CLERK OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
20 IRVING STREET
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01609
AGENDA #14
The School Committee will hold a regular meeting: | |
on: | Thursday, May 17, 2018 |
at: | 6:00 p.m. – Executive Session 7:00 p.m. – Regular Session |
in the: | Esther Howland, South Chamber at City Hall |
ORDER OF BUSINESS |
ACTION |
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I. | CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR MEETING | |||||||||
INVOCATION – Pastor Kris Casey Adams Square Baptist Church |
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/NATIONAL ANTHEM | ||||||||||
II. | ROLL CALL | |||||||||
III. | APPROVAL OF RECORDSaor #8-10 – Clerk (May 4, 2018) To consider approval of the Minutes of the School Committee Meeting of Thursday, April 26, 2018. |
Annex A (16 pages) | ||||||||
aor #8-11 – Clerk (May 8, 2018) To consider approval of the Minutes of the School Committee Meeting of Thursday, May 3, 2018. |
Annex A (12 pages) | |||||||||
IV. | MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION – NONE | |||||||||
V. | IMMEDIATE ACTION
gb #8-126.1 – Administration/Mr. Monfredo/Mr. O’Connell/Miss Biancheria/Mr. Comparetto/Miss McCullough/Mayor Petty To recognize:
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gb #8-150 – Administration (May 8, 2018) To consider input from the School Committee’s student representatives. |
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VI. | REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
ROS #8-7 – Administration AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS FOR THE DISTRICT’S SITE VISITS |
Annex A (12 pages) | ||||||||
VII. | COMMUNICATION AND PETITION – NONE | |||||||||
VIII. | REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE
The Standing Committee on Teaching, Learning and Student Supports met at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 14, at the Durkin Administration Building in Room 410. |
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IX.
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PERSONNEL
The Superintendent has APPOINTED the persons named below to the position of Aide to the Physically Handicapped, permanent/fulltime at a salary of $16.38 (minimum) to $20.18 (maximum) per hour, from Civil Service List #318-005, effective as follows: Jacquez, Greisy 04/30/2018 Salas, Angela 05/03/2018 |
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X. | GENERAL BUSINESS
gb #7-355.1 – Administration/Mr. O’Connell Response of the Administration to a request to seek grant opportunities for free driver’s education courses, in conjunction with input from the petitioner Lorenzo Hernandez. |
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gb #8-93.1 – Administration/Miss Biancheria/Miss McCullough/Mr. Monfredo/Mr. O’Connell (May 9, 2018) Response of the Administration to the request to provide a report on the students’ participation with Earth Day activities including projects completed at school sites with support from the community. |
Annex A (3 pages) | |||||||||
gb #8-151 – Miss McCullough/Miss Biancheria/Mr. Comparetto/Mr. Foley/Mr. Monfredo/Mr. O’Connell (April 26, 2018) Request that the Administration provide a progress report regarding additional vocational/technical opportunities for students not admitted to Worcester Technical High School. |
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gb #8-152 – Mr. O’Connell/Miss Biancheria/Mr. Comparetto/ Mr. Foley/Miss McCullough/Mr. Monfredo (April 26, 2018) To appropriate funds received from the State’s grant to the Worcester Public Schools “to assist districts serving students from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who were displaced by last Fall’s hurricanes.” |
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gb #8-153 – Mr. O’Connell/Miss Biancheria/Mr. Comparetto/Mr. Foley/Miss McCullough/Mr. Monfredo (April 26, 2018) To review the recommendations of the proposed Strategic Plan and assign them to appropriate Standing Committees of the School Committee, and/or to the Administration, for further analysis, consideration, discussion, and development. |
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gb #8-154 – Mr. O’Connell/Miss Biancheria/Mr. Comparetto/Mr. Foley/Miss McCullough/Mr. Monfredo (May 1, 2018) To establish an English Learner Parent Advisory Council, in compliance with Section 56 of Chapter 138 of the Acts of 2017 (“An Act Relative to Language Opportunity for our Kids”). |
Annex A (1 page) | |||||||||
gb #8-155 – Administration (May 1, 2018) To consider approval of a prior fiscal year payment in the amount of $1,496.50 for services rendered to a Special Education student who was placed in the Uxbridge Public Schools. |
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gb #8-156 – Mr. Monfredo/Miss Biancheria/Mr. Comparetto/Mr. Foley/Miss McCullough/Mr. O’Connell/Mayor Petty (May 2, 2018) To forward letters of recognition to:
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gb #8-156 (continued)
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gb #8-157 – Administration (May 7, 2018) To consider approval of the following donations:- $4,000.00 from the WEDF for the Leap Program in collaboration with the Worcester Art Museum- $250.00 from donors to Heard Street Discovery Academy for the purchase of a new classroom rug- $1,000.00 from donors to a Doherty Memorial High School football player in memory of Thomas Walles- $1,000.00 from Alliance Energy LLC to Grafton Street School- $1,000.00 from a Foundation to the Goddard Scholars Academy for the purchase of a tuba for the their Band – to Woodland Academy: – $122.31 from CEC Entertainment Inc. – to Tatnuck Magnet School: – $4.50 from Box Tops for Education |
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gb #8-158 – Administration (May 7, 2018) To accept the High-Quality Instructional Grant in the amount of $20,000. |
Annex A (1 page) | |||||||||
gb #8-159 – Administration (May 7, 2018) To accept a donation in the amount of $500,000 from Berkshire Bank (successor to Commerce Bank and Trust Company) to extend the 2007 Donation Agreement to December 31, 2028 and to make certain improvements to Commerce Bank Field at Foley Stadium. |
Annex A (4 pages) | |||||||||
gb #8-160 – Mr. Monfredo/Miss Biancheria/Mr. Comparetto/Miss McCullough/Mr. O’Connell (May 8, 2018) Request that the Administration inform the schools about “Reading in our City Week,” which will take place from June 10 through June 16 and read a Mayor’s Proclamation at the School Committee Meeting on June 7, 2018 to commemorate the event. |
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gb #8-161 – Mr. Comparetto/Mr. Foley/Miss McCullough/Mr. Monfredo/Mr. O’Connell (May 9, 2018) Request that the Administration study the feasibility of developing partnerships with Recreation Worcester and other municipal or non-municipal organizations in order to create more team sports in Worcester’s middle schools. |
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gb #8-162 – Mr. Comparetto/Mr. Foley/Miss McCullough/Mr. Monfredo/Mr. O’Connell (May 9, 2018) To consider a review of a report entitled Extracurricular Participation and Course Performance in the Middle Grades: A Study of Low‐Income, Urban Youth by Kate Schwartz. |
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gb #8-163 – Mr. Comparetto/Mr. Foley/Miss McCullough/ Mr. Monfredo/Mr. O’Connell (May 9, 2018) Request that the Administration provide a report regarding the process of bringing together various private and public groups to develop middle school athletic programing as highlighted in the Worcester Magazine’s article entitled The Case For Middle School Sports:Can City Hoops Spark a Rebound? |
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gb #8-164 – Miss Biancheria/Miss McCullough/Mr. Monfredo/ Mr. O’Connell (May 9, 2018) Request that the Administration provide a report on the JROTC programs and include ways to actively promote interest at the middle school level for high school participation in this program. |
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gb #8-165 – Administration (May 9, 2018) To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the governmental body, to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel, to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel. |
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XI. | ADJOURNMENT
Helen A. Friel, Ed.D. |