2026-09-16 - School Operations and Governance Committee

Summary

This page summarizes two posted agendas (Agenda #6 and #7, PrimeGov templates 76340 and 76347), not what happened at the meetings. The School Committee's Operations and Governance Committee (Jermaine Johnson, Molly McCullough, Dianna Biancheria) met on September 16 at the Worcester Technical High School auditorium, first in a 5:00 PM regular meeting and then in a 6:00 PM session that the School Committee agenda calls "Operations and Governance with Realignment Forum." The regular meeting agenda had two items: the long-running quarterly facilities report request (gb 2-92, from March 2022; recommended "Hold Item for Next Update") and the Clerk's review of policies ECAF (security cameras), IHBG (home schooling) and JFBB (school choice) so the policy manual and student handbook align (recommended approve and file). The 6:00 PM agenda had one item, the boundary realignment presentation (gb 6-72), recommended "Hold for further discussion." The next realignment forum was scheduled for October 13 at Vernon Hill Elementary School.

Source: two posted agendas; no minutes or transcript yet.

Issues discussed: School Boundary Realignment

Agenda

5:00 PM Regular Meeting (Agenda #6)

Committee Members Administrative Representatives
Jermaine Johnson, Chair Dr. Marie Morse
Molly McCullough, Vice Chair Sara Consalvo
Dianna Biancheria, Member Dr. Yeu Kue

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
20 IRVING STREET
WORCESTER, MA 01609

The Standing Committee on OPERATIONS and GOVERNANCE will hold a hybrid meeting.

On: Wednesday,September 16, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
At: Worcester Technical High School Auditorium, 1 Officer Manny
Familia Way, Worcester, MA

This meeting will only be livestreamed on YouTube and Zoom. It will not be available live
on Channel 191.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. PUBLIC COMMENT

Any member of the public may address the Committee regarding any item before
them for two (2) minutes. Those speaking will state their name, their residence,
and the item on which they wish to speak for the record. Those speaking may do
so in person or via remote participation. Those wishing to address the Committee
in a language other than English are asked to notify the Clerk of the Committee in
advance, so the Committee may be provided with an interpreter. Members of the
Committee may not respond to the comments of the public at the meeting. Click
to view Policy BEDH-Public Comment

IV. GENERAL BUSINESS

gb 2-92 – Clancey/McCullough/Johnson/Kamara/Mailman
(March 8, 2022)
Quarterly Facilities Report
Request that the Administration provide quarterly reports regarding building
maintenance to include timeframes on when work will begin and be concluded.

Recommendation: Hold Item for Next Update

gb 6-96 (Clerk)
(September 3, 2026)
To review policies ECAF-Security Cameras in School, IHBG-Home Schooling and
JFBB- School Choice to ensure that the policy manual and student handbook align.
Recommendation: Approve and file

IV. ADJOURNMENT

Kristi Turgeon, Clerk of the School Committee

6:00 PM Realignment Forum Session (Agenda #7)