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In accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts General laws, Chapter 30A, Section 20, notice is hereby given for the following meeting of the:
Arlington School Committee
School Committee Regular Meeting
Thursday, March 10, 2016
6:30 PM
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| | | | | | | | Arlington High School
School Committee Room
869 Massachusetts Avenue, 6th Floor
Arlington, MA 02476 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6:30 PM Open Meeting | | | | | |
- Moment of Silence
- Peirce School Artwork
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| | | | | | | | | 6:35 PM Public Participation | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 8:05 PM Consent Agenda | | | | | | All items listed with an asterisk are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the committee so requests, in which event the item will be considered in its normal sequence: | | | | | | |
- Approval of Accounts Payable Warrant: Warrant Number 16129, Dated 2/25/2016 total Warrant Amount $687,193.31
- Approval of Regular School Committee Minutes: February 25, 2016
- Approval of AHS 8th Annual Model Congress Trip to Univ of Pennsylvania, March 31-April 3, 2016.
- Approval of OMS/AHS Trip to Japan our sister city, July 2016.
- Approval of AHS Sophomores and Juniors France Exchange Melun, France April 14-25, 2017. and Home Stay (French Students in Arlington October 14-25, 2016.
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| | | | | | | | | 8:10 PM Subcommittee & Liaison Reports & Announcements | | | | | | · Policies & Procedures Jud Pierce (Chair)
- First Reading on the following policy changes:
- File: JEB Entrance Age
- File: KAA Pysical Restraint of Students
- Files: GCA, GCB, GCBA and GCBB Profess Staff contracts & compensation ( Not included in this packet yet)
- File: IJNDD- Email Distribution List Policy
- File: ACAB-E Policy on Sexual Harassment
- Delete File JICG
- Delete File KGC
- File ADC
- File KI Visitors to the Schools
- File EEAA
- JKKA Physical Restraints Policy
· Budget Kirsi Allison-Ampe (Chair)
· Facilities Cindy Starks (Chair)
· District Accountability, Curriculum/Instruction & Assessment Jeff Thielman (Chair)
· Community Relations Jennifer Susse (Chair)
- Second Read on Survey for parents and teachers
· Executive Session Minute Review Subcommittee Voted 5/28/2015
· Warrant Committee - Voted 4/9/2015 Bill Hayner (Chair)
· School Enrollment Task Force
SCHOOL LIAISONS
Bishop
Jennifer Susse
Brackett
Kirsi Allison-Ampe
Dallin
Jud Pierce
Hardy
Bill Hayner
Peirce
Jud Pierce
Stratton
Jeff Thielman
Thompson
Bill Hayner
OMS
Cindy Starks
AHS
Jeff Thielman
Town Wide PTO
Cindy Starks
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| | | | | | | | | 8:30 PM Executive Session | | | | | |
- To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with union and/or nonunion personnel or contract negotiations with union and /or nonunion in which if held in an a open meeting may have a detrimental effect.
- To conduct strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation, in which if held in an open meeting may have a detrimental effect, Collective bargaining may also be conducted.
- Approval of draft Executive Session Minutes
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| | | | | | | | | 9:00 PM Adjournment | | | | | | The listings of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair, which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. | | | | | | Stated times and time amounts, listed in parenthesis, are the estimated amount of time for that particular agenda item. Actual times may be shorter or longer depending on the time needed to fully explore the topic. | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Correspondence Received: | | | | | |
- Model Congress trip approval, March-April, 2016
- Japan, Sister City Trip approval, July 2016
- Legal Spreadsheet for January 2016
- Peirce Elementary Art Work
- Warrant #16129 Dated 2/25/2016
- Draft Minutes for Approval 2/25/2016
- Survey from Community Relations Subcommittee
- AHS Athletics Update
- Marilyn Flaherty obituary
- March 2016 Monthly Financial Reports
- APS History and SS Dept Essential Academic Skills & Historical Thinking Mindsets, History Dept 6-12 and OMS Proficiency Benchmarks, Powerpoint Presentation
- Invitation to All Town Band and Orchestra concerts, March 10, 15, 16 at OMS, 7 PM
- Trivia Bee, Sunday, March 20th, from 3-5 pm, at Arlington Town Hall
- Alexandra Lee email regarding ACA and Gibbs, March 7, 2016
- Lisa Pizziferri email and correspondence documents
- The family of Roland E. Chaput acknowledgment of appreciation
- League of Women Voters of Arlington
- Japan Trip for Approval
- All Policies for First Read
- Monthly Financial Reports
- Kathy Bodie memo to School Enrollment Task Force March 8, 2016
- Community Relations Subcommittee Minutes January 4, and 28, 2016
- Updated Timeline 3 10 2016 from John Cole
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