Rochester School Board
Special Services Committee
School Board Conference Room
January 18, 2007
6:30 PM

Members Present:	Members Absent:	Others Present:
Mrs. Peggy Parker, Chair Mr. Robert Watson Mrs. Nancy Warren Mr. Frank Callaghan	Ms. Diane Moody	Mr. Kent Hemingway Mr. Charles DeVito Mrs. Anne Grassie Mr. William Brennan

The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:45 pm with a quorum present.

Athletic Department Budget – Mr. Colson discussed the development and background of many Spaulding varsity teams. Board members had requested information on coaching stipends for the swim and gymnastics teams. Mr. Colson explained how these teams were originated at parent request with $1.00 contracts for coaches allowing students to compete in NHIAA sponsored events.

Special Services Committee recommends that the Finance Committee review coaching stipends and consider increasing compensation for coaches to be comparable to existing funded teams.

Transportation Bid Contract – Mr. Hemingway reviewed bid specifications for student transportation services. Committee members discussed wording the specifications to reflect the use of late model buses with up to five years of use. The Committee agreed that bidding for a fleet of new buses was not required.

Mr. Hemingway will edit the bid specifications and prepare to have the bid posted later this winter.

Mr. Callaghan moved, second by Mr. Watson, to adjourn at 7:15. The motion passed 4-0.

Respectfully submitted,

Mrs. Peggy Parker, Chair