May 5, 2020

AGENDA/DOCUMENTS

BROCKTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE MAY 5, 2020, 6:00 P.M.

 

  

Dear Visitors:

 

Welcome to an open meeting of the School Committee.  This is the agenda that will be discussed this evening.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and State of Emergency, on March 12, 2020, Governor Baker issued an Executive Order Temporarily Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A sec. 20. Pursuant to the Order, public bodies are temporarily relieved from the Open Meeting Law’s requirement that meetings be held in public places, open and physically accessible to the public, so long as measures are taken to ensure public access to the bodies' deliberations "through adequate, alternative means."

This meeting will be held and will be accessible to the public via Brockton Community Access, Brockton Public Schools website, www.bpsma.org, YouTube and Comcast channel 12 , The public can access this meeting via this link:  www.youtube.com/TheBrocktonChannels

I.   CALLING OF MEETING TO ORDER/ESTABLISHING A QUORUM/FLAG SALUTE                

   II.  CONSENT AGENDA                                                                                                                                                                PAGE #

A.    Approval of April 7, 2020 Regular School Committee Meeting Minutes                                     Enc.#1          1-8       

B.     Approval of April 16, 2020 Finance Subcommittee Meeting Minutes                                                         Enc.#2          9-12

C.     Authorization to Submit Application to the FY20 U.S. Department of Justice,                                          Enc.#3          13

Bureau of Justice Assistance, STOP School Violence Grant - $750,000.00                                    

D.    Authorization to Submit Proposal to American Student Assistance (ASA) for Grant to                     Enc.#4          14

Assist with Emergency Meal Service - $10,000.00

E.     Authorization to Submit FY20 Safer Schools and Communities Local Equipment and                                 Enc.#5  15

Technology Grant Application to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and

Security - $47,380.00

F.      Authorization to Submit FY20 Summer Food Service Program EATS (Expansion, Access,            Enc.#6          16

Training and Start-up) Grant to Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary

Education (MA DESE), FC 542 - $14,855.00

G.     Acceptance of Notification of Personnel Appointments:  Non-Certified                                                    Enc.#7          17-18                  

H.    Acceptance of Notification of Personnel Actions: Leaves of Absence, Resignations, Retirements           Enc.#8          19-20

                                                        

III.   COMMUNICATION

                    

IV.   REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS                    

A.     Learning and Teaching                                                                                                                                       Enc.#9          21               

·       Community Outreach Services Update (J. Johnson-Plumer)

·       Remote Learning and Participation Update (E. Cancell, J. Saba-Maguire, C. Murray)

·       Social and Emotional Update (S. Wolder)

·       FY2020 Budget Update (A. Petronio)

·       FY2021 Budget Update (A. Petronio)

·       Graduation Ceremony Update

 

B.     2020-2021 School Year Calendar – Revised First Read                                                                                   Enc.#10         22-23

 

C.     Items to Refer to Subcommittee                                                                                                                         Enc.#11         24                

·       Public Hearing School Choice – Tuesday, May 19, 2020

 

  V.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS

         Student Opportunity Act (SOA) 3-year District Plan                                                                                             Enc.#12        25                 

 

VI.    NEW BUSINESS

          

VII.    EXECUTIVE SESSION

         School Committee will go into Executive Session:  Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter      Enc.#13         26

         30A, Section 21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open

         meeting may have a detrimental effect of the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and

         the chair so declares. [BEPA]

 

VIII.  ADJOURNMENT