AGENDA
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2025
7:00 PM – OPEN SESSION
In Person Location:
HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA
60 FLORENCE DRIVE, WOONSOCKET, RI 02895
Or Meeting ID
meet.google.com/uoc-ovnp-vcw Phone Numbers (US)+1 406-838-3230 PIN: 162 631 261#
Or WOON Radio - Channel 1240 for AM Radio
Or Channel 99.5 for FM Radio
_________________________________________________________________________________
Call to Order
Roll Call
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
GOOD AND WELFARE – Woonsocket High School Student Presentation, Globe Park Elementary School Student Presentation, 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 ● Polar Express - A special voyage for WED Third Graders ● Announcement of the winning school building of the Gratitude Contest. ● Holiday Recess
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 12, 2025 Special Closed Meeting Minutes, November 12, 2025 Open Meeting Minutes, and November 19, 2025 Open Meeting minutes
CONSENT AGENDA
● Purchases/Transfers
● Field Trip/Conference Requests
○ 2026 AASA National Conference on Education/Nashville, TN/McFee Admin/Local Funds Funded
● Homeschooling Requests
COMMUNICATIONS
● Report from Student Representative - Nataly Gonzalez and Fatima Wahby
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
● Personnel Matters Update
● October and November’s Perfect Attendance Update
● Climate and Security Update
● Woonsocket Athletics Update
SCHOOL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
● SELAC Update - L. Kapiskas
● Health and Wellness Subcommittee Report of 10-27-2025 and 12-15-2025 - D. Burke, A. Costa
● Curriculum Subcommittee Report - L. Kapiskas, P. Bourget
● District-Wide School Climate Subcommittee Report - A. Leclaire, L. Kapiskas
● Policy Subcommittee Reports of 11-15-2025 and 12-16-2025 - L Kapiskas, D. Burke
● Finance Subcommittee Report - P. Bourget, A. Leclaire
CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
● Special Education Update - D. Morelle
● Facilities/Technology Update - A. Notarianni
● Fiscal Update - B. Peryea
● School Building Committee Update - A. Notarianni
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Discussion/Approval on renaming the District-Wide School Climate Subcommittee to Student Safety and Behavioral Health Subcommittee - P. McGee
NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion/Approval on the Amendments to the Attendance Policy - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke
2. Discussion on the School Committee's joint submission as part of public comment for proposed change to rules regarding amendment of charters/mayoral academies - L. Kapiskas
ADJOURNMENT
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….......................................
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 December 12, 2025.