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AGENDA

WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018

6:15 PM - CLOSED SESSION

7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION

WOONSOCKET MIDDLE SCHOOL

HAMLET BUILDING - 60 FLORENCE DRIVE

WOONSOCKET, RI 02895

The School Committee may vote on all items listed on this agenda.

Call to Order

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

The School Committee may seek to convene in Closed Session for the purpose of discussing school safety assessments in accordance with RIGL §42-46-5(a)(3).

GOOD AND WELFARE – Woonsocket High School Students and Public Comment

RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS – Superintendent Patrick McGee

● 2018 Young Leader Award

● WHS Student wins Statewide College Scholarship

● Senior Launch Day

● Future Chefs of America

● National Honor Society

● Woonsocket Proud Essay Contest

● Class of 2018 Graduation Day

● WACTC Awards Night

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: May 9, 2018 Closed/Open Minutes

CONSENT AGENDA

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1. Personnel Actions

- Certified Appointments/Non-Certified Appointments

- Terminations/Non-Renewals

2. Purchases/Transfers

3. Field Trip/Conference Requests

- Project Lead the Way Core Training/Worcester, MA/WACTC Teacher/Funded by Perkins Grant

- 2018 National Scholastic Athletics Championships/Greensboro, NC/WHS Track and Field Team/Funded by Track and Field Fundraising

4. Homeschooling Requests

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

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COMMUNICATIONS

● None.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORTS

● None.

CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS

● Financial Update

● The process of granting diplomas to students with Alternate Assessments

● National Junior Honor Society

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Discussion/Approval on the Woonsocket High School Student Handbook – 2nd Passage –

P. McGee

NEW BUSINESS

1. Vote on terminations/non-renewals as set forth in personnel supplement – P. McGee

2. Discussion/Approval on the appointment of the Hamlet Middle School Assistant Principal –

P. McGee

3. Discussion/Approval on the appointment of the Villa Nova Middle School Assistant Principal –

P. McGee

4. Discussion/Approval on the Elementary Student Handbook – 1st Passage – P. McGee

5. Discussion/Approval on the Middle School Handbook – 1st Passage – P. McGee

6. Discussion/Approval on the restructuring of the Technology Department – P. McGee

7. Discussion/Approval on Bid #18-19: Kitchen Equipment – P. McGee

8. Discussion/Approval on the Blended/Personalized Learning Coach K-12 job description and to

post for said position – P. McGee

9. Discussion/Approval on the Instructional Coach job description and to post for said position –

P. McGee

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

● Safety and Security Update

SCHOOL COMMITTEE GOOD AND WELFARE

● V. Gonzalez

● S. Lima

● S. Seale

● P. Bourget

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For additional information or to request interpreter services, or other special services for the hearing impaired (ie, readers/captioners, etc), please contact Office of Superintendent three days prior to the meeting at (401) 767-4608; or by the Tuesday prior to the meeting, or call 1-800-745-5555 (TTY), 1-800-745-6575 (Voice). This agenda will be posted 48 hours prior to the meeting. Any changes to this agenda will be posted on the Woonsocket Education Department website at www.woonsocketschools.com, McFee Administration Building, Woonsocket Middle School, WACTC, City Hall, and Harris Library and will be electronically filed with the Secretary of State at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The Woonsocket Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, or disability. Posted on May 18, 2018.     

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