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SCHOOL REPORT
Junior High School. Some of our programs will not be available to all. of our students. Rooms not designed for special use will be used for specialized activities and seriously curtail the effectiveness of the program involved. Teachers will be over-worked, students will not be able to have the individual help to the extent that they have been getting it in the past.
Although we will try to keep our grouping intact in order to provide for individual differences and a program of studies geared for depth and breadth in high school education and provide courses needed by our students, serious problems will arise and the impact will be great. We will do everything in our power to continue our pro- gram of enrichment and acceleration of students. The school year 1963-64 will probably see this school operating on some form of a platoon system. Educational research and experience has consistantly shown that a platoon system seriously deprives students of an adequate quality education, which is their heritage. The need is now, and is great, for firm and positive action to provide for the expansion of the education facilities in the very near future, if we are once again to maintain the high quality of eduation that our future citizens do need, and to which this school is dedicated. Public consideration and action is needed. The time has come for thinking men and women to act with sound judgement and cool reasoning if the educational future of the region is to be enhanced and future growth is to be maintained.
Respectfully submitted,
PAUL H. FARRIS, Principal
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE
I hereby submit my report on the Health Services at the Pentucket Regional School.
Individual Health Conferences
Daily
Nurse-Teacher Conferences
As Necessary
First Aid and Illness
1011
Dismissals and Exclusions
114
Home Visits 4.0
Physical Examinations Grades 7 and 10
School Physician
246
Family Physician
17
Referrals 20
Pre-Athletic Examinations 168
Massachusetts Audiometer Tests (groups)
778
Individual Tests 69
Final Failures Referred 16
Massachusetts Vision Tests
778
Retests
72
Final Failures Referred 72
Tuberculosis Testing (Vollmer Patch Test)
Grades 7 and 11
244
Positive Reactors None
Respectfully submitted, MARIE T. BLAISDELL, R. N. School Nurse
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SCHOOL REPORT
1962 PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL BUDGET
Appropriated 1961
Expended 1961
Requested 1962
GENERAL CONTROL:
School Committee Expense
$ 200.00 $
37.16 $
200.00
State Audit
225.00
Treasurer's Salary
700.00
700.00
800.00
Accountant's Salary
600.00
600.00
600.00
Treasurer's and
Accountant's Expense
100.00
122.36
200.00
Supervisor of Attendance
250.00
225.78
250.00
Secretarial Services
3,433.00
3,430.56
3,583.00
Office postage, supplies, repairs
400.00
508.06
600.00
Telephone
150.00
149.60
150.00
Superintendent's Salary
5,580.00
5,580.00
6,300.00
Travel (including out-of-state)
200.00
200.00
200.00
Advertising & contingencies
200.00
446.19
300.00
$ 11,813.00 $ 11,999.71 $ 13,408.00
EXPENSES OF INSTRUCTION:
Salaries :
Administrators
$ 17,050.00 $ 16,839.11 $ 17,842.00
Administrators and
Instructional Travel
850.00
798.70
1,000.00
Teachers and Substitutes
226,424.00
219,792.75
247,283.00
In-Service Training
200.00
110.11
700.00
Association Memberships
100.00
82.00
150.00
Instructional Expenses :
Clerical Salaries
7,670.00
6,005.17
7,850.00
Postage, forms, printing, supplies
900.00
556.13
900.00
Textbooks
4,350.00
4,269.00
7,138.00
