Regular School Committee Meeting Notice and Materials 12-16-19, 7pm

December 12, 2019 (Date Posted)

REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING ON DECEMBER 16, 2019

Notice is hereby given that the Salem School Committee will hold a Regular School Committee meeting on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the School Committee Chambers at Collins Middle School, 29 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA.

I.          Call of Meeting to Order

II.        Consent Agenda

1. Minutes of the Regular School Committee meeting held November 18, 2019 (tabled on 12/2/19)
2. Minutes of the Regular School Committee meeting held December 2, 2019
3. Overnight Field Trip Request from the 24 Students of the Salem High School Harvard Model United Nations Delegation to Participate in a Four-Day Conference in Boston, MA, January 30, 2020 through February 2, 2020
4. Overnight Field Triq Request for the Carlton Innovation School 5^th graders to visit the Farm School in Athol, MA, in two separate groups from February 24, 2020 to February 26, 2020 and from February 26, 2020 to February 28, 2020
5. Approval of Warrants: 12/5/19 in the amount of $410,425.96

III.       Approval of the Agenda

IV.       Public Comment #1: Questions and Comments from the Audience

V.        Student School Committee Representative Report – Jillian Flynn

VI.       Superintendent’s Report – Kathleen Smith

1. “Witch Mix” Student Activity Spotlight – Donna Ramsden, Faculty Advisor
2. Update on High School Improvement and Redesign Plan – Dr. Samantha Meier, Interim Principal and SHS Team
3. Update on 2019-20 Student Enrollment and Demographics – Parent Information Center (PIC) Team (Jill Conrad, Sayonara Reyes, Yari Acevedo, Alma Pimentel)     

VII.      Action Items: Old Business

1. Deliberate and Vote on the Candidate Profile for the Superintendent of Schools

VIII.    Action Items: New Business

1. Deliberation and Vote on the Memorandum of Agreement between the Salem School Committee and the School Administrator’s Association
2. Request from the City of Salem Department of Public Works to install a fiberoptic network shelter on Salem High School Property

IX.       Finance Report

1. Budget Transfers

X.        Policy Subcommittee

1. Deliberation and Vote on the first reading of the recommendation of the Policy Subcommittee on the revisions to the following policies:

5102.03    Students Experiencing Homelessness

5204        Grading and Reports on Academic Progress

5206        Promotion, Retention, and Level Change

5207        Parent/Guardian Conferences

5208        Homework

5210        Home/Hospital Bound Instruction

5211         Home Schooling

XI.       Subcommittee Reports

XII.      School Committee Concerns and Resolutions

XIII.    Public Comments #2:  Questions and Comments from the Audience

XIV.    Adjournment

Respectfully submitted by:

___Kathleen Smith_______________

Superintendent of the Salem Public Schools