AGENDA for REGULAR Meeting of REGIONAL School Committee

7:00 PM, TUESDAY-January 24, 2006

Middle School Library

1. Welcome-7:00 PM
• A. Call to Order
• B. Agenda Review
• C. Minutes-January 10, 2006
2. Announcements and Public Comment-7:05 PM
3. Superintendent's Update-7:10 PM
4. Unfinished/Continuing Business-7:20 PM
• A. 2006-2007 School Calendar
• B. High School Course Proposals
5. New Business-7:30 PM
• A. Budget Development
1. Budget Assumptions Review
• a. General Overview
2. Budget Framework
• c. "Level services" budget
• d. Needs budget
• e. 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. 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. School Abstracts
• b. Transportation
• c. ELL Staffing
6. Reports-None
7. School Committee Planning-9:00 PM
• A. Calendar Review
• B. Items for upcoming meetings
• C. Sub-committee reports
8. Vote for Executive Session-None
9. Adjourn-9:15 PM

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Upcoming Meetings

• January 28: Four-Towns Budget Presentation, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
• February 1, 2006: Amherst School Committee, 7:00 pm
• February 13, 2006: Amherst School Committee, 7:00 pm (date changed from February 14)