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 Meeting
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
6:30 PM
Conducted by Remote Participation https://www.mass.gov/doc/order-suspending-certain-provision-of-open-meeting-law/download via Zoom link below
6:30 p.m. Open Meeting

Publicly accessible thru https://acmi.tv/ or join the webinar using the link below:

 

You are invited to a Zoom webinar

 

When: Aug 24, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
Topic: School Committee Special Meeting, Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 6:30 p.m.

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6:35 p.m. Public Comment

Members of the public are asked to send written comments to: ediggins@arlington.k12.ma.us by 12 noon on Tuesday 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. Diggins. 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 ediggins@arlington.k12.ma.us by 12 noon on Tuesday, date of meeting.

6:45 p.m. APS Pandemic Recovery Plan and Presentation-Final (Liz Homan)
7:00 p.m. School Committee Chat Dates, 2021-2022 Draft (Liz Exton)
7:15 p.m. Superintendent's Report (Liz Homan)

-Enrollment Report
-Administrative Hiring Update

 

 

7:30 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 #22021, 8/17/2021, $509,095.39

Approval of Minutes, Special School Committee Meeting/Superintendent Retreat, August 10, 2021

Approval of Minutes, Special School Committee Meeting, August 12, 2021

 

7:40 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

 

8:05 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 the legal and bargaining implications of the COVID-19 vaccination requirements with all unions.
8:30 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 Bill Hayner, Chair
Correspondence Received

Warrant #, 22021, 8/17/2021, $509,095.39

APS Pandemic Recovery Plan, Final

2021-2022 Enrollment Reports

2021-2022 Enrollment Reports, Actual vs MM

APS Recovery Plan Revisions - Slides

Meeting Minutes, 8/10

Meeting Minutes, 8/24

Email sent to SC from K. Marzilli Ericson, Return to School Safely, 7/30/21 2021

Email sent to SC from I Roversi, Mask Mandate, 8/14/21

Email sent to SC from M. Roberts, Concern Over Delta Variant for Fall School Year, 8/17/21

Email to Superintendent and SC from M. Lambert, School Reopening Plan, 8/19/21

Email to SC from Superintendent, state-wide mask mandate, Middlesex League Sports Release, 8/20/21

Email to SC from anonymous sender, RE: Anonymous Public comment/Suggestive Ideas, 8/23/21

Email to SC from J. Litowski, RE: Public Comment for 8/24 meeting, 8/23/2021

 

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 Liz Diggins at ediggins@arlington.k12.ma.us.