Agenda for the April 6 Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

The Seventh Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Date/Time

Monday, April 6, 2026

Executive Session: 5:00 p.m.

Regular Session: 6:00 p.m.

Location

Please be advised that there will be a Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee held in the Alden Memorial Chambers at Medford City Hall and via remote participation.

This meeting can be viewed live on the Medford Public Schools YouTube channel or via Medford Community Media on your local cable channel (Comcast Channel 9, 8 or 22 and Verizon Channel 43, 45 or 47). Participants can log in by using the link below.

Agenda

Agenda for the April 6, 2026 Seventh Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Zoom Link

https://mps02155-org.zoom.us/j/99787083285?pwd=1ddktBR88noQfLiRYpOQzwR1KGnWBS.1

Questions or comments can be submitted during the meeting by emailing: medfordsc@medford.k12.ma.us

Those submitting questions or comments must include the following information:

1. Your first and last name
2. Your Medford street address
3. Your question or comment

Agenda

I. Roll Call of Members and Student Representatives

II. Salute the Flag

III. Executive Session

Executive session pursuant to Chapter 30A section 21 (2) to conduct strategy in preparation with nonunion personnel or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel, specifically but not limited to, the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent of Academics and Instruction, Chief Operations Officer, Director of Student Services, Director of Human Resources, Elementary School Principals (4), Middle School Principals (2), Principal of Medford High School, Executive Director of Medford Vocational Technical High School and the Principal of Curtis Tufts High School.

The Medford School Committee will convene in public session following the conclusion of the executive session at approximately 6 p.m.

IV. Consent Agenda

• Approval of Bills and Payroll
• Approval of Budget Transfers
  • (Will be listed individually here)
• Approval of Donations
  • Donation of $4,000.00 by Jae S. Lim Foundation for MHS/MVTHS Jae S. Lim Science and Mathematics Prizes.
  • Donation of $2,250.00 by Arthur C. Mabbett of Mabbett & Associates for 2026 MHS/MVTHS Science and Technology/Engineering Exposition
• Approval of Field Trips
  • Mount Cardigan State Forest, New Hampshire - Stacey Schulman and Emily Winskowicz
• Approval of Meeting Minutes
  • Regular Meeting - March 16, 2026

V. Report of the Superintendent

1. Mustang Moment
2. Introduction of Ina Williams, New Districtwide Transportation Director - Dr. Suzanne B. Galusi, Superintendent
3. Report on the FY 27 Preliminary Budget Recommendations - Noel Velez, Director of Financ & Gerry McCue, Budget Analyst
4. Gone Green Billing FY25 - Kenneth Lord, Chief Operations Officer and Noel
   Velez, Director of Finance

VI. Presentations of the Student Advisory Council

1. Student Survey on Lunch and Transportation

Presentations of the Public (not to begin before 7:00 pm)

“Regular Meetings of the School Committee include this ‘Presentations of the Public’ agenda item to give any resident the opportunity to place a presentation before the School Committee. A resident may only present once at any meeting.

These presentations are an opportunity for the public to make a presentation to the Committee but are not opportunities for dialog with the Committee. If one or more members of the Committee wishes to have a conversation about the topic presented, a member may request that the item be added to a subsequent Regular Meeting.

The details for submitting a presentation can be found within the policy BEDH, Public Comment and Presentations of the Public”

Pursuant to policy BEDH, Public Comment and Presentations of the Public - any resident in the audience may be given permission to speak once on any item on the agenda for up to three (3) minutes. The speaker is expected to keep their comments to the item on the agenda. The speaker must begin their comments by providing their full name and full Medford street address where they reside. A welcoming, inclusive community is both a value of the School Committee and an aspirational goal. We ask for your help in achieving this goal and value your perspective. Employees of the Medford Public Schools are exempt from the residency requirement of this policy. The voice of our employees is welcomed on all matters before this body. When a non-Medford-resident employee is participating in public comment or submitting a presentation of the public they will include their home address and identify themselves as an employee of the Medford Public Schools.

VII. Continued Business

2026-8 Offered By Member Reinfeld

1. MSBA Project Update - Member Jenny Graham, Chair of the Medford High Comprehensive School Building Committee (MHCSBC)

VIII. New Business

IX. Reports Requested

X. Condolences

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of David P. Skerry, Medford High School Social Studies teacher and Unified Basketball Coach John Skerry’s father.

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Lomax Paraison. Lomax served the Medford High School community for many years, most recently as a security monitor.

XI. Next Regular Meeting

• April 13, 2026 - Regular School Committee Meeting, Medford City Hall in addition to Zoom

XII. Adjournment