QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS – September 6, 2023
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Special Organizational Meeting
The Special Organizational meeting was
called to order in the School Committee Special Organizational
Room at the Coddington Building at 6:00
p.m. with the following members present:
Meeting
Mayor Thomas P. Koch, Mr. Paul Bregoli,
Mrs. Tina Cahill, Mr. Doug Gutro,
Mrs. Kathryn Hubley, Mrs. Emily Lebo, and
Mr. Frank Santoro, Vice Chair. Also
present were Superintendent Kevin Mulvey,
Assistant Superintendent Erin Perkins,
Ms. Kim Connolly, Ms. Allison Cox, Mr.
Michael Draicchio, Ms. Julie Graham,
Mr. Michael Marani, Mr. James Mullaney,
Ms. Maura Papile, Mr. Keith Segalla,
Mr. Lawrence Taglieri; North Quincy High
School Student Representative Amy Tan;
and Ms. Laura Owens, Clerk.
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Mayor Koch and Mr. Santoro welcomed
back School Committee for the first meeting of the new school year, thanking
their colleagues, the Superintendent, Leadership and Principal Teams, and
Quincy Public Schools staff for a successful first day of school. Thanks to the budget approved by the Quincy
City Council and additional funding from the state thanks to the local
delegation, Quincy Public Schools has continued to grow with additional staff
positions and programs.
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School Committee reviewed the items
currently in Subcommittee:
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Athletics &
Wellness:
For Helmets for Girls Lacrosse, Mr.
Bregoli would like to send a letter to MIAA, Mrs. Lebo asked for Quincy
Public Schools to request a medical recommendation on pursuing this. Bullying/Cyberbullying
was removed. For Purchase
of Athletics Apparal, Mr. Bregoli would like to review budget/expenditures,
so this was moved to the Budget & Finance Subcommittee.
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Budget &
Finance: The following items were removed as
completed: Principal & Administrator Salary Survey, Transportation Fee
Review, QPS FY2023 Budget Book, Overview of the Warrant Process. Mr.
Gutro requested information about ARPA funding to be presented along with the
ESSER funding review. Mrs. Lebo asked
for a review of hiring and purchasing procedures, in light of the budget
deficit situation recently brought out in Brockton Public Schools.
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Equity,
Diversity & Inclusion: The following items were removed as
completed or ongoing: 2022 DESE
Accountability Data; Cultural
Relevance in the Curriculum.
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Facilities,
Security & Transportation: The following items were removed as
completed: QPS Vehicle Storage Facility Relocation; Impact of Residential
Developments on QPS Enrollment; QPS Website/School Page Updates; Naming the NQHS
Band Room; 2022-23 School Improvement Plan Facilities Needs. For Item 7, the word “Grounds” was
removed.
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Policy: The
following items were removed as completed:
School Committee Policy Section 5.2.3 Emergency Closings; 9.11.5 Graduation
Requirements; High School Community Service Learning; Creation
of Cell Phone Policy; School Committee Policy 9.7.12 Service Animals; School
Committee Policy Sections 4.4 Grants, Proposals, and Special Projects; School
Committee Policy Sections 11.7: Gifts
from the Public; 2023-2024 School Committee Meeting
Calendar.
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Special
Education:
Mrs. Hubley deferred adding any additional items until meeting with
the Quincy Parent Advisory Council to Special Education board.
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Teaching & Learning: The following items were
removed as completed: Information Request for International Baccalaureate
Program; Early College High School Program; Digital Literacy Program
Update; High School Grading Review & Analysis; Superintendent’s
Goals for 2022-2023; KidsVote USA
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Review of Items
in
Subcommittee
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Mr. Santoro reviewed that Mr. James
Hardy from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees is available to
meet October 21, December 2, 9, 16 for a Saturday Goals Setting
Workshop. Ms. Owens will coordinate
among members to schedule a date that accommodates the members’ schedules.
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School
Committee
Goal Setting
for
2023-2024
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Mayor Koch made a motion to adjourn the Special
Organizational Meeting at 6:30 pm, seconded by Mrs. Hubley. On a voice vote, the ayes have it.
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Adjournment
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