Southbridge School Committee Agenda, October 8, 2013

LOCATION: Robert G. MacKinnon Council Chambers, 41 Elm Street

DATE: Tuesday, October 8, 2013

TIME: 7:00 PM

I. Pledge of Allegiance

II. Public Input

III. Meeting Called to Order

IV. Roll Call

V. Approval of Minutes

            1. Regular School Committee—September 24, 2013

VI. Chairwoman’s Announcements

VII. Reports

            1. Representative of the Student Advisory Committee

                        1. Ms. Rosa Brito

VIII. School Committee Reports – FY’14

            A. Curriculum Subcommittee-Mrs. Donovan

            B. Policy Subcommittee-Mrs. Quinney

            D. Negotiations Subcommittee-Mrs. McLoughlin

            E. Family & Community Engagement Subcommittee-Mrs. Congdon

IX. Presentations

            A. Field Trip Request to Italy, Spring 2014

                        1. Ms. Lisa Camarda, Special Education Teacher, Southbridge Middle/High                                               School

            B. Field Trip Request to Spain, Spring 2014

                        1. Mr. Jonathan Matusko, Foreign Language Department Head                                                             and Teacher, Southbridge Middle/High School

            C. Food Services Program Overview and Summer Feeding Program

                        1. Ms. Katie Alicea, Food Services Director

            D. MCAS Results 2012-2013 School Year

                        1. Mr. Basan Nembirkow and members of the District Leadership Team

X. Report of the Finance Director

XI. Report of the Superintendent

XII. School Committee Actions

           A.    Vote to approve a donation of $1,000 to Eastford Road School from the GotMilk  

                         Campaign and the Milk Processor Education Foundation.

           B.     Vote to appoint Ms. Juliann Collins as the School Committee Recording Secretary.

           C.    Vote to appoint an Official Voting Delegate to the MASC/MASS Joint Conference

                           to be held November 6-9 2013.

           D.    Vote to appoint an Official Alternate Voting Delegate to the MASC/MASS Joint                                      Conference to be held November 6-9 2013.

XIII. Unfinished Business

    A.    SPED PAC Liaison-Ms. Quinney

XIV. New Business

           A.    The next regular School Committee Meeting will be held October 22, 2013 in 

                             Council Chambers.

XV. Executive Session

     A. Vote to go into executive session to:

        1. Discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining for union and nonunion personnel

           or litigation to the extent that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the

           bargaining or litigation position of the governmental body pursuant to Chapter 30A,

           Section 21, Part 3.

     B. Roll Call

     C. Vote to conclude executive session and return to open session

     D. Roll Call

XVI. Open Session

            A.    Adjournment

Items listed on the agenda are those items anticipated by the Chair that may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items on the agenda may be reached by the Committee, and other items may be added to the agenda at the discretion of the Chair or at the request of the Committee. In addition Committee at any time may go into executive session, as authorized by the Open Meeting Law.