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General Supplies
6,000.00
7,006.13
7,400.00
Specific Supplies :
Homemaking
1,000.00
659.77
1,000.00
Science
950.00
1,117.53
3.500.00
Guidance
1,090.00
1,051.25
1,090.00
Physical Education
200.00
195.71
376.00
Industrial Arts
5,500.00
6,676.59
5,500.00
Audio-Visual Aids
792.00
809.14
1,287.00
Art
1,150.00
1,254.49
1,300.00
Music
455.00
466.30
365.00
$274,681.00 $267,689.88 $304,681.00
OPERATION OF SCHOOL PLANT:
Janitorial Salaries
$ 20,367.00 $ 20,471.23 $ 21,034.00
Telephone Service
1,200.00
1,411.61
1,200.00
Janitorial Supplies
2,400.00
2,603.08
2,800.00
Fuel
6,500.00
6,201.55
6,500.00
Water, Gas, Electricity
8,500.00
8,864.02
8,500.00
$ 38,967.00 $ 39,551.49 $ 40,034.00
MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL PLANT:
Upkeep of Grounds
$ 3,200.00 $
2,410.52 $
3,270.00
Upkeep of Building
1,200.00
1,315.78
2,115.00
Replacement of Typewriters
900.00
$ 4,400.00 $ 3,726.30 $
6,285.00
AUXILIARY AGENCIES:
Library
$ 1,700.00 $
1,941.28 $
4,150.00
Health
4,217.00
4,088.29
4,383.00
Adult Education
600.00
262.50
1,500.00
Driver Education
2,650.00
1,905.76
2,000.00
Summer School
900.00
910.00
1,500.00
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Transportation
30,222.00
29,782.58
33,272.00
Insurance
4,565.00
2,241.18
4,139.00
Essex County Retirement
3,300.00
3,431.65
3,600.00
$ 48,154.00 $ 44,563.24 $ 54.544.00
CAPITAL OUTLAY:
Business Education
$ 972.00 $
927.99
0
Music
2,000.00
1,999.80
425.00
Health
0
0
430.00
General Control
0
0
ยท 500.00
Audio-Visual
0
0
620.00
Physical Education & Athletics
0
0
152.00
Industrial Arts
147.00
292.00
3,400.00
General Equipment
1,228.00
1,233.20
4,181.00
$ 4,347.00 $
4,452.99 $
9,708.00
DEBT SERVICE:
Interest on Bonds
$ 62,160.00 $ 62,160.00 $ 58,347.50
Payment on Principal
100,000.00
100,000.00 100,000.00
$162,160.00 $162,160.00 $158,347.50
INTEREST ON
BORROWED MONEY:
$ 800.00 $
682.92 $
800.00
NON-CLASSIFIED:
Athletics
$ 3,880.00 $
3,559.08 $
5,712.50
Assembly Programs
150.00
73.05
200.00
$ 4,030.00 $
3,632.13 $
5,912.50
$549,352.00
Transferred in from Surplus Funds
150.54
TOTALS
$549,502.54 $538,458.66 $593,720.00
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PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Cost Assessment According to the Regional' Agreement for the Year 1962
TOTAL BUDGET Amortization Operation
$593,720.00
$158,347.50
$435,372.50
CALCULATIONS
Amortization
$158,347.50 Operation $435,372.50
Less Estimated
Receipts
$99,712.50
Transfer from P. L. No. 874
3,000.00
Transfer from
Surplus R.
9,000.00
108,712.50
$432,372.50
Total to be raised by assessment
PERCENTAGE OF ASSESSMENT
Enrollment per town 10/1/61
% of total
enrollment
% of equalized Plus evaluation
1/2 of total of preceding columns = % of 1962 operation
Groveland
321
38.5817
31.3456
34.9636
Merrimac
317
38.1010
39.7264
38.9137
West Newbury
194
23.3173
28.9280
26.1227
832
CALCULATIONS OF ASSESSMENTS Amortization
Groveland
$49,635.00 x 31.3456 = $15,558.39 $49,635.00 x 39.7264 = $19,718.20
Merrimac
West Newbury
$49,635.00 x 28.9280 = $14,358.41
$ 49,635.00
Operation
Groveland
$432,372.50 x 34.9636 = $151,172.99
Merrimac
$432,372.50 x 38.9137 = $168,252.14
West Newbury
$432,372.50 x 26.1227 = $112,947.37
$432,372.50
TOTAL ASSESSMENTS BY TOWNS
Groveland
Merrimac
West Newbury
Amortization Operation
$ 15,558.39 151,172.99
$ 19,718.20 168,252.14
$ 14,358.41 112,947.37
$166,731.38
$187,970.34
$127,305.78
$ 49,635.00
$482,007.50
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PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TREASURER'S REPORT RECONCILATION OF CASH
