School Committee - 9.14.2026

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School Committee Meeting - 9.14.2026

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Chapters

Call to Order and Salute to the Flag (00:00:00)
School Committee Reports: Chair Report (00:02:07)
School Committee Reports: Resource Subcommittee & School Building Needs Subcommittee (00:02:36)

Resource Subcommittee & School Building Needs Subcommittee - Will meet on September 29, 2026
School Committee Reports: Policy Subcommittee Report (00:02:56)

Policy Subcommittee - Will meet on September 16, 2026
School Committee Reports: Student Support Subcommittee Report (00:03:12)

Student Support Subcommittee - Will meet on October 5, 2026
School Committee Reports: Student Advisory Committee (00:03:39)

Student Advisory Committee - Will meet on October 19, 2026
School Committee Reports: Student Representative Report (00:03:57)

Report on district wide activities
Approval of Minutes: June 15, 2026 (00:09:01)

Approval of the minutes from a previous School Committee Meeting: Approval of Minutes of the School Committee Meeting of June 15, 2026
Communications (00:09:28)
Public Comment (00:09:34)
Superintendent's Report: Permission to Plan 8th Grade Out-of-State Overnight Trip (00:09:54)

#26-659- #26-27 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to allow the 8th grade team to plan their annual out-of-state overnight field trip to Washington D.C.
Superintendent's Report: Summer School Update (00:19:37)
Superintendent's Report: Welcome Back to School Update (00:36:40)

Welcome Back to School Update o Cell Phone Policy Implementation Update o Summer Hiring and Unfilled Positions o Capital Projects and Facilities Update
Superintendent's Report: Cell Phone Policy Implementation Update (01:08:41)

Welcome Back to School Update o Cell Phone Policy Implementation Update
Superintendent's Report: Summer Hiring and Unfilled Positions (01:22:18)

Welcome Back to School Update o Summer Hiring and Unfilled Positions
Superintendent's Report: Capital Projects and Facilities Update (01:37:32)

Welcome Back to School Update o Capital Projects and Facilities Update
Superintendent's Report: Health Curriculum Pilot (01:51:28)
Budget Items (02:00:36)

7 Donations, 6 Grants to Submit, and 6 Grants to Accept
Action Items (02:07:59)

+ #26-650- #26-27 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to accept the donation of 70 backpacks with school supplies to be distributed among students in need; British American Club. + #26-651- #26-27 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to accept the donation of general classroom supplies for Fitchburg High School; All One Credit Union / Noami Rodriguez. + #26-652- #26-27 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to accept the donation of crayons, markers, and paint at Reingold Elementary School; Mass. Youth Soccer / Tom Beis. + #26-653- #26-27 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to accept the donation of 20 red stools to be distributed amongst our schools; AIS. + #26-654- #26-27 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to accept the donation of $3,000 to be distributed amongst 6 classrooms at Crocker Elementary School; North End Subaru. + #26-655- #26-27 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to accept the donation of $100 for the food pantry at the Welcome Center; Coff33 Corp. + #26-656- #26-27 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to accept the donation of 600 pairs of Bombas socks to be distributed to students in need; Masonic Angel Fund. + #26-657- #26-27 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to submit the following grant(s) titled: ++ Increasing Access to Dual Language Bilingual Education; $25,320 ++ Strengthening ESL Programming and Services; $51,800 ++ Career Technical Education Partnership Planning Grant; $290,000 ++ Community Foundation; $10,000 ++ Organizational Grant; $10,000 ++ Instrument Grant; $10,000 + #26-658- #26-27 Approve the Superintendent's recommendation to accept the following grant(s) titled: ++ Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; $106,127 ++ MCC Creative Experiences; $20,000 ++ MEL Grant; $12,000 ++ High Dose Tutoring; No cost tutoring services provided to 150 elementary students ++ Phone Free Schools Support Grant; $50,000 ++ ASOST; $21,500

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