Woonsocket School Committee Meeting Agenda 3-23-2022

Attached please find the agenda for the upcoming Woonsocket School Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Open session will begin promptly at 7:00pm.

Please be advised that this meeting will be held in person. However, the public will also have the option to listen virtually. In addition, if a member from the public would like to speak during Public Good and Welfare, you will need to address the School Committee in person at the Hamlet Middle School Cafeteria.

In Person Location:

Hamlet Middle School, Cafeteria

60 Florence Drive, Woonsocket

Virtual Platform:

Meeting ID

meet.google.com/jrj-mrot-vmp

Phone Numbers

(‪US)‪+1 978-435-0477

PIN: ‪278 709 390#

WOON Radio - Channel 1240 for AM Radio

Channel 99.5 for FM Radio

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AGENDA

WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022

7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION

In Person Location:

HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA

60 FLORENCE DRIVE

WOONSOCKET, RI 02895

Virtual Platform:

Meeting ID

meet.google.com/jrj-mrot-vmp

Phone Numbers

(US)+1 978-435-0477

PIN: 278 709 390#

WOON Radio - Channel 1240 for AM Radio

Channel 99.5 for FM Radio

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

Call to Order

Roll Call

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

GOOD AND WELFARE – Hamlet Middle School Student Presentation and Public Comment

(In-person only).

RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

● Students Take Charge Project at Harris Elementary School

● WHS Athlete

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 9, 2022 Closed Meeting Minutes, and March 9, 2022 Open Meeting

Minutes

CONSENT AGENDA

● Purchases/Transfers

● Field Trip/Conference Requests - None

● Homeschooling Requests

COMMUNICATIONS

● None

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

● Personnel Matters

● Bullying Incident Report Update

SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

● Policy Update - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke

● Health and Wellness Update -D. Burke, A. Costa

CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS

● Financial Update - B. Peryea

● Special Education Update - D. Morelle, K. Girard

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. None.

NEW BUSINESS

1. Discussion/Approval of the Rhode Island Student Survey (RISS) - P. McGee

2. Discussion/Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Woonsocket Education

Department and Riverzedge Arts - P. McGee

3. Discussion/Approval of WSC response to RIDE request for public comment regarding proposed

changes to secondary regulations - L. Kapiskas, P. Bourget

4. Discussion/Approval of Public Comment Policy - 1st Passage - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke

ADJOURNMENT

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For additional information or to request interpreter services, or other special services for the hearing impaired (i.e.,

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 di]criminate on the basis of age, color, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion,

national origin, or disability. Posted on March 18, 2022.