School Committee Meeting - Feb. 2nd, 2023

Meeting will be held in the school cafeteria. Park and enter at the rear entrance to the school building

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 January 5, 2023.
4. Financial Statement: Suggested Motion: Move to approve the current financial statement for FY23.
5. Business Administrators Report:
6. Principal’s Report: Principal Cote will provide an update on any school related events, activities, or information.
7. Director of Pupil Services Report:
8. Superintendent’s Report:
9. School Committee Business:
   1. New Business:
      1. Contract negotiations: Superintendent Franzoni will provide an update on the plan to begin in-person negotiations with the teachers on February 13. (Executive Session)
   2. Continuing Business:
      1. Health update: Discuss current information in reference to the health and safety protocols at the school.
      2. School building needs: Follow up discussion from the January Joint Meeting with the Select Board, ADA Committee and Renovation Group to discuss the school building renovation needs, focusing on the school building renovation project that is needed to address ADA compliance standards by installing a chair lift on the stairs in order to provide access from the main floor to the gymnasium/cafeteria. 
10. Executive Session- Per Chapter 30A, Section 21 MGL: Teacher negotiations proposal discussion, as well as review request for a salary increase by the cafeteria manager in FY24.
11. Next Meeting: Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
12. 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.