Regular School Committee Meeting - 9/27/21 7:00 pm

SALEM SCHOOL COMMITTEE

September 23, 2021

REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING ON September 27, 2021 
Notice is hereby given that the Salem School Committee will hold a Regular School Committee meeting on Monday, September 27, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. This is an on-line Zoom meeting.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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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. Request for 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/rLkFXwbkNCdijkMi6. 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 Nancy Weiss at nweiss@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. Minutes of the Regular School Committee meeting held on September 13, 2021.
b. Approval of Warrants: 9/16//2021 in the amount of $804,870.48, and 9/23/2021in the amount of 466,450.29.
c. Field trip request for 7th & 8th grade students of Saltonstall School for an in-state overnight field trip to Nature’s Classroom at Camp Wingate Kirkland in Yarmouth Port, MA for October 25-October 29, 2021.
d. Field trip request for Salem High School Basketball team to travel to Orlando, FL to compete in a Tournament from December 15-December 19, 2021.

IV. Public Comment 
Please see above for instructions on participating in public comment.

V. Report from the Student Representative – Hawa Tabayi

VI. Educator’s Showcase
a. Presentation of Slam Poetry from Saltonstall 5th Grade Class Students: Principal Michael Lister, Calvin Mahady, Elizabeth Casiglia, Hannah Phelps, and Emily Pimentel

VII. Superintendent’s Report
a. MCAS 2020 Results Presentation & Student Support Plans for 2021-2022
b. Hispanic Heritage Month

VIII. Action Items: Old Business

IX. Action Items: New Business
a. Deliberation and Vote of disposal of school property that has been declared to be obsolete or no longer usable for school purposes.

X. Finance & Operations Report

XI. Subcommittee Reports

XII. School Committee Concerns and Resolutions

XIII. Adjournment 

Respectfully submitted by,
Nancy A. Weiss
Executive Assistant to the School Committee & the Superintendent

“Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator at (978) 619-5630 as soon as possible and not less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event.”