Below please find the agenda for the upcoming Woonsocket School Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Open session will begin promptly at 7:00pm.
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
Virtual Platform:
Meeting ID
Phone Numbers
(US)+1 720-500-4750
PIN: 693 460 935#
Or
WOON Radio - Channel 1240 for AM Radio
Or
Channel 99.5 for FM Radio
AGENDA
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2022
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/umz-qgih-bvn
Phone Numbers
(US)+1 720-500-4750
PIN: 693 460 935#
Or
WOON Radio - Channel 1240 for AM Radio
Or
Channel 99.5 for FM Radio
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The School Committee may vote on all items listed on this agenda.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
GOOD AND WELFARE – Pothier-Citizens’ Elementary Campus Student Presentation and Public
Comment
RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
● Appointment of the Pothier-Citizens’ Elementary Campus Principal
● Sodexo Future Chef Competitions
● National and Rhode Island Honor Society
● National Junior Honor Society Induction
● WHS Collage Concert
● 2022 Rhode Island Finance Challenge Access Zone Division
● President-Elect of the Rhode Island School Committee Association
● District Move Up Days
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: May 11, 2022 Closed Meeting Minutes; May 11, 2022 Open Meeting
Minutes
CONSENT AGENDA
● Purchases/Transfers
● Field Trip/Conference Requests
○ SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference/Atlanta, GA/SkillsUSA Instructors
and Students/SkillsUSA Activity Account, Categorical Grant, Parent Support, and
Fundraising
● Homeschooling Requests
COMMUNICATIONS
● None
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
● Personnel Matters
● End of School Year Events
SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
● Policy Update - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke
● Health and Wellness Update - D. Burke, A. Costa
CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
● Financial Update - B. Peryea
● Special Education Update - D. Morelle, K. Girard
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. None.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion/Approval to add a Member to the School Building Capital Committee - P. McGee, B.
Peryea
2. Discussion/Approval on the amendments to the Non-Union Benefits Policy - 1st Passage - .
Kapiskas, D. Burke
3. Discussion/Approval on the amendments to the School Committee Bylaws - 1st Passage -
L. Kapiskas, D. Burke
4. Discussion/Approval on the Student Representation to the School Committee Policy - 1st
Passage - 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.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 di]criminate on the basis of age, color, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion,
national origin, or disability. Posted on May 20, 2022.
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