Agenda for the January 13 Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

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Jan 9 2025 7:38 PM

The First Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Date/Time

Monday, January 13, 2025

Executive Session: 5:00 p.m.

Regular Meeting: 6:00 p.m.

Location

Please be advised that there will be a Meeting of the Medford School Committee held at the Howard Alden Memorial Chambers, 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 January 13, 2025 First Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Zoom Link

https://mps02155-org.zoom.us/j/97103961191?pwd=eNouBiiFIJB5aQ0OCDjr97atLRSaF5.1.

Complete Agenda

I. Roll Call for Attendance of Members and Student Representatives

II. Salute the Flag

III. Executive Session

Upon a Motion to enter into executive session pursuant to M. G.L. c. 30A §21(a) .

Executive session of the Medford School Committee pursuant to G.L. c. 30A §21(a) to conduct a strategy session on the basis that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining positions of the Medford School Committee. Specifically, the Medford School Committee will be discussing ongoing collective bargaining negotiations.

Executive session pursuant to Chapter 30A section 21 (2) to conduct strategy in preparation with nonunion personnel or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel (interim superintendent of schools).

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

IV. Consent Agenda

Approval of Bills and Payrolls
Approval of Capital Purchases
Approval of Grants
Approval of Field Trips
- Dartmouth Model UC Conferences - April 4-6, 2025
Approval of Meeting Minutes
- Regular Meeting, December 16, 2024

V. Report of Subcommittees

VI. Report of the Superintendent

Superintendent’s Updates and Comments — Dr. Marice Edouard-Vincent, Superintendent
Report on the Implementation of Budget Reductions Included in the 2024-2025 Annual School Budget - Gerald McCue, Budget Analyst
Supplemental Appropriation Presentation - Gerald McCue, Budget Analyst

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

VIII. New Business

IX. Reports Requested

X. Condolences

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Ralph A. Evangelista, father of Lisa Evangelista, former Public Information Officer for Medford Public Schools.