Woonsocket School Committee Meeting Agenda 3-23-2022
Attached please find the agenda for the upcoming Woonsocket School Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Open session will begin promptly at 7:00pm.
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
Phone Numbers
(US)+1 978-435-0477
PIN: 278 709 390#
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WOON Radio - Channel 1240 for AM Radio
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Channel 99.5 for FM Radio
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AGENDA
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022
7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION
In Person Location:
HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA
60 FLORENCE DRIVE
WOONSOCKET, RI 02895
Or
Virtual Platform:
Meeting ID
meet.google.com/jrj-mrot-vmp
Phone Numbers
(US)+1 978-435-0477
PIN: 278 709 390#
Or
WOON Radio - Channel 1240 for AM Radio
Or
Channel 99.5 for FM Radio
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The School Committee may vote on all items listed on this agenda.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
GOOD AND WELFARE – Hamlet Middle School Student Presentation and Public Comment
(In-person only).
RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
● Students Take Charge Project at Harris Elementary School
● WHS Athlete
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 9, 2022 Closed Meeting Minutes, and March 9, 2022 Open Meeting
Minutes
CONSENT AGENDA
● Purchases/Transfers
● Field Trip/Conference Requests - None
● Homeschooling Requests
COMMUNICATIONS
● None
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
● Personnel Matters
● Bullying Incident Report Update
SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
● Policy Update - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke
● Health and Wellness Update -D. Burke, A. Costa
CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
● Financial Update - B. Peryea
● Special Education Update - D. Morelle, K. Girard
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. None.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion/Approval of the Rhode Island Student Survey (RISS) - P. McGee
2. Discussion/Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Woonsocket Education
Department and Riverzedge Arts - P. McGee
3. Discussion/Approval of WSC response to RIDE request for public comment regarding proposed
changes to secondary regulations - L. Kapiskas, P. Bourget
4. Discussion/Approval of Public Comment Policy - 1st Passage - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke
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 di]criminate on the basis of age, color, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion,
national origin, or disability. Posted on March 18, 2022.