Southbridge School Committee Agenda - December 23, 2014

SOUTHBRIDGE SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

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

DATE: Tuesday, December 23, 2014

TIME: 7:00 PM

*6:30 p.m. Musical Holiday Performance by the 

Southbridge Middle/High School Band*

Agenda

I. Welcome and Pledge of Allegiance

II. Public Input*

III. Call to Order/Roll Call 

IV. Approval of Consent Agenda

            A. Meeting Minutes

               1. Regular School Committee-November 25, 2014

               2. Regular School Committee-December 9, 2014

            B. Policy Third Readings/Adoption

               1. Policy BG-Policy Development, Adoption, Implementation and
                     Review

               2. Policy ADDA-Background Checks (revised)

               3. Policy DJE-Bidding Requirements

            C. Policy First Readings

               1. Policy GCCD-Domestic Violence Leave

               2. Policy BEDH-Public Participation at School Committee
                    Meetings

            D. Composition of Budget and Finance Subcommittee

            E. Southern Worcester County Educational Collaborative Annual
                 Report for the 2013-2014 School Year

V. Chairperson’s Announcements

VI. Reports

            A. Representative of the Student Advisory Committee

            B. School Committee

                1. Curriculum Subcommittee

                2. Negotiations Subcommittee

                3. Sped PAC Liaison

                4. Policy Subcommittee

            C. Finance Director

            D. Superintendent

VII. Presentations

            A. Outdoor Classroom at SMHS

            B. Southbridge Education Association

               1. Mrs. Maria Murray, President

               2. Mr. Rigo Sanchez, Vice President

VIII. School Committee Actions

            A. Establishment of the Rotary International Interact Club at SMHS
                 for the 2014-2015 School Year

            B. Establishment of the Rotary International Interact Club Advisor
                 at SMHS for the 2014-2015 School Year

            C. Establishment of PBIS Building Coach Stipends for the 2014-2015
                 School  Year at ERS, CSS, WSS and SMHS (4 stipends total)

            D. Approval of a Special Education Educational Assistant for the 2014-2015
                 school year

            E. Appointment of Director of Finance

IX. Unfinished Business

X. New Business

            A. The next regular School Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday,
                 January 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers.

 XI. Member Forum

 XII. Executive Session

            A. Pursuant to MGL c. 30A, § 21(a)(2), to discuss the Superintendent’s
                  contract

 XIII. 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, the Committee at any time may go into executive session.

*School Committee Policy BEDH (October 2007), provides guidelines for public participation at School  Committee meetings: “At the discretion of the chair, topics for discussion may be limited to those items listed on the School Committee meeting agenda for that evening; Improper conduct and remarks will not be allowed, and the chairman may terminate that individual’s privilege of address; All remarks will be addressed through the chairman of the meeting; The Committee will not hear complaints about school personnel nor against any member of the school community in public session.”