Attached please find the agenda for the upcoming Woonsocket School Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 23, 2021.  Closed session will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m.  Open session will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m.  

 

Please be advised that this meeting will be held in person.  However, the public will also have the option to listen virtually.   In addition, if a member from the public would like to speak during Public Good and Welfare, you will need to address the School Committee in person at the Hamlet Middle School Cafeteria.  

  

In Person Location:

Hamlet Middle School, Cafeteria

60 Florence Drive, Woonsocket

 

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Virtual Platform:

Meeting ID

meet.google.com/byn-vcut-pgc

Phone Numbers

(‪US) ‪+1 415-993-3119

PIN: ‪365 400 561#

 

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AGENDA

WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021

5:30 PM - CLOSED SESSION

7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION

In Person Location:

HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA

60 FLORENCE DRIVE

WOONSOCKET, RI 02895

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Virtual Platform:

Meeting ID

meet.google.com/byn-vcut-pgc

Phone Numbers

(US)3119-993-+1 415

PIN: 365 400 561#

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The School Committee may vote on all items listed on this agenda.

Call to Order

Roll Call

The School Committee may seek to convene in Closed Session for the purpose of discussing the teachers’ and paraprofessionals’ collective bargaining agreements in accordance with RIGL

§ 42-46-5(a)(2).

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

GOOD AND WELFARE – Public Comment (In-person only)

RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

● WHS Class of 2021 Graduation

● End of School Year 2020-2021

● Generation Citizen Award Winners

● Appointment of Kevin K. Coleman Elementary School Principal

● Appointment of Villa Nova Middle School Principal

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 9, 2021 Closed Meeting Minutes, June 9, 2021 Open Meeting Minutes

CONSENT AGENDA

● Purchases/Transfers

● Field Trip/Conference Requests

○ National Scholastic Athletics Foundation Track Nationals/Eugene Oregon/WHS Track Team and Coach/Local Funded

● Homeschooling Requests

COMMUNICATIONS

● None.

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

● Personnel Matters

● Update on Contract Negotiations

● Update on Summer Programs

SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

● Health and Wellness Update - D. Burke, A. Costa

● SELAC Update - L. Kapiskas

● Technology Update - D. Burke, A. Costa

CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS

● Special Education Update - J. Sullivan, D. Morelle

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Discussion/Approval on Bid #21-02 - Interactive Panels - B. Peryea

2. Discussion/Approval on the Amendments to the Middle School Grading Policy - 2nd Passage - L. Kapiskas, P. Bourget

NEW BUSINESS

1. Discussion/Approval on the Amendments to the Parent Involvement Policy - 1st Passage - P. McGee

2. Discussion/Approval on the High Road Contract - P. McGee, B. Peryea

ADJOURNMENT

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For additional information or to request interpreter services, or other special services for the hearing impaired (i.e., readers/captioners, etc.), please contact Office of Superintendent three days prior to the meeting at (401) 767-4608; or by the Tuesday prior to the meeting, or call 1-800-745-5555 (TTY), 1-800-745-6575 (Voice). This agenda will be posted 48 hours prior to the meeting. Any changes to this agenda will be posted on the Woonsocket Education Department website at www.woonsocketschools.com, McFee Administration Building, Woonsocket Middle School, WACTC, City Hall, and Harris Library and will be electronically filed with the Secretary of State at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The Woonsocket Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, or disability. Posted on June 18, 2021.

 

 

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