Regional School District Planning Board Agenda 12/1/2020

Date: 
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 5:30pm

REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANNING BOARD

MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday December 1, 2020

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Remote Attendance by Zoom Videoconference*

 

  1. Call to order
  2. Review/Approval of Minutes of 10/27/2020 meeting
  3. Chair’s remarks
    1. Welcome to new planning board members and report on Town of Stockbridge regional school district committee formation
    2. Summary of work completed to date and overview of possible next steps
  4. Report of Educational Quality subcommittee and discussion
    1. Questions to be considered and data/resources needed to study advisability of consolidation from educational quality perspective
  5. Report of Finance subcommittee and discussion
    1. Questions to be considered and data/resources needed to study advisability of consolidation from financial perspective
  6. Report of Operations subcommittee and discussion
    1. Questions to be considered and data/resources needed to study advisability of consolidation from operations perspective
  7. Discussion of next steps and sequencing
    1. Staffing resources necessary for next phase of work: facilitation/project management, administrative support, legal support
    2. Expert studies for next phase of work: feasibility study, community survey(s), transportation study, others?
  8. Cost and Funding Sources
    1. Preparation of funding proposals to be presented to 8 member towns and other possible funding sources
    2. Bridge funding for development of proposals and facilitation/project management in short term
      1. BHRSD /SBRSD contributions
      2. Application for BTCF “Bridging Divides” funding
  9. Review of Open Meeting Law requirements / Proposed Protocol for Planning Board Member Communications

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