Packed TLSS subcommittee meeting

The Teaching, Learning, and Student Supports subcommittee meeting up on the fourth floor of the admin building is PACKED tonight: people are standing in the hall (I wonder if there's a case to be made her for wiring the auditorium for cable?). Lots of teachers and administrators from the South quadrant, some community members, as well.
We're down a subcommittee member--chair Brian O'Connell is absent.
Mulqueen is talking now about the various committees involved in innovation schools: "overaching portfolio...floated a proposal" for community committee to make decisions about the innovation schools "portfolio"...11 essential conditions
(to interject here: this is entirely outside the law and the regulations on innovation schools)
"provide to superintendent, union leadership, and school committee for their consideration in making decisions on schools"
Mulqueen lists the "wide variety of people who could come together...wouldn't have decision making on their own...broadbased group"
Monfredo: proposals would "be judged according to the guidelines"
"set the stage for grassroots decision making, grassroots ownership" says Mulqueen
screening committee of superintendent, school committee, union (one of each) makes first round decision
school committee makes final decision
planning committee creates proposal then makes final proposal to school committee
Monfredo: what would be the next step after they submit their application?
Mulqueen is asking that his proposal move to entire school committee, and then it could move forward
Mulqueen points out that decisions have to be make in line with the current budget, as there's no extra money for this to happen
who would select the 14 member group, asks Monfredo
the three member group would, says Mulqueen
Monfredo suggests to O'Connell that they take questions from the audience