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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, October 22, 2020
6:30 PM
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| | | | | | | | | 6:30 p.m. Open Meeting | | | | | |
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When: Oct 22, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: School Committee Regular meeting, Thursday, October 22, 2020, at 6:30 p.m.
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| | | | | | | | | 6:30 p.m. Public Comment | | | | | | Members of the public are asked to send written comments to:
kfitzgerald@arlington.k12.ma.us by 3 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2020. All comments and questions received by the School Committee by the date and time indicated will become part of the packet and public record and will be shared with the full School Committee and administration before the meeting via email. No written comments will be read at the meeting.
For members of the public who wish to address the Committee on the Zoom call, there will be 30 minutes of public comment. Depending on how many people sign up, time allotments may be reduced but will not exceed three minutes each. If the number of people who sign up exceeds what can be reasonably done in 30 minutes, the number of speakers will be capped and will be invited to speak based on the timestamp of their email to Ms. Fitzgerald. If you would like to sign up to speak please email kfitzgerald@arlington.k12.ma.us by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2020.
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| | | | | | | | | 6:40 p.m. Fall Opening Update, R. MacNeal | | | | |
- Cohort A/B calendar days, J. Morgan
| | | | | 6:50 p.m. District 2019-2020 Goal Progress, R.MacNeal, and Curriculum Leaders | | | | | | | | | | 7:30 p.m. AHS Update from Matt Janger per August 10 motion | | | | |
- An update on HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) issues in Arlington High School, including the cost of installing new equipment and other upgrades necessary to make all spaces used as offices, classrooms and gathering spaces in previous school years accessible to students and staff during the current school year,
- A specific plan for remote instruction in the first semester of the 2020-21 school year that contains:
- Opportunities for all students to have contact with teachers and staff on the campus of the high school through a variety of means, including some in-person instruction, orientation, and extracurricular programs,
- A robust system of follow-up with all students, particularly those who do not submit assignments to their teachers on time or otherwise struggle with remote learning, and
- Other pertinent details of the remote instruction plan.
| | | | | 8:15 p.m. AHS Mascot update, M. Janger | | | | | | | | | | 8:25 p.m. APS Hiring Update, R. Spiegel | | | | | | | | | | 8:40 p.m. Homeschooling report, R. MacNeal | | | | | | | | | | 8:50 p.m. Enrollment Report versus last year effect Chap 70, M. Mason | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9:35 p.m. 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: | | | | | | | Vote approval of Warrant: Warrant #21081 Dated 10/13,2020, Total Amount: $513,286.82
Vote approval of Minutes: None | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9:40 p.m. Subcommittee/Liaison Reports/Announcements | | | | | |
- Budget, Kirsi Allison-Ampe
- Community Relations: Bill Hayner, Chair
- Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Accountability, Len Kardon
- Facilities, Jeff Thielman
- Policy & Procedures, Paul Schlichtman
- Superintendent Search Process, Paul Schlichtman
- Arlington High School Building Committee: Jeff Thielman, (Chair), Kirsi Allison-Ampe
- Liaisons Reports
- Announcements
- Future Agenda Items
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| | | | | | | | | 9:50 p.m. 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 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.
- Traffic Supervisor's MOA
- Food Service MOA
- To comply with, or act under the authority of, any general or special law or federal grant-in-aid requirements (HIPAA)
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| | | | | | | | | 10:00 p.m. 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. | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Submitted by Jane Morgan, Chair | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Correspondence Received: | | | | | | Warrant21081 10 13 2020
Regular School Committee minutes 9/24/2020 and 10/8/2020
2019-2020 Curriculum and Instruction District Goals
Monthly Financial Reporting Packet 10 22, 2020
Letter to APS Families Re A & B In-Person Days, 10/21/2020
Revision of 2020-2021 School Calendar approved 10 8 2020
North Union Playground email K. Keefe-Perry 10/14/2020
Traffic Supervisors Joe Marshall email 10/8/2020
League of Women Voters, October 2020
The District voluntary COVID-19 testing programing letter to parents 10/13/2020
MASC Delegate forms
Joe Connelly Recreation Director Park and Recreation School Playground use October 16, 2020
Kathleen Bodie School Calendar update 10 16 2020
Town of Arlington Park and Recreation Commission School playground Use and hours October 16, 2020
COVID-19 Positive Test Results email Sunday October 18, 2020
MOA Cafeteria Workers AFSCME, Local 680 10 8 2020
MOA Traffic Supervisors, AFSCME, Local 680 10 8 2020
Correspondence Received August-October 2020
Pamela Baldwin
Janine Duffy
Elissa Krakauer Jacobs
Julie DeSander
Lynn Chachkes
Tracy Van Dorpe
Hannah Blitzblau
Lisa hersey
Pamela Baldwin, Andrea Canty, Diane Garner, Amy Hoff, Melina Vanderpile
Janet Sparks
Sharon Lipton
Alex Lancaster
Andrea Canty, Amy Hoff, Pamela Baldwin
Ian King
Holly Rossi
Catherine Slesnick
Lisa Marshall
Katia Shtyrkova
Laura O'Brien
Brett Lambert
Tony Siddall
Eve Manz
Stephanie Larason
Hilary Clay
Brian O'Hagan
Emails from parents regarding School Calendar Update
April Kalix-Cattell and Joe Catell
Sara Viszmeg
Tracy Callahan
Krista316
Bailey Snyder
Joselyn Dennis
Rachel Bragin
Heather Breslau
Jennifer Bullock
Tracy Van Dorpe
Melanie Riccobene Jarboe
Melissa Geddie
JanineDuffy
Christa Beranek
Kamila Pomiecinska
Karin Moellering
Maxie Schmidt
Ian King
Katrina Vinck Baker
Amy McCann Antczak
Amy Hampe
Emily Holler
Ellen Pfeiffer
Grant Cook
Heather Breslau
Rachel Bragin
Jason Moreau on safety of our remote schooling technology
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| | | | | | | | | Massachusetts law requires all open session meetings of public bodies to be accessible to members of the public, including those with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodations in order to participate in the meeting, contact the Administrative Assistant to the Arlington School Committee Karen Fitzgerald at kfitzgerald@arlington.k12.ma.us in advance of the meeting. | | | |
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