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Dr. Snow Dockser shared that she was thrilled to attend the opening meeting this <br />morning. The energy and excitement was palpable in the Performing Arts Center. <br />Chair Borawski reported that she also attended the opening day meeting and was <br />honored to speak. <br />She also reported that the Board of Selectmen voted to put forward the amount of <br />$7.5M for the override question. Upcoming meetings are September 1; <br />Community Financial Forum, September 12; Special Town Meeting and October <br />18; Special Election. <br />Superintendent's Report <br />Superintendent Doherty thanked the custodial and facilities staff for all their hard <br />work to ensure our buildings were ready to open on the fust day of school. He <br />went on to provide an overview of the work done over the summer months <br />including all schools cleaned, waxed and ready to go, preventative maintenance <br />on our mechanical plant, painting of classrooms, refinishing of floors and the <br />installation of ceiling fans in classrooms on the 40 floor of RMHS. <br />Dr. Doherty updated the community on the lead in water testing. Additional <br />testing was done at Killam, Coolidge and Birch Meadow and the solution of <br />replacing the faucets at the sources did not result in lower results at most of the <br />affected areas, especially at the Killam Elementary School. As a result, additional <br />steps will be taken to ensure the safety of our students including the creation of <br />handwashing only stations at the affected areas in the classrooms and washrooms <br />and capping all affected water fountains and providing bottled water dispensers. <br />The elevated lead levels in the water is a systemic problem, probably due to the <br />age of the buildings particularly Killam. <br />Mrs. Borawski asked about the budgetary impact and how parents have been <br />notified. Dr. Doherty shared that all parents received information via Connect - <br />Ed. Mr. Huggins will be tracking the cost of providing bottled water at the <br />affected buildings. <br />Over the summer the District Leadership Team held five days of discussion on <br />several topics in preparation for the start of the school year. Attorney Michael <br />Joyce presented information on student legal issues including Chapter 222, <br />bullying and harassment, attendance, 504, special education, student records and <br />investigations. The teacher evaluation process was reviewed and action plans <br />developed for closing the achievement gap, math instruction, literacy and social <br />emotional learning were all discussed during the team's retreat. <br />Mr. Martin reviewed the summer activity in Learning and Teaching. Several <br />professional development opportunities were held both in dist4rict and out of <br />district. Staff members attended the 2016 International Literacy Association <br />conference held in Boston. A Know Atom Science workshop was held for grade <br />3 — 5 teachers and a grade 6 Science workshop was held. Curriculum work was <br />done in several areas. <br />Page 1 3 <br />