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BERLIN-BOYLSTON REGIONAL AND UNION #60 SCHOOL COMMITTEE
BOYLSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE
BERLIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE
BERLIN-BOYLSTON REGIONAL TRANSITION COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
6:30 p.m.
Tahanto Regional Middle-High School – Multi-Purpose Room
1001 Main Street, Boylston, MA
This meeting is being recorded, and your image or voice may be broadcast.
I. Calls to Order
1. Berlin-Boylston Regional and Union #60 School Committee
2. Boylston School Committee
3. Berlin School Committee
4. Berlin-Boylston Regional Transition Committee
II. Public Comments
III. Reorganization of Berlin School Committee
A. Election of the Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary
B. Appoint Berlin Member & Alternate to Approve Payable and Payroll Warrants
IV. Reorganization of Boylston School Committee
A. Election of the Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary
B. Appoint Boylston Member & Alternate to Approve Payable and Payroll Warrants
V. Appoint newly-elected Berlin School Committee members to Berlin-Boylston Regional
School Committee
VI. Appoint newly-elected Boylston School Committee member to Berlin-Boylston Regional
School Committee
VII. Reorganization of the Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee
A. Election of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary
B. Appoint Member & Alternate to Approve Payable and Payroll Warrants
VIII. Approval of Payroll and Payable Warrants
IX. Consent Agenda
A. Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee - Vote
1. April 2, 2019 Open Meeting Minutes-Unified Committees Meeting
2. April 11, 2019 Policy Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
3. May 6, 2019 Open Meeting Minutes-Unified Committees Meeting
B. Berlin School Committee - Vote
1. April 2, 2019 Open Meeting Minutes-Unified Committees Meeting
2. April 11, 2019 Policy Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
3. May 6, 2019 Open Meeting Minutes-Unified Committees Meeting
C. Boylston School Committee - Vote
1. April 2, 2019 Open Meeting Minutes-Unified Committees Meeting
2. April 11, 2019 Policy Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
3. May 6, 2019 Open Meeting Minutes-Unified Committees Meeting
D. Regional Transition Committee - Vote
1. April 2, 2019 Open Meeting Minutes-Unified Committees Meeting
2. April 11, 2019 Policy Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
3. May 6, 2019 Open Meeting Minutes-Unified Committees Meeting
X. Communications
XI. Reports
A. Student Liaison- Mr. Ryan Botsaris
B. Superintendent-Mr. Jeffrey Zanghi
1. Facilities/Fields Maintenance Update
2. Collective Bargaining Negotiation Update
3. Berlin Town Administrator Search Update
D. Director of Finance and Operations-Mr. Robert Conry
1. DESE End-of-Year Audit Results
2. FY2019 Budget Status Update
3. Student Activity Audit Update
E. Tahanto Regional Middle High School Principal-Ms. Diane Tucceri
1. Assessment Updates
2. Achievements
3. Year-End Events
F. Boylston Elementary School Principal-Mr. Alfred Thompson
1. 3-D Printer
2. Bobcat News
3. End-of-Year Assessments
4. Race for Education
5. End-of-Year Events
G. Berlin Memorial School Principal-Mr. John Campbell
1. Teacher Training
2. National Geographic Science
3. PBIS/Caring Schools Update
4. MCAS/AIMSWEB Testing
5. Attendance
6. Upcoming Events
H. Ad Hoc Committee on School Committee Goals-Dr. Susan Henry, Mr. James
Spencer or Mrs. Lorie Martiska
I. Policy Sub Committee Update-Dr. Susan Henry or Mrs. Lorie Martiska
1. New Policy JFABE - Educational Opportunities for Military Children (MASC Recommended Addition)
2. Policy JJF - Student Activity Accounts (MASC Recommended Changes)
3. Policy BEDG - Minutes (MASC Recommended Changes)
4. Policy EFD - Meal Charging Policy (MASC Recommended Changes)
5. Policy BHE -Electronic Communication Policy (Review Recommended Changes)
6. Policy IJNDB - Technology Acceptable Use Policy (Review Recommended Changes)
XII. Business Items
A. Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee
1. Approval for $5,000 contribution to Regional OPEB Trust before FY2019 fiscal year end-Vote
B. Berlin School Committee
C. Boylston School Committee
1. Accept donation of $5,000 from Boylston PTO for updated playground materials and 100 yards of bark mulch for the playground-Vote
2. Vote to accept recommendation of Principal Thompson to classify one (1) 8 x 45 foot trailer, one (1) milk cooler and two (2) cafeteria utensil carts obsolete. -Vote
3. Vote to accept recommendation of Principal Thompson to classify 15 student desks as surplus equipment. -Vote
4. Vote to accept recommendation of Principal Thompson to classify one (1) 3D printer as damaged -Vote
D. Transition Committee
1. Re-Affirm Policy BDA-E-School Committee Norms and Standards-Vote
2. Approve Superintendent Zanghi to create an Ad-Hoc Committee to research the feasibility of Alternative Structured Learning Days-Vote
3. Approve job description for Certified Secondary Speech/Language Pathologist-Vote
4. Student Handbook Review-First Read
5. Tahanto Regional Program of Studies-First Read
6. 2019-2020 School Committee Meeting Schedule-First Read
7. 2019-2020 School Committee Reporting Schedule-First Read
8. Approve job description for Mentor Coordinator-First Read
9. Bridges Program: In-District “Choice” fee for Berlin students-First Read
XIII. School Committee Comments / Future Agenda Items
● Next Regularly Scheduled Unified Committee Meetings:
○ June 11
○ June 25
The listing of items 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.
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