School Committee Meeting - Jan. 5th, 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. New Committee Member: Chairperson Wood will recognize and welcome Mary Giron as the new member of the Clarksburg School Committee.
4. Approval of Minutes: Suggested Motion: Move to approve the minutes from the most recent School Committee Meeting dated December 1, 2022.
5. Financial Statement: Suggested Motion: Move to approve the current financial statement for FY23.
6. Principal’s Report: Principal Cote will provide an update for the first four months of school, as well as any relevant events, activities, or information at the school.
7. Superintendent’s Report:
8. 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 in January.
   2. Continuing Business:
      1. Health update: Discuss current information provided by DESE during the school year, including the state providing at-home tests for use after the holidays, as well as their strong recommendation to support vaccination for students and adults.
      2. School Building Use Policy: Follow up discussion from last month in order to review and update the policy for town residents to use the gymnasium, cafeteria, or any other area of the school building and property.
      3. School building needs: Follow up discussion from the Joint Committee Meeting with the Select Board, ADA Committee and Renovation Group to discuss the school building renovation needs, focusing on the town leadership’s plan to support 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.  Further discussion about roof funding and the town administrator’s plan to submit a grant for the installation of solar panels.
9. Executive Session- Per Chapter 30A, Section 21 MGL: None
10. Next Meeting: Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
11. 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.