School Committee Mtg Recap Oct. 11
October 11, 2022 School Committee Meeting Recap
Dear HPS Families,
Below are notes and links to discussion highlights with minute markers, along with links to relevant documents from the October 11th, School Committee meeting. These notes are not official School Committee minutes, which will be on the agenda for our next meeting, but are intended to keep the community informed of decisions and topics discussed in the meeting.
Upcoming Meeting Details
School Committee Meetings
Monday, October 17 @ 7:30PM School Committee Office Hours, Hingham High School Room 131
Monday, October 24 @ 7PM Town Hall, 220 Central Street
Tuesday, November 1 @ 7PM Special Town Meeting at Hingham High School
Wednesday, November 9 @ 6PM Joint preliminary budget meeting with AdCom ACES
Monday, November 14 @ 7PM Town Hall, 220 Central Street
Monday, November 28 @ 7PM Town Hall, 220 Central Street
Other Town Meetings of Interest
Tours of town Foster School facility:
October 17 @ 5-7PM
October 27 @ 1-3PM
October 25 @ 5-7PM
Public information sessions to learn about Foster School and Public Safety Building:
October 18 @ 7-9PM Town Hall, 2002 Central Street
October 19@ 7-9PM via Zoom
October 22 @ 10AM -12PM Hingham Middle School
Learn more about this project here
Tuesday, November 1 @ 7PM Special Town Meeting at Hingham High School
Tuesday, November 8: State Election - make sure you plan ahead
You can view agendas for all town board and committee meetings here
School Committee Meeting Highlights
A full recording of the meeting is available on Harbor Media. We have included timestamps below so you can skip ahead to discussions that may be of particular interest to you.
(4:46) Legislative Update from Senator Patrick O'Connor and Representative Joan Meschino
(37:20) Field Trip Requests
Discussion and approval of date changes to a previously approved trip to NYC in December 2022
Alysia Pellicia presented a proposed student trip to NYC in April 2023 which was approved
Principal Derek Smith presented a proposed grade 8 trip to Washington D.C. in April 2023 which was approved
(53:00) Student Communications
Nathan Tesler from the Student Advisory Council Representative provided a student update
(1:01:30) Dr. Adams presented the Superintendent’s Report with updates on the following:
(1:04:25) Foster Potential Contingency Plans
(1:14:26) State Accountability Report
(1:34:30) Updated Enrollment Data
(1:35:30) Staffing Update
(1:41:14) Update on Homeschooling
(1:44:47) Regulations for Booster and Support Organizations
(1:47:46) Bullying Prevention
New Business
(1:57:56) Declaration/Discussion of surplus of materials
(2:03:06) Project and Subcommittee Reports
If you have questions or concerns, please email your School Committee members.