School Committee Meetings – Week of 10/22/2023

School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 23 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Public Comment
• Consent Agenda
  • 10-11-23 Minutes
  • Grants
  • Policy BEDH Public Comment
  • International Exchange Trips – Guadeloupe and Burgos, Spain
• Superintendent’s Report
  • Update
  • Kick-Off: Portrait of a Graduate (POG)
• Action Items/Discussions/Updates
  • Negotiations Update
  • Preliminary Enrollment Report
  • Entry Plan, Enrollment and Budgetary Considerations
  • Policy Review:
  • First Read: BK – School Committee Memberships, BDFA-E, BDFA-E-1 – School
    Improvement Plan, BDFA-E-2 – School Improvement Plan, BDFA-E-3 – School Improvement
    Plan, CHA/CHC – Development and Dissemination of Procedures, CHA- Development of
    Procedures, CHC – Procedures Dissemination, CL- Administrative Reports
  • October Policy Work Calendar
• Perkins Eastman Scope of Work
• MASC Resolutions
• MASC Delegate – Discussion & Vote
• School Committee Secretary – Discussion & Vote

The Negotiation Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, October 23 at 3PM and vote to enter into Executive Session (see Meeting Notice) to:

• Discuss negotiation and mediation strategy with respect to collective
  bargaining with the Newton Teachers Association Units A, B, C, D, and E.
• Conduct collective bargaining session with the mediator and NTA, Units A-E
  as an open session may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position
  of the public body and the chair so declares.