Agenda Preview: April 17 School Committee Meeting
Vision of a Learner Part 2, Autism Awareness, Special Education
April 17 School Committee Meeting
The next school committee meeting is scheduled for April 17 at 5:30 p.m. There is no executive session. See the full agenda here. You can watch it via zoom or Youtube Live. Spanish translation is available on zoom.
Here’s what is on it:
*NEW ITEM*
Mayor Petty put on a new item right before the 48 hour cut-off for adding something to a public meeting agenda. It reads:
I appears there is an “administrative personnel change” that has happened, or will be happening.
Report of the Superintendent.
The report of the superintendent for this meeting is “Future Ready Schools Part 2” and looks like it will focus on the implementation of Vision of a Learner, including Spark coaches and teachers.
Autism Awareness.
There is a public petition proposing a resolution in recognition of Autism Acceptance and Awareness month.
Staff Pulse Check.
Administration provided a chart with results from the Staff Pulse Check Survey in response to an item from Dianna Biancheria (district C).
Six-Year Curriculum Contracts.
There is a request to authorize a six year contract for the curriculum approved at the last school committee meeting: Amplify Science, Reveal Math and StudySync ELA. There are no details on costs or contract specifics in the backup.
Special Education Layoffs.
Administration provided a response to a request from Maureen Bineinda (at-large) asking about how many special education teachers were laid off. According to the backup, 61 positions were eliminated, but no teachers with professional status were laid off, and 40 special education positions were hired back this year.
Special Arts Chorus for Worcester Arts Magnet.
There is a request from Molly McCullough (district A) asking to fully fund a special arts chorus at Worcester Arts Magnet School (WAMS). WAMS is the only elementary school in Worcester to receive additional funding to have six specials (all other schools have five). They have a special salary line of an additional $41,000 that goes towards “arts consultants.” Sixty-eight percent of the students at WAMS live in the Burncoat quadrant, which is a hybrid neighborhood and city-wide school.
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