SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND
Regular Meeting: September 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Executive Session: 5:00 PM
Having been filed with the Middletown Public Schools under the Rules of the School Committee, the following business items will come before the School Committee meeting on September 18, 2025. Executive Session followed by Regular Meeting in the Michael S. Pinto Conference Room, 26 Oliphant Lane, Middletown, Rhode Island 02842. The meeting will be in person. Members of the public may access and listen to the meeting in real time on the Middletown Public Schools YouTube channel.
The agenda and supporting documents are at Middletown, RI - ClerkBase. The public is welcome to any meeting of the School Committee or its committees. If communication assistance (readers/interpreters/captions) is needed or any other accommodation to ensure equal participation, please get in touch with Middletown Public Schools at least two (2) business days before the meeting at 849-2122.
The items listed in the consent portion of the agenda are to be considered routine by the School Committee and will ordinarily be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Committee or a member of the public requests and the School Committee Chair permits. In that event, the item will be removed from Consent Agenda consideration and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. All items on this agenda, except for the Public Forum/Comment Session, may be considered, discussed, and voted upon in executive and/or open sessions.
According to RIGL §42-46-6(b). Notice – “Nothing contained herein shall prevent a public body, other than a school committee, from adding additional items to the agenda by majority vote of the members.” And “…Such additional items shall be for informational purposes only and may not be voted on except where necessary to address an unexpected occurrence that requires immediate action to protect the public or to refer the matter to an appropriate committee or to another body or official.”
5:00 PM EXECUTIVE SESSION
School Committee may seek to convene if warranted: Executive Session Under Jurisdiction of Rhode Island State Law, Chapter 46, 42-46-5 - (a) 1,2,5,8,9 (RI Open Meetings Law).
1. Receive legal advice regarding Parent Request pursuant to provisions of RIGL, Sections 42-46-2, 42-46-4 and 42-46-5 (a)(2)
5:30 PM - REGULAR MEETING
Reconvene in Open Session
1.1. Call To Order
1.2. Determination of Quorum
1.3. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag
1.4. Moment of Silence as appropriate
1.5 Public Forum/Comment
Individuals may address the School Committee on only one (1) relevant education-related topic included on the agenda that is not related to personnel or job performance nor revealing personally identifiable information regarding students. Individuals may speak for no longer than three (3) minutes and must submit a public participation form to the School Committee Clerk before the start of the meeting. Non-agenda items discussed in the public forum will not be voted upon at this meeting.
1.6 MPS Mission Statement (for informational purposes)
We are committed to a collaborative culture of professional learning communities, where we challenge, inspire and empower ALL students. Through innovation and personalization, we ensure that all students acquire the skills, knowledge and confidence necessary to become college and career ready.
4.1 Vouchers
4.2 Invoices
4.3 Minutes: Policy Sub Committee, August 19, 2025
Regular Meeting, August 21, 2025
Joint Building/School Committee, August 27, 2025
Joint Building/School Committee, September 10, 2025
Policy Sub Committee, September 12, 2025
4.4 Approval of homeschool instruction requests: 25-26-29, 25-26-30, 25-26-31, 25-26-32, 25-26-33, 25-26-34, 25-26-35, 25-26-36, 25-26-37, 25-26-38, 25-26-39, 25-26-40, 25-26-41
4.5 Review and minor modifications of Policies
5.1 Consideration & Vote to support the superintendent's denial of parental request to transfer students to Newport School District.
5.2 Consider and Vote on School District Surplus Items
5.3 Consider and Vote on first reading of Child Abuse Prevention and Mandatory Reporting Policy #5146
9.1 Superintendent - Enrollment, Financial, Personnel
9.2 Others - Status Report: Curriculum, Student Services,Technology, Facilities
10.1 School Building Committee
10.2 Middletown Prevention Coalition
10.3 Policy Committee
10.4 Others as required
The agenda and supporting documents are at Middletown, RI - ClerkBase. The public is welcome to any meeting of the School Committee or its committees. If communication assistance (readers/interpreters/captions) is needed or any other accommodation to ensure equal participation, please get in touch with Middletown Public Schools at least two (2) business days before the meeting at 849-2122.
POSTED: September 16, 2025 Secretary of State, Administration Building, Town Hall, Middletown Library