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The state classifies programs as “Implemented, Partially Implemented orNot Implemented.” In the SPED category, out of 269 items reviewed, all buttwelve received the “Implemented” designation. In the Civil Rights category,out of 64 items, all but four were implemented. In English Language Education,out of 59 items, all but eight were implemented. Those items that did not receivethe Implemented designation were deemed “Partially Implemented.”Pat DelVal, Interim Director of Pupil Personnel Services, attributed the improvementto “increased staffing in these departments, increased programs andbetter identification procedures for English Language Learner programs.”The administration also credited the Milton PAC, a group of parent andguardian volunteers, with their ability to work collaboratively with the administrationto effect improvements.Energy Awards/Conservation:The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently recognized the TuckerElementary School and Milton High School as having earned an Energy Starrating. The Tucker building, located at 187 Blue Hill Parkway and Milton High,located at 25 Gile Road, are now listed on the Energy Star registry at www.energystar.gov/buildinglistBuildings that earn the EPA’s Energy Star rating use 35 percent less energyand generate 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than similar buildingsacross the nation.The good news was shared with the Milton Public Schools’ Facilities Subcommittee,which includes Milton Schools Facilities Director Bill Ritchie, MiltonSchools HVAC technician Jim Egan, Assistant Superintendent for BusinessMatt Gillis, and committee members Rick Malmstrom, along with John Kibbee,Joseph Murphy and School Committee members Lynda-Lee Sheridan andDenis Keohane.Of the four K-12 schools in Massachusetts to have earned the Energy Starlabel in 2010, two are Milton Public School buildings. Bill Ritchie has beenworking on energy conservation measures for all the districts’ schools for wellover five years, and the Facilities Subcommittee goal is to continue in their effortsin achieving the Energy Star rating for the remaining four schools in thedistrict.In addition, Assistant Superintendent Gillis successfully bid and locked inlower commodity prices for natural gas, an 18% budget reduction per thermfor the contract beginning in FY12, and a 16% budget reduction per kilo Watthour for electricity commodity. Both contracts take effect at different times inFY12, with budgeted price reductions of $66,933 for electricity and $63,617230