Town of Provincetown

School Committee

Veterans Memorial Elementary School Library

Minutes of September 27, 2005

Members Present: Terese Nelson (Chairperson), Peter Grosso (Vice Chairman), Debra Trovato, Molly Perdue, Burton Wolfman ( Secretary).

Also in attendance: Superintendent Janice Lachowetz, Anthony Teso, VMES Principal/DSS, Edward Boxer, PHS Principal, Jessica Waugh, Curriculum Coordinator, Lynn Stanley and Chris McCarthy, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Patricia Foley from Visual Thinking Strategies, Faculty members: Lisa Fox, Nancy Flasher, Parents: Bethany Edwards, Pru Sowers, the Provincetown Banner

Chair called to meeting to order at 4.07 P.M.

Public Comments:

None

Minutes:

Peter Grosso made a motion to approve the minutes of September 13, 2005. Seconded by Burton Wolfman. So voted 5-9

Educational Update:

• Lynn Stanley and Patricia Foley explained the organizational sponsorship, origins and strategies of Visual Thinking. They demonstrated for the Committee and Administration an exercise recently used for kindergarten, first, and second grade students. The presentation concluded at 4:45 P.M. Informational materials were left with the Committee for their review.

Unfinished Business:

Burt Wolfman made a motion to move Agenda Item 7.2 (Job description for custodian) be heard out of order. Seconded by Peter Grosso. So voted 5-0.

Discussion followed on the specifics of the new job description. Peter Grosso made a motion to approve the job description. Seconded by Burt Wolfman. So voted 5-0.

Item 7.1

RFP website presentations were heard. Three firms offered proposals, the firms are as follows: : EDLINE, Marge Abram, Chicago, IL, Think Publish, Andrew Welch, Washington, D.C., and KISS Computer, Michael McGrath and Josiah Cole, Eastham, MA

The Committee joined by attending staff members discussed the merits and costs of each proposal. The Committee also discussed the strategies for implementation and hardware requirements which would be needed to maximize such an installation.

Item 7.3

The business plan proposed by Terese Nelson, Committee Chair, was discussed indicating the purpose and scope of the proposal. The committee agreed to defer further discussion to a special meeting which will be scheduled later in October.

New Business:

None

Executive Session:

No Executive Session cancelled

Adjournment:

Meeting adjourned at 7:55 P.M.

Respectively Submitted

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Burton Wolfman Date

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These Minutes were approved at the School Committee meeting held on:

__October 11, 2005

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