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AGENDA
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025
5:30 PM - CLOSED SESSION
7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION
In Person Location:
HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA
60 FLORENCE DRIVE, WOONSOCKET, RI 02895
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Call to Order
Roll Call The Committee may seek to convene in closed session in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-5(a)(9) to hear and decide a grievance filed by the Woonsocket Teachers’ Guild and to discuss potential litigation with Durham Bus Company in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws 42-46-5(a)(2). Report any votes taken in closed session.
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
GOOD AND WELFARE – Kevin K. Coleman and Public Comment
For anyone addressing the School Committee during Good and Welfare, please begin with your name and address. Your comments shall be no more than five minutes of speaking time and should be in good decorum. Please be aware that the Committee cannot respond to you during good & welfare but may direct you to an appropriate member of the administration team or may meet with you directly after the meeting for further discussion.
RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ● WHS Boys Basketball Team
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February 26, 2025 Closed Meeting Minutes and February 26, 2025 Open Meeting Minutes
CONSENT AGENDA
● Purchases/Transfers
● Field Trip/Conference Requests
● Homeschooling Requests
COMMUNICATIONS
● Report from the Student Representative
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
● Personnel Matters Update
● Globe Park Elementary School Update
SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
● SELAC Update - L. Kapiskas
● School Building Committee Update - P. Bourget, A. Leclaire
● Policy Subcommittee Update - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke
CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
● Technology/Facilities Update - A. Notarianni
● Financial Update - B. Peryea
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Discussion/Approval on the WSC Resolution - Transportation of Private School Students - P. Bourget
NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion/Approval on the 2025-2026 School Year Calendar - P. McGee
2. Discussion/Approval on the Rental of Hamlet Middle School for the 2026 Summer Workcamps Season with Group Cares - P. McGee, A. Notarianni
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.woonsocket schools.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 March 10, 2025.

President Trump says National Guard deployments in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland are coming to an end. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the cities were gone if it wasn't for the federal government stepping in, adding they will come back in maybe a different and stronger form when crime begins to soar again. The move comes weeks after the Supreme Court rejected Trump's bid to send National Guard members to the Chicago area to protect federal officials who were enforcing his immigration policies.        Parts of the world are already in 2026. Japan, China, and New Zealand already held celebrations earlier today. It comes as there was an increased police presence in Sydney as Australia rung in the new year after the deadly Bondi [[ BOND-eye ]] Beach attack earlier this month. Another million or so revelers are expected to pack New York City's Times Square for the Big Apple's annual celebration.        Drugmakers are planning to raise the price of at least 350 medications in the new year. A new analysis from health care research firm '3 Axis Advisors' found that a higher number of drugs would see median price hike hovers around four percent despite drugmakers pledging to offer more favorable prices under new Trump administration policies. Pharmaceutical companies entered into voluntary agreements with the White House rather than be subjected to tariffs that could impact their profits.        Wall Street is closing with stocks lower to end 2025. It comes as there will be no trading on Wall Street New Year's Day. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 303 points to 48-063. The S&P 500 lost 50 points to 68-45. The Nasdaq dropped 177 points to 23-241.        Those ringing in the New Year tonight in New York City and Boston may see some light snow as 2026 arrives. It's from a weaker area of low pressure traveling down from southern Canada that's shifting East over the Great Lakes region. Snow is forecast to fall from Ohio to Pennsylvania as a result before moving Northeast.        Cases of measles in the U.S. have reached their highest level in over 30 years. The CDC says, for the first time since 1993, there were more than two-thousand case of measles in 2025. That's compared to less than 300 in 2024.       

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