The Week Ahead: Kindergarten Playdate, Small Business Forum, Y's Fall Preview

Here's some of what's happening in Melrose this week:

• The Lincoln Elementary School will host a Kindergarten Playdate on the Lincoln Playground on Monday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon.

• Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Melrose, will be hosting a Small Business forum on "The Economy, Capital Issues and Real Solutions" from 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Thursday, August 26.

Meetings of city boards and commissions this week, with links to the posted agendas:

The Melrose School Committee will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m.; public dialogue with the committee starts at 6:15 p.m. The items on the agenda are:

• Student Contact Information On-Line Submission Form
• Data Team Training
• Bullying Workshop in Conjunction with DESE 
• Vote on First September Meeting Date
• Consent Agenda (School Committee Minutes – August 10, 2010; Second vote required accepting the Field Trip Policy; MHS Field Trip Request to Greece and the Aegean,  pending approval of Field Trip Procedures;MHS Field Trip Request to Atlanta and Savannah, GA,  pending approval of Field Trip Procedures)
• Winthrop School Improvement Plan
• Field Trip Procedures
• Discussion of Draft Superintendent Goals Document
• Vote to Approve Superintendent Evaluation
• Traffic and Parking Improvements/Changes

The Melrose Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 7:45 p.m. Items on the agenda are:

• The appeal of Carla A. Gill to operate a home-based child care business at 85 Morgan St.
• The appeal of Dr. Steven Senneville for a variance related to off-street parking requirements and a Special Permit for medical office use, to operate a medical practice at 533-541 Franklin St.
• The appeal of Constantine G. Scrivanos for a variance to add a drive-through window to the existing Dunkin Donuts restaurant at 470 Lynn Fells Parkway.
• The appeal of Michael A. Devita, Jr., for a variance to install a utility shed at 445 Upham St.