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Points for Tonight’s Board of Ed. Meeting: Health Update, Social/Emotional Wellness, Plan for Minority Staff Recruitment

The Board of Education will continue their work after last meeting’s budget vote with another full agenda. Tonight’s meeting will start at 7:00 PM and can be viewed here or on Cablevision channel 79. The agenda and accompanying documents can be found here.

Agenda:

  1. Health Update from Supervisor of Health Services Suzanne Levasseur. Superintendent Scarice plans to speak about the “sharp decline” in local cases.

  2. “Search Institute” Survey from Mr. Michael Rizzo, Dr. Valerie Babich, Ms. Elaine Daignault, Ms. Margaret Watt. A survey for 7th-12th graders that will help the District understand the students’ social-emotional wellness.

  3. Equity Study from Dr. Anthony Buono “The goal of the study is to identify systemic inequalities while positioning the district to effectively develop strategic action plans.”

  4. 2022-2023 School Year Calendar discussion.

  5. Policy Committee and first reading of a policy on recruiting minority staff members to the district.