Information for Meeting of Elementary School Comm.
Wednesday September 07, 2016 6:00 PM EDT

Meeting Notice

Board/Committee Name:   Orange Elementary School Committee
Day/Date:   Wednesday, September 7th, 2016
Time of Meeting:    6:00PM 
Location:    Fisher Hill School Library  

                                                                 School Committee Agenda

        	1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
       	3. Public Comment
4. Butterfield Clean-Up
          	5. Approval of the Minutes  (June 23, 2016)
          	6. Report of the OETA
         	7. Matters for Action/Vote  
a. School Nurse appointments
b. Attorney retainer
c. OES Educational Support Personnel Contract Settlement  2016-2019
d. OETA Teachers’ Contract Settlement 2016-2019
e. GBEC - Drug-Free Workplace
		f.  JLCD - Administering Medication to Students
		g. IHAMB - Teaching About Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs
		h. JICH -  Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Use by Students 
		i.  Appoint delegate to MASC business meeting
		j.  District Goals/Strategic Plan for 2016-2017
        7.    September Items
		a. Opening of Schools Report 
		b.  School Improvement Plans
		c.  Butterfield School/Summary for Closure
		d.  MA Rural School Aid Proposal
d. School Committee Meeting Schedule and Annual Agenda
e. CES and CAPS Collaboratives slate of meeting dates
        8.   Sub Committee / Liaison Updates	
Report of  the R.C. Mahar Representative
Report of the Finance and Facilities Subcommittee
Report of the Town Buildings Subcommittee
Report of the CES Representative
Report of the CAPS Representative
Report of the Superintendent Evaluation Subcommittee
        9.  Superintendent’s Report 
      10.  Executive Session: pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3), to discuss strategy with respect to collective
                                     bargaining with Teachers and/or Support Personnel.
      11.  Date of Next Meeting:  Wednesday, November 16th, 2016
      12.  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.