Information for Meeting of Petersham School Committee
Thursday January 04, 2018 5:30 PM EST

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Petersham School Committee
Day/Date:   Thursday, January 4th, 2017
Time of Meeting:    5:30PM 
Location:   Staff Room 


                                                        Agenda

Call to Order
Public Comment
Glimpse Into the Classroom - Civic Engagement
Report of the Petersham Teachers’ Union
January Items
                          a.  Special Education Update
		b.  Technology Update
c.  Grants Update
d.  District Calendar, first reading
      6.   Matters for Action/Vote
a.  Inter-Municipal Agreement
b.  Annual Town Report
      7.   Sub Committee/Liaison Updates
a. Report of the Mahar Representative
b. Report of the Finance and Facilities Subcommittee
	i. Budget Development Update
c. Report of the Policy Subcommittee
d. Report of the CAPS Collaborative Representative
e. Report of the Union #73 Committee
f.  Report of the Union #73 and RC Mahar Regional Joint Supervisory Committee
g. Report of the Playground Committee
h. Report of the Regional Planning Committee
      8.    Superintendent’s Report 
      9.    Minutes presented for approval: November 9th, 2017
10.   Executive Session:  not necessary 
     11.   Date of Next Meetings: March 8th, 2018 at 5:30PM
     12.   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.