Information for Meeting of Elementary School Comm.
Wednesday November 15, 2017 6:00 PM EST

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Orange Elementary School Committee
Day/Date:   November 15th, 2017
Time of Meeting:    6:00PM 
Location:    Fisher Hill Library  

                                                                 School Committee Agenda

        	1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
       	3. Public Comment
	4. Glimpse Into the Classroom - Early Literacy
          	5. Approval of the Minutes of September 6, 2017
          	6. Report of the OETA
         	7. Matters for Action/Vote  
		a. Blizzard Bag Pilot Program, Year II Pilot
b. Budget Timeline
c. Inter-Municipal Agreement with the Town of Orange
       	8.    November Items
		a. Castle Rock filming
		b. October 1 Enrollment Report
		c. Presentation of Student Achievement Data
		e. Annual Review of Safety Policies
		e. School Improvement Plans
		f.  District Calendar Request
        	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, January 3, 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.