School Committee

2012 Medford School Committee

Chairman: Mayor Michael McGlynn
1 Mammola Way
(781) 393-2408

Vice Chair: John Falco
123 Fulton Spring Road
(781) 395-1290
falcoformedford@verizon.net

Secretary: Paulette Van der Kloot
146 Pine Ridge Road
(781) 488-3366
pvanderkloot@medford.k12.ma.us

Ann Marie Cugno
871 Fellsway
(781) 396-1783
cugnocares@comcast.net

Erin DiBenedetto
21 Dearborn Street
781-254-0095
edibenedetto@comcast.net

George Scarpelli
27 Butler Street
(781) 396-1129
scarpg@comcast.net

Robert E. Skerry, Jr.


Community Participation

Any citizen in the audience may be given permission to speak once at School Committee meetings regarding any item on the agenda for up to three minutes on any one item.

A Community Participation portion of the agenda be established which will give any citizen the privilege of placing any item before the School Committee or be heard on any item. Any item to be presented must be submitted in writing to the Superintendent of Schools by the Wednesday noon prior to the scheduled meeting, with a maximum of five (5) minutes allowed for any one presentation.


Meeting Information

Attending Meetings

All regular meetings are held in the Howard Alden Memorial Chambers, located on the second floor of Medford City Hall, at 7:00pm. The School Committee generally meets on two Mondays each month. Committee of the Whole and other special meetings are occasionally held in other locations. Please be sure to check the Medford Public Schools website under “Latest News” for announcements of those meetings and their locations. Meetings agendas are also posted in the news section and on the School Committee webpage prior to the meeting.

Watching Meetings on Television

Regular meetings are broadcast live on Channel 16 starting at 7:00pm. Meetings are replayed on Channel 15 on Wednesday, 7pm and Saturday and Sunday, 11am during the same week of the meeting. Please note that School Committee meetings are replayed on Channel 15, not Channel 16.

Meetings are occasionally broadcast live on Channel 15. Live meeting announcements for Channel 15 will be posted in the Latest News section of the district homepage and also on the Channel 15 bulletin board.

Please Note: Meetings are subject to change. Please check this page and the district homepage frequently for updates. Committee of the Whole Meetings and other special meetings are usually announced on the homepage under “Latest News.” When Committee of the Whole and other special meetings are videotaped they will be replayed on Channel 15 and their broadcast schedule will be posted on the homepage.

2011-2012 Regular Meeting Schedule

September October
Setpember 12, 2011
September 19, 2011
October 3, 2011 (Meeting with Student Advisors)
October 17, 2011
November December
November 7, 2011
November 21, 2011
December 5, 2011 (Meeting with Student Advisors)
December 19, 2011
January February
January 9, 2012 (Organizational and Regular Meeting)
January 23, 2012
February 6, 2012 (Meeting with Student Advisors)
February 13, 2012
March April
March 5, 2012
March 19, 2012
April 2, 2012 (Meeting with Student Advisors)
April 9, 2012
May June
May 7, 2012
May 21, 2012
June 4, 2012
June 18, 2012

Current Meeting Agendas and Minutes (2011-2012 School Year)

Please note that meeting minutes need to be approved by the School Committee before they are posted online. Typically the minutes from the previous meeting are before the Committee for approval at each regular meeting.

Agendas are posted when they are finalized, which usually happens a few days before a meeting.

The below meetings are regular meetings unless otherwise noted.

September October
Setpember 12, 2011
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
September 19, 2011
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
September 26, 2011 (Meeting of the Whole)
7:00pm, Medford High School Library. Topic: MCAS results.
October 3, 2011 (Meeting with Student Advisors)
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
October 17, 2011
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
November December
November 7, 2011
Meeting Agenda- Updated November 4, 2011
Meeting Minutes
November 21, 2011
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
December 5, 2011 (Meeting with Student Advisors)
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
December 8, 2011 (Curriculum Sub-Committee)
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
December 19, 2011
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes
January February
January 9, 2012 (Organizational and Regular Meeting)
Regular Meeting Agenda (Updated January 6, 2012)
Caucus
Organizational meeting
Meeting Minutes
January 23, 2012
Meeting Agenda
February 6, 2012
(Meeting with Student Advisors)
CHANGED to February 9

February 13, 2012

Past Meeting Agendas and Minutes

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