Information for Meeting of Petersham School Committee
Thursday November 09, 2017 5:30 PM EST

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Petersham School Committee
Day/Date:   Thursday, November  9th, 2017
Time of Meeting:    5:30PM 
Location:   Staff Room 


                                                        Agenda

Call to Order
Public Comment
Glimpse Into the Classroom- Early Literacy
Report of the Petersham Teachers’ Union
November Items
		a. Annual Review of Safety Policies
b. October 1 Enrollment
c. Review of Achievement Data
d. School Improvement Plan
e. District Calendar for 2018-2019 Request
f.  Blizzard Bag Update
      6.   Matters for Action/Vote
a. Lunch Price Increase
b. Budget Timeline
      7.   Sub Committee/Liaison Updates
a. Report of the Mahar Representative
b. Report of the Finance and Facilities Subcommittee
c. Report of the Policy Subcommittee
d. Report of the CAPS Collaborative Representative
e. Report of the Union #73 Committee
f.  Report of the Union #73 and RC Mahar Regional Joint Supervisory Committee
g. Report of the Playground Committee
h. Report of the Regional Planning Committee
      8.   Superintendent’s Report 
      9.   Minutes presented for approval: September 7th, 2017
10.   Executive Session:  (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.
    11.   Date of Next Meetings: January 4th, 2018 at 5:30PM
    12.   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.