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BERLIN-BOYLSTON REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
6:30 p.m.
Tahanto Regional Middle High School Auditorium
1001 Main Street, Boylston, MA 01505
This meeting may be recorded, and your image or voice may be broadcast.
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Listening Session: Public Comments
● The school committee would like to hear perspective and experiences from our town residents regarding the District’s masking requirements. How have these requirements impacted you, your child, family, or community? What are your concerns, appreciations, questions, and/or hopes as we move forward? Those who would like to make public comments are invited to sign up with Kristi Turgeon (kturgeon@bbrsd.org) prior to 3:30 p.m. on February 1, 2022. Speakers may also submit a written comment, but it is not required.
● Speakers are invited to comment only on the District’s masking requirements. Comments or questions pertaining to other topics, including the committee’s recent decision to move to the DESE recommended Alternative COVID-Testing Program (see Superintendent Zanghi’s Family Letter) should be directed to Lori-Anne Hart, School Committee Vice Chair at lhart@bbrsd.org. Those who are not able to attend or speak due to the meeting time constraints are invited to submit written statements to the committee Vice Chair, who will disseminate all statements to the full committee.
● The Listening Session will be 75 minutes. Speakers are asked to keep their comments under three minutes to allow time for others to speak. All public comments must adhere to District Policy on Public Comment.
IV. New Business
● School committee discussion of the District’s mask requirement
V. Business Items
● Vote on committee motions related to the District’s masking policy (e.g., postpone any votes about mask requirements to a later date, maintain or revise the District’s mask requirements)
VI. School Committee Comments / Future Agenda Items
● Next Regularly Scheduled Meetings:
○ February 8, 2022 (Regular Meeting)
○ February 15, 2022 (Public Budget Hearing)
○ March 8, 2022 (Regular Meeting)
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.
The Berlin-Boylston Regional Public Schools do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, genetic information, homelessness or any other class protected by state or federal law. |