It is the policy of the Littleton Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, color, homelessness, sexual

orientation, gender identity age or disability in its educational programs, services, activities or employment practices. Further information may be

obtained by contacting Justine Muir, District Equity Coordinator at 978-540-2500, jmuir@littletonps.org or 33 Shattuck Street, P.O. Box 1486,

Littleton, MA 01460.

Our mission is to foster a community of learners who strive for excellence and prepare each student to be a successful, contributing citizen in a global society.

Town of Littleton School Committee

33 Shattuck St. * P.O. Box 1486 * Littleton, MA 01460-4486 * Phone: (978) 540-2500 * Fax: (978) 486-9581 * Website: www.littletonps.org

MATTHEW HUNT, Vice Chair MIKE FONTANELLA, Chair ERICA PODGORNI, Secretary

DARYL BAKER, Member JENNIFER WILSON, Member

The Littleton School Committee will meet at the

Littleton Police Department Community Room

500 Great Road

Thursday, December 5, 2019 Our mission is to foster a community of learners who strive for excellence and prepare each student to be a successful, contributing citizen in a global society.

** *A G E N D A* * *

7:00 I. ORGANIZATION

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Consent Agenda

-Minutes – November 21, 2019

-Oath to Bills -

and Payroll

7:05 II. INTERESTED CITIZENS

7:10 III. RECOGNITION

1. Student Representative(s) Report: Student Representative(s), Kriti Sharma

and/or Madelyn O'Meara will give a report of events for each school.

2. Other

7:15 IV. PRESENTATIONS

1. Shaker Lane School’s Sensory Walk – Presented by Michelle Kane, Principal of

Shaker Lane School

2. Russell Street School STRIPE’s Program – Presented by Cheryl Temple, Interim

Principal at Russell Street School

It is the policy of the Littleton Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, color, homelessness, sexual

orientation, gender identity age or disability in its educational programs, services, activities or employment practices. Further information may be

obtained by contacting Justine Muir, District Equity Coordinator at 978-540-2500, jmuir@littletonps.org or 33 Shattuck Street, P.O. Box 1486,

Littleton, MA 01460.

Our mission is to foster a community of learners who strive for excellence and prepare each student to be a successful, contributing citizen in a global society.

3. HS Washington D.C. Trip: HS Principal John Harrington will request approval

from the School Committee for the scheduled Lemkin Summit trip in Washington, D.C.

February 2020.

Motion: To approve the HS Washington, DC trip to attend the Lemkin Summit.

7:55 V. NEW BUSINESS

1. FY21 Proposed Capital Requests

2. Financial Update by Steve Mark

8:55 VI. INTERESTED CITIZENS

9:00 VII. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS 1. PMBC

2. Budget Subcommittee

3. Policy Subcommittee: (see LPS website to view all policies)

http://www.littletonps.org/school-committee/school-committee-polices

9:10 VIII. ADJOURNMENT/EXECUTIVE SESSION

NEXT MEETING DATE

December 12, 2019

Littleton Police Department Community Room

500 Great Road

Town of Littleton School Committee 33 Shattuck St. * P.O. Box 1486 * Littleton, MA 01460-4486 * Phone: (978) 540-2500 * Fax: (978) 486-9581 * Website: www.littletonps.org MATTHEW HUNT, Vice Chair MICHAEL FONTANELLA, Chair ERICA PODGORNI, Secretary

DARYL BAKER, Member JENNIFER WILSON, Member

It is the policy of the Littleton Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, color, homelessness, sexual

orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its educational programs, services, activities or employment practices. Further information may be

obtained by contacting Justine Muir, District Equity Coordinator at 978-540-2500, jmuir@littletonps.org or 33 Shattuck Street, P.O. Box 1486,

Littleton, MA 01460.

