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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, November 18, 2021 6:30 PM

Conducted by Remote Participation:

https://www.mass.gov/doc/order-suspending-certain-provision-of-open-meeting-law/download

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

When: Nov 18, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: School Committee Regular Meeting

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	6:30PM Open Meeting (B. Hayner)

6:35PM Public Participation

Members of the public are asked to send written comments to:

ediggins@arlington.k12.ma.us by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, the date of the 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. If you would like to sign up to speak please email ediggins@arlington.k12.ma.us by 12:00 p.m. Thursday, the date of the meeting.


	6:40PM Hardy School Improvement Plan (K. Peretz)

	7:00PM Stratton School Improvement Plan (M. Hanna)

	7:20PM Dallin School Improvement Plan (T. Dingman)


	8:40PM Approval of Assistant Athletic Director Job Description (R. Spiegel)

	8:45PM Approval of Senior Custodial Ground Position Job Description (R. Spiegel)

	8:50PM Approval of Mental Health Assessment and Outreach Specialist Job Description (R. Spiegel)

	8:55PM Approval of Certified Nursing Assistant Job Description (R. Spiegel)


	9:00PM Superintendent's Report (E. Homan)
	Monthly Update on Enrollments/Class Sizes


	9:15PM 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:
		Warrant #22101, $630,253.39, November 9, 2021 Minutes, Regular School Committee Meeting, October 28, 2021

9:20PM Subcommittee/Liaison Reports/Announcements

· Budget – Kirsi Allison-Ampe, Chair

· Community Relations – Liz Exton, Chair

· Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Accountability – Len Kardon, Chair

· Facilities – Jeff Thielman, Chair

· Policy & Procedures – Paul Schlichtman, Chair

· Arlington High School Building Committee, Jeff Thielman, Chair

· Liaison Reports

· Announcements

· Future Agenda Items


	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.


	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 #22101, Received 11/8/2021, $630,253.39

Email to SC from R. Spiegel, Town Salary Study, 10/28/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, COVID-19 Clinics Update, 11/1/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, COVID-19 Clinics Update II, 11/2/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, Stratton Playground, 11/3/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: No heat, Gibbs, 11/4/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: Vaccine Clinics, 11/4/2021

Email to BH from J. Morgan, RE: Ottoson Trip, 11/5/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: Weekly Update, 11/7/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: Hardy Parent Passed Away, 11/8/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: Email from Principal Peretz to Hardy Community, 11/8/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: Email to Arlington Families for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Update

Email to SC from D. Savage, RE: TASA Research/Advocacy Paper on Reading Instruction in Arlington, 11/8/2021

Emails to SC from E. Homan, RE: Thompson cases, ventilation, early dismissal and subsequent remediation, 11/15/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: LABB Exec. Dir. Search, 11/16/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: Notes for upcoming SC Meeting, 11/17/2021

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: COVID-19 cases, 11/17/2021

Email to SC from D. Trudell, RE: COVID-19 Transparency, 11/18/2021


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.