Information for Meeting of Petersham School Committee
Thursday March 09, 2017 5:40 PM EST

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:  Petersham School Committee
Day/Date:  Thursday, March 9th, 2017
Time of Meeting:  5:40PM
Location:  Staff Room
                                   
       	      Agenda

Call to Order
Public Comment
Glimpse Into the Classroom, After-School Programming
Report of the Petersham Teachers’ Union
March Items
		a. 	School Calendar, first reading
		b. 	Mid-Year Accomplishments
		c.	Choice In/Out Data
		d. 	Blizzard Bag Update
		e. 	First Look at FY18 Budget 
      6.   Matters for Action/Vote
a.	Surplus Items
b. 	Artists In Residence
      7.   Sub Committee/Liaison Updates
Report of the Mahar Representative
Report of the Finance and Facilities Subcommittee
Report of the Policy Subcommittee
Report of the Superintendent Evaluation Subcommittee
Report of the CAPS Collaborative Representative
Report of the Union 73 and RC Mahar Regional Joint Supervisory Committee
      8.   Superintendent’s Report 
      9.   Minutes presented for approval: January 5th, 2017
     10.  Executive Session:  not necessary
     11.  Date of Next Meeting: April 13th, 2017 at 6PM
     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.