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AGENDA
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
6:30 PM - CLOSED SESSION
7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION
In Person Location:
HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA
60 FLORENCE DRIVE, WOONSOCKET, RI 02895
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Call to Order
Roll Call The Committee may seek to convene in executive session in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-5(a)(1) to discuss the job performance of certain teachers.
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
GOOD AND WELFARE – Governor Pothier Elementary and Public Comment
    For anyone addressing the School Committee during Good and Welfare, please begin with     your name and address. Your comments shall be no more than five minutes of speaking     time and should be in good decorum. Please be aware that the Committee cannot respond     to you during good & welfare but may direct you to an appropriate member of the     administration team or may meet with you directly after the meeting for further discussion.
RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS     ● None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: February 12, 2025 Closed Meeting Minutes and February 12, 2025     Open Meeting Minutes
CONSENT AGENDA
    ● Purchases/Transfers
    ● Field Trip/Conference Requests
    ● Homeschooling Requests
COMMUNICATIONS
    ● Report from the Student Representative
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
    ● Personnel Matters Update
SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
    ● Policy Subcommittee Update - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke
CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
    ● Special Education Update - D. Morelle
    ● Financial Update - B. Peryea
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
    1. None
NEW BUSINESS
    1. Vote to non-renew certain teachers and end their employment relationship as of the end of     the 2024-2025 school year - P. Bourget
    2. Discussion/Approval on the WSC Resolution - Transportation of Private School Students -     P. Bourget
ADJOURNMENT
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For additional information or to request interpreter services, or other special services for the hearing impaired (i.e., readers/captioners, etc.), please contact Office of Superintendent three days prior to the meeting at (401) 767-4608; or by the Tuesday prior to the meeting, or call 1-800-745-5555 (TTY), 1-800-745-6575 (Voice). This agenda will be posted 48 hours prior to the meeting. Any changes to this agenda will be posted on the Woonsocket Education Department website at www.woonsocket schools.com, McFee Administration Building, Woonsocket Middle School, WACTC, City Hall, and Harris Library and will be electronically filed with the Secretary of State at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The Woonsocket Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, or disability. Posted on February 24, 2025.

President Trump may start reciprocal tariffs in the coming days. Speaking from the Oval office, Trump said it's outrageous Canada slaps a 250-percent tariff on American dairy farmers. He added that a Canadian tariff in response to that and others against Mexico could start as soon as Monday.        Brad Sigmon has been executed by firing squad at a South Carolina prison. In the reading of his final statement, Sigmon said he wanted his last words to be ones of love and a calling to his fellow Christians to end the death penalty. Sigmon was killed shortly after six p.m. Eastern by three volunteer shooters. It was the first execution by firing squad in the U.S. in nearly 15 years.        New Mexico authorities say actor Gene Hackman and his wife died from natural causes. On Friday the state's medical examiner revealed Hackman suffered from hypertension and advanced Alzheimer's disease. His wife, 65-year-old Betsy Arakawa, died from a respiratory illness called Hantavirus [[haunt-uh-virus ]] Pulmonary Syndrome.        The Justice Department is reportedly launching a probe into soaring egg prices. The Wall Street Journal reports the DOJ is looking into whether or not large egg producers have conspired to hold back supply or raise prices. Egg prices have doubled since last year and some stores have had trouble keeping eggs in stock.        The measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico has now surpassed 200 cases, marking the largest outbreak in Texas in 30 years. The outbreak has led to 23 hospitalizations, mostly involving unvaccinated children, and resulted in the death of a six-year-old child in Texas. An adult in New Mexico died and tested positive for measles post mortem, although it's unclear if that was the cause of death.        The finalists have now been chosen ahead of this year's 2025 World Video Game Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The field of nominees includes classics like Frogger, Goldeneye 007 and Tamagotchi as well as newer games such as Angry Birds and Call of Duty Four: Modern Warfare. Each game is judged on criteria like having an extended influence on the video game industry or popular culture in general.       

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