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2026-11-12 - QRSD School Committee

Summary

Built from the posted agenda; the meeting outcome and minutes are not yet available.

  • Consent calendar: minutes of October 8, 2026, payroll and accounts payable warrants, and a $1,500 donation to Hardwick Elementary School for an outdoor classroom.
  • Subcommittee reports: policy and review/reform (votes may be required) including bus driver examination and training, school choice, library materials selection and reconsideration, class sizes of 14 and under, longitudinal MCAS trends, and the Technology Subcommittee; see 2026-11-12 - QRSD Technology Subcommittee.
  • Unfinished business: the Regional Agreement and the possibility of reconvening the Regional Agreement Task Force; see QRSD Regional Agreement.
  • New business: NJROTC trips (Iceland, April 2028; New York City, April 2027), a humanities trip to London, Paris and Rome (April 2029), appointment of Kerry Metcalf, HR Manager, as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, and certification of E&D.
  • Request for executive session under 603 CMR 23.09 for an appeal hearing.

Agenda

    1. Meeting called to order
    1. Consent calendar (vote required): minutes of October 8, 2026; warrants (biweekly payroll FY27 9 and 10, weekly payroll 15-19, accounts payable 21-25); acceptance of a $1,500 donation to Hardwick Elementary School for an outdoor classroom
    1. Student Advisory Council: elementary report (Hubbardston Center School), student representatives
    1. Administrative reports: superintendent's report, directors' reports
    1. Subcommittee reports
    • Policy and Review/Reform (votes may be required): EEAEA bus driver examination and training; JFBB school choice; IF-R reconsideration of instructional resources (cut due to provisions of new law); IJL library materials selection and adoption; IJLA library resources; IJLA-R reconsideration of library materials; class sizes of 14 and under; longitudinal MCAS 2019 to present trends
    • Technology Subcommittee report
    1. Unfinished business (votes may be required): Regional Agreement; possibility of reconvening the Regional Agreement Task Force
    1. Public comment
    1. School Committee comments
    1. New business (votes required): NJROTC out-of-country field trip to Iceland, April 2028; NJROTC out-of-state field trip to New York City, April 2027; out-of-country humanities field trip to London, Paris and Rome, April 12-20, 2029; appointment of Kerry Metcalf, HR Manager, as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer; certification of E&D
    1. Request for executive session under 603 CMR 23.09 for an appeal hearing
    1. Adjournment

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