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HINGHAM SCHOOL COMMITTEE

 February 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM

   Central Meeting Room 2nd  Floor

Town Hall 

210 Central Street

Hingham, MA 02043

or Remote via Zoom 

Dial-in number: 1-929-205-6099

Meeting ID: 862 2849 4238

Passcode: 646010

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MEETING AGENDA

1.            Call to Order

2.             Public Hearing on the FY24 Operating Budget 

• Call to Order of Public Hearing 
• Presentation on the proposed FY24 Operating Budget 
• Comments and questions about the proposed FY24 Operating Budget
• Adjourn Public Hearing to resume Open Meeting 

3.           Approval of minutes

               3.1          Minutes of the School Committee meeting held on January 23, 2023

4.           Questions and Comments

The Hingham School Committee encourages community engagement and welcomes questions and comments as agenda items are discussed at the meeting. In addition, we have set aside up to fifteen minutes at the beginning of this meeting for comments or questions that fall under the purview of the School Committee and are not already on tonight's agenda. If any guests wish to speak, please raise your hand, state your name and address, and address your comments to the Chairperson. Comments will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker and must relate to topics within the scope of responsibility of the School Committee. As established by the Massachusetts General Laws, the responsibilities of the School Committee are to (1) select and to evaluate the Superintendent, (2) review and approve budgets for public education in the district, and (3) establish educational goals and policies for the schools in the district. Speakers are encouraged to present their remarks in a respectful manner and to consider the privacy interests of others. The public comment period is not a time for debate or response to comments by the School Committee. The School Committee is not adopting or endorsing any of the comments made during the public comment period. 

In addition to this public comment period, the School Committee practice provides time for questions and comments from the public on new business items on the agenda.

5.             Superintendent’s Report 

              5.1         Presentation on Superintendent's Artifacts for Formative Evaluation

              5.2         District and School Report Cards 2022

6.            Communications

              6.1          Communications Received by the Superintendent

              6.2         Student Communications

               6.3          Other Communications

7.            Unfinished Business   

              7.1         To discuss the proposed FY24 budget and act as appropriate

              7.2          To review transportation fees for other groups/organizations and act as appropriate

8.            New Business

8.1         To Receive an update on the Strategic Plan 

8.2         To review a change for Hingham High School Program of Studies and act appropriately

9.            Subcommittee and Project Reports

              Warrants Signed

10.          Other items as may not reasonably be known 48 hours in advance of the meeting

11.          Adjourn

Next School Committee Meetings: 

February 16, 2023 at 7:00PM joint meeting with Select Board and Advisory Committee

February 27, 2023 at 7:00PM

This meeting is being offered remotely as an alternate means of public access pursuant to Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022 and all other applicable laws temporarily amending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law.  You are hereby advised that this meeting and all communications during this meeting may be recorded by the Town of Hingham in accordance with the Open Meeting Law.  If any participant wishes to record this meeting, please notify the chair at the start of the meeting in accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A, § 20(f) so that the chair may inform all other participants of said recording.