Information for Meeting of Tahanto Regional School Committee
Tuesday May 22, 2018 6:30 PM EDT

Town:Berlin, MA 
Board:Tahanto Regional School Committee
Time:Tuesday May 22, 2018 6:30 PM EDT
Location:Tahanto Multi-Purpose Room
1001 Main St. Boylston MA, 01505
Agenda:
BERLIN-BOYLSTON REGIONAL AND UNION #60 SCHOOL COMMITTEE
BERLIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE
BOYLSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Mission Statement: To support and challenge all students to achieve personal and academic excellence in a student-centered environment. 

Tuesday, May 22, 2018
6:30 p.m.
Tahanto Regional Middle-High School – Multi-Purpose Room
1001 Main Street – Boylston, MA

This meeting is being recorded, and your image or voice may be broadcast.

I. Call to Order
II.	Recognition of Outgoing School Committee Members/Introduction of New Members	
III. Reorganization of the Berlin School Committee
IV.	Reorganization of the Boylston School Committee
V.	Appoint Boylston School Committee Member to Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee
VI. Reorganization of the Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee
VII. Elect Chair and Vice Chair of Regional School Committee-Ballot Vote
VIII. Subcommittee Assignments
A.	Appoint Boylston and Berlin Members & Alternate to Approve Payable and Payroll Warrants
B.	Appoint Berlin and Boylston Members to Subcommittee for Negotiations
C.	Appoint Berlin and Boylston Members to Policy Subcommittee
IX. Approval of Payroll & Payable Warrants
X. Consent Agenda
A. Berlin School Committee
April 3 Open Session Meeting
April 17 Open Session Meeting (joint with Berlin Town Management Study Committee)
April 23 Open Session Minutes (Policy Sub-Committee)
May 7 Open Session Minutes
B. Boylston School Committee
April 3 Open Session Meeting
April 23 Open Session Minutes (Policy Sub-Committee)
May 7 Open Session Minutes
C. Berlin-Boylston Regional / Union #60 School Committee
April 3 Open Session Meeting
April 23 Open Session Minutes (Policy Sub-Committee)
May 7 Open Session Minutes
XI. Communications
A.	Letter from Mrs. Matthew-Mrs. Angela Yildiz
XII. Petitions and Audiences Relating to Items on Agenda
XIII. Reports
A. Tahanto PTO-Ms.Stacy O’Neil
B. LINK-Ms. Suzanne Clisham
C. Tahanto Building Committee Wrap-Up-Mr. Dean Polnerow
D. Superintendent – Mr. Jeffrey Zanghi
1. Approve Berlin Memorial STE Coach/Coordinator 
Position-Vote
2. Approve Berlin Memorial Literacy Coach/Coordinator Position-Vote
3. Approve Berlin Memorial Mathematics Coach/Coordinator Position-Vote
4. Approve Boylston Elementary S.T.E. Coach/Coordinator Position-Vote
5. Approve Boylston Elementary Literacy Coach/Coordinator Position-Vote
6. Approve Boylston Elementary Mathematics Coach/Coordinator Position-Vote
7. Approve Tahanto Middle School (Grades 6-8) S.T.E. Coach.Coordinator Position-Vote
8. Approve Tahanto Middle School (Grades 6-8) Mathematics Coach/Coordinator Position-Vote
9. Approve Tahanto Middle School (Grades 6-8) Literacy Coach/Coordinator Position-Vote
10. Shared Cost Agreement-Elementary Music-Berlin Vote
11. Shared Cost Agreement-Elementary Music-Boylston Vote
12. Waive No-School Day for Tahanto from January 2, 2018 (No Heat)-Region Vote
13.	Police Communications within Tahanto-Discussion
E. Director of Financial Services – Mr. Robert Conry
DESE End-of-Year Audit Results
OPEB Funding-Vote
Transition to PreK-12 Regional School District
F.	Director of Curriculum & Grants - Ms. Carol Costello
Early Grades Literacy Grant
STEM Spring Event
Revised Standards-Based Elementary Report Cards
History and Social Science Framework
G.	Director of Pupil Personnel Services - Mrs. Karen Molnar
CPR Report
Corrective Action Plan
H.	Technology Coordinator - Mr. Paul Mara
MCAS 2.0
Network Upgrades
Healthy Technology
I.	Berlin Memorial School-Mr. John Campbell, Principal
MCAS Testing
BMS Playground Funding
Art SHow/Noe-A-Thon
Upcoming Events
J.	Boylston Elementary School- Mr. Alfred Thompson, Principal
Assessments
Specials Spectacular
Kindergarten Enrollment
End-of-Year Events
K. Tahanto Regional Middle/High School-Ms. Diane Tucceri, Principal
Assessment Updates
School Choice Procedures
Student Achievements
End-of-Year Events
L. Regionalization Sub-Committee Update-Mrs. Lorie Martiska
XIV. Business Items
A. Berlin School Committee
Accept recommendation of the Policy Sub-Committee to revise, replace or remove the following policies-Vote
Policy BEDA-Notice to Update New Open Meeting Law Requirements
Policy BBBA/BBBB-School Committee Qualifications
Policy DB-Annual Budget
Policy FF-Naming Facilities
Policy IJOB-Community Resources
Policy JHD-Exclusions and Exemptions from School
Policy JII-Student Complaints and Grievances
Policy JJE-Fundraising
Policy JJH-R-Travel Regulations
Policy JQ-Student Fees, Fines and Charges
Policy KCD-Public Gifts for Schools
Policy KDB-Public’s Right to Know
Policy KDD-News Media/News Releases
Policy KE-Public Complaints
Policy KHB-Advertising in Schools
Policy KI-Visitors to School
Policy LDA-Student Teaching and Internships
Policy EEAA-Transportation, Walkers and Riders
Policy GBGC-Domestic Violence Leave Policy
Policy GBGF-Family and Medical Leave
Policy IHAMA-Parental Notification Relative to Sex Education
Policy IJOA-Field Trip
Policy IK-Student Progress Reports to Parents/Guardians
.	Policy IKF-Graduation Requirements
y.	Policy JLCC-Communicable Diseases
.	Policy KBE-Relations with Parent Organizations
2.	Review of Policy IJNDD-Social Networking and Policy BHE-Electronic Communication Policy-Discussion
3.	Preliminary School Committee Meeting Schedule-First Read
4.	Gift Amount for Marion Hoffman Award-Vote
5.	Moses Reed Tyler Scholarship-Update
B. Boylston School Committee
Accept recommendation of the Policy Sub-Committee to revise, replace or remove the following policies-Vote
Policy BEDA-Notice to Update New Open Meeting Law Requirements
Policy BBBA/BBBB-School Committee Qualifications
Policy DB-Annual Budget
Policy FF-Naming Facilities
Policy IJOB-Community Resources
Policy JHD-Exclusions and Exemptions from School
Policy JII-Student Complaints and Grievances
Policy JJE-Fundraising
Policy JJH-R-Travel Regulations
Policy JQ-Student Fees, Fines and Charges
Policy KCD-Public Gifts for Schools
Policy KDB-Public’s Right to Know
Policy KDD-News Media/News Releases
Policy KE-Public Complaints
Policy KHB-Advertising in Schools
Policy KI-Visitors to School
Policy LDA-Student Teaching and Internships
Policy EEAA-Transportation, Walkers and Riders
Policy GBGC-Domestic Violence Leave Policy
Policy GBGF-Family and Medical Leave
Policy IHAMA-Parental Notification Relative to Sex Education
Policy IJOA-Field Trips
Policy IK-Student Progress Reports to Parents/Guardians
Policy IKF-Graduation Requirements
Policy JLCC-Communicable Diseases
Policy KBE-Relations with Parent Organizations
2.	Review of Policy IJNDD-Social Networking and Policy BHE-Electronic Communication Policy-Discussion
3.	Preliminary School Committee Meeting Schedule-First Read

