Regular School Committee Meeting - 10/25/21 7:00 pm

SALEM SCHOOL COMMITTEE

October 21, 2021

REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING ON October 25, 2021 
Notice is hereby given that the Salem School Committee will hold a Regular School Committee meeting on Monday, October 25, 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. 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/yYXpLrytHUstFV727. 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 October 4, 2021.
b. Approval of Warrant: 10/7/2021 in the amount of $$535,221.23, 10/14/2021 in the amount of $241,841.05, and 10/21/2021 in the amount of $369,067.71.

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

V. Educator’s Showcase: Collins Middle School and The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

VI. Superintendent’s Report
a. Partnership with Salem Police Department and Salem Public Schools - Chief Lucas J. Miller
b. Farm to School Task Force Presentation - Kelly Cronin
c. Recognition of Student Recipients of M.A.S.S. Superintendent’s Award for Academic Excellence 

VII. Report from the Student Representative – Hawa Tabayi

VIII. Action Items: Old Business

IX. Action Items: New Business
a. Deliberation and vote that all students will be required to be vaccinated for high respiratory extra curricular activities unless they have a medical or religious exemption.

X. Finance & Operations Report

XI. Subcommittee Reports
a. Policy Subcommittee
  i. Policies for First Reading
     1101 School-Community Relations Goals

XII. School Committee Concerns and Resolutions

XIII. Adjournment 

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

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