School Committee Meetings – Week of 11/17/2024

School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) in Executive Session on Monday, November 18 at 5:15PM to conduct a strategy session in preparation for negotiations regarding the Superintendent of Schools Contract as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the
bargaining (see agenda).

School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Monday, November 18 at 5:30PM in a special meeting (leadership caucus) for discussion and possible vote to elect the School Committee Chair and Vice-Chair (see agenda).

School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) and in person (Education Center, Room 210) on November 18 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes:

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Public Comment
• Superintendent’s Report
  • Superintendent Update
    • MASS/Blumer Awards recipients:
      • NNHS: Patrick Devlin, Emma Keohane, Chiara Sardi Rogines
      • NSHS: Matthew Quisel, Ally Chen
  • School Improvement Plans (elementary, secondary)
  • Elementary Principal Searches (Burr, Memorial Spaulding, Zervas)
• Consent Agenda
  • Field Trips
  • Minutes from 11/4/24
  • NECP/NS Preschool Tuition Rate Increase
  • Scholarship Account Reassignment
• Action Items/Discussions/Updates/Votes
  • Final Portrait of a Graduate (POG) Competencies overview and presentation
  • MCAS Data/Results review
  • Strategic Plan Process and Overview
  • Assistant Superintendent for Teaching & Learning Entry Plan
  • Newton Community Education (NCE) Action Plan, second review and possible vote
    (NCE proposal for sustainability)
  • FY26 Budget Guidelines, second read and vote
• Adjourn