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Regular School Committee Meeting - January 27, 2014
REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Salem School Committee will hold a Regular School Committee meeting on Monday January 27, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the School Committee Chambers at Collins Middle School, 29 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA.


REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
January 27, 2014
This agenda includes the agenda from the meeting of the School Committee that was canceled on January 21, 2014

I.      Call of Meeting to Order

II.     Approval of the Agenda

III.    Approval of Minutes

Deliberation on the approval of the Minutes of the December 16, 2013 Regular School Committee Meeting

Deliberation on the approval of the minutes to the January 6, 2014 Organizational Meeting of the School Committee.

IV.     Questions and Comments from the Audience

V.      Student Representative Report – Patrick Cornacchio
        SHS Advanced Health Class Presentation

VI.     Superintendent ReportDr. Stephen Russell     
        National Center for Time & Learning (NCLT) – Report on Progress
        Update on Principal Search
        
VII.    Assistant Superintendent Report –Ms. Kate Carbone / Ms. Margaret Marotta
        Balanced Literacy Report

VIII.   Finance ReportMr. Philip Littlehale, Business Manager

  • Approval of Warrants
December 19, 2013 in the amount of $268,721.67
December 26, 2013 in the amount of $162,219.29
January 2, 2014     in the amount of  $379,000.34
January 16, 2014 in the amount of    $265,393.29

  • FY14 Budget Transfer Requests
IX.     Action Items

  • Deliberation on the approval of the Nathaniel Bowditch Out of State Field Trip to The Farm School in Athol, MA., March 10-12, 2014
  • Deliberation on the approval of a donation in the amount of $5,000 to the Carlton School from Dribbble, LLC, to be used for the purchase of personalized software, Dreambox.
  • Deliberation on the approval of the Salem High School Winter Guard International Regional Percussion Competition in Trumbull, CT. on Saturday, March 1, 2014.   
  • Deliberation on the approval of the Salem High School Concert Band trip to perform in a concert at Carnegie Hall in NYC, March 7-8, 2014.
  • Deliberation on the approval of the Salem High School Winter Guard International Color Guard in Dayton, Ohio, April 2-5, 2014,.  
  • Deliberation on the approval of the Salem High School Winter Guard International Percussion World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, April 9-14, 2014.
  • Deliberation on the approval of the Salem High School Music Department’s annual trip to Canobie Lake Park, Salem, New Hampshire June 13, 2014.
  • Deliberation on the approval of the Salem high School Harvard Model Congress request to participate in a four day conference in Boston, Ma. - February 20 – 2, 2014.
X.      Sub Committee Reports

        Policy Subcommittee
Finance Subcommittee
Personnel Subcommittee
Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee
Curriculum Subcommittee
Special Education Subcommittee

XI.     School Committee Concerns and Resolutions

XII.    Questions and Comments from the Audience regarding the January 27, 2014 agenda

XIII.   Adjournment

Respectfully submitted by:
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Eileen M. Sacco, Secretary to the
Salem School Committee