TwiCLERK OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
20 IRVING STREET
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01609
AGENDA #6
| The School Committee will hold a regular meeting: | |
| on: | Thursday, March 2, 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 – Reverend Robert H. Jackson First Congregational Church |
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| PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/NATIONAL ANTHEM | ||
| II. | ROLL CALL | |
| III. | APPROVAL OF RECORDS
aor #7-6 – Clerk To consider approval of the Minutes of the School Committee Meeting of Thursday, February 16, 2017. |
Annex A (20 pages) |
| IV. | MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION – NONE | |
| V. | IMMEDIATE ACTION
gb #7-56.1 – Administration/Administration To recognize Saul Ramos, a paraprofessional, who was named the 2016 MTA Education Support Professional of the Year. gb #7-70 – Administration To consider input from the School Committee’s student representatives. |
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| VI. | REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT – NONE | |
| VII. | COMMUNICATION AND PETITION – NONE | |
| VIII. | REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE | |
| IX. | PERSONNEL – NONE | |
| X. | GENERAL BUSINESS
gb #7-71 – Miss McCullough Request that the Administration study the feasibility and cost of implementing a bus tracking system similar to the one used by the Boston Public Schools. |
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| gb #7-72 – Administration (February 14, 2017) To set a date to recognize the following students who won positions in the Central Massachusetts Festival Band, Orchestra and Chorus after competing with more than 800 musicians: Burncoat Middle School Isabella Montalvo, Soprano Sullivan Middle School Heather Bachand, Flute Alexandra Economou, Tuba Burncoat High School Valenia Bergier, Cello Doherty Memorial High School Maggie Hastings, Soprano, All-State Recommendation South High Community School Alyssa Goins, Clarinet, All-State Recommendation and 2017 All-State Music Festival |
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| gb #7-73 – Mr. O’Connell (February 15, 2017) To congratulate the Burncoat Dance Team, its students, teachers and choreographers, on the honors, awards and recognitions they received at the MSSAA State Dance Team Tournament, and on qualifying for the Nationals to be held at Walt Disney World. |
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| gb #7-74 – Mr. Monfredo (February 16, 2017) Request that the Administration forward letters of congratulations to the following individuals from Worcester Arts Magnet School who received the Silver Medal Award at Shepherd Hill School’s Annual Central Mass Show Choir Festival: Chrysanthe Manuel, Music Teacher |
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| gb #7-75 – Administration (February 21, 2017) To accept a donation in the amount of $305.00 from the Tri State Truck Center, Inc. to the South High Community School’s Diesel Technician Training Program for the cost of a bus for a field trip. |
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| gb #7-76 – Mayor Petty (February 21, 2017) Request that the Superintendent consider the feasibility of establishing boys and girls soccer teams at Claremont Academy and University Park Campus School. |
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| gb #7-77 – Ms. Colorio (February 22, 2017) Request that the Administration provide a report regarding the number of students who participate in partial or full time on-line learning. |
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| gb #7-78 – Ms. Colorio (February 22, 2017) Request that the Administration provide a report by school regarding the number of teachers and staff that were on paid administrative leave for the school years 2014, 2015 and 2016. |
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| gb #7-79 – Mr. O’Connell (February 22, 2017) To set a date to recognize and to congratulate Margaret Sokolowski, Michaela Hannon-Curran, Christine Rovezzi and Susan Teixeira, librarians of the Worcester Public Schools, on each receiving $1,000 awards from the National Education Association’s Read Across America and the NEA Foundation for purchase of books for their school libraries, as part of the 2016 NEA Books Across America Library Books Award and to congratulate Ann Grilla on winning Round Two from the Foundation in the Award competition. |
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| gb #7-80 – Administration (February 22, 2017) To consider approval of the following new courses for the 2017 – 18 school year: English Composition & Literature I |
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| gb #7-81 – Miss Biancheria (February 23, 2017) To forward a letter of congratulations to Mary Anne Dube on her selection as Grand Marshal of the 2017 St. Patrick’s Parade. |
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| gb #7-82 – Administration (February 23, 2016) Finding that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining and litigation position of the School Committee, the committee votes to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to litigation and strategy for collective bargaining for a denial of access. c&p #6-9 To consider a communication from a citizen relative to a request that the School Committee drop its Court Appeal and allow for testing for PCBs at Burncoat High and Doherty Memorial High schools. gb #6-332 Request that the Administration drop the appeal and allow PCB testing at Burncoat High School and Doherty Memorial High School this school year and do what is necessary to correct the problem. To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining for Teachers and Unit B, if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the collective bargaining position of the School Committee and the chair so declares. To consider an International Union of Public Employees (I.U.P.E.) Grievance Complaint – HVAC Technician. |
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| XI. | ADJOURNMENT
Helen A. Friel, Ed.D. |