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87 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Wednesday, November 9, 1994 AT 12:00 noon IN- THE Basement Conference Room. THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: Luncheon meeting with School Board BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY Jeanne Cox (signed) BASEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM -November 9, 1994 Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano. Absent: Rev. Edwards and Mr. Vandever. Council and the School Board discussed issues involving the upcoming FY 95-96 budget development. Dr. Dorothea Shannon, Superintendent of Schools, said the schools have applied for a $600,000 grant for the alternative school, but will not know if they will receive the grant until after the budget is completed. Ms. Daugherty stated it is her view that if there are additional revenues coming into the City in FY 95-96 then she would like the schools to share a percentage of the increase. Ms. Linda Seaman, Chair of the School Board, stated that teacher salary increases are one of the School Board's priorities for next year's budget. Mr. Toscano stated that if revenues to the City are flat in FY 95-96, the only way he could see the schools having additional money for salary increases would be for the schools to find savings in other parts of their budget. Mr. Toscano asked how the schools are approaching the issues ofreinventing. Ms. Seaman said that the School Board has informally discussed reinventing in the sense of having the Superintendent look at the whole school system, and Dr. Shannon is expected to give her observations/i-ecommendations to the School Board in the next few months. ~ Dr. Robert Bloodgood, School Board member, stated that he does not want to deteriorate the quality of services offered by the schools. Ms. Mary-Susan Payne, School Board member, stated that she thinks the schools need to better assess existing programs. Ms: Daugherty asked if it would be possible for the schools to offer incentive/reward systems similar to those being explored by the City, and Ms. Seaman replied that a survey had been sent around, but yielded little results. Ms. Slaughter recommended that the schools consider using other community people to help them look at the school system. Ms. Seaman noted that both the Reading Initiative Program and alternative school program began with built-in assessments components. Ms. Slaughter recommended that the Council and School Board have a discussion about other youth initiatives in the near future, to include the need for any additional youth programs.