Regular School Committee Meeting - 3/7/22 7:00 pm
Salem School Committee - Regular School Committee Meeting - March 7, 2022, 7pm
DATE POSTED: March 3, 2022
REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Salem School Committee will hold a Regular School Committee
meeting on March 7, 2022 at 7 p.m. This is an on-line Zoom meeting.
Zoom Link to participate:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87116238651?pwd=QmNucTFvZjJVbWhOQ2hDVWE3ajkrQT09
Passcode: r9BnNz
I. Call of Meeting to Order
a. Summary of Public Participation Policy (SC Policy #6409).
Read aloud: The Salem School Committee would like to hear from the public on issues
that affect the school district and are within the scope of the Committee’s
responsibilities. Spanish interpretation is available for anyone who needs it.
b. Live Spanish Interpretation.
Spanish language interpretation is now provided for all Regular School Committee
meetings. To listen to this meeting with Spanish language interpretation, please see
instructions below:
1. Click Interpretation .
2. Click Spanish
3. (Optional) To hear the interpreted language only, click Mute Original Audio.
c. Instructions for Participating in Public Comment
Should any member of the Salem community wish to participate in public comment during
this meeting, please click on the below link to sign up and submit your comment
electronically: https://forms.gle/A3zEdPeNCjTJVqEX6. A district staff member will be
compiling all comments which will be shared with members prior to the end of the public
meeting. Comments will also be summarized in the meeting minutes. Please contact Jensen
Frost at jfrost@salemk12.org or 617-285-7567 with any questions or to report any technical
difficulties you experience.
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Consent Agenda
a. Approval of minutes of the Regular School Committee meeting held on 02/28/22
b. Approval of Warrants: 3/3/2022 - $413,811.59
IV. Public Comment
Please see above for instructions on participating in public comment.
V. Student Showcase - Salem High School
VI. Superintendent’s Report
a. High school redesign presentation
b. Recommendation from health advisors regarding masking and other mitigation strategies
VII. Report from the Student Representative – Hawa Tabayi
VIII. Action Items: Old Business
IX. Action Items: New Business
a. Deliberation and vote to enter into a Power Purchase Agreement with SolectEnergy for solar
installations at Saltonstall and Collins Middle School
b. Deliberation and vote on the 22-23 Bates, BAIS, CMS, ECC, HMLS, Saltonstall, WHES school
calendar
c. Deliberation and vote on the 22-23 Salem High School calendar
d. Deliberation and vote on the 22-23 Salem Prep High School calendar
e. Deliberation and vote on the 22-23 New Liberty Innovation School calendar
f. Deliberation and vote on the 22-23 Carlton Innovation School calendar
g. Deliberation and vote on the recommendation from health advisors regarding masking and other
mitigation strategies.
X. Finance & Operations Report
XI. Subcommittee Reports
a. Policies for Third Reading
1103 Distribution of Notices
1105 Media Relations/News Releases
1107 Public’s Right to Know
XII. School Committee Concerns and Resolutions
XIII. Adjournment
Respectfully submitted by,
Mindy Marino
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent