             #9 CC                                      December 19, 2000

 

Hold

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Administration report if Worcester Public School transportation is meeting the requirement of having a seat for every student.

 

4.       Transmitting communication relative to standards for school buses maintained and operated to transport public school students in Massachusetts and if all students need to be seated.

                             #51CC                            January 16, 2001

 

File

 

5.       Transmitting communication relative to staffing of health services in the Worcester Public Schools.

                             #10 CC                           December 19, 2000

 

File

 

Chairman’s Order – Request the Health and Code Director of Nursing report on current staffing in the Worcester Public Schools and at school based health centers.

 

6.       Transmitting communication relative to measures being taken on all vacant City and School Department owned buildings to prevent people from entering and what percentage of those individual vacant buildings are being used.

                             #11 CC                           December 19, 2000

 

File

 

7.       Transmitting communication relative to the annual October First Student Enrollment report.

                             #12 CC                           December 19, 2000

 

File

 

8.       Transmitting communication relative to the annual October First Student Enrollment report.

                             #49CC                            January 16, 2001

 

Hold

 

9.       Transmitting communication relative to outlining all after-school programs offered by school site, including timeframes.

                             #13 CC                           December 19, 2000

 

File

 

10.     Transmitting communication relative to other standardized testing done in schools in addition to MCAS and including any specialized testing done at the Vocational High School.

                             #14 CC                           December 19, 2000

 

Hold

 

11.     Transmitting communication relative to the most recent collaboratives between members of the Consortium for Higher Education and the Worcester Public Schools.

                             #47 CC                           January 16, 2001

 

File

 

Chairman’s Order – Request the City Clerk to forward the report relative to Partnerships with Higher Education – Worcester Public Schools - Colleges of Worcester Consortium, 1999-2000 to the Chamber of Commerce, the City’s Marketing Department and to place said report on the City’s Internet site. 

 

 

12.     Transmitting communication relative to what is done in the City’s public schools relative to fire prevention as to what grades participate and how often students attend these programs.

                             #48 CC                           January 16, 2001

 

File

 

13.     Transmitting communication relative to outlining all after-school programs offered by school site, including timeframes.

                             #50 CC                           January 16, 2001

 

File

 

14.     Transmitting communication relative to establishing a working group to explore expanding collaborative program between the Worcester Public Library and our school libraries.

                             #52 CC                           January 16, 2001

 

Hold

 

Chairman’s Order – Request the School Department to provide City Council with a report as to conditions at the South High School swimming pool.