Cash Balance January 1, 1961
$108,544.10
Receipts
Assessments to the Towns $446,390.00
Comm. of Mass. Reimbursements
90,105.23
U. S. Government Grants
9,257.10
Payroll Deductions
61,407.63
School Lunch Program Fund
47,308.76
Athletic Program Fund
1,956.20
Tuition
5,120.00
Rent
170.00
Miscellaneous Revenues
3,705.58
Refunds
139.96
Sale of Revenue Anticipation Loans 170,000.00
$835,560.46
$944,104.56
Expenditures
Maintenance & Operation
$376,298.66
Amortization - Debt & Interest
162,160.00
Payroll Deduction Payments
61,402.36
School Lunch Program Fund 46,351.37
Athletic Program Fund
1,493.81
Public Law No. 874
3,260.49
Public Law No. 85-864
1,934.78
Revenue Anticipation Notes
170,000.00
$822,901.47
Cash Balance December 31, 1961
$121,203.09
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Receipts
Town Assessments Groveland Merrimac West Newbury
$152,785.95 172,455.86 121,148.19
$446,390.00
Comm. of Mass. Reimbursements
Construction
Transportation
School Aid
$ 60,612.50 29,297.73 195.00
$ 90,105.23
U. S. Government Grants
P. L. No. 874
$ 7,124.00
P. L. No. 85-864
2,133.10
9,257.10 $
Payroll Deductions
Federal Withholding Tax
$ 39,205.52
Mass. Withholding Tax
3,101.34
Teachers Retirement Fund
12,168.48
Essex County Retirement Fund
2,346.29
Blue Cross - Blue Shield
4,586.00
$ 61,407.63
School Lunch Program Fund Sale of Food
$ 35,141.86
11,862.90
U. S. D. A. Reimbursement Other
304.00
Athletic Program Fund Ticket Sales Program Advertisements
$ 47,308.76
$ 1,866.20
90.00
$ 1,956.20
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Tuition
Payments of out-of-town Students
$ 5,120.00
Rent
Rental of Cafeteria & Auditorium
$ 170.00
Miscellaneous Revenues
Industrial Art Student Fees
$
545.50
Commission on Pay Phones
33.91
Locker Key Receipts
75.65
Sale o.f Text Books
105.89
Sale of Mouth Guards
9.60
Vending Machine Receipts
82.00
Fees for Collecting State Income Withholding Tax
35.49
Reimbursement on Fire Insurance Policy 262.60
Reimbursement for Buses to Boston
95.00
Reimbursement School Band - Santa Parade 50.00
Reimbursement - Senior Class Play
5.74
Reimbursement - Insurance Claim
7.95
Sale of Driver Education Car
1.00
Sale of Steel
3.50
Driver Education
1,639.00
Adult Education
747.00
Unclaimed Checks
5.75
$
3,705.58
Refunds
Harpers Magazine
$ 2.80
New England Music Festival
16.00
Government Printing
1.70
Water Bill
40.73
Discount Credit
5.00
Excise Tax
55.00
Salary - Overpayment
18.73
$ 139.96
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Temporary Loans
Sale of Revenue Anticipation Notes February 1, 1961 120 Day $120,000.00 June 20, 1961 60 Day 50,000.00
$170,000.00
Total Receipts Year Ended Dec. 31, 1961 $835,560.46
Expenditures
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION GENERAL CONTROL:
School Committee Expense $ 37.16
Treasurer's Salary
700.00
Accountant's Salary
600.00
Treasurer's & Accountant's Expense 122.36
Supervisor of Attendance
225.78
Secretarial Services
3,430.56
Office postage, supplies, repairs
508.06
Telephone
149.60
Superintendent's Salary
5,580.00
Travel (including out-of-state) 200.00
Advertising & Contingencies
446.19
$ 11,999.71
INSTRUCTIONAL:
Administrators Salaries
$ 16,839.11
Administrators & Instructional Travel
798.70
Teachers & Substitutes
219,792.75
In-Service Training
110.11
Association Membership
82.00
Clerical Salaries
6,005.17
Postage, forms, printing, supplies
556.13
Textbooks
4,269.00
General Supplies
7,006.13
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Homemaking Supplies
659.77
Science Supplies
1,117.53
Guidance Supplies
1,051.25
