CITY OF WORCESTER

Education Committee Meeting

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Durkin Administration Building, Room 410

Convened: 4:12 P.M.

Adjourned: 4:59 P.M.

Mayor
Joseph M. Petty

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Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford

Committee Members

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 In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held In Committee October 8, 2013 - Held

Transmitting communication relative to reconciliation of the amount of annual funding the city is required to provide to the Worcester Public Schools to comply with the spending and funding mandates contained in the Education Reform Act (“Act”). # 19a CC December 18, 2012

In Committee December 19, 2012 - Held In Committee August 16, 2013 Held

Transmitting communication relative to the dollar amount spent per student in Worcester and a report on the amount spent in other similar sized communities. # 10a CC January 15, 2013

In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held

Transmitting communication relative to school spending for Nite Life/Adult Education and GED. # 10b CC January 15, 2013

In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held

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 In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held In Committee October 8, 2013 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to a Report from the Accounting Firm of Sullivan, Rogers and Company Concerning the School Activities Account. # 8.22A CM January 31, 2012

In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held In Committee August 16, 2013 Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to Medicaid Money Collected from Worcester Charter Schools. # 10.27A CM August 20, 2013

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Success of the WOO Card Program. # 9.4A CM August 09, 2011

In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Mobile Library - the Library Express (a.k.a. Libby). # 8.19A CM February 05, 2013

Transmitting informational communication relative to improvements recently implemented at the Public Library. # 8.19A CM June 04, 2013

Transmitting informational communication relative to the One City, One Library Initiative. # 10.19A CM June 18, 2013

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Availability of Functional Showers in the City's High Schools. # 17l CC January 03, 2012

In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held In Committee March 18, 2013 - Held In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held In Committee August 16, 2013 Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to Worcester Public Schools. # 10.32B CM March 13, 2012

In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held In Committee August 16, 2013 Held

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 In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held In Committee August 16, 2013 Held

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

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

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City of Worcester and Worcester Public Schools Solar Roof Project. # 10.32B CM June 18, 2013

In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held In Committee October 8, 2013 - Held

Report of The Committee on Public Health and Human Services Upon the Order of Councilor Gary Rosen - Request the City Council's Standing Committee on Public Health and Human Services review what steps the city should take to have its bookmobile properly staffed and stocked with books and computers, so that it will be on the road and making stops at agencies, neighborhoods, and parks by the Summer of this year. # 12a CC April 08, 2008

In Committee October 28, 2008 - Held In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held

Order of Councilor Gary Rosen - Request City Council's Standing Committee on Education determine what steps must to be taken by Worcester's public, private, parochial, and charter schools, its colleges and universities, and its biotechnology companies and laboratories, among others, so that more high school students graduate with the math, science and technology skills necessary to meet the demand for STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) workers whose skills are needed locally as we develop into a major center for biotechnology and medical research. # 25cc CC September 09, 2008

In Committee January 25, 2010 - Held In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held

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 In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held

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 In Committee May 1, 2013 - Held In Committee August 16, 2013 Held

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 February 13, 2012 - Held In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held In Committee August 16, 2013 - Held In Committee October 8, 2013 - Held

Communication of Dr. Roberta R. Schaefer, President & CEO of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau transmitting communication relative to Benchmarking Public Education in Worcester 2010. # 12a CC November 09, 2010

In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held

Communication of Dr. Roberta Schaefer, President & CEO of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau transmitting report "Teachers' Compensation Package + Worcester's Finances = Do They Add Up?". # 10a CC December 14, 2010

In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held

Communication of Dr. Roberta Schaefer, President & CEO of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to "Academically Selective High Schools: Should Worcester Public Schools Have One?" # 10a CC January 08, 2013

Communication of Dr. Francesco Cesareo, President of Assumption College, transmitting communication regarding a Community Benefits Report. # 10a CC February 01, 2011

In Committee September 12, 2011 - Held In Committee September 22, 2011 - Held In Committee May 2, 2012 - Held

Communication of Helen Friel, Ed.D., Assistant to the Superintendent/Clerk of School Committee transmitting communication relative to the motion of School Committee Members Mr. O'Connell and Miss Biancheria requesting a tour of the current St. Peter Marian Junior High School building with representatives of St. Peter Marian, City Manager and City Council to explore options for lease/acquisition of the structure for use by the Worcester Public Schools. # 13b CC July 17, 2012