Information for Meeting of Petersham School Committee
Monday March 02, 2020 6:15 PM EST

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Petersham  School Committee
Day/Date:   Monday, March 2nd, 2020
Time of Meeting:  6:15 P.M. 
Location:    Staff Room

        School Committee Agenda

Call to Order                                                                                                                                          
Public Comment
Report of the Teachers’ Union
Public Hearing for the FY21 School Budget
Public Hearing for FY21 School Choice

March Items
Principal’s Report
Superintendent Search
Technology Report
Director of Special Services Retirement

       5.    Matters for Action or Vote
	       a.   2020-2021 District Calendar
	         
       6.    Subcommittees and Board Liaison Reports   
Report of Union #73 Committee
Report of  the R.C. Mahar Representative
Report of the Leadership, Accountability & Measurement Subcommittee
Report of the Resources & Capacity Subcommittee
Report of the Communications & Policy Subcommittee
Report of the CAPS Representative
Regional Planning Committee

        7.  Superintendent’s Report
        8.  Approval of the Minutes
        9.  Executive Session -M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3), 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.

      10.  Next Meeting - Monday, April 9, 2020 at 6:15pm
      11.  Adjournment

The agenda reflects topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed.

Public Comment Protocols

The School Committee welcomes public comment on items that are within the scope of the School Committee’s responsibilities.  The Public Comment agenda item is reserved for this purpose.  Members of the public wishing to address the Committee should be aware of the following guidelines:

The Chair will recognize those wishing to speak and give them the floor.  Only persons recognized by the Chair may speak.  For purposes of the minutes, speakers should identify themselves at the beginning of their remarks.
The purpose of Public Comment is to receive input from the community, not to engage in prolonged conversation with the Committee. The Chair will ensure that any comment or question that requires a response from the committee or the School Department will be addressed in a timely manner.
All comments should be addressed through the Chair, not any individual committee member or to others in attendance.
Speakers are expected to respect confidentiality.  This includes the confidentiality of the speaker’s own child/ren as well as that of school staff and personnel.