Woonsocket School Committee Meeting 9-8-2021

 

Attached please find the agenda for the upcoming Woonsocket School Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 8, 2021.  Closed session will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m.  Open session will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m.  

 

Please be advised that this meeting will be held in person.  However, the public will also have the option to listen virtually.   In addition, if a member from the public would like to speak during Public Good and Welfare, you will need to address the School Committee in person at the Hamlet Middle School Cafeteria.  

  

In Person Location:

Hamlet Middle School, Cafeteria

60 Florence Drive, Woonsocket

 

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Virtual Platform:

Meeting ID

meet.google.com/giv-rypw-oad

Phone Numbers

(‪US)‪+1 732-908-8198

PIN: ‪490 256 939#

 

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AGENDA

WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

6:30 PM - CLOSED SESSION

7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION

In Person Location:

HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA

60 FLORENCE DRIVE

WOONSOCKET, RI 02895

Or

Virtual Platform:

Meeting ID

meet.google.com/giv-rypw-oad

Phone Numbers

(US)8198-908-+1 732

PIN: 490 256 939#

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The School Committee may vote on all items listed on this agenda.

Call to Order

Roll Call

The Committee may seek to convene in executive session to discuss the job performance and employment contract of all non-union employees in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-5(a)(1).

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

GOOD AND WELFARE – Public Comment (In-person only)

RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

● District’s Orientation and Professional Development Days

● First Week of School

● PPE Donation

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August 25, 2021 Closed Meeting Minutes, August 25, 2021 Open Meeting Minutes

CONSENT AGENDA

● Purchases/Transfers

● Field Trip/Conference Requests

● Homeschooling Requests

COMMUNICATIONS

None

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

● Personnel Matters

● Freshman Academy

SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

● None

CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS

● None

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. None

NEW BUSINESS

1. None

ADJOURNMENT

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For additional information or to request interpreter services, or other special services for the hearing impaired (i.e., readers/captioners, etc.), please contact Office of Superintendent three days prior to the meeting at (401) 767-4608; or by the Tuesday prior to the meeting, or call 1-800-745-5555 (TTY), 1-800-745-6575 (Voice). This agenda will be posted 48 hours prior to the meeting. Any changes to this agenda will be posted on the Woonsocket Education Department website at www.woonsocketschools.com, McFee Administration Building, Woonsocket Middle School, WACTC, City Hall, and Harris Library and will be electronically filed with the Secretary of State at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The Woonsocket Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion,

national origin, or disability. Posted on September 2, 2021.

 

 

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