A MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 6:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
COUNCILMAN FERRI
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
COUNCILMAN WEBER
COUNCILMAN AUNCHMAN
COUNCILMAN WEBER CHAIRED THE MEETING.
DR. CHEVRETTE DISTRIBUTED A HANDOUT ON THE CLASSROOM NEEDS FOR THE CALCUTT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE HANDOUT. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS NEEDED WOULD BE 16 MORE TO A TOTAL OF 32 REGULAR CLASSES.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE 4 ELECTIVE ROOMS, 6 RESOURSE ROOMS (ALREADY EXISTING) 4 ADMINISTRATIVE/GUIDANCE, 4 SCIENCE LABS BUT THERE WOULD BE NO SEPARATE COMPUTER LAB, INSTEAD ALL ROOMS WOULD BE WIRED FOR COMPUTERS.
DISCUSSION ENSUED RELATVIE TO A TRIP TO VISIT AN EXISTING MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE COMMITTEE ALSO DISCUSSED THE LIBRARY AS TO WHETHER THE THE PRESENT LIBRARY WAS LARGE ENOUGH OR IF THERE SHOULD BE A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM FOR THE LIBRARY. THERE WOULD ALSO BE A MEZZANINE ABOVE THE AREA FOR STORAGE PURPOSES. THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT THE LIBRARY WOULD BE A MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM, THIS WOULD FREE UP THE LIBRARY FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
THE COMMITTEE THEN FOCUSED ITSELF ON THE GYM- THEY DISCUSS THE SEEKONK PROPOSAL AND STATED THAT THERE MUST BE PUBLIC ACCESS, LOCKER ROOMS, SHOWERS ETC. THEY STATED THAT THIS GYM COULD ALSO BE USED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR USE AS WELL. THEY COMMENTED ON SPECTATOR SEATING, OVERHEAD DOORS, AND TABLES. THIS WOULD BE TWICE THE SIZE OF THE REGULAR GYM.
IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE HOME ECONOMICS ROOM BE PLACED NEAR THE KITCHEN.
CHIEF COUTU WAS PRESENT AND COMMENTED ON EXITING PROBLEMS RELATIVE TO FIRE DOORS IN THE LONG CORRIDORS WHICH SHOULD BE CLOSED AND THE DOORS TO EXISTING STAIRWELL SHOULD ALSO BE CLOSED.
THE TRIP TO SEEKONK WAS AGAIN DISCUSSED AND DR. CHEVRETTE WAS ASKED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:30 P.M.
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ROBERT F. WEBER, JR.
CHAIRMAN