The School Committee Negotiations Subcommittee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 19, 10AM – 11:30AM. The subcommittee will convene in open session and then vote to enter into a closed Executive Session in order to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (see Meeting Notice)
The School Committee will meet on Monday, December 19 in person (Room 210 Ed Center for School Committee and staff only) and virtually (Zoom link) at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Convene School Committee meeting in open session
- Public Comment
- Interim Superintendent Update
- Interim Superintendent Goals – see Interim Superintendent Goals
- Consent Agenda:
- Approve Bigelow Start/End Time Change from 8:05 – 2:35 to 7:55 – 2:25 beginning FY24 – see Memo
- Change to FY23 School Calendar: Remove Middle School Half Day on 2/2/23 – see Memo
- Grants
- Budget Guidelines – see Budget Guidelines, FY2024 Budget Calendar
- Revised Policy KCDE – see Revised Equity Policy
- Discussion/Updates
- Presentation and Vote: Newton Schools Foundation Donation – see NSF Presentation, NSF Grant Award, FY2023 Grants
- Discussion and Vote: Enrollment and Feeder Pattern Recommendation – see FY2023 Enrollment, Student Assignment Memo
- System-wide Goals Update: English Language Learners (ELL) – see ELL Presentation
- Countryside Project Educational Program and Space Summary – See Countryside Ed Plan and Project Presentation
- FY23 Fiscal and Operational Report #2 – See Update
- Superintendent’s Search Update
- Collective Bargaining Negotiations Update
- Preview:
- School Lunch Program
- Adjourn
See also Safety Follow-up Memo
The Negotiations sub-committee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Room 304 Ed Center) on Wednesday, December 21 at 3:15PM. They will initially convene in Open Session and vote to enter into Executive Session to conduct a collective bargaining session with the Newton Teachers Association (NTA), Units A – 3 and discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA.