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ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General laws, Chapter 30A, Section 20, notice is hereby given for the following meeting of the:
Arlington School Committee
Regular School Committee Meeting
Thursday, September 13, 2012
6:30 p.m.
Arlington High School
School Committee Room – Sixth Floor
869 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
6:30 Opening Remarks (10 minutes),K. Allison-Ampe
6:40 Public Participation (10 minutes)
(per File BEDH, ASC Policy Manual)
- Speakers will be allowed three (3) minutes to present their material.
- Issues requiring extensive discussion may be deferred to a future meeting as a scheduled agenda item.
- All remarks will be addressed through the chairperson of the meeting
6:50 Superintendent Report, (20 minutes) K. Bodie
7:10 Staffing and Relocation Updates, (10 minutes) R. Spiegel
7:20 Update on Thompson Rebuild (5 minutes), D. Johnson
7:25 Approval of Arlington Administrator Association Contract, (5 minutes) K. Allison-Ampe
7:30 District Goals (10 minutes) J. Thielman/K. Bodie
- BA-E Overarching Goals of the Arlington Public Schools
7:40 Monthly Financial Report (5 minutes). D. Johnson
7:45 Report from Kindergarten Advisory Committee, (15 minutes), W. Hayner
8:00 Revisiting Kindergarten Tuition and Chapter 70 Aid, (15 minutes), D. Johnson
8:15 Subcommittee & Liaison Reports (30 minutes)
- Policies & Procedures, J. Pierce
First Readings:
ECD Green Cleaning
EEAJ Motor Vehicle Idling on School Grounds
JC Assignment of Student to Schools/Buffer Zones/Open Enrollment
JC-E Buffer Zones-Open Enrollment Guidelines
Possible other First Reads
FA/FB/FBB Facilities Planning
Purchase of Energy Star Equipment
- Budget, C. Starks
- Community Relations, L. Heigham
- Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment & Accountability, J. Thielman
- Facilities, W. Hayner
- Kindergarten Advisory Committee-W. Hayner
- Legal Services Review, Chair
- Chair, K. Allison-Ampe
8:45 Consent Agenda (5 minutes)
All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the committee so request, in which event the item will be considered in its normal sequence:
- Warrant # 12175, dated June 14, 2012 in the amount of $477,724.37
- Warrant# 12180, dated June 28, 2012 in the amount of $926,301.41
- Warrant # 12186, dated July 12, 2012 in the amount of $570743.85
- Warrant # 13019, dated August 2, 2012 in the amount of $198,150.65
- Warrant #13024, dated August 9, 2012 in the amount of $217,291.83
- Warrant # 13030, dated August 28, 2012 in the amount of $520,996.74
8:50 Secretary’s Report (5 minutes), L. Heigham
8:55 Executive Session (30 minutes)
- To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with union and/or nonunion personnel or contract negotiations with union and/or nonunion in which if held in an open meeting may have a detrimental effect.
To conduct strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation, in which if held in an open meeting may have a detrimental effect, Collective bargaining may also be conducted.
Vote to Approve:
- To discuss the deployment of security personnel or devices.
- Below is the list of the executive session minutes, three sections of minutes: 1) already approved but need approval to release 2) draft minutes to be approved and approval to release 3) draft minutes to be approved and will not be released
5/22/07 Approved - need approval to release
9/25/07 Approved – need approval to release
10/23/07 Approved need approval to release
11/13/07 Approved need approval to release
9/23/08 Approved– need approval to release
2/24/09 Approved– need approval to release
6/8/10 approved and need approval to release
5/25/10 approved and need approval to release
4/13/10 approved and approval to release
4/27/10 approved and approval to release
9/14/10 approved and need approval to release
2/23/10 approved and approval to release
2/9/10 approved and approval to release
6/23/09 approved and approval to release
1/26/10 Draft need approval and approval to release
3/8/11 Draft need approval and need approval to release
3/22/11 Draft need approval and need approval to release
5/24/11 Draft need approval and need approval to release
5/24/11 Draft Sess 1 need approval and need approval to release
9/22/11 Draft need approval and need approval to release
10/13/11 Draft need approval and do not release
11/10/11 Draft need approval and approval to release
11/17/11 Draft need approval and approval to release
12/22/11 Draft need approval and approval to release
6 /23/09 Draft need approval – need approval to release
4/28/09 Draft need approval and Do not release
5/12/09 Draft need approval and Do not release
9:35 Adjourn
*The listings of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair, which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Submitted by: K. Allison-Ampe, Chair, Arlington School Committee
**Stated times and time amounts (listed in parenthesis) are the estimated amount of time for that particular agenda item. Actual times may be shorter or longer depending on the time needed to fully explore the topic.
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