School Committee

Finance Committee Meeting

April 3, 2007

Members present: Ben Meiklejohn, Ellen Alcorn, Sarah Thompson, Lori Gramlich, Anthony Toppi, Bennett Gross

Agreed that intent of the meeting would be to bring finance committee’s recommended budget to the entire school committee.

$5,000 reduction in advertising – Vote: Yes - Ben, Lori, Anthony No - Sarah, Ellen

$5,000 reduction in instrument repair – Vote: fails, no interest

$8,000 reduction in non-salary music costs – Vote: no interest

$5,000 reduction Special Ed contracted services - Vote: Accepted unanimously

$5,000 reduction printing – Vote: Yes - Lori No - Ellen, Anthony, Sarah, Ben

$10,000 reduction in co-curricular – Vote: Yes -Ellen, Sarah, Ben, Lori No -Anthony

$10,000 reduction in computer repair/maintenance – Vote: Yes-Lori, Anthony, Sarah, Ben No - Ellen

$16,000 reduction in office supplies – Vote: Accepted unanimously

$15,000 reduction pool maintenance – Vote: Accepted unanimously

$15,000 reduction non-athletic cocurricular – Vote: No interest

$20,000 reduction (.5 KMS) – Vote: Accepted unanimously

$20,000 reduction athletic supplies – Vote: Yes-Lori, Sarah, Ben, Ellen No-Anthony

$20,000 reduction photocopying – Vote: No interest

$10,000 reduction travel reimbursement – Vote: No interest

$24,000 reduction in books/materials – Vote: No interest

$10,000 reduction in telephones – Vote: Yes-Lori, Ben, Sarah, Anthony No-Ellen

$30,000 reduction in stipends – Vote: No interest

$30,000 reduction secretary equivalent– Vote: No interest

$25,000 or $30,000 reduction in dues/fees – Vote: Ms. Gramlich moved, seconded Mr. Meiklejohn – Motion fails

$30,000 reduction – administrative secretary Portland Partnership – Vote: Accepted unanimously

$30,000 reduction Central Office Administrative secretary– Vote: Yes-Lori No-Sarah, Ben, Anthony, Ellen

$34,300 reduction - .5 Asst. Principal Reiche – Vote: No interest

$34,300 reduction - .5 Asst. Principal Clifford/Presumpscot – Vote: Yes-Ben, Ellen, Sarah No-Lori, Anthony

$40,000 reduction attorney’s fees – Vote: Motion fails

$8,000 reduction attorney’s fees – Vote: Accepted unanimously

$40,000 reduction field trips – Vote: No interest

$50,000 reduction Adult Ed – Vote: Accepted unanimously

$50,000 reduction custodian – Vote: No interest

$50,000 reduction in Central Office cost center – Vote: No interest

$50,000 reduction in Central Office staff – Vote: No interest

$20,000 reduction Central Office – Vote: Yes-Lori, Ben No-Ellen, Sarah Anthony

Reduction two high school secretaries Vote: Accepted unanimously

$49,828 non-salary music reduction – Vote: Yes-Lori, Sarah, Ellen, Ben No-Anthony

$68,000 reduction to teaching – Vote: did not move on this item

$69,060 - Two nurses – error on list

$80,000 reduction - Two Learning Strategists – Vote: Accepted unanimously

$80,000 reduction – close Baxter School – Vote: Yes-Ellen, Ben, Lori No-Anthony Abstain-Sarah

$80,000 reduction elementary strings - Moot point

Reduce three district secretaries – Vote: No interest

Reduce 1.5 building administrators – Vote: No interest

$108,000 reduction 2.2 elementary librarians – Vote: No interest

$116,000 reduction two Family Living teachers – 4^th/5^th grade reduction for $50,000 – 1 teacher – Vote: - Yes-Lori No-Ellen, Sarah, Ben, Anthony

$120,000 reduction – Three high school teachers – Vote: Yes-Ellen, Lori, Ben

No-Sarah, Anthony

$122,336 reduction Partnership Developers – Vote: No support

Amended to $20,000 reduction Vote: Yes-Lori, Ben No-Anthony, Ellen, Sarah

High School teachers teach 6 classes – Vote: No interest

$200,000 reduction- 5.5 Casco Bay High School teachers – Vote: No interest

$200,000 reduction Computer Technology Services – Vote: No interest

Reduce Portland Partnership as a whole – Vote: No interest

$245,391 reduction Middle School Athletics Vote: stalemate

Amended to reduce Middle School Athletics $160,000 - Vote: Amendment failed

Vote to revisit original request: Yes-Ben, Ellen No-Sarah, Lori

Abstain-Anthony

Amended to reduce Middle School Athletics $150,000 Vote: Accepted unanimously

$263,320 reduction to eliminate all transportation exceptions Vote: Yes-Ben

No-Lori, Ellen, Sarah Abstain-Anthony

$320,000 reduction to high school sports (one-half cost high school athletics –

Vote: Yes- Lori, Ellen No-Ben, Sarah, Anthony

$356,113 closure Clifford School – Vote: No interest

Closure of West, Presumpscot, Longfellow Schools – Vote: No Interest

Reduce calendar by four days – Vote: Fails unanimously

Reduction of 20 high school teachers/all teachers teach 6 classes –Vote: No interest

K-8 scenarios – Vote: No interest

Revenue – check out pay to play for $20,000 – Vote: Yes-Sarah, Ben, Lori

No-Anthony Abstain-Ellen

Raise gate fees to $5.00 Vote: Yes – Lori, Ellen, Sarah, Ben No-Anthony

Notes taken by Mary Jo O’Connor, Superintendent