Regular School Committee Meeting Notice and Materials 1-21-20, 7pm
REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING ON JANUARY 21, 2020
Notice is hereby given that the Salem School Committee will hold a Regular School Committee meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the School Committee Chambers at Collins Middle School, 29 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA.
I. Call of Meeting to Order
II. Consent Agenda
- Minutes of the Regular School Committee meeting held January 6, 2020
- Approval of Warrants: 1/9/2020 in the amount of $578,160.70 and 1/16/2020 in the amount of $154,653.59
III. Approval of the Agenda
IV. Public Comment #1: Questions and Comments from the Audience
V. Student School Committee Representative Report – Jillian Flynn
VI. Superintendent’s Report – Kathleen Smith
- Showcase - Collins Middle School
- Update on the Steps for Authorizing an Innovation Plan and Highlights from the Bentley Academy Innovation School 2020-25 Innovation Plan
- Update on Student Opportunity Act District Plan
- Update on the Use of Schools as Polling Places for March 3rd Presidential Primary
VII. Action Items: Old Business
- Deliberate and vote on the use of school facilities by the public
VIII. Action Items: New Business
- Deliberate and vote on the appointment of Jennifer Gariepy to serve as the Executive Assistant to the School Committee
IX. Finance Report
- Budget Transfers
X. Policy Subcommittee
- Deliberation and vote on the third reading of the recommendation of the Policy Subcommittee on the revisions to the following policies:
5102.03 Students Experiencing Homelessness
5204 Grading and Reports on Academic Progress
5206 Promotion, Retention, and Level Change
5207 Parent/Guardian Conferences
5208 Homework
5210 Home/Hospital Bound Instruction
5211 Home Schooling
- Deliberation and vote on the first reading of the recommendation of the Policy Subcommittee on the revision to the following policy:
- Public Participation at School Committee Meetings
XI. Subcommittee Reports
XII. School Committee Concerns and Resolutions
XIII. Public Comments #2: Questions and Comments from the Audience
XIV. Adjournment
Respectfully submitted by:
___Kathleen Smith_______________
Superintendent of the Salem Public Schools