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Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee (ABRSC) FY18 Budget Saturday Meeting Agenda Library Saturday, January 21, 2017 R.J. Grey Junior High School 8:30 a.m. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (times are approximate) 8:30 ABRSC Call to Order and Welcome o School Committee Chair’s Introduction – Mary Brolin o Superintendent’s Introduction - Glenn Brand 8:40 Panel 1: Budget Overview A. Superintendent’s Overview: Budget and Long-Range Strategic Plan (LRSP) - Glenn Brand i. LRSP Goal #1: Understand and respond to our students’ social-emotional needs ii. LRSP Goal #2: Our students will have equitable opportunities and tools to learn iii. LRSP Goal #3: Our students will have access to a safe and effective learning environment (capital needs and improvements) B. Financial Highlights FY18 Budget - Clare Jeannotte, Director of Finance C. Staffing, Enrollment, and Elementary Class Sections - Marie Altieri, Deputy Superintendent 9:25 Questions 9:50 Break 10:00 Panel 2: Our Current District Priorities Dawn Bentley, Pamela Smith, JoAnn Campbell, Damian Sugrue, Dana Labb 1. High School Social Workers (1.4 Full Time Equivalent - FTE) 2. Expansion to Pathways Autism Program (1.0 Teacher, 0.2 Speech Language Pathologist) 3. School Psychologist (0.2 Preschool, 0.4 Elementary) 4. Elementary Education Team Leader (ETL 1.0 ) 5. English Language Education Teacher (1.0 at Conant) 10:45 Questions 11:00 Panel 3: Additional Position Requests Andrew Shen, Mark Hickey, JD Head, Steven Martin 1. Conversion of Junior High Department Leaders to Assistant Principal 2. Strings Teacher Expansion (0.2) 3. Groundsperson (1.0) 4. Athletics Addition 11:20 Questions 11:30 Lunch Break 12:00 Panel 4: Capital Planning JD Head, Glenn Brand, Clare Jeannotte A. Capital Planning: short-term, medium-term, long-term B. Update on Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) process and timeline for potential building project 12:20 Questions 12:30 Panel 5: Looking Ahead: Teaching and Learning As We Expand our Notion of Success Deborah Bookis, Dawn Bentley a. Structures - Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) b. Roles - Coaching c. Learning Spaces - Capital Plan 12:50 Questions 1:00 Superintendent’s Closing Remarks 1:10 – 2:30 School Committee Discussion, Feedback and ABRSC Preliminary FY18 Budget VOTE (Per the ABRSD Regional Agreement, “The preliminary budget shall be approved by a majority of the members of the Committee from each member town. “ This budget shall be prepared by 1/28/17.) 2:30 Adjourn The ABRSC FY18 Annual Budget Hearing will be held Thursday, 2/16/17 at 7:00 p.m. in the R.J. Grey Junior High Library. A final budget will be voted by the Committee by 2/17/17. Materials are at http://www.abschools.org/school-committee/meetings-agendas-packets-and-minutes This meeting is expected to be broadcast live at http://actontv.org/
