Information for Meeting of Mahar School Committee
Thursday November 15, 2018 6:00 PM EST

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Ralph C. Mahar Regional School Committee
Day/Date:   Thursday, November 15th, 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 
Report of the Student Representative 
Financial Preparedness Project Presentation
November Items
		a. Introduce New Member from Wendell
		b. School Walk Through, Chair Peter Cross
		c. School Improvement Plan
		d. Safety Update
		e. Superintendent’s Award
Matters for Action/Vote
		a.  District Calendar Development Request
		b.  Policy Manual, second vote  
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
			i.   FY19 Budget Update
			ii.  Town Assessments 
			iii.  Rural Aid
iv.  Late Buses
v.   FY20 Budget Timeline
		f.  Report of the Leadership, Accountability & Measurement Subcommittee
i.  Superintendent’s Goal Setting
ii.  Assessment Overview
              iii. New RCM Member Needed for Subcommittee
g. Report of the CAPS Collaborative Representative
h. Report of the CES Collaborative Representative
	i. Need a board representative
i.  Report of the Orange School Building Representative
j.  Report of the Regional Amendment Committee	
Minutes presented for approval: September 13, 2018
Superintendent Report
Executive Session: 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
Next Meeting: R.C. Mahar Regional School Committee meeting on January 10th, 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.