AGENDA
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2024
7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION
In Person Location:
HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA
60 FLORENCE DRIVE, WOONSOCKET, RI 02895
Or
Meeting ID
meet.google.com/jjg-xdsx-mqd
Phone Numbers
(US)+1 605-854-1217
PIN: 794 819 917#
Or
WOON Radio - Channel 1240 for AM Radio
Or
Channel 99.5 for FM Radio
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Call to Order
Roll Call
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
GOOD AND WELFARE – Citizens’ Memorial Elementary Student Presentation and Public Comment
For anyone addressing the School Committing during Good and Welfare, please begin with your name and address. Your comments shall be no more than five minutes of speaking time and should be in good decorum. Please be aware that the Committee cannot respond to you during good & welfare but may direct you to an appropriate member of the administration team or may meet with you directly after the meeting for further discussion.
RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
● WHS Festival Concert
● SkillsUSA Rhode Island Awards Ceremony
● Woonsocket Athletes Learn Life-Saving Techniques
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 27, 2024 Closed Meeting Minutes and March 27, 2024 Open Meeting Minutes
CONSENT AGENDA
● Purchases/Transfers
● Field Trip/Conference Requests
○ LRP’s National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities
Conference/Savannah, GA/McFee Admin/IDEA Grant Funded
● Homeschooling Requests
COMMUNICATIONS
● Report from Student Representative
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
● Personnel Matters Update
● Update on Contract Negotiations
● Update on the Cass Park Athletic Complex and Clubhouse.
● End of School Year Event Calendar
SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
● None
CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
● Technology/Facilities Update - A. Notarianni
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. None
NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion/Approval on the Amendments to the Graduation Policy - L. Kapiskas
ADJOURNMENT
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For additional information or to request interpreter services, or other special services for the hearing impaired (i.e., readers/captioners,
etc.), please contact Office of Superintendent three days prior to the meeting at (401) 767-4608; or by the Tuesday prior to the meeting,
or call 1-800-745-5555 (TTY), 1-800-745-6575 (Voice). This agenda will be posted 48 hours prior to the meeting. Any changes to this
agenda will be posted on the Woonsocket Education Department website at www.woonsocketschools.com, McFee Administration
Building, Woonsocket Middle School, WACTC, City Hall, and Harris Library and will be electronically filed with the Secretary of State at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The Woonsocket Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, or disability. Posted on April 5, 2024
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