Lowell Public School Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Date: September 5, 2018
Time: 6:30PM
Location: City Council Chamber, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852
1.
2.
ROLL CALL
3.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
3.I.
Fire Chief and Police Chief Addressing the School Committee’s Concerns and Questions
4.
MINUTES
4.I.
Minutes:
Approval of the Minutes of the regularly scheduled Lowell School Committee Meeting of Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Documents:
4.II.
Minutes of Special Meeting:
Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Lowell School Committee Meeting of Thursday, August 23, 2018.
5.
PERMISSION TO ENTER
5.I.
6.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
7.
MOTIONS
7.I.
[By Connie Martin]:
Requesting that the Administration communicate clearly to all school site administrators that building libraries are not to be dismantled or have their collections disrupted during the upcoming school year. In addition, asking that the Administration present a plan for how we will maintain the school site libraries during the upcoming school year.
7.II.
[by Gerard Nutter]:
Request the Mayor and/or
Superintendent explain how email messages sent to the SC@lowell.k12.ma.us are responded to
by the Administration or does the SC need to develop a policy to address?
7.III.
[by Mayor William Samaras and Gerry Nutter]:
Request that Committee
members follow the established policy of setting up a visit to a school by
contacting the Principal in advance to set up a time/day and then notify the
Superintendent of the planned visit and request the School Committee to expand that
policy to include meetings with Department Heads, Administrators and ALL
Central Office Personal.
8.
REPORTS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
8.I.
8.II.
Response to Dominik Lay’s Motion of 04/04/18 regarding Parent Engagement
Documents:
8.III.
Response to Jackie Doherty’s Motion of 02/14/18 regarding the top ten facilities needs.
8.IV.
2018/2019 Parent/Teacher Conferences
8.V.
8.VI.
9.
NEW BUSINESS
9.I.
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan Review 2018-2019
9.II.
10.
CONVENTION/CONFERENCE REQUESTS
10.I.
Trip - Manchester, NH
Permission for Kara Wilkins, Technology Integration Specialist, to attend the 2018 Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference in Manchester, NH on November 27 and 28, 2018. There is no cost to the School Department budget.
11.
COMMUNICATIONS
11.I.
Letter of Appreciation to the Daly Group
12.
PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
12.I.
The Members of the United Teachers of Lowell hereby donate twenty seven [27] sick leave days to Daniel Murphy, Lowell High School teacher
Documents:
13.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
13.I.
Executive Session:
- Collective Bargaining
- SEIU- Update and Decisions on Mediation in Regard to Clerks’ Contract and Clerks’ latest proposal for successor contract;
- UTL- Update and Decisions on negotiations related to paraprofessional job description;
- UTL- Update and Decisions on negotiations related to Speech Language Pathologists’ caseload, duties, and compensation;
- UTL- update and decisions on negotiations related to LHS Club offerings in FY19 and compensation for Advisors; and
- LSAA- update and decisions on negotiations for MOA related to Acting Assistant Superintendent for Student Services.
- Litigation and Grievances
- SEIU- Update and Decisions on Clerks’ Arbitration related to Family Resource Center and their duties related to such;
- UTL- Update and Decisions related to XVI(G) grievance for FY18 and FY19;
c. UTL- consideration of grievance related to children of non- resident employees attending Lowell Public Schools; and
d. Consideration of Negotiations and Contract with Dracut School Department related to delivery of educational services.
- Non-Union Personnel:
- Update in Regard to Negotiations related to a principal contract and filling duties for Assistant Superintendent for Student Services on interim or acting basis
14.