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School Committee Meeting Schedule

Draft of agenda items and meeting dates for the 2010 - 2011 school year. From: http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/_documentsFY11/school_committee_calendar_agenda_items_09_13_10.pdf

School Committee Calendar & Agenda Items 2010-20111
1ST DRAFT
All meetings are held at the Education Center, 100 Walnut St., Frazier Room (#210), Newtonville, 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

• September 13 Monday 7:30 p.m.
  

Superintendent’s Report
Budget Report (FY10 final)
SPED Study Status Update
Day Middle School Space Options and Update on Elementary Space Needs
Discussion of Systemwide Goals
Discussion of 2010-2011 Proposed School Committee Calendar/Agenda Items/Public Interaction
Vote to Appoint Delegate & Alternate for MASC/MASS Conference

• September 27 Monday 7:30 p.m.
  

Superintendent’s Report
Review of Naming Facilities Policy
Preliminary Report on Student Placements and Policies
Continued Discussion of Facilities
Continued Discussion of Systemwide Goals
Continued Discussion/Vote on 2010-2011 Proposed School
Committee Calendar/Agenda Items
School Committee Subcommittee and Liaison Updates

• October 12 6:30 p.m.
  

Tuesday Public Hearing on Naming Facilities & Student Placements & Policies
Superintendent’s Report
Budget Report
SPED Study Status Update
Professional Development Report FY11 (including summer workshops)
Staffing Update
Enrollment Update
Discussion re: 2011-2012 School Calendar
Discussion re: MASC/MASS Resolutions
Continued Discussion/Vote on Systemwide Goals
Appointment of Budget Guidelines Subcommittee and Initial Discussion of FY12 Budget Guidelines

• October 25 Monday 7:30 p.m.
  

Superintendent’s Report:
Curriculum Review for 2010-2011
Facilities Report – Short term and Long Range
Continued Discussion of FY12 Budget Guidelines
Vote re: 2010-2011 School Calendar
Vote re: MASC/MASS Resolutions
Vote re: Naming Facilities Policy
School Committee Subcommittee and Liaison Updates

• November 8 Monday 7:30 p.m.
  

Superintendent’s Report
Budget Report
SPED Study Status Update
Exit Statistics Report
Assessment & Measurement Presentation
Vote re: FY12 Budget Guidelines

• November 15 Monday 7:00 p.m.
  

School Committee Caucus

• November 22 Monday 7:30 p.m.
  

Superintendent’s Report:
Affirmative Action Report
Enrollment Analysis Report
Facilities Report – Short Term and Long Range
Report on Student Placement & Policies
Newton Partnerships - Safe Schools Healthy Students
School Committee Subcommittee and Liaison Updates

• December 13 Monday 7:30 p.m.
  

Superintendent’s Report
SPED Study Status Update
Budget Report
Report re: MCAS Results
Vote re: Payroll/Contract Authorization Signatures

• January 10 Monday 7:30PM
  

Presentation of the MASS Awards for Academic Excellence/Blumer Book
Awards
Superintendent’s Report
Budget Report
Student Services Report
Class Size Report

• January 24 Monday 7:30PM
  

Superintendent’s Report:
Facilities Report – Short term and Long Range
School Committee Subcommittee and Liaison Updates
PTO Equity Update

• February 14 Monday 7:30PM
  

Superintendent’s Report
Budget Report
Mid-Year Report on Systemwide Goals

• February 28 Monday 7:30PM
  

Superintendent’s Report:
Facilities Report – Short term and Long Range
Security Policy Review
Presentation – Career & Technical Education Program
School Committee Subcommittee and Liaison Updates

• March 7 Monday 7:00PM
  

(Special Meeting – FY12 Budget)
Superintendent’s FY12 Budget Presentation

• March 10 Thursday 7:00PM
  

(Special Meeting – FY12 Budget)
FY12 Budget Discussion:
Regular Instruction – elementary, middle & high schools, technology, program adjustments

• March 14 Monday 7:30PM
  

(Regular Meeting & FY12 Budget)
Superintendent’s Report
FY12 Budget Discussion:
Special Education, ELL, Curriculum & Instruction, Professional
Development, Career & Technical Education

• March 17 Thursday 7:00PM
  

(Special Meeting – FY12 Budget)
FY12 Budget Discussion:
Non Instructional Areas: School Committee, Central Staff, Human Resources, Operations, Transportation, Food Services, Business, Finance & Planning

• March 21 Monday 7:00PM
  

(Special Meeting – FY12 Budget)
Straw Vote re: FY12 Budget

• March 24 Thursday 7:00 PM
  

(Special Meeting – FY12 Budget)
Public Hearing re: FY12 Budget

• March 28 Monday 7:30PM
  

(Regular Meeting & FY12 Budget)
Superintendent’s Report
Facilities Report – Short term and Long Range
Private School Enrollment Report
Final Vote re: FY12 Budget
School Committee Subcommittee and Liaison Updates

• March 31 Thursday 7:00 PM
  

Extra Date for FY12 Budget Discussion (if necessary)

• April 11 Monday 7:30PM
  

Superintendent’s Report
Budget Report
Discussion of Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)

• April 25 Monday 7:30PM
  

Superintendent’s Report:
Vote re: Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
Facilities Report – Short term and Long Range
Vote re: Last Day of School
School Committee Subcommittee and Liaison Updates

• May 9 Monday 7:30PM
  

Superintendent’s Report Monday Public Hearing and Vote re: School Choice
Budget Report
Presentation from Health Dept.

• May 23 Monday 7:30PM
  

Superintendent’s Report:
Facilities Report – Short term and Long Range
School Committee Subcommittee and Liaison Updates

• June 13 Monday 7:30PM
  

Superintendent’s Report
Student Services Report
Budget Report
METCO Update

• June 27 Monday 7:30PM
  

Superintendent’s Report:
Facilities Report – Short term and Long Range
End of Year Report on Systemwide Goals
School Committee Subcommittee and Liaison Updates

Calendar may be revised as the year progresses and as the School Committee and/or Superintendent deem necessary.

Special Education

The Special Education page includes (or will include):

• General documents related to Special Education
  
  • Glossary of Special Education Terms Used in Newton
    
  • Report on trends in Special Education
    
  • Community Advisory Group Report on School Costs
    
• State Reports on SPED in Newton
• Student Services Reports
  
  • Out of District Placements Graphs
• School Committee Minutes related to Special Education
• Links to NPS and PAC Web Sites
• Special Education Programs and Services
• History of special education in Newton
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Operations

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