CLERK OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
20 IRVING STREET
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01609
AGENDA #21
The School Committee will hold a regular meeting: | |
on: | Thursday, September 7, 2017 |
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 Brent Newberry, First Baptist Church | ||
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/NATIONAL ANTHEM | ||
II. | ROLL CALL | |
III. | APPROVAL OF RECORDS
aor #7-18 – Clerk To consider approval of the Minutes of the School Committee Meeting of Tuesday, August 22, 2017. |
Annex A (1 page) |
aor #7-19 – Clerk (August 30, 2017) To consider approval of the Minutes of the School Committee Meeting of Thursday, August 24, 2017. |
Annex A (24 pages) | |
aor #7-20 – Clerk (August 30, 2017) To consider approval of the Minutes of the School Committee Meeting of Tuesday, August 29, 2017. |
Annex A (4 pages) | |
IV. | MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION – NONE | |
V. | IMMEDIATE ACTION
gb #7-245.2 – Administration/Administration To recognize the Alternative School Team for receiving the “Most Creative Use of Materials” Award for the Furniture Trust’s Annual Signature event, The Eco Carpentry Challenge 2017. |
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gb #7-252.1 – Administration/Mr. O’Connell/Mr. Foley/Miss Biacheria/Mr. Monfredo/Ms. Colorio/Mayor Petty
(August 28, 2017) To recognize the following Claremont Peer Mediators, who were trained through the Center for Nonviolent Solutions, to help resolve the conflicts of their peers throughout the 2016-17 academic year:
Yaw Amponsa Fathi Horor Marigona Bacaliu Rodrigo Portillo Keyla Blanco Oscar Rosario Mileyda Cruz Steven Robles Yellybeth Diaz Michelle Veth |
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gb #7-293 – Administration (August 30, 2017) To consider input from the School Committee’s student representatives. |
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VI. | REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
ROS #7-12 – Administration COLLABORATIVE LEARNING |
Annex A (11 pages) |
VII. | COMMUNICATION AND PETITION – NONE | |
VIII. | REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE | |
IX. | PERSONNEL – NONE | |
X. | GENERAL BUSINESS
gb #7-294 – Mr. Monfredo Request that the Administration encourage the schools to celebrate Constitution Day on September 17th with appropriate activities on the significance of what the Constitution represents to this country. |
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gb #7-295 – Mr. O’Connell (August 30, 2017) Request that the Administration provide a report on the 2017 preliminary accountability data furnished by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to the Worcester Public Schools. |
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gb #7-296 – Administration (August 30, 2017) To accept the Toxic Use Reduction Institute Grant in the amount of $10,000. |
Annex A (2 pages) | |
gb #7-297 – Miss Biancheria (August 30, 2017) Request that the Administration provide a list of the Chapter 74 courses and also provide the site, the career path and the year of graduation for the students in the program. |
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gb #7-298 – Miss Biancheria (August 30, 2017) Request that the Administration provide a follow up report on the Worcester East Middle School’s Science Lab and the career connection for students to the Chapter 74 courses at both North High and Worcester Technical High schools. |
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gb #7-299 – Administration (August 30, 2017) To accept by a roll call vote the following donations: – $442.32 from Lifetouch to Tatnuck Magnet School |
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gb #7-300 – Administration (August 30, 2017) To discuss collective bargaining for Nurses, if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigation position of the School Committee and the chair so declares. To discuss collective bargaining for Custodians, if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigation position of the School Committee and the chair so declares. To discuss collective bargaining for Computer Technicians, (Unit D) if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigation position of the School Committee and the chair so declares. To discuss collective bargaining for Instructional Assistants, if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigation position of the School Committee and the chair so declares. To conduct contract negotiations with non-union personnel: |
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XI. | ADJOURNMENT
Helen A. Friel, Ed.D. |