2023-01-09 School Committee Minutes

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W Of Fq0 Town of Reading RECEIVED Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK 4 READING, MA, Board -Committee -Commission -Council: 23P3MAY -4PM 4:59 School Committee Date: 2023-01-09 Time: 7:00 PM Building: Reading Memorial High School Location: Library Address: 62 Oakland Road, Reading, MA Members Present: - Shawn Brandt, Erin Gaffen, Sarah McLaughlin, Carla Nazzaro, Charles Robinson, Tom Wise Others Present: Superintendent Dr. Tom Milaschewski, Susan Bottan, Dr. Jennifer Stys, Dr. Sarah Hardy Other Presenters: Stephen Burnham, Caidin Shelburne, Sarah Leveque, Nicole Schwartz, Kurtis Martin, Karen Hall, Heather Leonard, Allison Wright, Melissa Forbes, Erin Burchill, Alissa Gallegos Minutes Respectfully submitted by: Susan E Brown on behalf of the chairperson. A. Call to order— Mr. Brandt opened the session at 7:00 pm and reviewed the agenda. B. Public Comment—no public comment Consent Agenda — Ms. Nazzaro motioned to approve the consent agenda, seconded by Mr. Wise. No discussion, vote passed 6-0. Reports 2. Dr. Stys reported that the department had an interview with the state for TFM (Tiered Focus Monitoring), many documents were uploaded into the states system to show all the work the Special Education Department has done, there was a parent's survey conducted with over 100 respondents, there were interviews and tours done with the state as well. If there are any issues, there will be progress monitoring to ensure that those issues are managed accordingly. We will get feedback within 30 days. The community connections meetings continue to be held in conjunction with the YMCA, Communitas, School Department and Reading Rec all work together to ensure community flyers etc. are translated so that all members of the community can access them. There will be a MLK Jr. program held at the RMHS on Monday starting with a breakfast. There will be an adaptive drama club through Communitas, and the YMCA is beginning several sessions of adaptive swim. 3. Dr. Hardy reported on REF (Reading Education Foundation) there were many grant proposals sent to REF for approval, on innovative ways to support staff and students. These will be approved in the spring. At the elementary level there are 2 curriculum implementations ARC Core — unit 3 is being launched of the 4 being offered, the implementation team is made up of teachers being led by Erin Burchill, collaborating to make this a successful program. Illustrative Math is being rolled out with the STEM coordinator Heather Leonard; Reading is collaborating with the town of Wakefield to work together to share resources in the implementation of this program.