Information for Meeting of Mahar School Committee
Tuesday September 05, 2017 6:30 PM EDT

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:  RC Mahar School Committee
Day/Date:  Tuesday, September 5th, 2017
Time of Meeting:  6:30 P.M.
Location:  Eileen M. Perkins Library & Media Center

       	      Agenda

Call to Order
Public Comment 
Report of the Mahar Teachers’ Association  
September  Items
		a. School Committee Meeting Schedule 
		b. CES & CAPS Collaborative Slate of Meeting Dates
		c. Appoint Delegate and Alternate to MASC Annual Business Meeting 
		d. Dress Code Update
Matters for Action/Vote
		a. Assessment Change to the FY18 Budget
Sub Committee/Liaison Updates
		a. Report of Orange Elementary Representative  
		b. Report of the Petersham Center School Representative  
		c. Report of the Swift River School Representative  
		d. Report of the Policy Sub Committee
		e. Report of the Finance and Facilities Subcommittee
		f.  Report of the Educational Subcommittee 
g. Report of the Union #73 and RC Mahar Regional Joint Supervisory Union
		i. Superintendent’s Evaluation
h. Report of the CAPS Collaborative Representative
i.  Report of the CES Collaborative Representative	
Superintendent’s Report 
Opening of Schools Report
Review of Summer Professional Development and Summer Programs
District Goals/Strategic Plan 
Minutes presented for approval: June 6th, 2017
Executive Session: (2) to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel and (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
Next Meetings: R.C. Mahar Regional School Committee meeting on November 7th, 2017 
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.