Agenda for the November 18 Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee
The Eighteenth Regular Meeting of the Medford School Committee
Date/Time
Monday, November, 18 2024
Executive Session: 5:15 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 November 18, 2024 Eighteenth Regular Medford School Committee Meeting
Zoom Link
https://mps02155-org.zoom.us/j/97350224235?pwd=I8u4WRL58sHF1ipLW1kzccNaG6GMKe.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 pursuant to G.L c. 30A (a) (3): the Medford School Committee will convene in Executive Session to update on negotiations with Medford Educational Secretaries (AFSCME Council 93) and the Massachusetts Nurses Association because an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the Committee and the Chair so declares.
Executive session pursuant to Chapter 30A section 21 (2) to conduct strategy in preparation with nonunion personnel or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel (superintendent of schools).
The Medford School Committee will convene in public session immediately following the conclusion of the executive session, approximately 6:30 pm.
IV. Consent Agenda
- Approval of Bills and Payrolls
- Approval of Capital Purchases
- Approval of Grants
- Approval of Field Trips
- Model UN Field Trip to Georgetown University - Washington D.C.
- NOTIFICATION - Model UN Field Trip to Dartmouth University, Hanover, NH
- Notifying the Committee so we can publicize. Will formally request approval in coming weeks.
- Approval of Meeting Minutes
- Regular Meeting, November 4, 2024
V. Report of Subcommittees
VI. Report of the Superintendent
- Superintendent’s Updates and Comments — Dr. Marice Edouard-Vincent, Superintendent
- After School Report - Megan Fidler-Carey, Director of Family & Community Engagement
- CTE Enrollment Report - Mr. Chad Fallon, Director, Principal of Medford Vocational Technical High School
- Draft FY26 Budget Calendar - Mr. 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
2024-41: Offered by Mayor Lungo-Koehn
Offered by Mayor Lungo-Koehn
The Medford Public Schools in accordance with M.G.L. 149(a), Section 4(a)(1) authorizes using construction management at risk services for the McGlynn School Complex and the Andrews Middle School HVAC upgrade project and authorizes the Mayor to sign the risk services contract with a construction management at risk firm to perform all of its obligations in connection with the project.
Date Submitted: 11/8/2024
Date Requested to be on the Agenda: 11/18/2024
2024-42: Offered by Member Reinfeld
WHEREAS a resolution was offered and approved at the June 24, 2024 special meeting of the Medford School Committee that the committee receive a report by December 15 describing the implementation and impact of position reductions between the previous and current budget year to inform the budget request for the upcoming fiscal year; and
WHEREAS the voters of Medford authorized on November 5, 2024 the assessment of additional tax funds to support the district’s staffing needs and expanded access to programming;
Be it therefore resolved that the report shall focus on concerns identified during the spring budget hearings and priorities expressed during the fall campaign season including but not limited to the district’s ability to provide students with ongoing and acute mental health support, arts and vocational programming, and administrative support, as well as the effect of staffing changes on class and caseload sizes.
Be it further resolved that presentation of the report be limited to roles and responsibilities, independent of individual employees’ performances and other confidential matters.
Date Submitted: 11/13/2024
Date Requested to be on the Agenda: 11/18/2024
2024-43 Offered by Mayor Lungo-Koehn and Member Graham
Be it resolved that the administration will present a proposed supplemental budget to account for funds made available through the passage of ballot questions 7 & 8 at our January 13th meeting.
Date Submitted: November 14, 2024.
Date Requested to be on Agenda: November 18, 2024
2024-44 Offered by Member Graham
Be it resolved that the Medford School Committee formally appoints Will Pipicelli as a non-voting member of the Medford Comprehensive High School Building Committee and removes Thomas Dalton as a non-voting member.
Date Submitted: November 14, 2024.
Date Requested to be on Agenda: November 18, 2024
IX. Reports Requested
X. Condolences
The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Maureen L. Kidney, mother of Kim Flaherty who works at Medford High School in support of Transportation and is a member of our administrative assistant unit.
The Members of the Medford School Committee express their sincerest condolences to the family of Laurel Shuman, mother of Johanna Granada, Speech Therapist at the Roberts Elementary School.
XI. Next Meeting
December 2, 2024 - held at Alden Memorial Chambers in addition to Zoom.