Regular School Committee Meeting - 10/4/21 7:00 pm

Date: 
Monday, October 4, 2021 - 7:00pm

SALEM SCHOOL COMMITTEE

September 30, 2021

REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING ON October 4, 2021 
Notice is hereby given that the Salem School Committee will hold a Regular School Committee meeting on Monday, October 4, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. This is an on-line Zoom meeting.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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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. 

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 below link to sign up and submit your comment electronically:https://forms.gle/Hzvp6HcEK6kPrzzKA. 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 Nancy Weiss at nweiss@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. Minutes of the Regular School Committee meeting held on September 27, 2021.
b. Approval of Warrant: 9/30/2021 in the amount of $276,415.50
c. Deliberation and Vote on the field trip requests from the Salem High School Band to New Britain, CT for the Marching Band Championships on October 30, 2021, Salem, NH for the Winter Colorguard and Percussion Ensemble Competition in March, 2022 (exact date tbd), and the Music Department’s annual trip to Canobie Lake Park, NH on June 10 or 17, 2022

IV. Public Comment 
Please see above for instructions on participating in public comment.

V. Report from the Student Representative – Hawa Tabayi

VI. Educator’s Showcase

VII. Superintendent’s Report
a. Initial Plans for Student Services and Family Supports - Adam Colantuoni
b. Partnership with Salem Police Department and Salem Public Schools - Chief Lucas J. Miller

VIII. Action Items: Old Business

IX. Action Items: New Business
a. Deliberation and vote on approval of CVT Admissions Policy
b. Deliberation and vote on the 2021-2022 School Calendar change for  October 11, 2021 from Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day to be consistent with the City of Salem

X. Finance & Operations Report

XII. School Committee Concerns and Resolutions

XIII. Adjournment 

Respectfully submitted by,
Nancy A. Weiss
Executive Assistant to the School Committee & the Superintendent

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