School Committee - 2.2.2026

School Committee Meeting - 2.2.2026

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Chapters

Call to Order and Salute to the Flag (00:00:00)
Call to Order and Salute to the Flag
School Committee Reports: Resource Subcommittee (00:01:15)
School Committee Reports: Resource Subcommittee

Resource Subcommittee - Report on January 28, 2026 meeting
School Committee Reports: School Building Needs Subcommittee (00:13:28)
School Committee Reports: School Building Needs Subcommittee

School Building Needs Subcommittee - Report on January 28, 2026 meeting
School Committee Reports: Policy Subcommittee Report (00:16:43)
School Committee Reports: Policy Subcommittee Report

Policy Subcommittee - Report on January 21, 2026 meeting
School Committee Reports: Student Support Subcommittee Report (00:30:56)
School Committee Reports: Student Support Subcommittee Report

Student Support Subcommittee - Report on February 2, 2026 meeting
School Committee Reports: Student Representative Report (00:33:04)
School Committee Reports: Student Representative Report

Report on district wide activities and student survey results
Approval of Minutes: January 5, 2026 (00:38:13)
Approval of Minutes: January 5, 2026

Approval of the minutes from a previous School Committee Meeting: Approval of Minutes of the School Committee Meeting of January 5, 2026
Communications: CAPS Annual Report (00:39:17)
Communications: CAPS Annual Report

CAPS Annual Report - Vice-Chair Stephens
Communications (00:53:51)
Communications
Public Comment (00:59:10)
Public Comment
Communications (01:05:09)
Communications
Superintendent's Report: Multilingual Learners Department Update (01:08:43)
Superintendent's Report: Multilingual Learners Department Update

Multilingual Learners Department Update, Eva Kelly, Director of Multilingual Learners
Superintendent's Report: Budget Update (01:50:30)
Superintendent's Report: Budget Update
Superintendent's Report: Virtual Schools (02:33:18)
Superintendent's Report: Virtual Schools
Superintendent's Report: District Counsel Firm Change (02:34:49)
Superintendent's Report: District Counsel Firm Change

#26-605- #25-26 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to switch law firms from Mirick to Stoneman, Chandler & Miller, LLP.
Budget Items (02:38:01)
Budget Items

Budget Items: 7 grants to submit, 5 grants to accept
Action Items (02:42:30)
Action Items

+ #26-606- #25-26 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to submit the following grants titled: ++ Title IIIA Immigrant Grant; $58,321 ++ NYPRO Foundation; $5,000 ++ George R Wallace Foundation; $30,000 ++ Crocker Foundation; $20,000 ++ CSX Community Service Grant; $5,000 ++ Spark Good Local Grants; 2 @ $5,000/ea ++ ASOST; $25,000 + #25-607- #25-26 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to accept the following grants titled: ++ CPPI; $250,000 ++ Early Literacy High Dosage Tutoring; Direct services provided at no cost ++ Girl Scouts; $7,385 ++ Girls on the Run; $3,000 ++ ATMIM Mini Teacher Grant; $500
Executive Session (02:44:44)
Executive Session

Executive Session: Executive session pursuant to M.G.L. c. 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 litigation position of the public body and the chair so declares (Superintendent contract negotiation). The School Committee will return to public session to adjourn.