Information for Meeting of Elementary School Comm.
Wednesday March 07, 2018 6:00 PM EST

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Orange Elementary School Committee
Day/Date:   Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
Time of Meeting:    6:00 PM 
Location:    Fisher Hill School Library 

      School Committee Agenda
Call to Order
Public Hearing for School Choice
			The Education Reform Act of 1993 requires an annual public hearing and vote on School Choice

                                                           Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Orange Elementary School Committee
Day/Date:   March 7, 2018
Time of Meeting:    6:15 PM
Location:    Fisher Hill Library  

                                                   School Committee Agenda
        	1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
       	3. Public Comment
	4. Glimpse Into the Classroom - Co-Teaching Model
          	5. Approval of the Minutes of January 3rd, 2018
          	6. Report of the OETA
         	7. Matters for Action/Vote  
		a. School Calendar 2018-2019
		b. CES Membership
       	8. March Items
		a. School Building Committee
		b. Mid-Year Review
		c. FY19 Budget Development
        	9.   Sub Committee / Liaison Updates	
Report of Union #73
Report of the Joint Supervisory Committee
Report of  the R.C. Mahar Representative
Report of the Finance and Facilities Subcommittee
Report of the Policy Subcommittee
Report of the CES Representative
Report of the CAPS Representative
Report of the School Building Committee
Report of the Regional Planning Committee
        10.  Superintendent’s Report 
        11.  Executive Session: (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
        12.  Date of Next Meeting:  Wednesday, April 4, 2018
        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.