Clarksburg School Committee Meeting - Jan. 6th, 2022

Meeting in the gymnasium-please enter through the back entrance. Masks are required to enter all school buildings in Massachusetts.

Agenda

1. Call to order:
2. Public Comment/Open Meeting Rules: Clarification of the official legal rules of participation by the public in an open meeting.
3. Approval of Minutes: Suggested Motion: Move to approve the minutes from the most recent School Committee Meeting dated December 2, 2021.
4. Financial Statement: Suggested Motion: Move to approve the current financial statement for FY22.
5. Principal’s Report: Principal Barnes will provide an update and review items related to professional development, teaching/learning, staffing, and school events.
6. Superintendent’s Report:
7. School Committee Business:
   1. New Business:
      1. COVID-19/health and safety updates: Updated information from medical experts and state officials to support NBSU health and safety guidelines to maintain in-person learning during the 2021-22 school year, including any updates from Commissioner Riley on the extension of the mask mandate beyond the current date of January 15, 2022.
      2. New Select Board member: Introduce and welcome the newly elected member of the Clarksburg Select Board, Jeff Levanos.  Provide any relevant updates regarding the current situation in town hall.
   2. Continuing Business:
      1. Building updates: The local renovation group will be in attendance to discuss the school building renovation needs, including ADA compliance, asbestos abatement, and electrical issues.  Discussion will include a recent suggestion to meet with the ADA Committee.
      2. Request from the school nurse: Updated information and discussion regarding the request by the school nurse, Laura Martelle, to be placed on the teacher pay scale (as opposed to the current nurse pay scale in the three-year Clarksburg teacher contract).
      3. NBSU Office: Update on the efforts to fill the three open positions currently in the NBSU Office, business administrator, director of pupil services, and administrative assistant to the director of pupil services.
8. Executive Session- Per Chapter 30A, Section 21 MGL: Review personnel information, if necessary, regarding the request for a pay increase by the school nurse.
9. Next Meeting: Thursday, February 3, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.               
10. Adjournment: 

The agenda items are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.  Posted: Any person may, pursuant to the provisions of the Open Meeting Law, audiotape an open meeting.  As such, please be advised that this meeting may be taped by any person present.