Information for Meeting of QRSD School Committee
Thursday March 10, 2022 6:30 PM EST

Quabbin Regional School District

PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING
Quabbin Regional School District


QUABBIN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING:   In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 71, Section 38N, the Quabbin Regional School District School Committee will hold a Public Hearing regarding the FY23 Budget on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in the Educational Support Center, 872 South Street, Barre, MA  01005.  The public is invited to attend via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Please use the link below to join the presentation directly through Zoom.

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The Public Hearing will be followed by a regular School Committee meeting (See agenda below)

A copy of the FY23 budget will be available for review on our website at www.qrsd.org or at the Educational Support Center, 872 South Street, Barre, MA  01005 after 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.

**Pursuant to Section 13 of Chapter 4 (enacted by Chapter 174 of the Acts of 2015, entitled An Act Relative to Electronic Publication of Certain Legal Notices), it is stated that the newspaper is to post on their website and on the MNPA website:  masspublicnotices.org

 
QUABBIN REGIONAL SCHOOL 
DISTRICT COMMITTEE 
Thursday, March 10, 2022
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER
6:30 p.m.
Remote meeting via Zoom Technology
  

This meeting is being held remotely in accordance with the Governor of Massachusetts’ March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law G.L. c. 30A, Section 2 and an Act Relative to Extending Certain Covid-19 Measures Adopted During the State Of Emergency, Session Law – Acts of 2021 Chapter 20 (malegislature.gov) signed on June 16, 2021, meetings of the QRSD School Committee will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible.   No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via Zoom technology.


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1.	MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

2.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES – a vote will be required

•	February 10, 2022
•	February 17, 2022

3.	ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS 
a) Superintendent of Schools
	Superintendent’s Report
	2021-2022 School Year Update
o	COVID Update
b) Director of Administrative Services 
	Director’s Report
	Presentation of Warrants
c) Teacher Advisory Council
d) Student Advisory Council

4.	SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS  
a)	Administrative Review
b)	Audit
c)	Budget
	Recommendation to full committee to vote to bring preliminary FY23 budget figure to Public Hearing (a 2/3 vote will be required)
	FY23 Public Budget Hearing
d)	Central Office
e)	Collective Bargaining
f)	Plant & Facilities
g)	Policy Review/Reform  
h)	Special Education
i)	Technology
j)	AdHoc School District Configuration
	Report on configuration of Oakham Center School & New Braintree Grade School – a vote may be required

5.	UNFINISHED BUSINESS

6.	PUBLIC COMMENT

7. 	SCHOOL COMMITTEE CONCERNS 

8.	NEW BUSINESS
	Request for approval - French Cultural Exchange Program for the 2022-2023 school year with Lycée St. Joseph in Avignon, France – Elizabeth Beard-Blake
	Request for approval of change to 2021-2022 School Calendar – a vote will be required
	Approval of 2022-2023 School Year Calendar – a vote will be required

9.	REQUEST FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION 

10.  ADJOURNMENT


VIRTUAL MEETING INFORMATION

Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, https://www.mass.gov/doc/open-meeting-law-order-march-12-2020/download, and an Act Relative to Extending Certain Covid-19 Measures Adopted During the State Of Emergency, Session Law – Acts of 2021 Chapter 20 (malegislature.gov) signed on June 16, 2021, the meetings the meeting of the QRSD School Committee will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extend possible.   No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via Zoom technology.