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Attached please find the agenda for the upcoming Woonsocket School Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 21, 2021.  Closed session will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.  Open session will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m.  

 

Please be advised that this meeting will be held in person.  However, the public will also have the option to listen virtually.   In addition, if a member from the public would like to speak during Public Good and Welfare, you will need to address the School Committee in person at the Hamlet Middle School Cafeteria.  

  

In Person Location:

Hamlet Middle School, Cafeteria

60 Florence Drive, Woonsocket

 

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Virtual Platform:

Meeting ID

meet.google.com/qhf-tsko-uti

Phone Numbers

(‪US)‪+1 318-620-0195

PIN: ‪221 074 753#

 

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Thank you and enjoy the upcoming weekend!

 

Best regards,

Kim

 

Kimberly Blais

Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent/School Committee Recording Secretary

Woonsocket Education Department

108 High Street

Woonsocket, RI  02895

(401) 767-4608 - phone

(401) 767-4647 - fax

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AGENDA

WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2021

6:00 PM - CLOSED SESSION

7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION

In Person Location:

HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA

60 FLORENCE DRIVE

WOONSOCKET, RI 02895

Or

Virtual Platform:

Meeting ID

meet.google.com/qhf-tsko-uti

Phone Numbers

(US)0195-620-+1 318

PIN: 221 074 753#

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

Call to Order

Roll Call

The School Committee may seek to convene in Closed Session for the purpose of discussing the teachers’ and paraprofessionals’ collective bargaining agreements in accordance with RIGL

§ 42-46-5(a)(2).

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

GOOD AND WELFARE – Public Comment (In-person only)

RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

● None.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 23, 2021 Closed Meeting Minutes, June 23, 2021 Open Meeting Minutes

CONSENT AGENDA

● Purchases/Transfers

● Field Trip/Conference Requests - None.

● Homeschooling Requests

COMMUNICATIONS

● None.

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

● Personnel Matters

● Update on Contract Negotiations

● Update on State of Rhode Island Guidance for COVID-19

SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

● Finance Update - P. Bourget, A. Leclaire

CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS

● Special Education Update - J. Sullivan, D. Morelle

● Financial Update - B. Peryea

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Discussion/Approval on the Amendments to the Parent Involvement Policy - 2nd Passage - P. McGee

2. Discussion/Approval on the High Road Contract - P. McGee, B. Peryea

NEW BUSINESS

1. Discussion/Approval on Bid 22-01 Janitorial Supplies - B. Peryea

2. Discussion/Approval on Bid 22-02 Medical Supplies - B. Peryea

3. Discussion/Approval on Bid 22-03 Athletic Supplies - B. Peryea

4. Discussion/Approval on Bid 22-04 Athletic Medical Supplies - B. Peryea

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.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 July 16, 2021.

 

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