Our mission is to foster a community of learners who strive for excellence and prepare each student to be a successful, contributing citizen in a global society.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1

MINUTES 2

November 21, 2019 3

7:00 PM 4

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PRESENT: Mike Fontanella ALSO PRESENT: Kelly Clenchy 7

Matthew Hunt Steve Mark 8

Daryl Baker Bettina Corrow (7:21PM) 9

Jennifer Wilson Maddy O’Meara (7:52PM) 10

Erica Podgorni 11

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NOT PRESENT: 15

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CALL TO ORDER 17

Mike Fontanella called the meeting to order at 7:00p.m. 18

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On a motion by Daryl Baker, and seconded by Jennifer Wilson, it was voted to approve the Nov. 7, 2019 20

consent agenda as presented. (AYE: Unanimous). Motion carried. 21

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INTERESTED CITIZENS 23

None 24

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RECOGNITION 26

1. Maddy O’Meara gave a brief overview of the activities taking place at the schools. 27

2. Littleton Electric Light & Water Department has awarded the High School a grant of $24,700 to purchase 28

advanced physics equipment’s for students. 29

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On a motion by Daryl Baker, and seconded by Jennifer Wilson, it was voted to accept the donation from 31

Littleton Electric Light & Water Department in the amount of $24,700.00 as presented. 32

(AYE: Unanimous). Motion carried 33

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OLD BUSINESS 36

1. Financial Update Steve Mark provided clarification on Facility & Maintenance spending (2019/2020). The 37

increase is because accounting already has created purchase orders for encumbered expenses from vendors 38

for the coming school year. 39

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2. Update on School District Accountability. The District had appealed the ruling and Superintendent 41

Clenchy was happy to announce that the status of the ruling has been changed and the District is not 42

requiring assistance or interventions. In prevention for any possible future cases like this one, a master 43

spreadsheet will be created for principals to fill out and update as students move along during any 44

placements. 45

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3. Mike Fontanella wanted to inform the public that the School Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, 47

Dec. 19th has been moved up to Thursday, Dec. 12th instead. 48

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PRESENTATION 50

1. The Great Kindness Challenge – Tracy Tuner and Jennifer Feudo presented a brief overview of the district-51

wide participation in the Great Kindness Challenge. All four Littleton Public Schools are signed up to 52

participate and the challenge takes place from January 27th to the 31st. This is a nation-wide challenge and 53

upon completion, Littleton Public Schools will be designated as a "Kindness Certified School District". 54

They are looking for a significant amount of community involvement at the schools during that week and 55

would love to have the School Committee members participate in the challenge as well. Events are 56

planned at all four schools. 57

What is it? 58

● In 2019, participation included: 59

○ Over 13 million students 60

○ Over 24 thousand schools 61

○ Over 650 million acts of kindness 62

○ Over 110 countries 63

● An international proactive bullying prevention initiative 64

● Improves school climate and culture 65

● One week focused on performing acts of kindness across the district 66

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“Do things for people. Not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” 68

~ Harold S. Kushner 69

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2. Presentation on Shaker Lane Field by Littleton Youth Baseball and Softball President Dan Shufrin 71

Over the past 3 years, total yearly registrations in LYBS has grown by ~40% 72

During this period, we have been able to provide additional benefits to our players and parents 73

Free indoor winter whiffle-ball for boys and girls K-2nd grade 74

Free indoor pre-season hitting practice at local batting cages 75

Free cross-training classes for our oldest players (and parents) at Title Boxing 76

Free pre-season practices for all teams inside Littleton gyms (Thank you!) 77

New safety gear (softball masks, catching equipment, softee balls) 78

New bats for all baseball teams to comply with new national bat standards 79

New field maintenance equipment (rakes, drags, lining machines) 80

Free Season Opening Event with pizza party for all LYBS families 81

Beyond these benefits for the players in the league, we have now started to set our sights even higher and 82

have developed a capital priorities list to enhance our program in the medium to longer term 83

These plans require significantly more funding and requires input/approval from the School Board 84

Of note, our intent is to continue to completely self-fund all projects through LYBS fundraising efforts (i.e. 85

we are not asking for the School Committee or Town of Littleton to provide any funding) 86