C. Berlin-Boylston Regional / Union #60 School Committee
Accept recommendation of the Policy Sub-Committee to revise, replace or remove the following policies-Vote
Policy BEDA-Notice to Update New Open Meeting Law Requirements
Policy BBBA/BBBB-School Committee Qualifications
Policy DB-Annual Budget
Policy FF-Naming Facilities
Policy IJOB-Community Resources
Policy JHD-Exclusions and Exemptions from School
Policy JII-Student Complaints and Grievances
Policy JJE-Fundraising
Policy JJH-R-Travel Regulations
Policy JQ-Student Fees, Fines and Charges
Policy KCD-Public Gifts for Schools
Policy KDB-Public’s Right to Know
Policy KDD-News Media/News Releases
Policy KE-Public Complaints
Policy KHB-Advertising in Schools
Policy KI-Visitors to School
Policy LDA-Student Teaching and Internships
Policy EEAA-Transportation, Walkers and Riders
Policy GBGC-Domestic Violence Leave Policy
Policy GBGF-Family and Medical Leave
Policy IHAMA-Parental Notification Relative to Sex Education
Policy IJOA-Field Trips
Policy IK-Student Progress Reports to Parents/Guardians
Policy IKF-Graduation Requirements
Policy JLCC-Communicable Diseases
Policy KBE-Relations with Parent Organizations
2. Review of Policy IJNDD-Social Networking and Policy BHE-Electronic Communication Policy-Discussion
3.	Presentation on Policy IMG-Animals In School-Approval to Send to Policy Subcommittee for further review-Vote
4.	Class of 1977 One-Time Only Scholarship in the amount of $1500 (awarded to either one student in the amount of $1500 or two students in the amount of $750 each)-Vote
5.	Class of 1964 One-Time Only Scholarship in the amount of $600-Vote
6.	Approve Donation of Flag Pole from Tahanto Booster Club 
In Honor of Peter Maki-Vote
7.	Preliminary School Committee Meeting Schedule-First Read
8. Approve Out-of-State Field Trip to Brownstone Adventure Park on 5/31/2018.

XV. School Committee Comments / Future Agenda Items
A.	Governance Workshop-May 29

XVI. Executive Session (if needed)
To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares.

 Amended agenda to include approval for out-of-state field trip on 5/21/201018
Scheduled By:Kristi Turgeon
Posted At:May 17, 2018 1:45 PM EDT
Last Modified:May 21, 2018 8:24 AM EDT
Minutes:Minutes are not on record with the Town Clerk's office
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