School Committee - 10.7.2024

School Committee Meeting - 10.7.2024

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School Committee Meeting Agenda 10.7.24 (pdf, 129 KB, opens in new window/tab)

Chapters

Call to Order and Salute to the Flag (00:00:00)
Call to Order and Salute to the Flag
School Committee Members and Student Reports (00:02:16)
School Committee Members and Student Reports

School Committee Members and Student Reports: + School Committee Chair Report + Resource Subcommittee + School Building Needs Subcommittee + Policy Subcommittee + Student Support Subcommittee + School Personnel Subcommittee + Student Representatives - Selina Moua and James Cannon
Approval of Minutes: September 16, 2024 (00:16:49)
Approval of Minutes: September 16, 2024

Approval of the minutes from a previous School Committee Meeting: Approval of Minutes of the Regular School Committee Meeting of September 16, 2024
Communications: Class of 1964 Reunion Committee (00:17:20)
Communications: Class of 1964 Reunion Committee

Communications: Judith Perla - Class of 1964 Reunion Committee
Communications: Delegates for the 2024 MASC M.A.S.S. Joint Conference (00:21:19)
Communications: Delegates for the 2024 MASC M.A.S.S. Joint Conference

Communications: Delegates for the 2024 MASC M.A.S.S. Joint Conference, November 6-9, 2024 + #24-418- #24-25 Approve the School Committee's nominee, Peter Stephens, as delegate for the 2024 MASC M.A.S.S. Joint Conference, November 6-9, 2024. + #24-419- #24-25 Approve the School Committee's nominee, Samantha Squailia, as alternate for the 2024 MASC M.A.S.S. Joint Conference, November 6-9, 2024.
Public Comment (00:23:59)
Public Comment
Superintendent's Report: Washington D.C. Trip (01:19:27)
Superintendent's Report: Washington D.C. Trip

Superintendent's Report: Washington D.C. Trip - Caroline Gendron + #24-420- #24-25 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to allow the 8th grade middle school coordinators to plan a trip to Washington, DC in 2025.
Superintendent's Report: South Street Early Learning Center, School Improvement Plan (01:29:57)
Superintendent's Report: South Street Early Learning Center, School Improvement Plan

Superintendent's Report: South Street Early Learning Center, School Improvement Plan
Superintendent's Report: Fitchburg High School, MCAS and School Improvement Plan (01:48:36)
Superintendent's Report: Fitchburg High School, MCAS and School Improvement Plan

Superintendent's Report: Fitchburg High School, MCAS and School Improvement Plan
Superintendent's Report: District Accountability Results (02:19:00)
Superintendent's Report: District Accountability Results

Superintendent's Report: District Accountability Results
Superintendent's Report: Crocker Field Rededication (02:57:35)
Superintendent's Report: Crocker Field Rededication

Superintendent's Report: Crocker Field Rededication
Superintendent's Report: Budget Items (02:59:26)
Superintendent's Report: Budget Items

Superintendent's Report: Budget Items: Donations - (1), Grants - to submit (3), Grants - to accept (1)
Superintendent's Report: Policy Items (03:00:34)
Superintendent's Report: Policy Items

Superintendent's Report: Policy Items: Revised Policy #4105, Non-Discrimination and Harassment - First Reading
Action Items (03:12:30)
Action Items

+ #24-421- #24-25 Approve the first reading of the revised Non-Discrimination and Harassment Policy #4105. + #24-422- #24-25 Approve the donation of $1,000 in support of Fitchburg High School Football; Colonial West Chevrolet, General Motors. + #24-423- #24-25 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to submit the following grants titled: o Partnership for Reading Success (PRISM); $20,300 o Reliant Foundation Community Grant; $25,370 o Multilingual Newcomer and Homeless Support; $50,000 + #24-424- #24-25 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to accept the following grants titled: o Targeted Assistance Grant (TAG); $50,000
Motion to Enter Executive Session (03:13:50)
Motion to Enter Executive Session

Executive Session: Contract negotiations - Nutrition Services Unit
Executive Session (03:14:40)
Executive Session

Executive Session: Contract negotiations - Nutrition Services Unit
Executive Session Recap (03:33:14)
Executive Session Recap

Executive Session: Contract negotiations - Nutrition Services Unit