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ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE (ABRSC) MEETING AGENDA - REVISED* Virtual Public Meeting February 11, 2021 To attend: https://www.youtube.com/actontv1 7:00 p.m. Open Meeting 8:30 p.m. *Executive Session To preregister for Public Comment (required): https://abschools.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xl4DKB8BQuOts6sCqMaigg (pre-registration must be submitted 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting, see memo) ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- 1. Call to Order (7:00) a. Chairperson’s Welcome - Tessa McKinley i. Review of Suspension of Public Participation Policy BEDH ii. Current Public Participation process for this meeting b. ABRHS Student Rep Update - Rhik Mazumder c. Public Participation - Please see note in the heading above d. Superintendent’s Update – Peter Light 2. PRESENTATION (7:25) a. RJGJHS Social Action Club - Sara Karp, Sneha Iyer 3. ONGOING BUSINESS (7:30) a. Consent Agenda - VOTE - Tessa McKinley i. Approval of Meeting Minutes of 2/8/21 – VOTE (next meeting) i. Recommendation to Approve Donations to the Student Assistance Fund - VOTE - Peter Light b. Pandemic School Planning - Update & Next Steps - Peter Light (brought to meeting) c. Recommendation to Approve ABRSD Preliminary FY22 Budget - VOTE - Peter Light, Dave Verdolino (brought to meeting) d. EDCO Collaborative Update - Peter Light i. *Recommendation to Terminate EDCO Collaborative as of June 30, 2022 - VOTE - Peter Light e. Subcommittee and Member Reports f. FYI 4. *EXECUTIVE SESSION (8:30) Pursuant to MGL Ch 30A, sec.21(a) Purpose 3: to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the Acton-Boxborough Education Association (ABEA) because an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the Committee. The Committee will not return to Open Session. Posted on 2/8/21 at 2:15 p.m. *Reposted on 2/10/21 at 3:45 p.m. to add 3.d.i VOTE to terminate EDCO and 4. Executive Session for strategy with respect to collective bargaining NEXT MEETINGS (via zoom): ABRSC: March 4 (Comprehensive FY22 Budget & Program Presentations) at 7:00 p.m. March 18 (Open FY22 Budget Hearing) at 7:00 p.m. Next Community Coffee with the Superintendent & ABRSC Chair via zoom: March 3rd 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. FOR YOUR INFORMATION (FYI) a. FY22 Budget Schedule, voted 11/19/20 b. FY21 School Committee Meeting Schedule c. Acton 2021 Annual Election Calendar d. Boxborough 2021 Annual Election Calendar & Candidate’s Checklist e. Suicide Prevention Training - Click here QPR Training Flyer for details and to sign up online. Next one: Feb 24 at 1:00 - 3:00 p.m
