Information for Meeting of Elementary School Comm.
Wednesday January 04, 2017 6:00 PM EST

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Orange Elementary School Committee
Day/Date:   Wednesday, January 4th, 2017
Time of Meeting:    6:00PM 
Location:    Fisher Hill School Library  

                                                                 School Committee Agenda

        	1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
       	3. Public Comment
4. Glimpse Into the Classroom, Blizzard Bag Pilot
          	5. Approval of the Minutes            	
6. Report of the OETA
         	7. Matters for Action/Vote 
a.  Annual Town Report 
b.  MA Rural Schools Initiative
        	8.  January Items
		a. Grants Update
		b. Technology Update
		c. Special Education Update
		d. Blizzard Bag Update
        	9.   Sub Committee / Liaison Updates	
Report of  the R.C. Mahar Representative
Report of the Finance and Facilities Subcommittee
			i.  Union Agreement
			ii. Budget Development
Report of the Town Buildings Subcommittee
Report of the CES Representative
Report of the CAPS Representative
Report of the Superintendent Evaluation Subcommittee
               10.  Superintendent’s Report 
               11.  Executive Session: Not needed
               12.  Date of Next Meeting:  Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
               13.  Adjourn

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.