Information for Meeting of Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee
Tuesday November 12, 2019 6:30 PM EST

Mission Statement:  To support and challenge all students to achieve personal and academic excellence in a student-centered environment.
BERLIN-BOYLSTON REGIONAL TRANSITION SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
6:30 p.m.
Tahanto Regional Middle-High School – Multi-Purpose Room
1001 Main Street, Boylston, MA 
This meeting is being recorded, and your image or voice may be broadcast.
  I.        Call to Order 
II.	Public Comments
Members of the public will be limited to those items listed on the School Committee meeting agenda. - Policy BEDH 
III.	Approval of Payroll and Payable Warrants
IV.	Consent Agenda-Vote
1.	October 8, 2019 Open Meeting Minutes
2.	October 22, 2019 Open Meeting Minutes
3.	October 22, 2019 Executive Session Minutes
4.	October 24, 2019 Policy Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
 V.	Communications
VI.	Reports
A.	Tahanto Student Liaison Report-Mr. Ryan Botsaris
1.	School/Student event, academic and athletic updates. 
B.	Superintendent-Mr. Jeffrey Zanghi
1.	Ms. Christine Johnson, Mentor-Introduction and Discussion
2.	Website Evaluation
	C.	Director of Finance and Operations-Mr. Robert Conry
1.	Budget Planning Update
2.	Teachers’s Contract Salary Changes
3.	DESE FY2019 EOY Finance Report
4.	Excess & Deficiency Filing
5.	Fence at BES
	D.	Tahanto Regional Middle High School-Ms. Diane Tucceri
1.	SIP
2.	MCAS Results
3.	AIMSWEB Reports
	E.	Boylston Elementary School- Mr. Alfred Thompson
1.	SIP
2.	MCAS Results
3.	AIMSWEB Reports
	F.	Berlin Memorial School-Mr. John Campbell
1.	SIP
2.	MCAS Results
3.	AIMSWEB Reports
	G.     	Policy Subcommittee Report-Mrs. Lorie Martiska or Dr. Susan Henry
1.	Policy IJOA-Field Trips- Policy Subcommittee recommends small edit to policy
2.	 New MASC Policy JBB-Equity in Education- Policy Subcommittee recommends adoption of this policy with noted edits. 
3.	Policies KF-Be, KF-Bo and KF-T, Community Use of Facilities- Policy Subcommittee will work to combine these three policies into one district-wide policy.
H.	School Committee Goals-Monthly Evidence Report
1.	Goal 1: Superintendent Evaluation - Dr. Susan Henry 
2.	Goal 2 :School Committee Handbook - Mrs. Angela Yildiz 
3.	Goal 3: School Finance - Mr. James Spencer, Mr. Keith Lewis
	I.	Ad Hoc Committee on Athletic Busing-Report- Mr. Keith Lewis	
 VII. 	Business Items
A.	Accept Policy Subcommittee Recommendation to Amend Policy 
GCCBBA to coincide with Teacher Contract - Religious Holy Days-Vote   
B.	Accept Policy Subcommittee Recommendation to Remove Exhibits Ending in -E and 
	Regulations Ending in -R from Policy Manual and Place in Separate Reference Book-
	Vote
C.	School Committee Goals - Vote    
D.	Approve Amended School Calendar Due to Contractual Change in Student Days-Vote
 E.	Accept a $200 donation from a member of the Berlin community who wishes to remain anonymous to support students in financial need to afford a healthy school lunch-Vote
F.	Appoint Negotiation Subcommittee for the Purpose of Negotiating Superintendent 
	Zanghi’s Successor Contract-Appointment
G. 	Building Use Fee Schedule Review-First Read
H.	Establishment of French Club-First Read
I.	Policy IJOA with edits -First Read
J.	Policy JJB with edits- First Read
K.	Review Tahanto Student Council Field Trip to Cape Cod-First Read
L.	Creation of “Enrichment/Mini-Course Program Revolving Fund”-First Read
VIII.	School Committee Comments / Future Agenda Items
●	Recognition of Mrs. Lorie Martiska
●	Next Regularly Meetings: 
○	November 26 (if needed)
○	December 10
○	January 14 -  Organizational Meeting 

IX.	Executive Session
●	To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel (Superintendent Zanghi) and not to reconvene in Open Session.
The listing of items are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting.  Not all items listed may, in fact, be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.  
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