Shaker Lane Enhancements: 87

- Add field lighting to Shaker Lane Field 88

Drivers: 89

Shaker Lane Field is our signature youth baseball field 90

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Increased registrations, coupled with increased demand from other groups (i.e. Littleton Adult Softball), 92

field usage is becoming one of our key challenges 93

Building additional fields is a costly, timely (and politically charged) venture 94

However, increasing the ability to use our existing fields more would be both a cost-effective solution as 95

well as potentially allow for some revenue generation for the town 96

Anticipated spring usage will increase nightly by ~ 45 minutes – 1 hour (allow for games to reach natural 97

conclusion rather than called early due to darkness) 98

Importantly, given location of field and LED technology lighting will have no impact on surrounding 99

community 100

- Add new scoreboard to Shaker Lane Field 101

Drivers: 102

Shaker Lane Field has had a scoreboard (inoperable) for many years, however existing scoreboard is not 103

repairable 104

Scoreboards enhance the overall experience 105

With additional advertising panels, scoreboards can be cost neutral or even revenue-generating 106

Next Step: 107

We at LYBS are very excited about these projects and have a lot of positive momentum behind our 108

fundraising and support from our families 109

We’d like to move forward with the Shaker Lane projects next spring and wanted to get your input on our 110

plans but also address any questions you have as well as ensure that we are meeting any and all 111

requirements for the Board and Town in order to proceed 112

Ideally, we’d like to form a closer partnership between LYBS and the School Board directly to ensure that 113

our interests are aligned, and we are able to proceed with activities expeditiously. 114

115

The members of the School Committee asked the LYBS to provide them with pictures of signage from 116

other baseball fields to see how they would look in actuality. None of members are against the scoreboard 117

and/or lighting project to continue but did ask that the project’s execution plan get written down and 118

presented prior to the project being started so all partners involved are notified of timelines, maintenance 119

and expectations. 120

Mike Fontanella promised to add a follow up discussion during a January School Committee meeting. Date 121

to be determined. 122

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3. Update on November 5th Cross-District PD Day “Engaging in Student deeper learning” by Elizabeth Steele, 124

Julie Lord and Natalie Croteau. 125

3 districts participated Ayer Shirley, Harvard and Littleton. The day was kicked off with “Teacher Talk” 126

from all three districts. 127

276 K thru Grade 12 teachers 128

27 different sessions such as: 129

● Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Workshop 130

● Breaking Down the Barriers -UDL 131

● Mindfulness in the Classroom 132

● SEL 133

● Co-Teaching 134

● Motivating & Meeting Math Needs with Daily 3 135

● Number Talks 136

● Everyone Can Create (iPads) 137

● Google Classroom for Beginners 138

● Harnessing the Power of Google to Generate Questions 139

● A New Way to Tell a Story 140

● To Flip or Not to Flip: Using Videos to Drive Instruction 141

● Providing Reading and Writing Feedback through Google Classroom 142

Some of the feedback was as follow: 143

“Different options to choose from that peeked our interests.” 144

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“I loved the teacher talks - they were inspiring!” 146

“Great presentations! It was great to sit and talk to other teachers from other systems.” 147

“That I was able to choose the PD I went too. Also, that most sessions were taught by people still in the 148

field and implementing these every day.” 149

“Collaborating with colleagues.” 150

“Very informative and fun.” 151

152

The teachers who didn’t participate in this PD Day were all involved with NPEN and their PD offerings. 153

154

4. MassCUE & Technology update presented by Julie Lord and Natalie Croteau. 155

MassCUE- Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MassCUE) is the state’s leading organization for 156

educators with a passion for technology in education. 157

Attendees: Wednesday = 8 Thursday = 13 158

Presenters from Littleton: 159

● Makey Music - Heidi MacGregor and TJ Gansenberg 160

● This Book Club is Lit - Shayna Garlisi and Katharine Dale 161

● Elementary 3D Printing Project: Bubble Wands - Amy Metcalfe and Nicole Patterson - 162

● Everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask about State Reporting and SIF - 163

Natalie Croteau, Department of Education and State reporting Specialists from Clinton, 164

Ashland and Stoughton Social Media Ambassador from LPS - Dr Tracy Turner 165

166

MassCUE offers a wealth of network opportunities and so many up-to-date relevant SEL and technology 167

offerings that pertain to every classroom teacher. 168

169

The LPS Technology Department strives to provide a consistent and reliable environment to support 170

learning. 171

Natalie Croteau - Technology Systems Coordinator 172

Julie Lord - Instructional Technology Coordinator 173

Chris Camero - Network Administrator 174

Charlie Sullivan - Technology Specialist (RSS/LMS) 175

TBD - Technology Specialist (SLS/LHS) 176

Updates 177

● LHS 1:1 Program fully implemented 178

● Launch of new district website 179

● Implementation of the online Aspen family portal contact verification/permissions workflow 180

● Installation of centralized card access system 181

● Phone system upgrade for SLS and LHS - Voice Over IP system 182

● MCAS Computer Based Testing for all schools 183

● Support of makerspaces at SLS, RSS and LMS 184

● Support of “Littleton’s Portal to the World” program (Spring 2020) 185

In addition to network, firewalls and the 100+ devises that are run throughout the district’s four schools. 186

187

5. 1:1 Program at Littleton Middle School presented by Littleton Middle School Principal Jason Everhart, 188

Natalie Croteau and Julie Lord. 189

Current LMS Budget Replacement Plan for Chromebooks (cart model) 190

● Shared cart model (2 carts per grade level plus World Language cart & Unified Arts cart) 191

● Replace 75 Chromebooks per year ($250/device, 4-year cycle) 192

● Replacement Cost $18,750 per year 193

Proposed LMS Budget Replacement Plan for Chromebook 1:1 Program 194

● 1 device per student, approx. 400 students 195

● Technology Fee $25 per student per year – if student is on free/reduced lunch, the fee will be waived. 196

● Replace 100 Chromebooks per year ($250/device, 4-year cycle) 197

● Replacement Cost $25,000 - Technology Fee $10,000 = $15,000 per year 198

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Roll out: 202

Available Active Chromebook Inventory = 210 devices 203

Available to Purchase with FY20 Budget: 204

15 devices (60 out of 75 purchased to date) 205

30 devices (replacement of Library Chromeboxes) 206

Total = 255 devices 207

Need to purchase an additional 145 devices for this school year. 208

Benefits to LMS Students: 209

Instructional Practice: 210

● 1:1 will support great lessons, not be wedged in for the sake of use. 211

● 1:1 will create opportunities for real-time learning. 212

● 1:1 will allow teachers to plan thoughtful units without competition. 213

• Quality of education 214

• Enhance their learning 215

Student Learning: 216

● 1:1 will level the playing field for all students. 217

● 1:1 will increase assessment proficiency through ease of use. 218

● 1:1 will allow students to demonstrate knowledge in a variety of formats. 219

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On a motion by Daryl Baker, and seconded Jennifer Wilson, it was voted to accept the 1:1 Program at 221

Littleton Middle School as presented and purchased 36 additional Chromebooks using funding from the 222

School Choice FY20 account. (AYE: Unanimous). Motion carried. 223

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INTERESTED CITIZENS 225

None 226

227

SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS 228

1. PMBC: Daryl asked that the money set aside for Shaker Lane’s Unit vents be allocated back into the 229

school budget for a difference use. 230

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2. Budget Subcommittee: Mike Fontanella presented a brief overview of the initial FY2021 budget analysis 232

and provided a few slides with projected increases to maintain level services and staffing, SPED costs and 233

tuition for full-day Kindergarten and spending of the School Choice fund 234

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3. Safety and Security: None 236

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4. Policy Subcommittee: Reading of Policy 238

