School Committee – October 3, 2024
7:00 pm Swift River School
201 Wendell Rd, New Salem 01355
MEETING NOTICE
NEW SALEM/WENDELL POLICY COMMITTEE
6:30 p.m.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Approval of the Minutes of:
April 4, 2024*
3. Policies to be reviewed:
ACAB – Sex-Based Harassment/Discrimination (Title IX*)
KLG – Relations with Police Authorities
GBEB – Staff Conduct
IGA – Curriculum Development*(current NSW 2007)-IGA/IGD-
Curriculum Development and Adoption*(new MASC) – MASC
combined and updated the policy
IHA-E – Access to Equal Educational Opportunity in the Basic
Instructional Program*(current NSW 2007) None at MASC
IHAE – Physical Education*(current NSW 2007) None at MASC
IHAL – Study of Religion as an Aspect of Culture*(current NSW 2007)
None at MASC
IHAM – Health Education*(current 2007) MASC updated
IHAM-1 – Notification to Sex Education Curriculum*(current NSW
2007) None at MASC
IJL – Library Material Selection and Review*(current 1992) MASC
updated
4. Next Meeting Date: November 7, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.
5. Adjournment
NEW SALEM/WENDELL SCHOOL COMMITTEE
7:00 p.m.
A. Call Meeting to Order
B. Public Hearing
C. Warrants – Record in minutes with numbers
o Gifts: Acceptance Vote
o Grants: Acceptance Vote
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. October Items
o Revisit minutes of
● June 6, 2024*
● June 26, 2024*
o MCAS overview
o Secretary position on School Committee and note taking changes – discussion and possible
vote
o Agenda design, Cliff notes – discussion and possible vote
o How to make School Committee meetings accessible and comfortable
o Next Meeting Date – November 7, 2024 – 7:00 p.m.
o New Salem/Wendell Policy Committee – November 7, 2024 – 6:30 p.m.
I. Approval of Minutes:
o September 5, 2024*
o June 6, 2024*
o June 26, 2024*
J. Adjournmen
THURSDAY, October 3, 2024
SWIFT RIVER SCHOOL