Agenda for the Strategic and Capital Planning Subcommittee of the Medford School Committee - October 14, 2025

Meeting of the Strategic and Capital Planning Subcommittee of the Medford School Committee

Date/Time

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
5:00 p.m.

Location

Please be advised that on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5 pm, there will be a Strategic and Capital Planning Subcommittee Meeting held through remote participation via Zoom. 

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). The meeting will be recorded. Since the meeting will be held remotely, participants may log in by using the link below.

Agenda

Agenda for the October 14 Meeting of the Strategic and Capital Planning Subcommittee

Zoom Link

https://mps02155-org.zoom.us/j/92978323964?pwd=iyJF8XYrJo17l7ukTa9KBVEL6a3siM.1

Additionally, questions or comments can be submitted during the meeting by emailing: jennygraham@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

1. Roll Call
2. Strategic Planning Goal and Roadmap
   1. Phase 1: Public Input
      1. Methods, Schedule, Desired Output, Owners, and Deliverables
   2. Phase 2: Action Planning
      1. Methods, Schedule, Desired Output, Owners, and Deliverables
3. Adjournment

Resolution for Reference:
WHEREAS the Medford School Committee is responsible for hiring the Superintendent of Schools; and

WHEREAS an interim Superintendent was appointed on December 11, 2025 to serve in this leadership role from January 17, 2025 through June 30, 2026; and

WHEREAS the interim Superintendent has collected input from the greater MPS community through listening sessions, observation, and communication; and

WHEREAS additional leadership positions, including a new Assistant Superintendent and a Chief Operating Officer, have been hired since this interim appointment; and

WHEREAS the district’s most recently developed strategic plan did not look beyond 2024; and

WHEREAS the district’s recently developed instructional vision and capital plan do not include information about the ongoing operational activities of the district or measures of accountability; and

WHEREAS the district had to engage in components of strategic planning for advancement to the feasibility study, including:

• PreK-12 educational profile
• Enrollment projection study for PreK-12 programming,
• Approval to continue all existing programs and create 5 new vocational programs
• Recommendation to co-locate the Curtis-Tufts High School on the high school campus to increase access and opportunity
• Creation of a centralized early childhood learning center at the MHS campus; and

WHEREAS the feasibility study is in progress and will include significant community input and the creation of an Educational Plan for Pre-K and Grades 9-12 programming; and

WHEREAS all members of the MPS community have the right and responsibility to provide input into the direction and leadership needs of the district for all grades; and

WHEREAS the School Committee desires to take a data-informed approach to appointing a Superintendent on July 1, 2026

Be it resolved that the strategic planning subcommittee will meet with district leadership to discuss the timeline and process for creating a new strategic plan for Medford Public Schools.

Be it further resolved that this process will include significant stakeholder input to inform the plan’s content and the hiring and evaluation of a permanent superintendent in Medford. Such input could include community surveys, a public hearing or special meeting of the
Medford School Committee, focus groups with district leadership, union members, and students, and/or an open comment period, to be discussed as part of the subcommittee meeting described herein.

This meeting shall occur no later than is needed to present the proposed planning process at the regular school committee meeting on October 20.