School Committee Meeting (6:15 PM Start Time)

Meeting Contact:Robin Coyne
Phone Number:617-730-2430
Email Address:robin_coyne@brookline.k12.ma.us
Meeting Location:Town Hall, 333 Washington Street
Room #:James F. Walsh School Committee Room, 5th Floor
Agenda:Attached and Copied Below

DOCKET
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012
6:15 PM – 8:35 PM
JAMES F. WALSH SCHOOL COMMITTEE ROOM, 5TH FLOOR, TOWN HALL
STATUTORY NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE TOWN CLERK.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND.
NOTE: All times are approximate.

6:15 PM (5 minutes)
1. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS (Alan Morse)
a. Calendar: See Page 3
b. Consent Agenda
1) Past Record: May 3, 2012
2) Out-of-State Trip: Brookline High School Minority Student
Achievement Network (MSAN) Student Conference; Phoenix,
Arizona; October 3, 2012-October 6, 2012
3) Out-of-Country Trip: Brookline High School 2013 Cambodia
Tour; February 17, 2013-March 3, 2013

6:20 PM (20 minutes)
2. STAFF RECOGNITIONS
a. Caverly Award Winners (Kathleen Sheehy, Roger Grande, Sue Zobel)

6:40 PM (30 minutes)
3. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Finance (Amy Kershaw)
b. Capital Improvements (Helen Charlupski)
c. Curriculum (Susan Wolf Ditkoff)
1) Proposed Vote to Accept Funds from the Brookline
High School 21st Century Fund
d. Government Relations (Rebecca Stone)
1) Proposed Vote to Approve Position Statements on Pending
Town Meeting Warrant Articles
e. Negotiations (Alan Morse)
f. Policy Review (Rebecca Stone)
g. Additional Liaisons

7:10 PM (15 minutes total; 5 minutes/person)
4. PUBLIC COMMENT People may sign up in advance, or sign in upon arrival.

7:25 PM (5 minutes)
5. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FAREWELL

7:30 PM (10 minutes)
6. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT (Bill Lupini)

7:40 PM (5 minutes)
7. SCHOOL COMMITTEE ACTION
a. K-8 Science Revised Learning Expectations (2nd Reading/Vote)

7:45 PM (45 minutes)
8. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ON CURRENT ISSUES
a. Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers (Angela Allen and Donna Pappalardo)

8:30 PM
9. NEW BUSINESS

10. ADJOURNMENT