Joseph F. Baeta

This presentation provides comprehensive project updates for the New Elementary School in Stoughton, Massachusetts. It details the overall construction schedule with key milestones, the current project budget, and critical design updates. The presentation also addresses the redistricting process to accommodate increasing enrollment and student needs, outlines sustainable solutions such as LEED Silver certification and an all-electric 'Net Zero Ready' building, and reviews the permitting schedule. The document aims to inform stakeholders about the progress, financial status, and design principles guiding the new school's development.

The Wilkins Elementary Schoolwide Program Plan outlines comprehensive strategies, resources, and collaborative efforts to ensure all students achieve academic success. It focuses on data-driven decision-making, high-quality instruction, and targeted interventions through a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), including Title I specialists and flexible grouping. Key pillars encompass annual needs assessments, extended school day/year programs, highly qualified teachers, ongoing professional development, strategies for attracting qualified educators, increased parental involvement, transition strategies for incoming kindergarten students, teacher involvement in academic assessment, program evaluation, services for homeless students, and coordination of federal, state, and local programs. The plan aims to provide a safe, inclusive, and enriching educational environment where every child can thrive.

The agenda includes an executive session to discuss collective bargaining or litigation strategies related to the Stoughton Teachers Association Units A and B. The meeting will cover a Dawe School presentation, student advisory representative updates, and superintendent reports on census data, enrollment, bus transportation, safe routes to schools, and FY27 budget planning. Additionally, there will be discussions on school committee professional development, communications, MASC resolutions, financial updates, and the preferred format of minutes.

The Schoolwide Program Plan for Gibbons Elementary School outlines comprehensive strategies and resources to ensure academic success for all students. It focuses on data-driven decision-making, high-quality instruction, and targeted interventions through a multi-tiered system (MTSS). Key components include annual needs assessments, schoolwide reform strategies, professional development, attracting highly qualified teachers, increasing parental involvement, transition strategies for incoming kindergarten students, teacher involvement in academic assessment, program evaluation, services for homeless students, and coordination of federal, state, and local programs. The plan aims to provide a safe, inclusive, and enriching educational environment where every child can thrive.

The agenda includes an executive session to discuss collective bargaining and litigation strategies, followed by an open regular meeting. Key discussion topics include school committee norms, superintendent reports on the end of School Year FY25 and FY26 quarterly reports, MCAS and early literacy curriculum, and updates on energy efficiency and strategic electrification plans. Financial updates, new business, and voting items, such as a presentation on South Elementary School and discussions on policy acceptances and Stoughton Youth Lacrosse Program Waiver Request, are also on the agenda.