Groton-Dunstable Regional School District
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Groton-Dunstable Regional High School Library
School Committee (regular meeting) including Executive Session
Anticipated1 Agenda2:
6:00 PM I. A. Call to Order
Vote to enter into Executive Session for the purpose to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel in accordance with M.G.L. Ch. 30A, Sec. 21 a-2 and to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares in accordance with M.G.L. Ch. 30A, Sec. 21 a-3.
7:00 PM B. Reconvene to regular meeting.
7:02 PM II. Pledge of Allegiance – Florence Roche Grade 4 - Austin Hance and Finn Shiely.
Introduced by their teacher Beth Clark.
7:10 PM III. Announcements
7:13 PM IV. Approval of Minutes – December 12, 2012 SC Minutes – (Action)
December 12, 2012 SC Workshop Minutes (Action)
December 24, 2012 SC Workshop Minutes (Action)
December 12, 2012 Special B&F Minutes – (Action)
December 17, 2012 Special B&F Minutes – (Action)
7:30 PM V. Vote to Accept Warrant Articles
7:33 PM VI. Questions and Comments from the Public
7:36 PM VII. Presentations
A. Draft School Calendar 2013-2014 (Info)
B. Field Trip – Band & Chorus – Hershey & Philadelphia – (Action)
C. Introduction to Superintendent Evaluation – K. Clery (Info)
8:10 PM VIII. Reports
A. Subcommittees
B. Superintendent
1. Donation – 2 Dell Systems (Action)
C. Director of Business and Finance
1. Extend Dee Bus Contract (Action)
2. Motion to approve SC Chair to sign funding agreement for MS Roof (Action)
D. Advisory Committees
E. Chair
8:20 PM IX. Discussions
8:25 PM X. New Business
8:30 PM XI. Adjournment
Note: action items will be handled as business is presented
1 The listing of topics that the Chair reasonable anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will be discussed. Not all topics listed may, in fact, be discussed and other topics not listed may be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.
2 Votes may to be taken at any time during the meeting.
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Groton-Dunstable Regional School District School Committee
Rules for Questions and Comments from the Public
A School Committee business meeting is a meeting of a governmental body at which members deliberate over public business. We welcome your attendance at the Committee’s regular business meetings.
The School Committee encourages the public to participate on issues that affect them or the school district and are within the scope of the Committee’s responsibilities. Therefore, the Committee has set aside time at each business meeting to receive questions and comments from the public. In addition, if the Committee believes that an issue requires additional dialogue with the community, the Committee may schedule a separate public meeting on that issue or add it to a future agenda.
Any citizen wishing to make a longer presentation to the School Committee on an item that is of interest to him/her, and that is within the scope of the Committee’s responsibilities, may request time for that presentation on the agenda of a future meeting. Such a request should be in writing (e.g., e-mail) and should be communicated to the Chair and Superintendent. Together they will determine whether or not to place the item on a regular meeting agenda, or whether additional information is needed to make that decision. If an item is accepted for an upcoming agenda, the time, duration, format, handout material, etc., will be coordinated with the presenter.
The general rules for the School Committee’s public question and comment period follow:
1. Public questions and comments shall generally follow the presentations sect

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.