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, March 17, 2022
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:

 


When: Mar 17, 2022 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Arlington School Committee Regular Meeting

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OR join the meeting in person at Arlington High School, 869 Mass Avenue, 6th floor.  Please enter through the new front door of AHS on Mass Avenue.

6:30 p.m. Open Meeting (B. Hayner)

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.

6:35 p.m. Public Comment

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.

6:40 p.m. SC Approval of Budget (E. Homan)
6:50 p.m. Monthly Financial Report (M. Mason)
7:05 p.m. APS School Calendar - Revisions for Approval (E. Homan)
7:10 p.m. Superintendent's Report (E. Homan)
  • Update on Administrative Hiring Searches
  • Update on Competitive Grants Awarded
  • Monthly Update on Enrollments/Class Sizes
7:25 p.m. Consent Agenda (B. Hayner)
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 Number 22197, $577,347.44, 3/8/2022

*Regular School Committee Minutes, 3/3/2022

7:30 p.m. Subcommittee/Liaison Reports/Announcements (B. Hayner)
  • 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
7:35 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.
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

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: Two Dates, COVID cases and mask updates, Hetero Grouping Initiative, 3/9/2022

Email from J.Hall, RE: Third request for Arlington School Committee Policy Sub committee meeting, 3/11/2022

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: Saturday Update, 3/14/2022

Email to SC from E. Homan, Two FYIs, 3/14/2022

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: Bishop Update, 3/16/2022

Email to SC from E. Homan, RE: Heterogeneous Grade 9 ELA Proposal, 3/16/2022

Email to SC from A. Duke, RE: Ottoson Centennial Celebration, 3/16/2022

 Email to SC from M. Mason, RE: Monthly Financial Reports - Financials as of 3/10/2022, 3/16/2022

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.