AGENDA
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019
5:00 PM – CLOSED SESSION
7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION
WOONSOCKET MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAMLET BUILDING - 60 FLORENCE DRIVE
WOONSOCKET, RI 02895
The School Committee may vote on all items listed on this agenda.
Call to Order
The Committee may seek to convene in executive session in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
§ 42-46-5(a)(9) to hear grievances brought by RI Council 94, Local 1137; R.I. Gen. Laws
§ 42-46-5(a)(1) to discuss the job performance of an Administrator; R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-5(a)(4), to conduct an investigative proceeding; and R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-5(a)(2), to discuss collective bargaining with the Woonsocket Teachers’ Guild.
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
GOOD AND WELFARE – Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center and Public Comment
RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS – Superintendent Patrick McGee
● WHS Boys Basketball Team
● WHS/WACTC Debate Team
● Hero for a Day - WMS Student
● Sharing Table
● Living Wax Museum
● Native American Tribes Museum
● The Pillow Project
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 13, 2019 Open Session Minutes
CONSENT AGENDA
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1. Personnel Actions
2. Purchases/Transfers
3. Field Trip/Conference Requests
○ Urban Debate National Championship/Washington, DC/WHS Debate Team Member/Funded by RI Urban Debate League & National Association of Urban Debate Leagues
4. Homeschooling Requests
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
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COMMUNICATIONS
● None.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORTS
● Policy Subcommittee - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke
● PAC - R. Capwell
CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
● Finance Update – B. Peryea
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. None.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion on the Central Office Administrators Evaluation Instrument - P. McGee
2. Discussion/Approval on the revisions to the Alternate Assessment Diploma Policy - P. McGee
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
● RICAS Update
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