Information for Meeting of Mahar School Committee
Thursday January 23, 2020 6:00 PM EST

Meeting Notice
Board/Committee Name:   Ralph C. Mahar Regional School Committee
Day/Date:   Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
Time of Meeting:    6:00 PM 
Location:    Eileen M. Perkins Library & Media Center

            Agenda
Call to Order
Public Comment 
Report of the Mahar Teachers’ Association 
Report of the Student Representative 
Public Hearing for the Student Opportunity Act
January Items
		a. Grants Update
		b. Special Education Update
		c. October 1st Enrollment Report
		d. First Look at District Calendar
		e.  Superintendent Search
Matters for Action/Vote
		a.  Annual Town Report
		b.  Rural Schools Coalition Membership
		c.  Revised and Amended Agreement of the Collaborative for Educational Services
		d. JBB Equal Opportunity Education
		e. JFABD Homeless Students: Enrollment Rights and Services
f.  JFABE Educational Opportunities for Military Children
g. JFABF Educational Opportunities for Children in Foster Care
h. On-Line Drop Out Prevention Program
i.  Program of Studies
                             j.  Student Activity Accounts 
		k.  Superintendent’s Summative Evaluation
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 Communications & Policy Sub Committee
		e. Report of the Resource & Capacity Subcommittee
			i.   FY21 Budget, First Look
			ii.  Rural Aid
		f.  Report of the Leadership, Accountability & Measurement Subcommittee  
		g. Report of the CAPS Collaborative Representative
h. Report of the CES Collaborative Representative
i.  Report of the Orange School Building Representative
j.  Report of the Regional Planning Committee	
Minutes presented for approval: November 14, 2019
Superintendent Report
Executive Session:  M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(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 Meeting: R.C. Mahar Regional School Committee meeting on March 26, 2020
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.