School Committee of Feb. 2, 2023

Canton School Committee

Open Meeting Agenda

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February 2, 2023

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CANTON, MA

5:00 PM ELA Workshop 6:00 PM Open Session

Members of the public can access the meeting via live stream over the "Student Station" on Comcast 12/Verizon 41 and on Verizon HD2143 as well as CantonCommunityTv.org for specific and easy links to streamed LIVE coverage of the School Committee. The LIVE link will go up on the day of the meeting.

A. Call to Order
B. (60 min.) ELA Workshop Ms. Rooney and Ms. Abrams will review the elementary literacy curriculum.
C. (5 min.) Student Advisor Report Ms. Samantha Vrabel will share the student member report about GMS events. D. (15 min.) Superintendent's Report Superintendent Folan will present District progress, highlights, and accolades. E. (20 min.) Teaching and Learning Report Principal Mulhern will share an update on instructional practices at GMS. F. Unfinished Business

1. (20 min.) FY24 Budget (VOTE): Mr. Marshall will present the FY24 Budget for a final read and a vote of approval.

G. New Business

1. (10 min.) GMS CAPT Honors: GMS CAPT member(s) will present highlights of its work and discuss current

   and anticipated volunteer opportunities.

2. (45 min.) GMS Program of Studies (VOTE): Principal Mulhern will present the 2023-2024 GMS Program of

   Studies for a vote of approval.

3. (10 min.) Early Childhood Tuition Proposal (VOTE): Ms. Kilday will present the proposed 2023-2024 PreK

   tuition rates.

4. (15 min.) Policy Section D - 1st Read: Superintendent Folan and members of the policy subcommittee will

   present Section D of the CPS policy manual for a 1st read.

5. (5 min.) Negotiations Update: Superintendent Folan and Chair Merenda will provide an update on the CTA

   negotiations.

6. (15 min.) District Goal Update: Superintendent Folan will report on Priority #3, Goal #2 - By June 2023, the

   Canton Public Schools will create a shared vision for high-quality curriculum planning, instruction, and assessment across the District.

   1. Create the structure and system to facilitate monthly district-wide learning walks focused on the set of district-wide expectations that provide feedback.
   2. Define and develop a common set of district-wide expectations around best practices in teaching and learning to be used as look fors in the implementation of learning

   walks utilizing the DESE Model Educator Rubric and resources and current district data.
   3. Debrief as a district leadership team after each monthly walk to discuss the observations made regarding the area(s) of focus, develop potential trends and patterns, and engage in
   feedback & discussion regarding how the school can make progress regarding the area(s) of focus with faculty.
   4. Engage teachers in conversations regarding feedback from the district-wide learning walks and the trends and patterns identified at the building level, elementary, and middle school
   level, and district-wide in order to inform future practice and to provide feedback into the vision for curriculum, instruction and assessment.
   5. Build a data collection system to gather data regarding data collected on learning walks for analysis to inform the teaching, learning, and leading.
   6. Utilize data to drive curriculum implementation conversations.
   7. Continue the Ed Eval Ad Hoc Committee to evaluate and revise the current educator evaluation

 

Subcommittees and Negotiation Teams - Policy, Budget and Finance, Units A&E Contracts, AFSCME Units Contract School Committee Ad Hoc Task Forces/CPS Advisory Committees - Content and Communications, District Planning Process Design, Superintendent Evaluation Process Design
Liaisons Appointed to Positions on Joint Committees - Master Planning Implementation Committee (MPIC), Canton Community Preservation Committee (CCPC), Building and Renovations Committee (BRC), Canton Diversity Equity and Inclusion (CDEI), Paul Revere Heritage Commission, Sustainability, Health Insurance Advisory Committee (HIC), Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA), Canton COVID Working Group, CPSWellness/SWAG, GMS MSBA Building Committee, Student Advisory Committee

Liaisons to CPS or Town Boards, Committees, and Municipally-Governed Groups - Annual Town Meeting Prep Committee, Select Board, Town Finance Committee, Capital Planning
Liaisons to Groups Serving Canton Public Schools - CAPE, CAPT, Student Advisory Committee
Liaisons to Regional Organizations - Teaching Education Collaborative (TEC), Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC)

system and identify initial Student Information System (SIS) minimum requirements

H. (5-30 min.) Public Comment Please click here to sign up to make a public comment. Public comment allows individuals to express an opinion or share a comment on issues to be discussed on the meeting agenda and/or within the School Committee’s authority. It is not an opportunityfor discussion dialogue between individuals and the School Committee or Administration. To respect the time of all participants in the meeting, the totality of individual comments cannot exceed 5 minutes. For more information and guidance on making public comments, please see the CPS policy here.

I. J.

(10 min.) Director of Finance and Operations Report

(5 min.) Consent Agenda The consent agenda is designed to expedite the District's handling of routine and miscellaneous business. The School Committee may adopt the entire Consent Agenda with one motion. At the request of any committee member, any item(s) may be removed and placed on the Regular Agenda for discussion. Note: per Robert's Rules of Order: A member's absence from the meeting for which minutes are being approved does not prevent the memberfrom participating in their correction or approval.

1. Regular Session Minutes: January 19, 2023

2. Executive Session Minutes: December 3, 2022 (evening session), January 19, 2023

3. Overnight Travel Request: DECA State Competition - Boston Marriott Copley, March 9-March 11, 2023

4. Warrant: February 3, 2023

(5 min.) Update of Sub-Committee, Task Force and Liaison Posts In addition to the core role of governing our schools, the Canton School Committee creates, participates in, and/or designates representatives to help manage issues of particular importance to the school district or town. They are listed belowfor reference in order to prompt priority updatesfrom or questions of representatives as relevant.

Other Business Topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

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M. Future Business The next Open Session meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 16, 2023, @ 6:00 pm. N. Adjournment

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

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