Salem School Committee - Regular School Committee Meeting - February 5, 2024, 7:00pm
DATE POSTED: February 1, 2024
REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Salem School Committee will hold a Regular School Committee meeting on February 5, 2024 at 7:00p.m. This meeting will take place in person at 29 Highland Ave., Rm. 227, Salem, MA. You can also join via Zoom using the link below.
Zoom Link to participate: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86021494627?pwd=RUNsSDRjdm5uaGxmc0JXZ1hQWDE2Zz09
Passcode: 488668
I. Call of Meeting to Order
A. Summary of Public Participation Policy (SC Policy #6409).
Read aloud: The Salem School Committee would like to hear from the public on issues that affect the school district and are within the scope of the Committee’s responsibilities. Spanish interpretation is available for anyone who needs it. The members of the School Committee would like to remind the public that Salem Public School students regularly attend School Committee meetings. We encourage all meeting participants to model respectful and productive public discourse for our young learners.
B. Live Spanish Interpretation. Spanish language interpretation is now provided for all regular School Committee meetings. To listen to this meeting with Spanish language interpretation, please see instructions below:
1. Click Interpretation .
2. Click Spanish
3. (Optional) To hear the interpreted language only, click Mute Original Audio.
C. Instructions for Participating in Public Comment
Should any member of the Salem community wish to participate in public comment during this meeting, please click on the following link to sign up and submit your comment electronically:https://forms.gle/WeGLH3mVrSkUn4wF6. A district staff member will be compiling all comments which will be shared with members prior to the end of the public meeting. Comments will also be summarized in the meeting minutes. Please contact Krista Perry at kperry@salemk12.org or 617-285-7567 with any questions or to report any technical difficulties you experience.
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Consent Agenda
A. Approval of minutes of Regular SC meeting held on January 22, 2023
B. Approval of Warrants: 1/25/24 - $452,013.62; 2/1/24 - $616,668.92
IV. Public Comment
See above instructions for participating in public comment.
V. Student Showcase - Horace Mann Laboratory School
VI. Superintendent’s Report
Recognition of SPS’ representative to Project 351 (Strategy 3.4)
Superintendent’s Evaluation (Strategy 2.3)
Superintendent’s Goals for 2024-25 (Strategy 2.3)
Updated data for 2024-2025 Enrollment Targets for Student Assignment (Strategy 4.1)
VII. Student Representative Report
VIII. Action Items: Old Business
IX. Action Items: New Business
A. Deliberation and vote on approval of superintendent’s evaluation
B. Deliberate and vote on 2024-2025 enrollment targets for student assignment
C. Deliberate and vote on approval of SY24-25 calendars
D. Deliberation and vote on approval to accept the donation from Pabich Family to the CTE program at Salem High School
X. Finance & Operations Report
Budget Transfers
XI. Subcommittee Reports
A. Policies for first reading
Policy 2102 Organization
Policy 2103 Qualifications, Duties and Responsibilities
B. Policy with no substantial changes
Policy 2105 Evaluation of the Superintendent
XII. School Committee Concerns and Resolutions
XIII. Adjournment
Respectfully submitted by,
Krista Perry
Executive Assistant to the School Committee & Superintendent
“Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator at (978) 619-5630 as soon as possible and not less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event.”