Salem School Committee - Regular School Committee Meeting - July 29, 2024, 7pm

DATE POSTED: July 11, 2024 

REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING 

Notice is hereby given that the Salem School Committee will hold a Regular School Committee meeting on July 29, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will take place in person at 29 Highland Ave., Rm. 227, Salem, MA. You can also join via Zoom using the link below. 

Zoom Link to participate: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86726519780?pwd=WzOVDaNqhK2TvvkX72sLK1CpDH9EVH.1

     Passcode: 604894

I. Call of Meeting to Order 

A. Summary of Public Participation Policy (SC Policy #6409). 

Read aloud: The Salem School Committee would like to hear from the public on issues that affect the school district and are within the scope of the Committee’s 

responsibilities. Spanish interpretation is available for anyone who needs it. 

The members of the School Committee would like to remind the public that Salem Public School students regularly attend School Committee meetings. We encourage all meeting participants to model respectful and productive public discourse for our young learners.

B. Live Spanish Interpretation. 

Spanish language interpretation is now provided for all regular School Committee meetings. To listen to this meeting with Spanish language interpretation, please see instructions below: 

     1. Click Interpretation . 

2. Click Spanish 

3. (Optional) To hear the interpreted language only, click Mute Original Audio. 

C. Instructions for Participating in Public Comment 

Should any member of the Salem community wish to participate in public comment during this meeting, please click on the following link to sign up and submit your comment electronically:  A district staff member will be compiling all comments which will be shared with members prior to the end of the public meeting. Comments will also be summarized in the meeting minutes. 

 II. Approval of Agenda 

III. Public Comment 

    See above instructions for participating in public comment.

IV. Approval of Consent Agenda 

Approval of minutes of Regular SC meeting held on June 17, 2024

Approval of Warrants: FY24: 

7/10/24 - $1,136,406.52

7/17/24 - $198,936.04

FY25:

7/18/24 - $81,260.92

Approval of the Carlton overnight trip to the Farm School in Athol, MA from 9/23-9/25 and 9/25-9/27

V. Superintendent’s Report

Update on strategic plan (all priorities)

Recap of educator trip to the Dominican Republic (Priorities 2.2 and 3.3)

Provide update on MSBA SHS building project (Priority 4.3)     

VI. Student Representative Report 

VII. Action Items: Old Business 

VIII. Action Items: New Business

IX. Finance & Operations Report 

X. Subcommittee Reports 

Finance Subcommittee 

Personnel Subcommittee 

Building & Grounds Subcommittee

Curriculum Subcommittee

Policy Subcommittee 

  Policies with no substantial changes:

Policy 2201 and Policy 2203

       B.    Policies for first reading:

Policy 2202

Policy 2500 

XI. School Committee Concerns and Resolutions 

XII. Adjournment 

Respectfully submitted by, 

Mindy Marino

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent

“Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator at (978) 619-5630 as soon as possible and not less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event.”