Information for Meeting of Mahar School Committee
Thursday September 13, 2018 6 PM EDT

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Ralph C. Mahar Regional School Committee
Day/Date:   Thursday, September 13th, 2018
Time of Meeting:    6:00 PM 
Location:    Eileen M. Perkins Library & Media Center

            Agenda
Call to Order
Public Comment 
Report of the Mahar Teachers’ Association  
September Items
		a. Appoint Delegate and Alternate to MASC Annual Business Meeting
		b. The Village Ultra
		c. Meeting Schedules/Calendars
Matters for Action/Vote
		a. AP Exams
		b. D.C. Trip for Class of 2023 in 2020
		c. April 2019 Quebec Trip
		d. Learning Excursion to Colorado, November 7-9
		e. Learning Excursion to San Diego, February 6-8 
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
			i. Policy Update
		e. Report of the Resource & Capacity Subcommittee
			i.   FY19 Budget Update
			ii.  Determine Two Committee Members for Teacher Contract Negotiations
			iii. Determine Two Committee Members for ESP Contract Negotiations
			iv. Lawn/Field Care and Maintenance
		f.  Report of the Leadership, Accountability & Measurement Subcommittee  
			i. Superintendent Evaluation
g. Report of the CAPS Collaborative Representative
h. Report of the CES Collaborative Representative
i.  Report of the Orange School Building Representative
j.  Report of the Regional Planning Committee
i. Establishment of the Regional Amendment Committee	
Minutes presented for approval: June 20, 2018
Superintendent Report
Executive Session: not necessary
Next Meeting: R.C. Mahar Regional School Committee meeting on November 15th, 2018
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.