Gray 'Tribute' Goes Before School Board

The tribute to John Gray, the late principal at Barrington High School for 29 years, is on the agenda for the Barrington School Committee meeting on Thursday evening, March 7.

The auditorium at the high school was selected for some type of tribute to Gray, who passed away last fall. The School Committee voted unanimously to pursue recommendations on how the auditorium can best keep Gray's memory alive at the high school.

The vote came after BHS Principal Joseph Hurley reported that the auditorium generated "the most interest" among staff at the high school and for Gray's wife.

The auditorium is the place where most students and parents met Gray for the first time when they were freshmen entering the school, Hurley said. And "John loved the arts," he said, "and he was a factor in its renovation."

Superintendent Michael Messore had said previously that Gray "was noted for attending everything. He never missed a concert."

Here is the complete agenda for the meeting:

BARRINGTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

Government Center, 283 County Road

AGENDA

March 7, 2013 7:30 p.m.  

A.     PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  

B.     ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION  

C.     BPS SPOTLIGHT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING  

D.     INFORMATION AND PROPOSALS

1.      Instructional Technology  

E.      GENERAL PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION  

F.      OLD BUSINESS

Superintendent and Staff

1.      Budget Discussion  

School Committee

1.      John Gray Tribute  

G.     NEW BUSINESS

Superintendent and Staff

1.      Personnel Resignation PH, Library

2.      Approval of Request for Home Schooling  

School Committee

1.      Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Policy

2.      High School Teacher Course Schedule  

H.     DECISION ITEMS

1.      Consent Agenda Meeting Minutes Open Meeting and Executive Session of February 14, 2013 Open Meeting and Executive Sessions of February 21, 2013

 I.    DISCUSSION ITEMS

1.      Discussion Future Agenda Items

2.      General Discussion to Guide Future Recommendations 

J.       GENERAL PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION  

EXECUTIVE SESSION