School Committee – November 7, 2024

NEW SALEM/WENDELL SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AGENDA
THURSDAY, November 7, 2024
Swift River School – 7:00 p.m.
“Continue to stimulate learning systems that realize that meaning is made up of people doing things together. That
is the heart of education.” — Richard Baldwin
A. Call Meeting to Order
B. Public Hearing
C. Warrants – Record in minutes with numbers
o Gifts: Acceptance Vote
A. Warrants – Record in minutes with numbers
 Gifts: Acceptance Vote
 Grants: Acceptance Vote
 NSW – FY25 IDEA
 FC240 – $53,893
 FC262 – $3,069
 NSW FY25 ESSA (Title Grants)
 Title I FC140 – $3,089
 Title IV FC309 – $10,000
 Title I FC305 – $26,921
D. Superintendent’s Report
E. Director of Finance and Operations Report *
o FY24 End of Year Report – Submitted – Vote to allow the Chair to sign the EOY
Certification Statement
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 –
● Next Meeting – Monday, November 18, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
o Joint Supervisory
● Next Meeting – Monday, November 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
H. November Items
● Minute Taker – discussion and vote
● Meeting format changes – discussion
● OWL technology – discussion
o Next Meeting Date – December 5, 2024 – 7:00 p.m.
o New Salem/Wendell Policy Committee – December 5, 2024 – 6:30 p.m.
I. Policies to be reviewed:
o First Reading on:
● ACAB – Sex-Based Harassment/Discrimination (Title IX*)
● 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
* 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.
● IJL – Library Material Selection and Review*(current 1992) MASC updated
o First Vote on Deletion of Policy
● IHAL – Study of Religion as an Aspect of Culture*
J. Approval of Minutes:
o October 3, 2024*
K. Adjournment

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.

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