Budget account by account...with some comments first

(I'll break as these entiries get long)
Monfredo asks when we will see funding above the minimum level, speaks of Mediaid and grant cut

O'Connell asks how much we're saving on the contract. Allen $5.46 million
O'Connell asks how many positions (if it were only going to staffing positions)...Allen says 85 positions
O'Connell asks how many positions that would leave us having lots...Allen: if it were only teachers, we'd add teachers...it would not reduce any positions at all if we were to put them in the salaries

School Committee account which is $87,000 for the salaries of the six members
O'Connell moves approval
Out of state travel funded at zero
In state travel approved

Day to day subs: Foley: does not cover all of our needs. How much does it cover?
So far we've been able to cover all needed not covered by other sources
Mayor O'Brien asks if long term subs are funded out of the teacher account
yes

Unemployment:
O'Connell: in light of the approval of the contract...what would be the dollar impact if we brought back everyone?
Allen: this account did have the settlement agreement built in...still using 39 long-term subs, who are eligible for long term
Does still include 20 IAs
can be reduced by 70,000 now...80,000 from IAs
O'Connell: assumes they collect the 99 weeks? No, assumes historical usage
Allen: not all positions are eligible for the federal extension, used 40% collecting
reduced by a minimum of $70,000, potential for $80,000 assuming the IAs settle on the model of the teachers agreement
O'Connell wants to reduce by $150,000
Monfredo wants to know if we can hold off on this for another week...may be additional savings
Foley supports reducing by 70,000...hates to be too presumptuous
O'Brien: two sets of savings...known savings from health insurance...migration is unknown
additional savings
Novick: motion to $111,600 from unemployment to non-instructional support
Mullaney: does not want to commit to allocation of the money, has no problem with cutting either amount of money
O'Brien: take some money out and set it aside...see what other resources avaliable
Mullaney wants to know if there are other priorities out there from administration
O'Brien points out that additional settlements might allow for other priorities
Foley: cut and park it...waiting for final approval...could go for greater amount set aside it
Novick withdraws her motion, supports O'Connell's
$150,000 set aside pending the next meeting
O'Brien asks if we could have a memo of how much money we have after we restore the teachers
Foley asks what the window is for changing enrollment
next week...Foley points out we might have a better idea of migration numbers next week

Miscellaneous salaries:
Clark Master's program: transfers later
Biancheria: special ed summer schools account has increased due to it all being in FY12
Allen: also some programs have an increase in service
translators: very large dollar amount for them (Biancheria): college students doing it for credit
Luster: we're just overwhelmed, one person doing it for the district

Novick: how are the community fschools functioning? request for a report
asks where the police money came in
Worcester Future Teachers Academy: do we know what the success rate?
Luster: those kids go on to college, but we don't necessarily know how many become teachers (and not many become teachers in Worcester)
Monfredo defends the program

O'Connell asks if we should look at Title I for expansion of the Community schools program


Printing and postage: O'Connell..direct deposit?
Allen: conversation for executive session, also only a first step, still operational issues
requests that it be funded as is until those things are in place
Novick points out that some School Committees have moved to exclusively electronic agendas
approved