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Mansfield School Committee Roundup Dec. 13

The following is a summery from the Dec. 13 School Committee Meeting.

The Mansfield School Committee tentatively approved the fiscal year 2013 budget at $41,419,361,  which is a $2.9 million increase over last year’s town-approved budget. The increase comes mainly from the loss of federal funding from the FY 2012 budget. The vote was unanimous to approve.

The school committee also approved a motion 3-2, with Kiera O’Neil and Jim Perry voting against, to extend Superintendent Brenda Hodges contract by one year. The contract would have ended in 2013, but is now extended to 2014.

Committee members also decided they would not allow use of the newly instituted in town committees at the moment. Chair Michael Trowbridge said that they might amend the policy in the future, but does not agree with the policy. The rest of the committee agreed.

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Also on the table for discussion was the newly instituted messaging service that automatically calls parents when a student’s parents when they do arrive for their first class. The service used to only be for high school students, but is now used for all Mansfield district schools.
The committee approved a request from the Robinson Elementary School to change the name of the Robinson Storywell to the Rodriguez Reading room, in honor of Anne Marie Rodriguez.

The committee also approved two field trips for the High School percussion ensemble and orchestra respectively.

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The committee also decided to pursue a new drug and alcohol awareness activity group. Mansfield currently participates in the Tri-Town Alcohol and Drug Awareness Partnership with Foxborough and Norton, but members agreed that a group dedicated to Mansfield would far better serve the community.


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