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A survey was conducted over the summer which received over 750 responses. The <br />survey will help craft what the community wants to see going forward and what <br />questions can be answered. A top written -in concern was school enrollment and the <br />impact we could see. <br />School Committee members asked questions and brought the conversation back to the <br />impact on the schools. Looking at future enrollment projections will be an important <br />factor. The committee stressed that pure enrollment isn't as much of a factor as student <br />need is and they provided examples of how classrooms and other spaces are used for <br />different programming based on need. They asked if there was a way to partner to try <br />to determine or forecast needs in alignment with the DESE High Need categories of <br />students — Multi -Language Learners, Low -Income Learners, and Special Education. <br />2. RMHS Student Handbook Review & Approval (A) <br />Interim RMHS Principal, Mrs. Jessica Callanan, provided a memo within the packet that <br />summarizes the changes to the RMHS student handbook. A document tracking changes <br />made was also provided in the packet and once approved, Ms. Callanan will correct each <br />change in the document. Many of the changes are self-explanatory such as language <br />clean up, grammar, changing names, references, etc. <br />Mrs. Gaffen motioned to approve the 2023-2024 Reading Memorial High School Student <br />Handbook, seconded by Mrs. Nazzaro. There are some items not reflective of current <br />practice and it was noted the School Council will work on this throughout the year. Mrs. <br />Callanan's goal is to present an updated handbook to the School Committee in June for <br />approval for the 2024-2025 school year. Mr. Wise reviewed some of the items he <br />previously reviewed with Mrs. Callanan which she agreed would be corrected before the <br />Handbook was published. The vote passed 5-0. <br />C. Personnel <br />1. Review Draft Superintendent Goals for FY23-24 <br />Dr. Milaschewski reviewed the draft Superintendent Goals as provided in the packet. <br />Many of the goals are challenging and the measurability of the goals is straightforward <br />making them easier to measure. With this, it would be helpful for the committee to <br />consider a rating scale given the specificity of the goals. <br />E. New Business <br />3. Meeting Management & Presentation Protocol Discussion <br />At the end of the last fiscal year, Mr. Brandt and Ms. McLaughlin asked to discuss meeting <br />management and presentation protocols in a future meeting. Mr. Brandt and Ms. <br />McLaughlin walked through some of their ideas as ways to improve efficiency such as <br />written reports, a hard cap on discussions, when to table a discussion for the next <br />meeting, prioritizing important agenda items, and creating ground rules for presenters <br />with clear objectives and stringent deadlines for submitting presentations. <br />Page 1 2 <br />