Information for Meeting of Petersham School Committee
Wednesday April 14, 2021 6:30 PM EDT

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Petersham  School Committee
Day/Date:   Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
Time of Meeting:  6:30 PM 
Location:  Petersham Center School
           31 Spring Street
           Petersham, MA 
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          School Committee Agenda

Call to Order                                                                                                                                          
Public Comment
Report of the Teachers’ Union
March Items
	       a. 	Principal’s Report
	       b.    COVID Update/Plan Review
       5.    Matters for Action/Vote
FY22 Budget
School Choice
Fraud Policy - 1st Reading
Legal Retainer
Bus Contract
Investigation into Withdrawing from Union 73
       6.    Subcommittees and Board Liaison Reports   
Report of Union #73 Committee
Report of  the R.C. Mahar Representative
Report of the Leadership, Accountability & Measurement Subcommittee
Report of the Resources & Capacity Subcommittee
Report of the Communications & Policy Subcommittee
Report of the CAPS Representative
7.  Approval of the Minutes of March 10, 2021
8.  Executive Session: M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3), to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares.
        9.  Next Meeting - May 12, 2021
      10.  Adjournment



  
The agenda reflects topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed.

Public Comment Protocols

The School Committee welcomes public comment on items that are within the scope of the School Committee’s responsibilities.  The Public Comment agenda item is reserved for this purpose.  Members of the public wishing to address the Committee should be aware of the following guidelines:

The Chair will recognize those wishing to speak and give them the floor.  Only persons recognized by the Chair may speak.  For purposes of the minutes, speakers should identify themselves at the beginning of their remarks.
The purpose of Public Comment is to receive input from the community, not to engage in prolonged conversation with the Committee. The Chair will ensure that any comment or question that requires a response from the committee or the School Department will be addressed in a timely manner.
All comments should be addressed through the Chair, not any individual committee member or to others in attendance.
Speakers are expected to respect confidentiality.  This includes the confidentiality of the speaker’s own child/ren as well as that of school staff and personnel.