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School Committee hears facilities upgrades and superintendent report; schedules meeting change and workshop
Summary
The committee received a summer facilities progress report including library, auditorium and HVAC projects, enrollment and program updates from the superintendent, agreed to move the August meeting to Aug. 26 and voted unanimously to adjourn into executive session at 7:07 p.m.
Assistant Superintendent James Kiely reported on summer facilities and maintenance during the July 22 meeting, citing progress on multiple projects: an overhaul of the Dartmouth High School library media center, an auditorium sound system upgrade, tennis court refurbishment, roof repairs, HVAC improvements, a new door-access swipe-card system and asbestos abatement at DeMello and Quinn.
Superintendent June Saba-Maguire provided district updates including summer-program enrollment and staffing: 169 PreK–12 students enrolled in Extended School Year programs, 112 K–5 students in summer academic programs, 75 Dartmouth High School students in credit-recovery programs, and 177 completed kindergarten registrations to date. She also noted recent hires, ongoing recruitment for education support personnel and substitutes, and plans for a strategic-planning team meeting and a leadership retreat in August.
Chair Chris Oliver updated the committee on the superintendent evaluation process and proposed rescheduling the August 19 meeting to August 26, 2024; members agreed to the change. The committee also agreed to hold a workshop in September facilitated by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees to focus on committee goals and the evaluation process.
At 7:07 p.m. John Nunes moved and Kathleen Amaral seconded a motion to adjourn into executive session for an update on a pending DEA grievance and legal matters and not to return to open session; the motion passed on a roll-call vote, 5-0.
