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AGENDA

WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2024

7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION

In Person Location:

HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA

60 FLORENCE DRIVE, WOONSOCKET, RI 02895

Or

Meeting ID

meet.google.com/qdb-zpui-jqu

Phone Numbers

(US)+1 470-242-8599

PIN: 356 231 802#

Or

WOON Radio - Channel 1240 for AM Radio

Or

Channel 99.5 for FM Radio

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Call to Order

Roll Call

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

GOOD AND WELFARE – Woonsocket High School Band/Chorus Student Presentation and Public Comment

For anyone addressing the School Committing during Good and Welfare, please begin with your name and address. Your comments shall be no more than five minutes of speaking time and should be in good decorum. Please be aware that the Committee cannot respond to you during good & welfare but may direct you to an appropriate member of the administration team or may meet with you directly after the meeting for further discussion.

RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

● Rhode Island Interscholastic League Leadership and Service Award

● Beauty and the Beast Musical

● National Teacher Appreciation Week

● WHS Collage Concert

● WHS CCF Afterschool Year-End Celebration

● Hamlet Middle School Civics Day

● WHS TransPro Annual Bingo Fundraiser

● Mental Health Fun Run and Fair

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 24, 2024 Open Meeting Minutes

CONSENT AGENDA

● Purchases/Transfers

● Field Trip/Conference Requests

● Homeschooling Requests

COMMUNICATIONS

● Introduction of the new School Committee Student Representative for the School Year 2024-2025

● Report from current Student Representative - Matthew Cusson

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

● Personnel Matters Update

SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

● SELAC Update - L. Kapiskas

● Policy Subcommittee - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke

● Building Committee Update - P. Bourget, A. Leclaire

CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS

● Technology/Facilities Update - A. Notarianni

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. None

NEW BUSINESS

1. Discussion/Approval to rescind P8 Series.in the School Committee Policy Manual - L. Kapiskas, D.

Burke

ADJOURNMENT

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For additional information or to request interpreter services, or other special services for the hearing impaired (i.e., 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.woonsocket schools.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 May 6, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

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