Minutes
Quincy, Massachusetts - June 1, 2011
Special Meeting of the Quincy School Committee
Special Mtg.
A special meeting of the Quincy School Committee was held on Wednesday,
June 1, 2011 in the Lloyd Hill Auditorium, Quincy High School. Present were:
Mr. Dave McCarthy, Ms. Barbara Isola, Mrs. Emily Lebo, Jo-Ann Bragg, Mrs.
Elaine Dwyer, Mrs. Anne Mahoney, and Mayor Koch, Chairman.
Chairman
Presiding
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The Superintendent called the roll and all members were present. Also present
were: Dr. Richard DeCristofaro, Secretary; Mrs. Tefta Burrelli, Clerk; Messrs.
Mulvey, Mullaney and Keith Segalla. Ms. Papile, Todd and Roberts. Ms. Allison
Cox, QEA President, and Tracey Christello, Citywide.
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Public Hearing
Consistent with the provisions of Chapter 71, Section 38N of the General Laws,
the Quincy School Committee held a public hearing on its Fy2012 proposed
budget on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lloyd Hill Auditorium,
Quincy High School. All interested persons were given an opportunity to be
heard.
Ms. Jill Gichuhi, mother of a Quincy Public Schools student, President of
the Parent Advisory Council for Special Education spoke to the Literacy
program. She asked that this program be staffed at a level equivalent to
FY2010. The Literacy program truly represents an investment in our school
system. Most children will flourish in the core reading program but some
will not. The literacy program is essential to provide struggling readers with
interventions and instructions needed to help them succeed. Without this
system, many students will be referred to Special Education service. The
literacy program is an investment in Quincy students. This is a crucial
piece of the school system and she requests that they fund this program
at a level that allows staffing to equal the FY2010 budget. Also Ms. Gichuhi
was disappointed that she did not have prior knowledge of this meeting.
Ms. Tracy Christello, Citywide Parents Council and she reiterated that
Citywide parents stand strong that they want to see the Literacy Program
restored, restore technology programs at the middle school, the reading
program at the middle school, funding for media center books and specialists,
community service requirements for high school, standardization of math
packets as well as a very strong look at the high school foreign language
program. The numbers are too high in those classes. Also, Ms. Christello
said she was not aware of this meeting or she would have been here sooner.
Ms. Linda Perry thanked the members for their coming out in the middle of
tornado warnings, bad weather. She expressed her disappointment that the
taxpayers of Quincy don’t care to come and thank them for all their hard
work. She especially thanked Mrs. Bragg for listening to the requests of
Citywide and QPAC. Literacy in the elementary school sets the foundation
for all the other things that we wind up paying for.
As no one else wished to be heard, the Public Hearing portion of the meeting
closed.
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Adjournment
On a motion by Mrs. Bragg, seconded by Mr. McCarthy, the meeting adjourned
at 7:10 p.m. The ayes have it.