Twi| Committee Members Mr. Monfredo – Chairman Miss Biancheria – Vice Chair Mr. Foley |
Administrative Representative Ms. Boulais Dr. Friel |
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
20 IRVING STREET
WORCESTER, MA 01609
AGENDA #1
| The Standing Committee on Governance and Employee Issues will hold a meeting: | |
| on: | Monday, March 13, 2017 |
| at: | 6:00 p.m. |
| in: | Room 410, Durkin Administration Building |
| ORDER OF BUSINESS | ANNEX | |
| I. | CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR MEETING | |
| II. | ROLL CALL | |
| III. | GENERAL BUSINESS
gb #5-195 – Mr. O’Connell/Mr. Monfredo/Miss Biancheria (July 23, 2015) To review the Worcester Public Schools’ Incident Report for the 2014-15 academic year. |
Cover Sheet |
| gb #5-246 – Mr. Monfredo/Miss Ramirez/Mr. Foley/Mr. O’Connell/Miss Biancheria (September 14, 2015)
Request that the School Committee support a bill, submitted by State Senator Jennifer Flanagan, that addresses ways of dealing with Opioid addiction such as school drug screening called “Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment” or SBIRT. gb #6-144 – Mr. O’Connell/Mr. Foley/Ms. Colorio/Mr. Monfredo/Miss Biancheria/Miss McCullough/Mayor Petty (April 4, 2016) To update Worcester Public Schools’ policies regarding substance abuse prevention and education, and to post the updated policies on the Worcester Public Schools website, in compliance with Chapter 71, Section 96 of the Massachusetts General Laws. gb #6-276 – Administration (July 28, 2016) To consider necessary policy changes concerning the implementation of the recently enacted Bill relative to Substance Use, Treatment, Education and Prevention and review the policy developed by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees. (These items were considered together.) |
Cover Sheet
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| gb #5-291 – Mr. Monfredo/Miss Biancheria/Mr. Foley (October 19, 2015)
Request that the School Committee review the policy on cell phones and gather information from all secondary principals. |
Cover Sheet | |
| c&p #6-1 – Clerk (February 16, 2016)
To consider a communication from a citizen regarding a:
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Cover Sheet Annex A (1 page) Annex B (1 page) |
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| c&p #6-7 – Clerk (August 24, 2016)
To consider a communication from a citizen expressing an interest in promoting civic engagement in the Worcester Public Schools by initiating a “Municipal Governance Day” which would give high school students an opportunity to learn how the municipal government works. |
Cover Sheet Annex A (1 page) Annex B (1 page) |
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| c&p #6-8 – Clerk (August 24, 2016)
To consider a communication from a citizen relative to the feasibility of holding an event annually with a guest speaker to encourage eligible students to register to vote. |
Cover Sheet Annex A (1 page) Annex B (1 page) |
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| gb #6-36 – Mr. O’Connell/Mr. Monfredo/Miss McCullough (January 11, 2016)
To establish a Special Committee, consisting of at least three School Committee members, to continue the review of policies proposed for the Worcester Public Schools by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees. |
Cover Sheet Annex A (37 pages) Annex B (35 pages) |
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| gb #6-271 – Mr. Monfredo/Mr. O’Connell/Ms. Colorio/ Miss McCullough/Miss Biancheria/Mayor Petty (July 21, 2016)
Request that the Administration consider including training in the Heimlich maneuver as part of the Compression CPR Program and review the Heimlich Heroes Program, which was created by Deaconess Associations, Inc. (DAI) with the support from the Heimlich Institute, for possible implementation in the Worcester Public Schools. |
Cover Sheet Annex A (1 page) |
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| IV. | ADJOURNMENT
Helen A. Friel, Ed.D. |