Regular School Committee Meeting 4/26/21 at 7:00 pm

SALEM SCHOOL COMMITTEE

April 21, 2021

REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING ON APRIL 26, 2021 

Notice is hereby given that the Salem School Committee will hold a Regular School Committee meeting on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.  This is an on-line Zoom meeting.

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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. Request for Spanish Interpretation. 
Should any member of the public need Spanish interpretation in order to participate in the meeting, please click on the below link (no later than 12:00 pm on the day of the meeting to request Spanish interpretation): https://forms.gle/65rqRaYF9AMy4sH68.

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/qtYNrtofx6YLQohBA. 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 April 5, 2021   
b. Approval of Warrants: 4/8/2021 in the amount of $257,384.83, 4/15/2021 in the amount of $250,812.78, and 4/22/2021 in the amount of $574,224.31

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

V. Report from the Student Representative – Duncan Mayer

VI. Superintendent’s Report
a. Student Spotlight - SHS English Class Project
b. Presentation of FY22 Recommended Budget

VII. Action Items: Old Business
a. Deliberation and vote on Inter-District School Choice Recommendation 
b. Deliberation and vote on the district’s proposal to substitute the Physical Education and Finance requirements in the Program of Studies for 2020-2021.

VIII. Action Items: New Business
a. Deliberation and vote to accept the Superintendent’s Recommendation for Linda Farinelli as Executive Director of Special Education
b. Deliberation and vote to give permission to the Farmers Market to use the Bentley parking lot from June 24 to mid/late August
c. Deliberation and vote on the 2021-22 Annual School Calendar for Salem High School
d. Deliberation and vote on the 2021-22 Annual School Calendar for the New Liberty Innovation School
e. Deliberation and vote on the 2021-22 Annual School Calendar for the Carlton Innovation School
f. Deliberation and vote on the 2021-22 Annual School Calendar for the Bates School, Bentley Academy, Collins Middle School, Early Childhood Center, Horace Mann Laboratory School, Salem Prep High School, Saltonstall School, and Witchcraft Heights Elementary School

IX. Finance Report
a. Budget Transfers

X. Subcommittee Reports
a. Policy Subcommittee
    i. Policies for Third Reading
       5213 Field Trips and Excursions

XI. School Committee Concerns and Resolutions

XII. Adjournment 

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

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