| Agenda: | Meeting Notice
Board/Committee Name: Ralph C. Mahar Regional School Committee
Day/Date: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Time of Meeting: 5:00pm
Location: held via Google Meet at https://meet.google.com/xja-awsg-ydb
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Agenda
Call to Order
Executive Session: M.G. L. Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(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 declaries.
Public Comment
This Month’s Items
a. Athletics
i. Update from Coach Woodward
ii. Which sports will run
iii. Spectators
iv. Remote learners and participation in athletics/extracurricular activities
b. Waiver of the 35 hour school-to-work requirement for class of 2021
Matters for Action/Vote
a. COVID Policies
b. Updated school handbooks
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. Report of the Orange School Building Representative
j. Report of the Regional Planning Committee
Next Meeting
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. |