SOUTH KINGSTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA

 

South Kingstown Administration Building                                                

215 Columbia Street

Wakefield RI 02879                                                                                                         September 7, 2010

Executive Session: Grievance Hearing, Personnel,

            Lease of Public Property, Collective Bargaining                                                             6:00 PM

Business Meeting                                                                                                                            7:00 PM

 

Interested persons and the public at large will be given a fair opportunity to be heard at said meeting on the items proposed on the agenda.  Questions or comments will be limited to a total of three (3) minutes unless otherwise voted by the School Committee.  Those members of the public needing auxiliary aids for effective communication are advised to contact the Executive Assistant in the Superintendent’s Office (Tel. 360-1307, TTY 1-800-745-5555) at least 48 hours in advance.

 

I. Call to Order

 

II.        Delegations (Spotlights):

 

III.       Superintendent’s Report:

1)         Meeting Calendar 

2)         School Opening Update

3)         RTI and Assessments Update (Mary Kelley/Judith Saccardo)

4)         Race to the Top Update

5)         Access to Public Records Complaints Status

                

IV.       Comments from the Community

 

V.        Consent Agenda Items:

1)         Approval of minutes 

2)         Personnel Action(s)

3)         Bid Award(s)

4)         Invoice(s) – School Attorney(s) 

5)         Home School Request(s)

6)         Exchange Student Request

 

VI.     School Committee Business:

1)         Access to Excellence Survey  (Eileen Stone memo)

2)         Capital Budget (John Ritchotte memo)

3)         Edu-jobs bill - $32.9 million in federal aid to R.I. (John Ritchotte memo)

4)         Expenditure(s) over $10,000

a. Gems-Net Contract                

b. Wilson Sole Source Professional Development

c. Chancery SMS District Renewal

d. Student Assistance Services       

5)   Strategic Planning Timeline 

 

VII.    Comments from Committee Members

 

VIII.   Executive Session: Grievance Hearing, Personnel, Lease of Public Property, Collective Bargaining

 

IX.     Adjournment

 

The order of business maybe altered or suspended at any meeting by a majority of those present.  Each regular meeting shall continue until such time as all matters on the agenda have been considered and acted upon, provided, however, that at 10 pm the chair shall call for actions required before adjournment and a subsequent motion to adjourn.  The school committee may go into executive session under Title 42, Ch. 46, Section 5 of the General Laws of Rhode Island.

 

The South Kingstown School Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, religion, national origin, color or disability in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

 

Any changes to this Agenda will be published on the school district’s website, at the two public locations required by R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-6, and transmitted to the Secretary of State’s website at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting.