ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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, January 10, 2019
6:30 PM

Arlington High School

School Committee Room

869 Mass Avenue, 6th Floor

Arlington, MA  02476

6:30 PM Open Meeting
6:30 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 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.

  • To discuss the deployment of security personnel or devices.  
7:00 PM Great American Smokeout, C. Newall
7:10 PM Public Participation
7:20 PM Discussion of Value Engineering for new AHS
  • Menotomy Preschool
7:35 PM 2019-2020 School Calendar Discussion
7:50 PM School Committee Discussion on Priorities for FY20 Budget
  • Vote Budget Number to deliver to Town Manager
8:15 PM Superintendent's Report, K. Bodie
  • AHS Building Project update
  • School Building Project updates
8:35 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 Warrant:  Warrant #19125 Dated, 12/29/2018 Total Amount of Warrant:  $384,138.42

Approval of Minutes: Regular School Committee December 13, & 20, 2018

Approval of Trip:  None 

8:40 PM Subcommittee/Liaison Reports/Announcements

Budget:  Len Kardon, Chair  

Community Relations:  Jennifer Susse, Chair

Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Accountability: Jeff Thielman, Chair         

Facilities:  Bill Hayner, Chair

Policies & Procedures:  Paul Schlichtman, Chair

Legal Services Review:  Bill Hayner, Len Kardon

Arlington High School Building Committee:  Jeff Thielman, Kirsi Allison-Ampe

Gibbs Committee:  Jane Morgan

Liaisons Reports

Announcements

Future Agenda Items

 

9:00 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 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.

 

Discuss Superintendent Bodie Contract

9:15 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.
Submitted by Kirsi Allison-Ampe, MD, Chair
Correspondence Received:

Warrant# 19125, $ 631,825.24  Dated 12/13/2018

School Committee draft minutes 12/13/2018

School Committee draft minutes 12/20/2018

Email regarding Youtube 1/4/2019

Legal Spreadsheet 

2019-2020 School Calendar V0 1 10 2019 

ASC committment letter to AHS Bldg committee 1/2019.

Invitation to a CATpella Festival

Season's Greetings, The Koutoujian Family

Email regarding invite to Student exhibit artwork

ACMI Annual Report 2018 

Parmenter AHS Project spreadsheet 1 8 2019

Parmenter Diagrams 1 8 2019 

AHSBC Presentation 1 8 2019 for School Committee