Physical Education Supplies
195.71
Industrial Arts Supplies
6,676.59
Audio-Visual Aids Art
809.14
1,254.49
Music
466.30
$267,689.88
OPERATIONAL:
Janitorial Salaries
$ 20,471.23
Telephone Service
1,411.61
Janitorial Supplies
2,603.08
Fuel
6,201.55
Water, Gas, Electricity
8,864.02
$ 39,551.49
MAINTENANCE:
Upkeep of Grounds
$
2,410.52
Upkeep of Building
1,315.78
3,726.30 $
AUXILIARY AGENCIES:
Library
$ 1,941.28
Health
4,088.29
Adult Education
262.50
Driver Education
1,905.76
Summer School
910.00
Transportation
29,782.58
Insurance
2,241.18
Essex County Retirement
3,431.65
$ 44,563.24
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CAPITAL OUTLAY:
Business Education
$ 927.99
Music
1,999.80
Industrial Arts
292.00
General Equipment
1,233.20
$ 4,452.99
INTEREST ON BORROWED MONEY : $ 682.92
NON-CLASSIFIED :
Athletics
$ 3,559.08
Assembly Programs
73.05
$ 3,632.13
MAINTENANCE & OPERATION TOTAL
$376,298.66
AMORTIZATION :
Payment of Principal $100,000.00
Payment of Interest 62,160.00
$162,160.00
PAYROLL DEDUCTION PAYMENTS:
Federal Withholding Tax, Internal Revenue $ 39,201.12
Mass. Withholding Tax, Comm. of Mass. 3,100.47
Teachers Retirement Fund
12,168.48
Essex County Retirement Fund 2,346.29
Blue Cross - Blue Shield
4,586.00
$ 61,402.36
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SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FUND:
Salaries $ 15,108.39
Food 28,605.32
Telephone, Equipment, Repairs 2,637.66
$ 46,351.37
ATHLETIC PROGRAM FUND:
Referees, Police, Custodians $ 1,072.50
Transportation 284.75
Equipment 43.70
League Dues
25.00
Essex Agricultural School Game Agreement
40.00
Other
27.86
1,493.81 $
PUBLIC LAW No. 874 :
Science Equipment
$ 3,165.39
Fire Proofing
78.60
Books
16.50
3,260.49 $
PUBLIC LAW No. 85-864 :
Clerk - Typist
$ 453.75
Scientific Equipment
1,481.03
1,934.78 $
REVENUE ANTICIPATION LOANS :
Loan Due June 1, 1961
$120,000.00
Loan Due August 18, 1961 50,000.00
$170,000.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1961 $822,901.47
PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT - BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1961
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities
Cash :
Revolving Funds: School Lunch Fund
$ 3,765.02
General Petty Cash
$121,203.09
50.00
Athletic Fund
671.73
Federal Grant P. L. No. 874
9,771.42
Federal Grant P. L. No. 85-864
199.91
Reserve for Petty Cash
50.00
Failings - Unclaimed Checks
5.75
Surplus Revenue
106,789.26
TOTAL ASSETS
$121,253.09
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$121,253.09
DEBT ACCOUNTS
School Construction Loans: October 1, 1955
$ 54,000.00
January 15, 1957
800,000.00
December 1, 1957
695,000.00
Net Funded or Fixed Debt $1,549,000.00
$1,549,000.00 SYDNEY A. O'NEILL, Treasurer
TOWN
OF
MERRIMAC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Appropriations Made 1961
88
Fire Alarm
9
In Memoriam
115
Jury List
11
Town Officers
3
Town Warrant
108
Town Warrant Special
106
Reports of-
Assessors
17
Board of Appeals
29
Board of Public Welfare
22
Cemetery Trustees
30
Civil Defense Agency
31
Dog Officer
Fire Engineers
21 27 15
Inspector of Wires
Inspector of Milk, Animals, and Slaughtering
36 37
Municipal Light Board
Planning Board
28 42
Police Department
32
Public Health Nurse
44
Public Library
45
School Committee
119
Sealer of Weights and Measures
35
Selectmen
14
State Auditor
93
Tax Collector
46
Town Accountant
50
Town Clerk
15
Town Forest Committee
43
Town Treasurer
43
Veteran's Services
20
Water Commissioners
39
Vote for Town Officers
102
Playground Commissioners
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