Woonsocket School Committee Meeting Agenda 1-12-2022
Attached please find the agenda for the upcoming Woonsocket School Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 12, 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
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Virtual Platform:
Meeting ID
Phone Numbers
(US)+1 347-486-6942
PIN: 644 238 591#
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WOON Radio - Channel 1240 for AM Radio or Channel 99.5 for FM Radio
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AGENDA
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 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/ggw-jgdh-vop
Phone Numbers
(US)+1 347-486-6942
PIN: 644 238 591#
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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 – Bernon Heights Elementary Student Presentation and Public Comment
(In-person only).
RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
● Track and Field Coach of the Year
● Rhode Island Boys Volleyball Coach of the Year
● WHS Toy Drive
● Donation to the Athletic Department
● Donation to the Gloria Gemma Foundation
● Villa Nova Middle School Pantry and Caring Closet
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 15, 2021 Closed Meeting Minutes and December 15, 2021 Open
Meeting Minutes
CONSENT AGENDA
● Purchases/Transfers
● Field Trip/Conference Requests - None.
● Homeschooling Requests
COMMUNICATIONS
● ESSER III Community Input Meeting
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
● Personnel Matters
● COVID Update
SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
● School Building Capital Update - A. Notarianni
● SELAC Update - L. Kapiskas
CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
● Technology/Facility Update - A. Notarianni
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. None.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion on vaccine rates for community/students and test sites for community - 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 January 7, 2022.
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