Worcester School Committee: reconsideration

Reconsidering the item regarding gym and sports:
kids will need four years of gym (four quarters) now
can use this outside/sports options for those four semesters
Monfredo: health
O'Connell: students using it "for increased rigor"
make sure the program has standards, goals, guidelines

Mullaney: support this, support even more now that requirement is spread out over four quarters over four years

Novick: concern of how this will be handled, monitored, additional work for guidance, coaches, gym teachers
things done in house that we believe are important

Foley: limited number of students who will take this
additional rigor, coursework


Biancheria: get an update in January
forms that will be completed by those doing this: asks for them in the Friday letter so that "we aren't piecemealing"

Salmonsen: "wonderful idea...in the competitive world of valedictorian..." students who have to take PE or don't have to take PE, and how that figures into GPA
suggests morning calisthenics
 Trobaugh: question on district or state policy

on a roll call
six in favor, one opposed