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AGENDA

WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

6:00 PM - CLOSED SESSION

7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION

WOONSOCKET MIDDLE SCHOOL

HAMLET BUILDING - 60 FLORENCE DRIVE

WOONSOCKET, RI 02895

The School Committee may vote on all items listed on this agenda.

Call to Order

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

The School Committee may seek to convene in Closed Session for the purpose of discussing the job performance of a Teacher, in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §42-46-5(a)(1) and for the purpose of discussing the Local 1137 Grievance in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §42-46-5(a)(9).

GOOD AND WELFARE – Public Comment

RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS – Superintendent Patrick McGee

● Donation from Performance Physical Therapy

● Sodexo Backpack Program

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: September 13, 2017 Open Minutes

CONSENT AGENDA

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1. Personnel Actions

- Certified Appointments/Non-Certified Appointments

2. Purchases/Transfers

3. Field Trip/Conference Requests

- iNACOL 2017 Symposium/Orlando, FL/Globe Principal/Title II Funded

4. Home Schooling Requests

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

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COMMUNICATIONS

● None.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORTS

● Facilities Subcommittee - P. Bourget, V. Gonzalez.

CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS

● None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. None.

NEW BUSINESS

1. Discussion/Approval on the appointment of the Woonsocket High School Special Education

Chairperson - P. McGee

2. Discussion/Approval to open a Kindergarten Classroom - P. McGee

3. Discussion/Approval to hire a non-budgeted Kindergarten Teacher and to post for said position -

P. McGee

4. Discussion/Approval to hire two (2) non-budgeted Elementary Building Teacher Assistants and to

post for said positions - P. McGee

5. Discussion/Approval to open a behavioral classroom at the Hamlet Middle School - P. McGee

6. Discussion/Approval to open a behavioral classroom at the Villa Nova Middle School - P. McGee

7. Discussion/Approval on the Rhode Island Student Survey - P. McGee

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

● Rhode Island Schools Facility Reports

SCHOOL COMMITTEE GOOD AND WELFARE

● None.

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For additional information or to request interpreter services, or other special services for the hearing impaired (ie, readers/captioners, etc), please contact Office of Superintendent three days prior to the meeting at (401) 767-4608; or by the Tuesday prior to the meeting, or call 1-800-745-5555 (TTY), 1-800-745-6575 (Voice). This agenda will be posted 48 hours prior to the meeting. Any changes to this agenda will be posted on the Woonsocket Education Department website at www.woonsocketschools.com, McFee Administration Building, Woonsocket Middle School, WACTC, City Hall, and Harris Library and will be electronically filed with the Secretary of State at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The Woonsocket Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, or disability. Posted on September 25, 2017.

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