NovusAGENDA


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 Organizational Meeting Thursday, April 14, 2022 6:15 PM


Conducted by Remote Participation https://www.mass.gov/doc/order-suspending-certain-provision-of-open-meeting-law/download via Zoom link below, in person at Arlington High School, 869 Massachusetts Avenue, 6th Floor, Arlington, MA or via ACMI Local TV Channel. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81219182763?pwd=MFVKYVNVY1NHaTlYWkwzaXY5eFlqZz09 Passcode: 394508 Or One tap mobile : US: +13017158592,,81219182763#,,,,394508# or +13126266799,,81219182763#,,,,394508# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 Webinar ID: 812 1918 2763 Passcode: 394508 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbr14qEpJ


	Call to Order - Mr. Paul Schlichtman, Chairperson Pro Tempore


	BEDL - Land Acknowledgement (P. Schlichtman)
	Per File BEDL - Land Acknowledgement: "The Arlington School Committee shall include at the beginning of its organizational meeting, at the beginning of its first regular meeting in October (or such other meeting date as is approximate to "Indigenous Peoples Day" per Title I, Article 6 of the Town Bylaws), and as part of graduation ceremonies, a land acknowledgement shall be read in a substantially similar form to the following: “We acknowledge that the Town of Arlington is located on the ancestral lands of the Massachusett Tribe, the tribe of Indigenous peoples from whom the Colony, Province, and Commonwealth have taken their names. We pay our respects to the ancestral bloodline of the Massachusett Tribe and their descendants who still inhabit historic Massachusett territories today.”"
	Nomination and Election for Office of Chair

	Nomination and Election for Office of Vice Chair

	Nomination and Election of Office Secretary

	Vote to Approve Committee & Liaison Assignments - 2022-2023

	Vote on Authorization of Chair (and alternative) to Sign Payroll Warrant

	Per Policy BDA-E: Standards and Norms of the Arlington School Committee


	New Business


	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.


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.