Agenda for the February 10 Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

The Third Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Date/Time

Monday, February 10, 2025

Regular Meeting: 6:00 p.m.

Location

Please be advised that there will be a Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee held at the Medford City Hall Alden Chambers 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 February 10, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Zoom Link

https://mps02155-org.zoom.us/j/96080657355?pwd=SXSONnLvCtmfFj4sYVxPS3hWLIO7ag.1

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

Those submitting must include the following information:

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

Complete Agenda

I. Roll Call of Members and Student Representatives

II. Salute the Flag

III. Good of the Order

IV. Consent Agenda

• Approval of Bills and Payrolls 
• Approval of Capital Purchases 
• Approval of Grants 
• Approval of Donations 
  • MHS Orchestra Musical Instruments - $1,000 donation by Medford Residents 
  • National Speakers Association Conference - $177 donation by Elizabeth Gomez for (3) Speech and Language Pathologists 
• Approval of Field Trips 
  • Winterguard Trip to Bethlehem, PA for National Competition 
• Approval of Meeting Minutes
  • Regular Meeting - January 27, 2025

V. Report of the Subcommittees

VI. Report of the Superintendent

1. Proposal to Update MHS Graduation and Competency Determination Requirements - Dr. Suzanne B. Galusi, Interim Superintendent 
2. Summer Fun Sliding Scale - Dr. Peter J. Cushing, Assistant Superintendent and Noel Velez, Director of Finance

Presentations of the Public (not to begin before 7:00 p.m.) 

“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

VIII. New Business

2025-04 Offered by Member Graham 

Be it resolved that the Rules and Policy subcommittee will develop a policy regarding district financial support for field trips. Be it further resolved that the subcommittee  consider various types of field trips, including local and out of state, and outline criter and parameters clearly in the policy. Be it also resolved that the subcommittee will confer with the district finance team to understand the potential cost impact of the policy. T subcommittee will provide a recommendation to the School Committee no later than June 1, 2025. 

Date Submitted: February 5, 2025 

Date Requested to be on Agenda: February 10, 2025

2025-05 Offered by Member Graham 

Be it resolved that the Medford School Committee makes the following changes to the membership of the Medford Comprehensive High School Building Committee: 

Replace: 

1. Dr. Marice Edouard-Vincent, Superintendent with Dr. Suzanne Galusi, Interim Superintendent as a voting member
2. Dr. Suzanne Galusi, Assistant Superintendent, as a voting member with Joan Bowen (previously a non-voting member) as a voting member
3. Thomas Dalton as a non-voting member with Will Pipicelli as a non-voting member

Remove at the request of the committee member: 

Lawrence Brown, non-voting member 

Add: 

An MTA Member and Medford Resident at the recommendation of Marta Cabral to replace Lawrence Brown. 

Be it further resolved that the committee is renewed through September 2026, or through the conclusion of the Feasibility Study phase, whichever comes firs 

Date Submitted: February 5, 2025 

Date Requested to be on Agenda: February 10, 2025

2025-06 Offered by Member Graham 

Be it resolved that the Medford School Committee enters into the Feasibility Study Agreement with the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the Medford High School Project. 

Date Submitted: February 6, 2025 

Date Requested to be on Agenda: February 10, 2025

IX: Reports Requested

X: Condolences

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Ann Louise Riley-Ellis. Ms. Riley Ellis was a special education teacher for the Medford Public Elementary Schools. 

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Phyllis Connerney. Ms. Connerney was a first gra teacher in Medford Public Schools. 

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Robert G. Chevrier, former Principal of both St. Clement and St. Joseph’s School and teacher at St. Raphael’s and Matignon. 

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Josephine “Jody” Petner, mother of Allison Watts, special education teacher at the Brooks Elementary School. 

XI: Next Regular Meeting

• Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - This meeting will be held by remote participation only. 

XII: Adjournment