SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Groton-Dunstable Regional High School Library
School Committee (regular meeting) with Executive Session
Anticipated1 Agenda2:
7:00 PM I. Call to Order
7:02 PM II. Pledge of Allegiance – High School Students
7:10 PM III. Announcements
7:15 PM IV. Approval of Minutes – February 27, 2013 SC Minutes (Action)
7:18 PM V. Vote to Accept Warrant Articles
7:19 PM VI. Questions and Comments from the Public
7:20 PM VII. Presentations
7:25 PM VIII. Reports
A. Subcommittees
B. Superintendent
C. Director of Business and Finance
D. Advisory Committees
E. Chair
7:45 PM IX. Discussions
1. Technology Warrant (Action)
8:00 PM X. New Business
8:05 PM A. 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.
8:40 PM XI. Adjournment
Note: action items will be handled as business is presented
1 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 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 section of the meeting. However, the Committee reserves the right to rearrange its agenda to accommodate special circumstances.
2. Any citizen wishing to speak before the Committee shall identify himself/herself by name and may speak for up to three minutes. At a typical meeting, only 10 minutes are allocated for questions and comments. Therefore, a large number of citizens can be satisfactorily accommodated only if notification is provided to the Chair and Superintendent well in advance of the meeting. No citizen may speak more than once without permission of the Chair. All citizens shall speak to the full Committee through the Chair and shall not address individual members or administrators.
3. Individuals may comment on any item within the scope of responsibilities of the School Committee. It is expected that questions or comments will be made in a productive manner and with common courtesy.
4. An organized group of citizens appear

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.