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AGENDA
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
6:30 PM - CLOSED SESSION
7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION
In Person Location:
HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA
60 FLORENCE DRIVE, WOONSOCKET, RI 02895
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Call to Order
Roll Call The Committee may seek to convene in executive session in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-5(a)(1) to discuss the job performance of certain teachers.
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
GOOD AND WELFARE – Governor Pothier Elementary and Public Comment
    For anyone addressing the School Committee 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     ● None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February 12, 2025 Closed Meeting Minutes and February 12, 2025     Open Meeting Minutes
CONSENT AGENDA
    ● Purchases/Transfers
    ● Field Trip/Conference Requests
    ● Homeschooling Requests
COMMUNICATIONS
    ● Report from the Student Representative
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
    ● Personnel Matters Update
SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
    ● Policy Subcommittee Update - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke
CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
    ● Special Education Update - D. Morelle
    ● Financial Update - B. Peryea
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
    1. None
NEW BUSINESS
    1. Vote to non-renew certain teachers and end their employment relationship as of the end of     the 2024-2025 school year - P. Bourget
    2. Discussion/Approval on the WSC Resolution - Transportation of Private School Students -     P. Bourget
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.woonsocket schools.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 February 24, 2025.

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