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Subject: Weekly Round Table show

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KIM

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Date Posted: 16:55:23 02/07/04 Sat

I was utterly unimpressed with Mr. Maraganis when he appeared on Weekly Round Table this week. A couple of times he was asked to provide specific information in response to questions and was unable to do so. Mr. Maraganis has said he�s reviewed the budget, but could not come up with any areas in which he would cut expenses because he did not know what the future expenses would be. Doesn�t he realize that Mr. Campbell and Mrs. Paquette have to predict and plan for future expenses at every Finance Subcommittee meeting they attend? If he cannot come up with anything now, after studying the budget, how could he as a school committee member?

Also, Mr. Maraganis wants to reinstate higher spending on professional development. If he�s attended the school committee meetings, as he says he has, he would know that the spending in this area was reduced in order to ensure teacher positions would not be eliminated. In this time of economic restraints, it makes no sense to mandate a certain dollar amount on professional development if it means teachers or supplies would need to be reduced.

That�s grand that Mr. Maraganis wants to volunteer his time, but maybe he should consider volunteering elsewhere.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Weekly Round Table show	Barry	17:00:18 02/08/04 Sun

Re: Weekly Round Table show	KIM	13:59:05 02/11/04 Wed
Re: Weekly Round Table show -- Cheryl, 07:30:13 02/13/04 Fri Re: Weekly Round Table show -- Dennis, 13:49:40 02/13/04 Fri