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, June 10, 2021
6:30 PM
Conducted by Remote Participation https://www.mass.gov/doc/order-suspending-certain-provision-of-open-meeting-law/download
Open Meeting

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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 date of meeting.  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. The School Committee respectfully requests participants of the public to utilize their camera, if possible, before speaking and to adhere to the Public Comment Policy BEDH that requires participants to give us their name and address. 

 

If you would like to sign up to speak please email kfitzgerald@arlington.k12.ma.us by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, date of meeting.

6:35 p.m. School Committee Resolution, L. Kardon
6:40 p.m. APS Librarian Update, R. MacNeal, Jr.
6:50 p.m. Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Plan (CIMP) Statement of Assurance, R. MacNeal, Jr.
7:00 p.m. School Calendar for 2021-2022 Second Read, K. Bodie
  • Kindergarten Screening days
  • Early Release days for middle school and high school 
7:05 p.m. District Goals for 2021-2022 School Year, Second Read, R. MacNeal
7:15 p.m. Superintendent's Report, K. Bodie
  • AHS Building Committee update 
  • EDCO update 
7:25 p.m. Honoring Kathleen Bodie, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools on her retirement
  • School Committee dedication plaque in honor of Dr. Kathleen Bodie
7:50 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# 21268, Dated 6/1/2021, Total Amount $850,244.60 

Approval of Minutes:  School Committee Regular Minutes, May 27 2021

 

    

 

7:55 p.m. Subcommittee/Liaison Reports/Announcements
  • Budget, Kirsi Allison-Ampe
  • Community Relations: Liz Exton, Chair
  • Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Accountability, Len Kardon
  • Facilities, Jeff Thielman
  • Policy & Procedures, Paul Schlichtman 
  • Arlington High School Building Committee:  Jeff Thielman, (Chair), Kirsi Allison-Ampe

 

  • Liaisons Reports
  • Announcements
  • Future Agenda Items
8:10 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.

 

  • To discuss and approve the  AFL-CIO, STATE COUNCIL 93, LOCAL 680  School Bus Operators contract 
8:15 p.m. To approve the AFL-CIO, STATE COUNCIL 93, LOCAL 680 School Bus Operators contract

8:20 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.
Bill Hayner, Chair
Correspondence Received:

Warrant Dated 6/1/2021 

School Committee Regular Minutes, May 27, 2021

District Goals 2021-2022 RM and

District Goals 2020-2021 documents updated 

School Calendar 2021-2022 final draft 9 

Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Plan (CIMP) Statement of Assurance 

AHS Graduation Exercises Class of 2021 

Email to Families regarding early release due to heat, June 7, 2021

APS Librarians Program slide deck 

Bus MOA contract June 7 2021

Arlington School Committee Appreciation Resolution 

Community Relations Minutes 

 

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.