AGENDA for REGULAR Meeting of Amherst School Committee

7:00 PM, WEDNESDAY-February 1, 2006

Middle School Library

1. Welcome-7:00 PM
• A. Call to Order
• B. Agenda Review
• C. Minutes
2. Announcements and Public Comment-7:05 PM
3. Superintendent's Update-7:10 PM (verbal only)
4. Unfinished/Continuing Business-7:15 PM
• A. Budget Development
1. Budget Assumptions Review
   • a. General Overview
   • b. Governor's Budget
   • c. Classroom Staffing Assumptions & Space
2. Budget Framework
   • a. "Level services" budget
   • b. Needs budget
   • c. Drastic cuts budget
3. Level Services Budget PRELIMINARY DRAFT
   • a. Level Services
   • b. Known/Fixed Expenditures
   • c. "Back of the Budget" additions and deletions list
   • d. Back of the Budget item - Dual Language at Crocker Farm
   • e. Back of the Budget item - World Language at Wildwood
   • f. Next steps in process
4. Needs Budget
   • a. Next steps in process
5. 2.7% Drastic Cuts Budget
   • a. Discussion, Questions, and Process
6. Additional Notebook Information
   • a. Governor's Budget
5. New Business-None
6. Reports-None
7. School Committee Planning-8:15 PM
   • A. Sub-committee reports
   • B. Items for upcoming meetings
   • C. Calendar Review
8. Vote for Executive Session-None
9. Adjourn-8:30 PM

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Upcoming Meetings

• Thursday, February 2 - Pelham School Committee
• Tuesday, February 7 - Regional School Committee
• February 13, 2006: Amherst School Committee, 7:00 pm (date changed from February 14)