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Medway Public Schools

Medway, MA

TO: Members of the School Committee

FROM: Armand Pires, Ph.D., Superintendent

Agenda

School Committee Meeting – April 27, 2017

Regular Meeting – 7:00 p.m.

Presentation Room

Medway Middle School, 45 Holliston Street, Medway

A. CALL TO ORDER

1.Roll Call

B. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS

C. REPORT OF STUDENTS – Roosevelt Desronvilles and Alexis Ferns

D. INTRODUCTION

Introduction of McGovern Elementary Principal, Christina Cooney

E. PRESENTATIONS

1. Presentation of NESDEC Awards

Katie DiBiaso

Steven Collins

2. Recognition : Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors’ Association

Conference-President’s Award of Merit-Mr. Robert Pearl

3. Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC)

Susan Brady, Chair

Jill Antonellis, Vice Chair

Lisa Jackey, Treasurer

F. ACTION ITEMS

1. Building Naming Policy #45 -This item comes before the school committee for approval.

2. O ther – This time is being reserved for topics that the chair did not reasonably

anticipate would be discussed or acted upon.

G. REPORTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS (8:00 p.m.)

1. School Choice Student Enrollment Capacity for 2017-2018 School Year

2. Set Foreign Exchange Student Enrollment Capacity for 2017-2018 School Year

3. Middle School Time on Learning Designation

4. Superintendent Evaluation

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5. Medway High School 1:1 Initiative Update

Dr. Pires, Superintendent and Ms. Abrams, Assistant Superintendent

6. End-of-Year Audit Report

Donald Aicardi, Director of Finance and Operations

7. Medway School Committee Operating Procedures

8. Other - This time is being reserved for topics that the chair did not reasonably anticipate

would be discussed.

H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (8:45 p.m.)

1. Public Comments

2 . Liaison Reports

I. ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE (9:00 p.m.)

1. Chairperson Update

2. Superintendent’s Update

3. Assistant Superintendent’s Update

4. Committee Members’ Updates

J. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

● April 6, 2017

K. INFORMATION ITEMS and COMMUNICATIONS

L. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (9:150 p.m.)

● Discussion on Recess (t.b.d.)

● Safety Update and meet/greet Officer O’Neill (5/4)

● Election of Officers (5/18)

● Liaisons and subcommittee (5/18)

● School Committee Secretary (5/18)

● District Physician (3 year cycle, due 2017) (t.b.d.)

● Burke-Memorial Plaque, First Reading (t.b.d.)

● Pre K Program Review (t.b.d.)

M. NEXT MEETING – Upcoming meeting(s) are, as follows:

1. Regular Meeting: Thursday, May 4, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in the presentation room,

Medway Middle School, 45 Holliston Street, Medway

2. Regular Meeting: Thursday, May 18, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in the presentation room,

Medway Middle School, 45 Holliston Street, Medway.

3. Regular Meeting: Thursday, June 1, 2017. at 7:00 p.m., in the presentation room, Medway

Middle School, 45 Holliston Street, Medway

4. Regular Meeting: Thursday, June 15, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in the presentation room,

Medway Middle School, 45 Holliston Street, Medway.

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N. ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION

There is a need for the school committee to adjourn to executive session, in accordance with M.G.L.

Chapter 30A, Section 21, Exemption #2 for the purpose of conducting strategy sessions in

preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or

contract negotiations with nonunion personnel.

RECOMMENDED MOTION

…move that the school committee adjourn to executive session, in accordance with M.G.L.

Chapter 30A, Section 21, Exemption #2, for the purpose conducting strategy sessions in

preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining

sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel of with the understanding that the

school committee will not return to public session A roll call vote is required.

Disclaimer

The Medway School Committee acknowledges that, from time to time, topics may be brought forward at

a posted meeting that the chair did not reasonably anticipate for discussion forty-eight hours before the

meeting. The Medway School Committee will make every effort to update the meeting agenda posting so

as to give the public an understanding of what will be discussed at its meeting. The Medway School

Committee will act in all good faith at compliance with the Open Meeting Law.

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