Information for Meeting of Elementary School Comm.
Monday March 09, 2020 6:00 PM EDT

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Orange Elementary School Committee
Day/Date:   Monday, March 9, 2020
Time of Meeting:    6:00 PM 
Location:    Fisher Hill School Library 

                                                   School Committee Agenda
        	1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
       	3. Public Comment
	4. Report of the OETA
          	5. Approval of the Minutes of January 13, 2020, February 25, 2020 & February 27, 2020 
	6. Public Hearing on the FY21 OES School Budget
	7. Public Hearing on School Choice and Vote
         	8. Matters for Action/Vote  
		a.  Endorsement of School Building Project
		b.  2020-2021 District Calendar
		c.  OES FY20 Transfer Requests
		d.  OES FY20 Rural Aid - Additional monies 
		e.  FY19 unpaid bill
       	9. March Items
		a. Superintendent Search
		b. Kathy Reinig’s letter
c. Building Challenges & Needs
d. Technology Update
e. Mid-Year Accomplishments  
        	 10. Sub Committee / Liaison Updates	
Report of Union #73 Committee
Report of  the R.C. Mahar Representative 
Appoint new member
Report of the Leadership, Accountability & Measurement Subcommittee
Report of the Resources & Capacity Subcommittee
Report of the Communications & Policy Subcommittee
Report of the CES Representative
Report of the CAPS Representative
Report of the School Building Committee
Report of the Regional Planning Committee

             11.  Superintendent’s Report
    12.  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.

			             Approve Executive Session Minutes:  April 8, 2019, June 10, 2019, November 4, 2019, January 13, 2020

             13.  Date of Next Meeting:  Monday, April 13, 2020. 
             14.  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.