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Esther Howland Chamber, Worcester City Hall

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Qué se decidió

Approved grants, prior-year payments, donations, and a three-year contract for clerk Kristi Turgeon. Referred a proposed smart glasses restriction in the acceptable use policy to the Operations and Governance committee. Also approved recognitions for Italian-American and Hispanic Heritage months and a resolution supporting Head Start programs.

Decisiones registradas

• Approved the consent agenda, including minutes, donations, and personnel records, 9-0. pág. 3página 3 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the report on the new state graduation requirement and filed the item, 9-0.
• Approved the quarterly facilities report on building maintenance and held the item, 2-0. pág. 6página 6 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved updates to policies ECAF-Security Cameras in School, IHBG-Home Schooling, and JFBB-School Choice and filed the item. pág. 6página 6 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the boundary realignment report and held the item for future forums. pág. 6página 6 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved and filed the response on the gender support plan, 2-1, with Member Alvarez dissenting. pág. 6página 6 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved and filed the update on girls flag football, 3-0. pág. 6página 6 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved and filed the items on common assessments and the family assessment calendar, 3-0. pág. 7página 7 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved grants and finance items: FY27 Innovation Career Pathways grant of $45,915, Head Start Infrastructure Grant of $385,000, UMass Memorial mini grant of $5,000, 7 prior-year payments totaling $6,165.11, and two prior-year employee payments of $330.00 and $8,322.57, 9-0. pág. 8página 8 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the report on funding for the GearUp Program at North High School and filed the item, 9-0. pág. 8página 8 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the report on purchasing the National Geographic Cengage Curriculum for the Multilingual Education Department, not to exceed $1,500,000, and filed the item, 9-0. pág. 8página 8 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the report on digital hall pass systems and filed the item, 9-0. pág. 9página 9 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the report on expanding after school and athletics transportation and filed the item, 9-0. pág. 9página 9 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Referred the proposed smart glasses and wearable technology language for Policy IJNDB to the Operations and Governance committee, 9-0. pág. 9página 9 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the Resolution in Support of Head Start Programs and filed the item, 9-0 on a roll call vote. pág. 10página 10 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the easement to National Grid for property on Oberlin Street and Woodland Street and filed the item, 9-0. pág. 10página 10 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the resolution establishing a standing annual recognition of October as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month and filed the item, 9-0. pág. 10página 10 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the updated Report of the Superintendent schedule for the 2026-27 school year and filed the item, 9-0. pág. 10página 10 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the resolution establishing a standing annual recognition of September 15 through October 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month and filed the item, 9-0. pág. 11página 11 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Referred the review and update of the School Choice policy (JFBB) to the Operations and Governance committee, 9-0. pág. 11página 11 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Approved the contract for Kristi L. Turgeon as School Committee Executive Administrator and Clerk for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, 9-0.
• Selected Member Kathleen Roy as the WPS delegate to the MASC/MASS Joint Conference, November 4-6, 2026, 8-0-1, with Member Mailman abstaining. pág. 12página 12 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
• Selected Alex Guardiola as the alternate WPS delegate to the MASC/MASS Joint Conference, November 4-6, 2026, 9-0. pág. 12página 12 de las actas (se abre en una pestaña nueva)

Este resumen aparece en inglés: su traducción automática no pasó nuestras revisiones.

El texto completo está en el PDF de la ciudad; el enlace está abajo.

Actas publicadas en Google Drive (PDF, 292 KB, en inglés). Copia guardada (se abre en una pestaña nueva), guardada el 27 de octubre de 2026.

Agenda

The agenda includes closed-door sessions on union contract talks and past executive session minutes. Open items cover grants, payments, school donations, policy changes, and a proposed smart glasses rule for students.

Puntos de la agenda

• Executive session on collective bargaining strategy with Educational Association of Worcester units
• Executive session on negotiations with nonunion personnel, including School Committee Executive Administrator and Clerk Kristi Turgeon
• Executive session on review of executive session minutes from August 13 and September 17, 2026
• Consent agenda: 12 donations to schools and programs, from $91.80 to $6,700.65
• Consent agenda: notification of new hires, non-instructional staff hires, and resignations or retirements
• Report of the Superintendent: New State Graduation Requirement, recommended to approve and file
• Operations and Governance report: quarterly facilities report on building maintenance timeframes
• Policy updates to ECAF Security Cameras in School, IHBG Home Schooling, and JFBB School Choice

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• Boundary realignment report, approved and held for future forums
• Response on a gender support plan request, approved and filed with a request for more information
• Update on girls flag football at WPS, approved and filed
• Common assessments and statewide assessments by grade, and a request for a K-12 testing calendar, approved and filed
• FY27 Innovation Career Pathways Implementation and Support grant, $45,915
• Head Start Infrastructure Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, $385,000
• UMass Memorial Medical Center Community Benefits Mini Grant, $5,000
• Seven prior-year payments totaling $6,165.11
• Prior-year payment to an employee, $330.00
• Prior-year payment to an employee, $8,322.57
• Funding for the GearUp Program at North High School, recommended to approve and file
• Purchase of National Geographic's Cengage curriculum for the Multilingual Education Department, not to exceed $1,500,000
• Study of a digital hall pass system in secondary schools, recommended to approve and file
• Feasibility report on expanding after school and athletics transportation, recommended to approve and file
• Proposed revision to Policy IJNDB Acceptable Use Policy on smart glasses and wearable technology, referred to Operations and Governance
• Resolution in Support of Head Start Programs
• Easement to National Grid on Oberlin Street and Woodland Street
• Standing annual recognition of October as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month
• Updated Report of the Superintendent schedule for the 2026-27 school year
• Standing annual recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15
• Review and update of School Choice policy JFBB, referred to Operations and Governance
• Contract for employment with Kristi Turgeon as School Committee Executive Administrator and Clerk
• Selection of a delegate and alternate for the MASC/MASS Joint Conference, November 4-7, 2026
• Public comment

Este resumen aparece en inglés: su traducción automática no pasó nuestras revisiones.

El texto completo está en el PDF de la ciudad; el enlace está abajo.

Agenda publicada en Google Drive (PDF, 217 KB, en inglés). Copia guardada (se abre en una pestaña nueva), guardada el 27 de octubre de 2026.

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agenda de consentimiento (consent agenda)

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sesión ejecutiva

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Todos los términos del glosario

Fuente

Esta reunión aparece en más de un lugar: la misma junta, el mismo día, y solo una de las publicaciones da la hora. Aquí se muestran como una sola reunión.

• School Committee (se abre en una pestaña nueva), en el portal de reuniones de la ciudad
• School Committee Meeting (se abre en una pestaña nueva), en el sitio web del distrito escolar

Worcester Publick la registró por primera vez el 27 de octubre de 2026.