| Agenda: | Meeting Notice
Board/Committee Name: Ralph C. Mahar Regional School Committee
Day/Date: Friday, October 9, 2020
Time of Meeting: 6:00 PM
Location: Virtual Meeting at https://meet.google.com/xja-awsg-ydb
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Agenda
Call to Order
Public Comment
Report of the Mahar Teachers’ Association
Report of the Student Representative
November Items
a. Meeting Schedule for the Year
b. Parent/Community Outreach (discussion)
c. Staffing Update, COVID approved leaves
d. Homeschooling and Private Attendance Report
c. Melanson Heath Management Letter (information only)
Matters for Action/Vote
a. Surplus Law Books
b. Approval of New, Current and Closed Student Activity Funds
i. Open Class of 2026 Account
ii. Close Inactive Account
iii. Continue With All Current Accounts
c. Chief Procurement Officer
COVID-19 Update, reopening discussion including Superintendent's report on current positivity rates in the community
Sub Committee/Liaison Updates
a. Report of Orange Elementary Representative
b. Report of the Petersham Center School Representative
c. Report of the Swift River School Representative
d. Report of the Communications & Policy Sub Committee
e. Report of the Resource & Capacity Subcommittee
f. Report of the Leadership, Accountability & Measurement Subcommittee
g. Report of the CAPS Collaborative Representative
h. Report of the CES Collaborative Representative
i. Need New Board Representative
i. Report of the Orange School Building Representative
j. Report of the Regional Amendment Committee
Minutes presented for approval: 5/20/20, 6/23/20, 7/21/20, 8/12/20, 8/27/20
Next Meeting: TBD
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.
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. |