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First Reading of Policy: IMG – Animals in Schools. Superintendent Clenchy asked for more time to 240

prepare this policy. Will be presented at a later meeting. 241

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Daryl Baker wants to bring forth a policy for gift donations between different organizations and an 243

overview on how the gift donations are being dispersed. 244

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ADJOURNMENT 246

On a motion by Daryl Baker and seconded by Jennifer Wilson it was voted to adjourn at 9:40PM. Roll Call 247

Vote: Jennifer Wilson, AYE; Daryl Baker, AYE, Matthew Hunt, AYE; Erica Podgorni, AYE; and Mike 248

Fontanella, AYE. 249

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NEXT MEETING DATE 252

Thursday, December 5, 2019 253

7:00PM 254

Littleton High School 255

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DOCUMENTS AS PART OF MEETING 259

Financial Statement 260

Great Kindness Challenge 261

Presentation on Shaker Lane Field by Littleton Youth Baseball and Softball 262

November 5th Cross-District PD Day “Engaging in Student deeper learning” 263

MassCUE & Technology update 264

1:1 Program at Littleton Middle School 265

FY2021 Initial Budget Analysis 266

Sensory Pathsat Shaker Lane

What is a sensory path?

A colorful and playful way

for kids to build sensory

pathways and connections

in the brain that are

responsible for sight, touch

and sound.

http://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-rNp6l4EGoTliZFd1YCcocn_1jmC1WY/view

http://drive.google.com/file/d/1TbCTIs97-IW33Lq0kl3LFbLu8BHCt4rW/view

RSS STRIPEs Initiative

Lemkin Summit – Washington, D.C. 22-24 February, 2020

I am pleased and excited that I have the opportunity to introduce you to our nation’s

capitol, attend a conference with activists from all over the country on preventing

genocide with Enough!, and a to the visit U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in February

2020. One of the best aspects of a trip of this type is the opportunity to share your

experience with your friends/classmates while you are learning all kinds of new things.

However, the group aspect of the trip also brings with it some responsibilities that help

ensure that the trip is enjoyable for all. Please read the following guidelines and sign the

form. You must also have a parent or guardian read and sign the form as well.

We are going to have fun while we are in Washington, but we are also attending a

conference, at which you will be talking and working with students and adults from all

over the country. Please know that you are representing your school and hometown when

you are at the conference, so it is important that you are respectful of the people and of

the conference site (the hotel). I have complete faith that this will be the case.

At no time will you be going off on your own in D.C. As a group, we will be dining

together each evening, attending the conference all three days, visiting the USHMM and

viewing the monuments on the National Mall. Should you become separated from the

group for any reason, you are expected to call me on my cell and to have the address and

phone of the hotel with you (these will all be provided prior to the trip).

You are responsible for the condition of your hotel room and I am responsible for you

and for paying the bill for your rooms. It should go without saying that any use or abuse

of drugs or alcohol will result in a phone call to your parents, and you could possibly be

sent home early, at your own expense. As you are young adults, I am relying on your

maturity and sense of responsibility concerning these matters.

I have read the above and understand what behavior is expected on this trip.

________________________________ _______________

Student Signature Date

________________________________ _______________

Parent/Guardian Signature Date

Susan M. Harvey

Teacher, Facing History and Ourselves

March 6th, 2019

Advocate for Africa

Helping prevent mass atrocities

In case you didn’t know, genocide is not just a thing of the past, a thing that only exists in history

textbooks. In fact, it is happening today, and our country is taking a small part in unintentionally

facilitating it. About two weeks ago, I attended a summit in Washington D.C. for the second time. This

gathering of influential people is called the Lemkin Summit. I heard about this event in a class I took

senior year of high school where I learned about both past and present genocides. My class went to this

summit, where we met people from all over the world- DRC, South Sudan, and many other countries.

These were people who have witnessed genocide and mass atrocities in their own native land. They had

escaped the horrific political climate and were at the Lemkin Summit to share their stories and to push for

change in their country. The summit brings people together to educate them about mass atrocities and to

lobby for legislation here in our own country to help prevent these crimes from being committed,

especially focusing on Central Africa. I was so inspired that I booked my flight to attend again this year.

