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School Committee Meeting - October 22, 2026

Agenda

Agenda #18 - Clerk of the School Committee, Worcester Public Schools, 20 Irving Street. Executive session 5:00 p.m., open session 6:00 p.m.

A. Executive Session (collective bargaining strategy)

  1. Successor contract negotiations (global) - Educational Association of Worcester, Units A/B; Paraeducators; Aides to the Physically Handicapped, Monitors and Drivers; Therapy Assistants; Parent Liaisons; ESL Tutors
  2. EAW Units A/B
  3. EAW Paraeducators Unit
  4. United Federation of Police Officers, Inc., Local 302 on behalf of Plumbers, Steamfitters and Tradespeople

B. Call to Order
C. Pledge of Allegiance / National Anthem
D. Roll Call
M. Student Advisory Committee Items (posted in this position)
E. Consent Agenda

  • Minutes: October 8 Full Committee; October 13 Operations and Governance meeting; October 13 Operations and Governance / Community Realignment Forum
  • Donations; notification of personnel records (new hires, resignations/retirements)
  • Recognition (Mailman): Burncoat High senior Constantin Kibe, 2026 Youth Community Change Maker Award at the 2026 Trans Day of Visibility, for continuing activism on behalf of trans students
  • Notices of interest to the district or public
    F. Item for Reconsideration
    G. Held Items
    H. Recognitions
    I. Public Comment (2 minutes per speaker, in person or remote)
    J. Public Petition
  • c&p 6-14 (Sleight): 8th-grade students petition for improvements and renovations to the bathrooms at Sullivan Middle School; some bathrooms have only one or two working toilets, causing long waits and missed instruction
    K. Report of the Superintendent
  • ros 6-14 (Administration): Student Assessment and Performance Data. Recommendation: approve and file
    L. Reports of the Standing Committees
  1. Operations and Governance Community Forum, October 13, 2026
    • gb 6-72 (Administration): Boundary Realignment Presentation; report approved, item held for future forums
  2. Operations and Governance Meeting, October 13, 2026
    • gb 6-99: Proposed changes to CTE Admissions Policy for 2026-2027; approved 3-0, filed
    • gb 6-100: Proposed changes to Middle School Pathway Exploration Policy for 2026-2027; approved 3-0, filed
      N. Approval of Grants and other Finance Items
      O. General Business
  • gb 4-114 (Guardiola motion, November 21, 2024): report on teachers who used or exceeded all allotted sick time, by job category. Recommendation: hold for future updates
  • gb 6-77 (Mailman): update on the City IT Department moving out of Worcester Technical High School. Recommendation: approve and file
  • gb 6-114 (Administration): authorize a five-year lease for ten special education buses. Recommendation: approve and file
    P. Announcements - meeting dates
  • October 26, 2026: Operations and Governance / Realignment Forum, 6:00 p.m., Forest Grove Middle School Auditorium
  • October 29, 2026: Teaching, Learning and Student Success, 5:00 p.m., 20 Irving Street, Room 410
  • November 12, 2026: Full Committee, 5:00 p.m., Esther Howland Chamber
  • November 16, 2026: Operations and Governance, 5:00 p.m., 20 Irving Street, Room 410
  • November 19, 2026: Full Committee, 5:00 p.m., Esther Howland Chamber
    Q. Adjournment

Kristi Turgeon, Clerk of the School Committee

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