Agenda for the September 28 Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

The Seventeenth Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Date/Time

Monday, September 28, 2026

Regular Meeting: 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 only. This meeting is being recorded.

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 September 28, 2026 Seventeenth Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee

Zoom Link

https://mps02155-org.zoom.us/s/91802566887?pwd=KpcRfUfRFUAHEQ8tNbMKV1Zt1HI2LH.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. Consent Agenda

• Approval of Bills and Payrolls
• Approval of Budget Transfers
  • Journal Entry #21162 - $653,933.55
• Approval of Donations
  • First Baptist Church $500 Donation for Medford High School Best Buddies Chapter
  • First Baptist Church $250 Donation for Medford Middle School Best Buddies Chapter
• Approval of Meeting Minutes
  • Regular Meeting - September 14, 2026

IV. Report of Subcommittees

V. Report of the Superintendent

1. Mustang Moment
2. State Accountability & Academic Testing Results 2026 (Part 1) - Dr. Kim Talbot, Assistant Superintendent for Academics & Instruction
3. Natural Gas Powered Equipment Replacement - Ken Lord, Chief Operations Officer

VI. Presentations of the Student Advisory Council

1. Medford High School Late Bus

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.

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.

VII. Continued Business

VIII. New Business

IX. Reports Requested

X. Condolences

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their deepest condolences to the family of Ralph E. Giddings Jr., father of James Giddings, Kindergarten teacher at Roberts Elementary.

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their deepest condolences to the family of Carolyn Luciano Labadini. Carolyn lived and raised her family in Medford and was employed in the cafeteria at Medford High School.

The Members of the Medford School Committee express their deepest condolences to the family of John (Bud) Bissell, Sr., father of John Bissell, Jr. Districtwide Maintenance Supervisor and father in law to former Medford Public Schools Grant Manager, Michele Bissell.

XI. Next Regular Meeting

• October 5, 2026 - Alden Memorial Chambers, Medford City Hall in addition to Zoom

XII. Adjournment