Every year that the summit is held, there is a different “ask” or a different legislation being

focused on. This year, the first two days of this conference helped teach us about the new asks. The first

had to do with beneficial ownership. In the U.S., there are no laws saying that when you start a company,

you must disclose the beneficial owner. A beneficial owner is the individual who is truly controlling and

benefiting from the company. Because there are no laws here about disclosure of beneficial ownership,

kleptocratic leaders in Africa are able to take advantage of this and carry out their money laundering

through these companies. Through this money laundering and other deceptive ways of exploiting their

countries’ wealth, they are able to maintain their power and their corrupt regimes. So, on the third day of

the summit, we met with people who work in the Treasury, in Foreign Affairs, and legislative assistant to

ask for Representatives’ and Senators’ support in legislation. Specifically, we asked them to support bills

that require a company to disclose the beneficial ownership.

The second ask had to do with our Treasury Department. Currently, within this department, there

is a team of people that are assigned to the Africa to investigate sanctions and sanction evasion there.

However, this team is made up of only two people. That is two people assigned to the entire continent of

Africa where these issues are most relevant. Sometimes, these two people are even temporarily pulled to

work on issues in other countries. Investigation is needed urgently especially in Central Africa and

certainly requires more than two individuals to make efficient progress. So, we asked government

officials to support legislation that will grant three million dollars to the Treasury, adding eight positions

to this team.

Hearing from people who have witnessed firsthand the results of these kinds of unjust power has

incited a new passion in me to help make a change. I hope to at least spread awareness of what is

happening in Africa and to help people understand how our country is involved. There are simple ways

you can do something about this - call or write your Representatives or Senators and ask them to support

these kinds of legislation. You have a voice and it is your responsibility to advocate for what you care

about.

FY 2021Capital Request List preliminary request ANNUAL SUMMARY

Totals

PMBC FUNDED PROJECTS

tY 202L

PMBC

Shaker Lane - Lons Term Facilitv Planning 45,000.00

Russell street - Front sidewalk lssue - standing Water lssue -

discussion 35,000.00

School

Alumni Field Lights - rebalance, replace to LED, add two newand to balance the field.

Jet Field - lnfield Clay mix repair - gravel not lncluded underinfleld mix per design speclfications 40,000.00

Total FY 2021 PMBC request and recommendationss 1,S05,000.00

Note:

Shaker t-ane: School planning to submit MSBA SOI (statement of lnterest) in.,an-Match2020

when MSBA Open SOI Process. LPS is worklng with DRA Architechts (55,000) to draft and submit SOI-

??

Middle school - security Cameras and card Access

* Note: Town Accountants offlce

and not treatedL.as lcapilal:l r.9-quest

to PMBC to include

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this

PMBC for FY 2021 and remove from School

SCHOOL PROJECTSSCHOOL CAPITAL TUNDS

tY 2021 requested

135,000.00teacher sand Student

school

lnfrastructure,235,000.00100,000.00school Resources etc.

7

i 43,000.00Middle school-

Shaker Lane School - Paging System

4

5

6

3

25,000.00

1

8

9

10

11

t2 360,500.00

Russell Street - Classroom Doors Replacement

High School - Library Seminar Room dividing wall replacement

Lift at

Total Project = 570,000 - have

S2o,ooo under PMBc for Rs

Door Painting

School Furnlture Replacement - all schools

Maint Van replacement

Central Office Security Doors

Russell Street School - Phone/Paging System

replacement

Air Conditioning MS Cafeterla

Hlgh School - Library Carpet

Swing Set Replacement - sL & RS schoots - add

146,500.00

160,500.00

Total FY 2027

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35,000.00 l

14,000.00 :

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43,000.00 ,

30,000.00 :

50,ooo.o0 ,

22,O0o.OO i

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203,500.00

233,s00.00 l

283,500.00,

305,500.00'

30,00000 :