Pioneer Valley Regional School District Committee

Thursday, February 13, 6:00 pm
PVRS Library - 97F Sumner Turner Road (Northfield) & Online

School Committee Meeting Agenda

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Pioneer Valley Regional School Library and online at: https://bnctv.net

  1. Call to Order
  2. Citizens’ comments (3 mins. per person, 20 mins. total)
  3. Approval of Minutes: 1/9/25, 1/16/25, 1/23/25 (vote)
  4. Business
  1. Early Education tuition and policy changes (vote)
  2. Entry Plan Reports
  1. Sarah Burstein and Annie Scanlan-Emigh
  1. PVRS
  1. Competency Determination for Graduation
  2. Math: Switch from Integrated Math to A-G-A and new curriculum (vote)
  3. Math: Adoption of Reveal Math (vote)
  4. Cell phone policy: Implementation update
  1. Reports
  1. Student Representatives
  2. Chair
  3. Superintendent
  4. Director of Finance
  1. Financial Reports: January 2025
  2. Lunch Reports: January 2025
  1. FY26 District Budget (vote)
  2. Gifts to the Schools: Middle School field trip to Broadway (vote)
  3. School Choice seats for 2025-26 (vote)
  4. Six Town request for shared legal services
  5. School year calendar 2025-26 (vote)
  6. Policy review
  1. Policy JH: Student Absences and Excuses, Second reading (vote)
  2. Policy DD: Funding Proposals and Applications, First reading
  3. Student Handbooks: Student Directory information (vote)
  1. Winchester: Update re HS selection process
  1. Personnel update
  2. Enrollment
  1. Other business not anticipated by the Chair at the time of posting
  2. Upcoming Meetings
  1. District Agreement and Public Relations Subcommittee Meeting,

2/26/25, 6:00 p.m.

  1. Special School Committee Meeting, 2/27/25, 6:00 p.m.
  2. School Committee Meeting, 3/13/25, 6:00 p.m.

  1. Executive Session
    1. Executive Session
      1. M.G.L. c. 30A, s. 21(a) (2): To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel (Superintendent and Director of Finance & Operations) or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel (Superintendent and Director of Finance & Operations)
      2. M.G.L. c. 30A, s. 22(f), (g)]: Approval of Executive Session Minutes: 1/23/25 (vote); not to return to open session at the end of executive session
  2. Adjourn

Posted at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 by Paul McLatchy III, Town Clerk

Pioneer School Committee Agenda 2025-02-13 (2025-02-12 at 6:15 PM)