CITY OF WORCESTER | Education Committee Meeting | Wednesday, May 1, 2013 | Levi Lincoln (North) Chamber | Convened: 7:07 P.M. | Adjourned: 8:31 PM |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
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Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Joseph C O'Brien | | Councilor Tony Economou | | Councilor Sarai Rivera |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Joseph C. O’Brien, Councilor Tony Economou and Councilor Sarai Rivera. The Committee met jointly with the School Committee’s Standing Committee on Finance & Operations - School Committee member Jack Foley, School Committee member Tracy O’Connell Novick, School Committee member Donna Colorio. | | | | | Also: | WPS Director of Finance Brian Allen, School Committee Member Diana Biancheria, School Committee Member Brian O’Connell, WPS Clerk of School Committee Dr. Helen Friel and Assistant City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk | | | |
| 1. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 1a. | 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
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1b. | 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
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1c. | 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
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1d. | Transmitting Budget Amendment to the FY13 Budget Recommendation that includes an additional appropriation to the Worcester Public Schools.
# 12j CC June 05, 2012
In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1e. | 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
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1f. | 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
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1g. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Allocation of an Additional $500,000 Appropriation in net School Spending to the Worcester Public Schools.
# 12m CC February 05, 2013
In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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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 March 18, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2b. | 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
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2c. | 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
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2d. | 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
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2e. | Communication of the City Auditor transmitting communication relative the Worcester Public Schools Foundation Budget and how Worcester's FY13 Foundation Budget was calculated.
# 10d CC January 15, 2013
In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 1. | Request City Manager, City Council and Superintendent of Schools work together to eliminate the current deficit of required net school spending and further, request to identify funding sources such as potentially using a percentage of new growth revenues to provide additional funding to move schools beyond the minimum requirement in order to make the schools more competitive with surrounding communities | | | 2. | Request School Administration develop a plan outlining how additional revenues beyond the minimum required net school spending would be used and report potential outcomes from those revenues. | |
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