School Committee of Feb. 15, 2024

   Canton School Committee

Open Meeting Agenda

Champions of Excellence: Creating a Culture of Achievement, Equity, Inspiration and Joy

 

February 15, 2024

Canton High School Distance Learning Lab 900 Washington Street Canton, MA  02021

5:00 PM Executive Session  6:00 PM Open Session

Members of the public can access the meeting via live stream over the "Student Station" on Comcast 6 & 1070/Verizon 41 and on Verizon HD2143 as well as CantonCommunityTv.org  for specific and easy links to streamed LIVE coverage of the School Committee. The LIVE link will go up on the day of the meeting. Please take note that Canton Community TV is recording this meeting and streaming it live on the internet and local television stations.

 

• Call to Order    

• Executive Session  (a) Purpose 7 - G.L. c. 30A, section 22 - Approve executive session minutes (2/1/24, 2/8/2024) (b) Purpose 3 - to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the public body.  

• (5 min.) Student Report   School Committee Student Advisor, Aaron Scibelli, will share Luce School updates.

• New Business 

1. 1. (5 min.) Superintendent Contract (VOTE):  The School Committee will present the Superintendent contract for a vote of approval.
   2. (5 min.) 2024-2025 School Committee Meeting Calendar (1st read): Chair O’Halloran will present the School Committee meeting calendar for the 2024-2025 school year.
   3. (20 min.) Policy Review (1st Read): Members of the policy subcommittee will share the following policies for a 1st read.
      1. JLCEA & JLCEA-R - Food Allergy
      2. EBCFA - Face coverings and COVID protocols
   4. (15 min.) Annual Town Report: Superintendent Folan and Chair O’Halloran will share highlights of the Annual Town Report submission.

• (15 min.) Teaching and Learning   Ms. Shannon will provide an update on CPS Equity Professional Development.

• (10 min.) Superintendent Report   Superintendent Folan will present District progress, highlights, and accolades. 

• (5-30 min.) Public Comment  Click here to sign up to make a public comment.  Public comment allows individuals to express an opinion or share a comment on issues to be discussed on the meeting agenda and/or within the School Committee's authority. It is not an opportunity for discussion dialogue between individuals and the School Committee or Administration. To respect the time of all participants in the meeting, the totality of individual comments cannot exceed 5 minutes. For more information and guidance on making public comments, please see the CPS policies here. 

• (5 min.) Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Report 

• (5 min.) Consent Agenda The consent agenda is designed to expedite the District's handling of routine and miscellaneous business. The School Committee may adopt the entire Consent Agenda with one motion. At the request of any committee member, any item(s) may be removed and placed on the Regular Agenda for discussion. Note: per Robert’s Rules of Order: A member’s absence from the meeting for which minutes are being approved does not prevent the member from participating in their correction or approval. 

1. Open Session Minutes:  January 18, 2024, February 1, 2024
2. Overnight Travel Request Approval: DECA State Competition, March 7-9, 2024,  Marriott Copley Place
3. Warrants:  February 16, 2024

 

• (5 min.) Update of Sub-Committee, Task Force and Liaison Posts In addition to the core role of governing our schools, the Canton School Committee creates, participates in, and/or designates representatives to help manage issues of particular importance to the school district or town. 

• Other Business  Topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of the meeting. 

•  Future Business  The next Open Session meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2024 @ 6:00 pm.

•  Adjournment     

 The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Public Participation

Under the Open Meeting Law, the public is permitted to attend meetings of public

bodies but is excluded from an executive session that is called for a valid purpose listed in the

law. While the public is permitted to attend an open meeting, an individual may not address

the public body without permission of the chair. An individual may not disrupt a meeting of a

public body, and at the request of the chair, all members of the public shall be silent. If, after

clear warning, a person continues to be disruptive, the chair may order the person to leave the

meeting. If the person does not leave, the chair may authorize a constable or other officer to

remove the person. Although public participation is entirely within the chair’s discretion, the

Attorney General encourages public bodies to allow as much public participation as time

permits. Any member of the public may make an audio or video recording of an open session of a public meeting. A member of the public who wishes to record a meeting must first notify the

chair and must comply with reasonable requirements regarding audio or video equipment

established by the chair so as not to interfere with the meeting. The chair is required to inform

other attendees of any such recording at the beginning of the meeting. If someone arrives after

the meeting has begun and wishes to record a meeting, that person should attempt to notify

the chair prior to beginning recording, ideally in a manner that does not significantly disrupt the

meeting in progress (such as passing a note for the chair to the board administrator or

secretary). The chair should endeavor to acknowledge such attempts at notification and

announce the fact of any recording to those in attendance. 

https://www.mass.gov/doc/open-meeting-law-guide-and-educational-materials-0/download