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Freedom of Information Act. <br />tlng was adjourned~ <br /> <br />NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Wednesday, <br />June 8, 1988 AT 12:00 noon IN THE Basement Conference Room. <br /> <br />THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Luncheon meeting with School Board <br /> <br />BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR <br /> <br />BY Jeanne Cox (signed) <br /> <br />BASEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM - June 8, 1988 <br /> <br /> Council met in special session on this date with the <br />following members present: Mr. Barnes, Mr. Buck, Mrs. <br />Gleason, Dr. Hall, Mr. Towe. <br /> <br /> Mr. John Pezzoli, Chairman of the School Board, <br />recognized the outgoing members of Council, Mr. Barnes, Mrs. <br />Gleason, and Dr. Hall and commended them for their service <br />to the community. <br /> <br /> Dr. Vincent Cibbarelli, Superintendent of Schools, <br />stated that legal questions concerning the After-School <br />Program (CLAS/S) have been satisfied and the program will <br />be operated through a contractual agreement between the City <br />and the school system. <br /> <br /> Mr. Ron Hutchinson from the School administration, <br />described the Alternative Education Program. Mr. Hutchinson <br />listed the following objectives of the program: 1) Promote <br />and improve mastery of basic academic skills; 2) Develop <br />within students a sense of self-esteem and a feeling of <br />responsibility to others; 3) Expand students' horizons' and <br />raise their levels of aspiration; 4) Encourage students <br />to practice good health habits and to maintain physical <br />fitness and mental alertness~ 5) Improve interpersonal <br />relations of students with peers and adults; 6) Enable <br />students to acquire a high school diploma, a certificate, <br />and/or complete G.E.D. requirements if appropriate; and <br />7) Prepare students for career opportunities and initial <br />entry into the job market. Mr. Hutchinson stated that the <br />following students will be served in the program: 1) <br />Academically able students who behave in a negative and <br />disruptive manner; 2) Students who are significantly <br />deficient in basic skills and who demonstrate feelings of <br />anger, hostility, and alienation towards fellow students, <br />teachers, and the school administration; and 3) Students who <br />dislike school and cannot cope with their personal problems <br />as evidenced by skipping school, cutting classes, <br />inattentiveness, and failing grades. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pezzoli stated that the Alternative Education <br />Program has been approved by the School Board. <br /> <br /> Dr. Cibbarelli stated that a grant has been submitted <br />to the State and the Private Industries Council which, if <br />awarded, will increase certain components of the program. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Towe, Mr. Hutchinson <br />stated that an evaluation of each students at the end of the <br />semester will be conducted to determine the 'effectiveness of <br />the program. <br /> <br />147 <br /> <br /> <br />