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, May 11, 2017
6:30 PM

Arlington High School

School Committee Room 

869 Mass Avenue, 6th Floor

Arlington, MA  02476 

6:30 PM Open Meeting
6:35 PM Public Participation
6:45 PM Computer Science Presentation, M. Coleman, D. Sheldon, T. Dash
7:05 Visual Arts Curriculum Presentation, D. Ardito
7:25 PM Health & Nursing Curriculum Presentation. S. Franchi
7:45 PM Arlington Education Foundation Update A. Speare
8:00 PM First Reading of the final 2017-2018 School Calendar
8:10 PM FY District Goals Presented to the School Committee for a First Reading
8:40 PM Superintendent's Report K. Bodie
  • Update on School Building Projects
8:55 PM 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 Number 17175, Total Warrant Amount $240,426.56, dated 4/27/2017
  • Approval of Minutes:  Regular School Committee Minutes 4/27/2017

 

  • Approval of Meeting:  School Choice Public Hearing, May 25, 2017 at 6:30 PM

 

  • Approval of E. Nelson Blake Book Award annual award given to the top 12 students with the highest GPA.
  • Approval of the Ida Robbins Scholarship for 2017 award to the top two students with the highest GPA.

The recipients will not be aware of this award until the presentation at Awards night.  

9:00 PM Implementation of the Foundation Budget Review Commission’s Resolution
Policy: None
 
9:10 PM Subcommittee & Liaison Reports & Announcements

·         Budget, Kirsi Allison-Ampe (Chair)

·         Community Relations, Cindy Starks (Chair)

·         District Accountability, Curriculum/Instruction & Assessment, (CIAA)

          Paul Schlichtman, (Chair)

·         Facilities, Jennifer Susse (Chair)

·         Policies & Procedures, Len Kardon (Chair)

·         School Enrollment Task Force, Bill Hayner, Cindy Starks, Jeff Thielman

·         Legal Services Review, Bill Hayner, Len Kardon

·         Arlington High School Building Committee Jeff Thielman and Kirsi Allison-Ampe

·         Gibbs Committee, Cindy Starks

·         Warrant Committee, Bill Hayner

·         Liaisons Reports

·         Announcements

·         Future Agenda Items

 

 

9:30 PM 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 a 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.
  • School Committee to Approve Traffic Supervisor's MOA 

 

9:40 PM 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 Jeff Thielman, Chair
Correspondence Received:

Email regarding Sanctuary Town

Email regarding Netflix 

Monthly Financial Reports 4/28/2017

Warrant, dated 4/27/2017

Draft Minutes 4/27/2017 

Traffic Supervisor's MOA 

Email regarding Circuit Breaker

Computer Science presentation

Visual Arts presentation 

Health and Nursing presentation 

APS Enrollments for May 2017 

FBRC Resolution 

2017-2018 School Calendar

2017-2018 District Goals