School Committee – January 2, 2025
NEW SALEM/WENDELL SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AGENDA
THURSDAY, January 2, 2025
Swift River School – 7:00 p.m.
A. Call Meeting to Order
B. Public Hearing
C. Warrants – Record in minutes with numbers
Gifts: Acceptance Vote
Grants: Acceptance Vote
D. Superintendent’s Report
E. Director of Finance and Operations Report *
o Review of the FY26 Draft Budget
F. Principal’s Report
G. Committee Reports
o Report from Mahar Representatives
o Collaborative for Education Services
o Massachusetts Association of School Committees
o Budget and Personnel
● TBD
o Joint Supervisory
● Advisory Focus Group update
● Next Meeting – Monday, January 13, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
H. January Items
o Next Meeting Date –
● NS/W Policy Committee– February 6, 2025- 6:30 p.m.
● NS/W School Committee- February 6, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.
I. Policies to be reviewed:
o Second Reading, First Vote:
● ACAB – Sex-Based Harassment/Discrimination (Title IX*)
o Final Vote:
● IHAM – Health Education*(current 2007) MASC updated
● KLG – Relations with Police Authorities
● GBEB – Staff Conduct
● IGA – Curriculum Development & IGA/IGD-Curriculum Development
and Adoption*(new MASC) – MASC combined and updated the policy
● IJL – Library Material Selection and Review*(current 1992) MASC
updated
* Enclosure
The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all
items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent
permitted by law.
o Final Vote on Deletion of Policy:
● IHA-E – Access to Equal Educational Opportunity in the Basic
Instructional Program*
● IHAE – Physical Education*
● IHAM-1 – Notification to Sex Education Curriculum*
● JBA – Sexual harassment of Children*
J. Approval of Minutes:
o December 5, 2024*
K. Adjournment