Information for Meeting of Elementary School Comm.
Monday March 11, 2019 6:00 PM EDT

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Orange Elementary School Committee
Day/Date:   Monday, March 11th, 2018
Time of Meeting: 6:00 PM 
Location:    Fisher Hill School Library


                                                         School Committee Agenda
        	1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
       	3. Public Comment
	4. Introduction of New OESC Members
          	5. Approval of the Minutes of January 14, 2019 and Minutes of Working Meeting of December 5, 2018
          	6. Report of the OETA
         	7. Matters for Action/Vote  
		a. District Calendar
		b. School Committee Member for ESP Negotiations
       	8. March Items
		a. Underfunding of Chapter 70 Program
		b. Mid-Year Report
		c. Fisher Hill Update
        	9.   Sub Committee / Liaison Updates	
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
				i.   FY20 Budget Overview
Report of the Communications & Policy Subcommittee
Report of the CES Representative
Report of the CAPS Representative
Report of the School Building Committee 
	i.  Appointment of Kate Fausett and Susan Hunt Apteker
Report of the Regional Amendment Committee
        	10.   Superintendent’s Report 
        	11.  Executive Session:   pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3), to discuss strategy with respect to collective
                                                      bargaining with Teachers and/or Support Personnel
        	12.  Date of Next Meeting:  April 8th, 2019
        	13.  Adjourn

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.