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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-03-24 School Committee Minutes - DraftRrw -�"r:' Town of Reading �CECLIVEi) ' i Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK REA!)1\1 C, MA. ?.It 2022 AUG 31 NM 2: 44 Board - committee - commission - Council: School Committee Date: 2022-03-24 Time: 7:00 PM Building: School - Memorial High Location: School Library Address: 62 Oakland Road Session: Open Session Purpose: Open Session Version: Draft Attendees: Members - Present: Erin Gaffen, Tom Wise, Carla Nazzaro, Chuck Robinson, Shawn Brandt and Sarah McLaughlin Members - Not Present: Others Present: Superintendent Tom Mllaschewski, Assistant Superintendent Sarah Hardy, Dirctor of Human Resources Michelle Roach, and Smirtha Srinivasan Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Samantha LaPierre on behalf of the Chair Topics of Discussion: A. Call to Order Chair Wise called open session to order at 7:02p.m. and reviewed the agenda. B. Routine Matters 1. Public Input Mr. Wise called for public comment. 2. Consent Agenda 3. Reports Smritha Srinivasan stated that last Friday Mr. RMHS took place, there were 9 contestants and she said it was very entertaining. Spring sports tryouts and practices have started. Tomorrow there will be a karaoke night at the high school, 7:30-9:30pm and all students grades 8-12 are welcome, admission will be $5. Smrltha stated that everyone is enjoyed to new comfort dog and his presence around the schools. Page 1 1 Dr. Milaschewski gave a shout out to all of the middle school Parker students who participated in High School Musical 2, he said it was a great show and the students put on an wonderful performance. Dr. Milaschewski stated that the leadership team has been ramping up our efforts to encourage families to enroll in Kindergarten and made an announcement to help spread to word to any incoming kindergarten families. Mrs. Nazzaro stated the bi-law committee is tonight, and she would provide an update in the next meeting. She stated she attended the democratic town meeting. Mrs. Gaffen — No Report Mr. Wise thanked the community for all of the volunteers who participated at the robotics competition. Mr. Robinson stated Recreation committee met. Ms. McLaughlin — No Report Mr. Brandt stated Reading ARPA advisory committee met last night and has began discussions of what the priorities are m fund with the ARPA dollars. The next ARPA advisory committee meeting is on March 20. Dr. Hardy stated she attended the robotics competition over the weekend, she said it was a really great event with 40 teams participating. She stated that RPS is rolling out an implementation of the new math program, and they have began to move ahead to model that for literacy. The fust Reading in Reading committee, literacy leadership to LLT has had 2 meetings, April 14a meeting will have a detailed update from the work of the committee and the next steps. C. New Business 1.Presentation on Reauest to Name the Reading Memorial High School Track Mr. Brandt moved- seconded by Mr. Robinson to take out of order item El — Presentation on request to name the Reading Memorial High School Track. The vote carried 6-0. Mr. Brandt, Mrs. Gaffer, Ms. McLaughlin, Mrs. Nazzaro, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Wise. Mr. Cal McFadden and Mr. John Fiore presented a request to have the track at Reading Memorial High School named after veteran Hal Croft. Mr. McFadden provided background on the service that represented Mr. Croft's commitment to the Town of Reading and to the country. 2. Student Resource Officer Annual Update Mr. Brandt moved, seconded by Mrs. Nazzaro to take out of order item E2 — Student Resource Officer Annual Update. The vote carried 6-0. Mr. Brandt, Mrs. Gaffen, Ms. McLaughlin, Mrs. Nazzaro, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Wise. SRO Brian Lewis presented an overview of their work in the schools this year. Officer Lewis introduced "Cooper the Comfort Dog" to the school committee and stated it has been a great tool for communication over the past week and the students are really enjoying having Cooper in the buildings. Dr. Milaschewski stated there would be a change in the ALICE drill protocol, he stated that students at the elementary level will not participate in live drills, and it will be focused on staff and teacher training only. Page 1 2 3. Student Om ortunity Act Submission Review, Discussion and Vote Dr. Hardy presented an outline of the Student Opportunity Act plan submission as it relates to the required elements. The Student Opportunity Act is a new plan in the Commonwealth's commitment to ensure that every student in the state experiences high- quality learning opportunities to lead to success. The SOA Plan is the legislative requirement for districts to develop 3 -year plans and to provide annual updates to DESE describing progress in implementing programs that results in closing identified gaps for student groups. The 2022 SOA plan components include: 1. Intentionally focus on students' groups 2. Adopt, deepen, or continue specific evidence -based programs to close opportunity and achievement gaps 3. Monitor success in reducing disparities in achievement among student subgroups 4. Engage families, particularly those families representing student subgroups Mr. Brandt moved, seconded by Mrs. Nazzaro to approve the Student Opportunity Act Submission as presented. The vote carried 6-0. Mr. Brandt, Mrs. Gaffen, Ms. McLauehlin, Mrs. Nazzaro Mr. Robinson and Mr. Wise. D. Personnel Action 1. Vote on Memorandum of Understanding with Reading Cafeteria Employees, AFSCME. Council 93. Local 1703 Mr. Robinson provided a brief outline of the new Memorandum of Understanding with the Reading Cafeteria Employees. The MUA is the request of the contractually promised Joint Labor Management Committee discussions over the last few months. Mr. Brandt moved, seconded by Mr. Robinson to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Reading Cafeteria Employees, AFSCME, Council 93, Local 1703. The vote carried 6-0. Mr. Brandt, Mrs. Gallen, Ms. McLaughlin, Mrs. Nazzaro, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Wise. 2. School Committee Assignment to Joint Labor Committees Ms. Roach provided an overview of the Joint Labor Management Committees required under the agreement between Reading School Committee and Reading Teachers Association. The committee was asked to time one member to serve on each of these committees. Mr. Wise asked if any member had a preference of which committee they would like to some on. Mrs. Nazzaro and Mrs. Gaffen expressed interest in the Teacher Assessment Process, Mrs. Nazzaro was nominated. Mr. Brandt and Mr. Robinson expressed interested in the RTA Salary Schedule, Mr. Brandt was nominated. Ms. McLaughlin expressed interest in the caseloads and was nominated. Mrs. Geffen was nominated to serve on the Professional Development ongoing committee Page 1 3 Mr. Robinson was nominated to serve on the Technology Impact ongoing committee. 3. FY22 Quarterly Personnel Update Ms. Roach walked the committee through the human resources quarterly dashboards which includes all relevant human resources actions between the dates of July I, 2021 through March 18, 2022. She reviewed the current open positions available in the district and provided an update on staffing and recruitment strategies. The dashboards and full list of open positions are included. in the packet. Adioumment Mrs. Gaffen moved, seconded by Ms. MCLauahlin to adjourn. The roll call vote carried 6-0. Mr. Brandt, Mrs. Gaffen. Ms. McLaughlin, Mrs. Nacearo, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Wise. The meeting adjourned at 9:OOp.m. NOTE: The minutes reflect the order as stated in the posted meeting agenda not the order they occurred during the meeting. Link to meeting video: School Committee 03-24-2022 - YouTube Page 14