Agenda for the February 9 Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

The Fourth Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Date/Time

Monday, February 9, 2026

Executive Session: 5:30 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 February 9, 2026 Fourth Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Zoom Link

https://mps02155-org.zoom.us/j/91231362986?pwd=oiKf8bHMQzQWcttcNG6J3j8UwGL9ud.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 M.G.L. Chapter 30A(a) (2) to discuss strategy in preparation for negotiations with non union personnel or contract negotiations with non-union personnel (Superintendent of Schools).

Medford School Committee will reconvene in public session immediately following the conclusion of the executive session, at approximately 6:00 p.m.

IV. Consent Agenda

• Approval of Bills and Payrolls
• Approval of Capital Purchases
• Approval of Donations
  • PTO Donation of $2,000 to MHS/MVTHS for Athletic Mats
• Approval of Grants
• Approval of Field Trips
• Approval of Meeting Minutes
  • Regular Meeting - February 2, 2026

V. Report of Subcommittees

VI. Report of the Superintendent

1. Mustang Moment
2. MCAS Results and Accountability - Dr. Kim Talbot, Assistant Superintendent of Academics and Instruction, Dr. Nicole Chiesa, Director of Humanities, Rocco Cieri, Director of Science, Dr. Faiza Khan, Director of Mathematics, Chelsea McNiff, Director of English Learner Services
3. MAPS April Vacation Camp Approval- Dr. Suzanne B Galusi, Superintendent

VII. Presentations of the Student Advisory Council

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.

VIII. Continued Business

2026-6 Offered By Member Ruseau

Be it resolved that all members shall submit their recommended amendments to the Rules of the School Committee to the Secretary of the School Committee no later than February 23, 2026. The Secretary shall compile these submissions and prepare:

1. A summary of all proposed changes, and
2. 2. A draft revised set of Rules incorporating the suggested amendments.

Both items shall be presented for review and discussion at the School Committee meeting on March 2, 2026, where the Committee shall consider each rule in order, deliberate on the proposed changes, and vote on amendments as appropriate, with the goal of adopting a complete and updated set of Rules at the meeting on March 16, 2026.

Date Submitted January 29, 2025

Date Requested to be on Agenda February 9, 2026

IX. New Business

X. Reports Requested

XI. Condolences

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Linda C. (Magaldi) Iannaccone who was a graduate of Medford High School, worked for the Medford Chamber of Commerce, and was a school crossing guard at the corner of George and Winthrop Streets in Medford, crossing students going to the Dame School.

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Mary Ann (Cerone) Mahoney. Mary Ann worked in the Cafeteria at Medford High School for close to 40 years before retiring in her early eighties.

XII. Next Regular Meeting

• March 2, 2026 - Alden Memorial Chambers, Medford City Hall in addition to Zoom

XIII. Adjournment