Lowell Public School Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Date: | January 15, 2025 |
Time: | 6:30PM |
Location: | City Council Chamber, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852 |
Members Of The Public May View The Meeting Via LTC and Those Wishing to Speak Regarding A Specific Agenda Item Shall Register To Speak In Advance Of The Meeting By Sending Email To The Superintendent Indicating The Agenda Item, A Phone Number And Email Address. Email to skeo@Lowell.k12.Ma.us If No Access To Email You May Contact Us At 978-674-4324. All Requests Must Be Submit It Before 2:00 PM On The Day Of Meeting.
1.
2.
ROLL CALL
3.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
3.1.
Spotlight On Excellence: Lincoln 4th Grade Baseball Club
4.
MINUTES
4.1.
The Approval of the Minutes of the Regularly Scheduled Lowell School Committee Meeting of December 11, 2024
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5.
PERMISSION TO ENTER
5.1.
6.
MEMORIALS
6.1.
Electra J. Parigian, Retired Teacher at Lowell High School
7.
MOTIONS
7.1.
[By David Conway]: Request the Superintendent prepare the detailed process, procedure, and plan that are currently in place for the safe and orderly end of school dismissal at Lowell High School. And furthermore list any and all additional safety measures that are being discussed.
7.2.
[By Fred Bahou]: Request the Superintendent to have proper department explore using staff school identification cards to be used as a fob to access their respective school & accessing LPS building’s.
7.3.
[By Fred Bahou]: Request the Superintendent to have monthly reports on the status of repairs that are taking place at the Riddick Athletic Complex & the Freshman Academy.
7.4.
[By Eileen DelRossi]: Request the superintendent to report on how the traffic pattern change has impacted the Greenhalge school?
7.5.
[By Eileen DelRossi]: Request the superintendent work with NRT and the transportation department to create an easy to access link on the lowell public schools website to identify if a bus may be delayed and specify an estimated amount of time delayed. As well as to specify if the driver has a different bus number what bus number they should be expecting for both AM and PM routes. In order to provide staff, and parents to prepare.
7.6.
[By Eileen DelRossi]: Request the superintendent to report on the incoming migrant students who receive English Language Learner support and provide an update of their progress from registration to present.
8.
SUBCOMMITTEES
8.1.
The Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Subcommittee Meeting of December 5, 2024
9.
REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
9.1.
9.2.
Response To Motion (By Eileen DelRossi, 12/11/25) Regarding Middle School Student Disciplinary Actions
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9.3.
Response To Motion (By Eileen DelRossi, 12/11/24) Regarding middle school bus dismissal
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9.4.
Response To Motion (By Eileen DelRossi, 8/21/24) Regarding Reading and Math Performance
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9.5.
Response To Motion (By Eileen DelRossi, 10/16/24) Regarding Sports Programs at Middle Schools
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9.6.
Response To Motion (By Eileen DelRossi, 11/06/24) Regarding ELL Services within the District
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9.7.
Response To Motion (By Fred Bahou, 11/06/24) Regarding K-4 Students not taking chromebooks home
9.8.
9.9.
9.10.
10.
NEW BUSINESS
10.1.
10.2.
Budget Modification Request
10.3.
First Reading Chapter 74 CTE Admission Policy Draft
10.4.
Approval to Update High School Graduation Requirements
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11.
CONVENTION/CONFERENCE REQUESTS
11.1.
Overnight Request - PoG School Visit Springfield, MA
11.2.
Overnight Request: LHS - AFJROTC - Daytona Beach, FL
11.3.
Overnight Request: LHS to Outdoor Adventure Club in Russell, MA
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11.4.
Overnight Request - Conference in Indianapolis, IN
11.5.
Overnight Request: OpenSciEd Professional Development Workshop Norwood, MA
11.6.
Overnight Request: Parent Child Plus Conference Washington DC
12.
PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
12.1.
The Members Of The United Teachers Of Lowell Hereby Donate sixty [60] Sick Leave Days To Amy Morris Bartlett Community Partnership School Teacher.
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