Present: M. Morrison, S. Heinrich, W. Morrison, T. Koenig, C. Morrison and School Board
Liaison P. McGrath
S. Heinrich called the meeting to order at 7:40 P.M.
Minutes were tabled until the next meeting.
On a motion from W. Morrison, seconded by M. Morrison, the proposed annual report was accepted with two changes: the term "build-out" was hyphenated throughout the report and the year 2000 was added to March in the next to last paragraph. The vote was unanimous.
S. Heinrich reported that the Budget Committee had unanimously supported the new school bond proposal. W. Morrison provided information about the bond hearing. He indicated that the School Board will be making available further information on operating costs for the new school. He also told the committee that he and C. Morrison have been attending PTO meetings to discuss the middle school plans and answer any questions. It was suggested that they might want to contact the area kindergartens as well. T. Koenig expressed a concern that kindergarten may cause the proposal to fail as there has been a lot of press regarding how little kindergarten aid might be available in March. S. Heinrich asked P. McGrath to look into why the architect had designed a two story building rather than a three story building. There was discussion about ways of publicizing the new school proposal. Using the local access cable channel and either providing a video or presenting a live program were among the ideas suggested. P. McGrath reported that he will be presenting the warrant article at deliberative session which will be held February 6th. W. Morrison offered to assist. P. McGrath also reported that Rosemarie Rung will be putting together some type of fact sheet and he will offer PBC help. There was discussion about presenting all issues openly and fully to obviate the perception that the school district is hiding something. It was suggested that copies of the PBC and the broad based committee report be available at the deliberative session. Both W. Morrison and M. Morrison offered to speak in favor of the warrant article at deliberative session regarding these reports.
There are two positions that will be elected in March. S. Heinrich indicated that he would be running again.
Members expressed concern over what night the committee would be meeting. It was determined to wait until the elections before deciding whether to change meeting nights. However, the next meeting was set for February 8. The agenda will include approval of prior minutes and a discussion/strategy session for promoting the new school.
On a motion from C. Morrison, seconded by T. Koenig, the committee voted to adjourn at 8:58 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Last Updated: March 18, 2001 by Wayne Morrison