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, December 19, 2019
6:30 PM

Arlington High School 

School Committee Room

869 Mass Avenue, 6th Floor

Arlington, MA  02476 

6:30 p.m. Open Meeting
6:30 p.m. Public Comment
6:40 p.m. Approval of Pathways Academy Plan, M Gougeon, Executive VP/COO McLean Hospital, L. Mead
  • Approval of relocation of the Pathways Academy Program from Belmont, MA  to Arlington, MA  
6:50 p.m. Elementary FY 21 Budgetary Needs Request, Principals
7:20 p.m. AEA Elementary FY 21 Budgetary Needs Requests, M. Nolan
7:30 p.m. Approval of Student start date and February and April vacation weeks on the Arlington Public School Calendar 2020-2021
7:35 p.m. Professional Development Day Update, R. MacNeal
7:50 p.m. Monthly Financial Report, M. Mason
8:00 p.m. Superintendent's Report, K. Bodie
  • AHS Building Project Update
8:20 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:

*Approval of Warrant: Warrant Number 20114, Dated 12/17/2019 Total *Amount $1,655,306.86

*Approval of Minutes:  Regular School Committee Minutes 12/12/2019

*Approval of Trips:  Nagaokakyo also Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and Nara Japan Homestay July 4, 2020 to July 14, 2020. 

8:30 p.m. Policy: BE, BEDB, KF-E
  • BE School Committee Meetings second Reading 
  • BEDB Agenda Format Prep and Dissemination second Reading 
  • KF-E Fee Structure for Rental of School Building Space, second Reading
8:40 p.m. Subcommittee/Liaison Reports/Announcements

Budget:  Kirsi Allison-Ampe (chair)

Policies & Procedures:  Paul Schlichtman (chair)

Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Accountability:  Jane Morgan (chair)

Community Relations:  Jennifer Susse (chair)

Facilities:  Bill Hayner (chair)

Legal Services:  Bill Hayner (chair), Jeff Thielman

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

Calendar Committee:  Ms. Susse

Election Modernization Committee:  Ms. Susse

Superintendent Search Process:  Paul Schlichtman

AEA Negotiations:  Len Kardon and Paul Schlichtman (chair)

Liaisons Reports

Announcements

Future Agenda Items

8:55 p.m. Disband Legal Services Subcommittee
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.

 

9:00 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 Len Kardon, Chair
Correspondence Received:

Warrant 20114 dated 12/17/2019 

School Committee Regular Minutes 12/12/2019 

Pathways Academy documents 

Out of State - International Travel Application Nagaokakyo, Japan, July 2020

APS Elementary FY 21 Budget Needs Request

AEA 20-21 Menotomy/Elementary Budget Request

BE School Committee Meetings second Reading 

BEDB Agenda Format Prep and Dissemination edits for second reading 

KF-E Fee Structure for Rental of School Building Space, second Reading

Approval of Student start date and February and April vacation weeks on the  Arlington Public School Calendar 2020-2021

November 1 Professional Development Day Presentation