Condolences and prayers go out to Lowell Supt. Jean Franco and her family on the passing of her Mom Rose Tucelli.

Here are the calling hours and Funeral notice.

Wake: Monday 4-8pm Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main St. Woburn, MA 781-933-0400

Funeral: Tuesday 10 am St. Barbara’s Church, 138 Cambridge Road, Woburn

Supt. Jean Franco

Supt. Jean Franco certainly is hitting the ground running and has a full range of reports she is presenting in her first meeting this Wednesday as Supt. of Lowell Public Schools.

On the Agenda under REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT:

1. Race to the Top Budget
2. Superintendent’s Induction Program
3. Funding for Newcomer Programs
4. End of Year District Discipline Report
5. End of the Year Health Services Report
6. Lowell High School 2011-2012 Student Handbook
7. Elementary and Middle School 2011-2012 Student Handbook
8. Lowell High School Student Advisory Meeting Schedule for 2011-2012 School Year
9. Personnel Report
10. List of Eligible Teacher

A couple of the items that caught my attention are Item 2 – Superintendent’s Induction Program and Item 3 Funding for Newcomer Programs

I am interested to hear the Supt. inform us what these programs are and will email her and hopefully let her tell us in her own words

Here is the rest of the Agenda:

AGENDA – LOWELL SCHOOL COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING
DATE: Wednesday, July 20, 2011
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: City Hall, Council Chamber

SALUTE TO FLAG:
ROLL CALL:
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS:

MINUTES:
1. Budget Session Minutes of the Meeting of Thursday, June 7, 2011
2. Regularly Scheduled “Draft” Minutes of the Meeting of Wednesday, June 15, 2011

PERMISSION TO ENTER:
MEMORIALS: (Committee as a Whole)
1. Rose M. Tuccelli, mother of Jean Franco, Superintendent of Schools
2. Jean Maciejewski, retired Daley School Cafeteria Worker.
3. Eileen “Mamie” Baker, sister of Jen Sneeringer, Bailey School Paraprofessional.
4. Joseph D. A. Daigle, father of Nancy Daigle, Lincoln School Paraprofessional.
5. Patricia Ann Ryan, sister-in-law of Elinor Rafferty, Special Education Department Executive Secretary.
6. Willie Hendricks, father of Herbert Hendricks, Bailey School Custodian.
7. Patricia Purtell, mother of Patti Clough, McAuliffe School Custodian.
8. Louis Soyden, Uncle of June Cormier, Superintendent’s Office Secretary.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
MOTIONS:

SUBCOMMITTEES:
1. Facilities Subcommittee: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of Wednesday, June 15, 2011
[John Leahy, Chairman]

2. Curriculum Subcommittee: Report and Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of Tuesday, June 21, 2011 [Connie Martin, Chair]

3. Personnel Subcommittee: Report and Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of Thursday, June 30, 2011 [Connie Martin, Chair]

4. Special Education/Student Support Services Subcommittee: Report of the Meeting of Monday, July 18, 2011 [Jackie Doherty, Chair]

REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT:
1. Race to the Top Budget
2. Superintendent’s Induction Program
3. Funding for Newcomer Programs
4. End of Year District Discipline Report
5. End of the Year Health Services Report
6. Lowell High School 2011-2012 Student Handbook
7. Elementary and Middle School 2011-2012 Student Handbook
8. Lowell High School Student Advisory Meeting Schedule for 2011-2012 School Year
9. Personnel Report
10. List of Eligible Teachers

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Permission to Post:
• Race to the Top Grant Coordinator
• Assistant Director of Human Resources for Educator Licensure and Evaluation

2. 2011/12 Lunch Price

CONVENTION/CONFERENCE REQUESTS:
1. Overnight Field Trip Request: LHS Staff Colleen Winn and Wayne Currie, along with chaperones, to take approximately 50 Gear-Up students to New York City from Thursday, July 28th and return on Friday, July 29, 2011. Statewide Commonwealth Corp/Service Alliance and Gear-up Grant funds will pay for all expenses.

2. Jason DiCarlo, Murkland School Principal and Rebecca Hyde, Murkland School Literacy Specialist, respectfully request permission to attend the Teachers College Writing Project at Columbia University in New York from Monday, August 15 through Friday, August19, 2011. The cost of $1350 will be funded by Redesign Grant funds. No substitute teachers are needed.

COMMUNICATIONS:
1. INFORMATIONAL: Lowell Telecommunication [Channel 10] Broadcast of School Committee Meetings: Live on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the Month; Thursdays @ 9PM; Sundays @ 2PM; Tuesdays @ 10AM.

PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL:
CIVIL SERVICE:
ADJOURNMENT: