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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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