What Your Schools Are Talking About Tonight

The agenda for the Regional School Committee meeting, which takes place on Wednesday, May 18, at 7 p.m. in the , includes discussions on ratifying the agreement with the Algonquin Regional Teachers Association, School Choice and a review of the FY12 budget.

Here's the whole agenda:

A. ACTIONONMINUTES:
1.    Action on the minutes of the Open Meeting of April 27, 2011
2.    Action on the minutes of the Executive Session of April 27, 2011

B.    EDUCATIONAL POLICY:
1.    Student/Parent Handbook Update

C.    NEW BUSINESS:
1.   Ratify Agreement with Algonquin Regional Teachers Association – Vote
2.    School Choice Vote
3.    School Improvement Plan
4.    Presentation of Technology Plan: 2011-2014, Learning with Technology – Jean Tower
5. School Committee Subcommittee Assignments
6.  School Committee Vacancy

D.    SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE:
1.  Principal’s Report
2.    FY11 Budget and Revenue Report
3.    FY12 Budget
4. Enrollments

E.    OLD BUSINESS: (None at this time)

F.    POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND/OR DISTRIBUTION:

1.    Distribution of Approved Policies
a.)    Function of Individual School Committee Members in Handling Complaints – B-270
b.) Parliamentary Procedure – B-300
2.    First Readings
a.)    Recording and Distribution of School Committee Minutes – B-250
b.) Use of Federal and State Funds – D-130 c.) StatementofInvestmentPolicy–D-140
3.    Second Readings
a.)    Formulation and Development of Policies – B-120
b.) School-Based Public Access Defibrillation Program – E-190
c.)    Employee Acceptable Use of Technology – G-160
4.    Recommend for Rescind
a.)    Extension of Time to Gain Credits – G-180
b.) Professional Study Leave – G – 310

G. AUDIENCES: SHARING

H. PERSONNEL:
1.    Distribution of Personnel Report

I. COMMUNICATIONS:
1. Correspondence from Assabet Valley Collaborative Regarding Approval of Amended Collaborative Agreement

J.    APPROVAL OF BILLS AND PAYROLLS:

K.  AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MONTH:
1.    Audit Report

EXECUTIVE SESSION to discuss strategy with respect to Collective Bargaining and Litigation due to the Chair’s determination that a discussion regarding this matter in an Open Meeting may have a detrimental effect on the position of the Committee with no intent to return to Open Session.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS WHICH MAY LEGALLY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE