Information for Meeting of Mahar School Committee
Monday April 22, 2013 6:30 PM EDT

RALPH C. MAHAR REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE
ORANGE. PETERSHAM. NEW SALEM. WENDELL
MASSACHUSETTS  
APRIL 22, 2013
LIBRARY, MEDIA CENTER
6:30 PM
AGENDA

I.	CALL TO ORDER
II.	HEARING FOR VISITORS

III.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES, WARRANTS
a.	School Committee Meeting: 	March 25, 2013	 	 (Vote Required)
b.	Presentation of Warrants:		April 23, 2013		(Third Tuesday of Each Month)

IV.	REPORT FROM STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE

V.	OLD BUSINESS
a.	Follow up correspondence from Erving Regionalization Committee (Information Only)  			
b.	Vote to Accept Exchange Students (Vote Required)	
c.	NEASC Report (Information Only)			

VI.	NEW BUSINESS
a.	Fish & Game Club Minnesota Trip (Vote Required)		
b.	Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget (Presentation  / Vote Recommended)		

VII.	REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT  					
a.	Business Report (In Packet)					
b.	Cafeteria Report (In Packet)					
c.	APIRE Report (In Packet)						
d.	Facilities Report (In Packet)
e.	Principal’s Report (In Packet)
f.	Curriculum Report (In Packet)
g.	Technology Report (In Packet)
h.	Student Services Report (In Packet)					

VIII.	REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES
IX.	REPORT OF THE MAHAR TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
X.	REPORT(S) OF THE COMMITTEE(S), SUBCOMMITTEE(S)
a.	Educational Programs
b.	Finance & Facilities – Set Date for Preliminary Fiscal Year 2014 Budget 
c.	Policy & Planning

XI.	REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMITTEES
a.	Orange School Committee
b.	Petersham School Committee
c.	New Salem-Wendell School Committee 
d.	CES Update

XII.	ITEMS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
XIII.	EXECUTIVE SESSION
a.	To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining n or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares.  

XIV.	DATE OF NEXT MEETINGS
XV.	ADJOURNMENT

The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair, which may be discussed at the meeting.  Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.