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Dr. Baietta said the school building committee will begin permitting and design meetings tomorrow at 7 p.m. and that the next several months will focus on permitting, design, hiring for the project and related contracts. The superintendent said he will distribute a summary after the first meeting.

On electric vehicle infrastructure, the district reported that electricity is connected at Stoughton High School and the chargers are up and running. Committee members asked about fees and technical specifications; staff said payment will be by credit card and fees will go into a town account. The precise number of charge ports discussed in the meeting ranged between four and six in the discussion; the district said it will provide formal rules and a usage schedule (including limits for school-day or staff use) and will follow up with the committee on snow-removal and equipment maintenance plans.

The committee reviewed the nonresident employee program, which the district said has existed in some form since 1967 and provides employees the option to enroll their children in district schools for a materials fee. The current fee discussed in the meeting is $1,500 per child; participants historically have ranged from about five to nine students in a given year. Committee members asked whether the fee is per child (it is) and discussed whether the fee should be adjusted to match the district per-pupil spending; the superintendent said he would research recent fee-history, provide recommended options and return a formal recommendation to the committee.

Dr. Baietta briefed the committee on a pending public-records request involving communications about homework and policy implementation; the request covers a period from June 2023 to 2025 and is being handled by the district records custodian. The superintendent said a copy of the compiled records will be provided to the committee as they are gathered.

On scheduling, summer programming details were described as finalized for release later in the week; offerings will include academic credit recovery, ASY programs, grant-funded invitation-only programs and a theater program, Dr. Baietta said.

On state funding, Dr. Baietta summarized House 2 movements in the state budget process, including adjustments to the state minimum per-pupil aid and circuit-breaker special-education appropriations. He said Stoughton is currently above the proposed new minimum aid threshold and therefore would not see an immediate increase from that change; the superintendent noted circuit-breaker appropriation levels are in flux and remain an item the district is monitoring.

Armando Barbosa reported on warrants reviewed and approved administratively: student-account warrants for $8,500.73 and $1,541.36; a payroll warrant for $2,037,671.25; and a warrants batch totaling $617,264.04 covering food and collaborative transportation, among other expenses. The committee received those figures as part of the monthly operations report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Stoughton School Committee Meeting 4-29-25","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent Dr. Joe Baietta and staff briefed the School Committee on the elementary school building schedule, live electric vehicle chargers at the high school, the nonresident employee enrollment program fee and state budget developments.","taxTitle","Stoughton Public Schools, School Boards, Massachusetts","taxId",60990,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6578577,"District presents handbook updates for all three school levels; committee to collect questions",2002,4064000,6066000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3160621-0175a6a6b9eaad593b50ed73ee5582e5&start=4064&end=6066","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3160621-0175a6a6b9eaad593b50ed73ee5582e5/thumbnail_4064000.jpg","/articles/6578577/Stoughton-Public-Schools/School-Boards/Massachusetts/District-presents-handbook-updates-for-all-three-school-levels-committee-to-collect-questions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578577-834a8c178c833b131e91ec2e388980fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169376&Signature=TZS4gpWsrGmT8C64fTS1hytYgH3c2twDL8TBIGMOn-yiPTFrHEDX8ToMm4LQ37UNM-7aB61eMN~~yNgkwetbKlX0ltFmuand~ezK696nP3STAW0MXLCpSe299G8Yt0FjUEqjDZW0LPwI2R0TwZmN6u3uOx0Llc3H1X3tGR6gJEV~qxcYs96TFEwQ888pK12ZJpaPAdekW6enTxHqYWT8EJ0qWVUMmdNrDX33IRytwmsh2ox8Q0Fe4zGdoI8R0N3OL7srEIDa9cqRp-DTeo-r0OU6NqPzct53wLg--d4ERkayk2BwcQEc57jelXbngbp2pa9Sqn63Xx4njLHxW4s8KQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Administrators from Stoughton High School, O'Donnell Middle School and the district's elementary schools presented proposed updates to their school handbooks, describing modest wording changes and a handful of substantive additions that district leaders said are intended to clarify practice and align secondary schools (grades 6–12).

Superintendent Dr. Joe Baietta told the committee that the presentations are informational and that any handbook change that conflicts with an existing school committee policy would be brought back for committee action. Committee members asked administrators to collect questions by email and said Dr. Baietta would circulate responses and supporting documentation ahead of the next meeting.

At the high school, Miss Miller said changes include revised language on physical examination intervals (physicals upon entry to a school and every three to four years thereafter for general health screening, with annual physicals remaining required for athletes), a prohibition on dismissing medically unwell students to ride-share services from the nurse's office unless a caregiver is present, and a new appeals process for students who have failed two classes so they can request eligibility for extracurriculars while meeting academic conditions. The high school also proposed two additional athletic awards and softer, more inclusive language on tardiness.

At O'Donnell Middle School, the principal described a piloted tardy program that uses an after-school \"buyback\" or supervised time to make up lost learning and a progressive threshold across trimesters; a return to lockers with written accommodations for students who need alternative arrangements; tightened language on promotion and retention that incorporates unexcused absences into consideration; a clarified code of conduct with schoolwide expectations (respect, responsibility, readiness); the addition of \"structured day\" and \"structured day plus\" as restorative/behavioral responses to repeated in-school behavior issues; and an expansion of cheating/plagiarism language to address artificial intelligence tools.

At the elementary level, administrators reported only minor edits: updates to the table of contents, calendar dates, broader dismissal-notification language (allowing non-written communications), updated contact lists and the addition of administrative names on coordinator lists. The presentation noted that the elementary handbooks reflect the same transportation policies and other district-level rules already approved by the committee.

Committee members asked for clarification on implementation details for structured-day interventions, parent notification processes, and the appeals and eligibility processes; building administrators asked that committee members submit detailed questions by email so principals can provide considered responses. Dr. Baietta said he will collect staff answers and distribute them before the committee's next meeting so members can vote if needed on any item that requires formal committee action.","Administrators presented proposed changes to high school, middle school and elementary handbooks that include athletic appeals, tardy interventions, locker procedures, nurse dismissal rules and minor calendar or wording updates; the committee will collect written questions and review before any policy-level votes.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6578581,"School committee approves April minutes, hires nurse, accepts $150 music donation",1475,2511000,3986000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3160621-0175a6a6b9eaad593b50ed73ee5582e5&start=2511&end=3986","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3160621-0175a6a6b9eaad593b50ed73ee5582e5/thumbnail_2511000.jpg","/articles/6578581/Stoughton-Public-Schools/School-Boards/Massachusetts/School-committee-approves-April-minutes-hires-nurse-accepts-150-music-donation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578581-96ae08af09798ccbf32677c50630b860/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169377&Signature=LdSVGEoNkdEPxK9hGoRSwUAmBrpi4Iy9cuAExo-p98bftMbmny2SK5KTHscemoobelG7-TfipGi6jpzTr~sAQqdujxNWcsY8t7mQj4C7UeMAYyRfDU-zNP6kkC3UKoYRpQxnrfFtCs2V39CLgjSUeB9PT5khtuom0JMT79aGDjXnE95pPlrGejW8gUjMyJyCW0sgF9KVlQHhArlAoSPgSTpAqcMtZwDOvvM1Xznv8u6~9w25pHSo5mTsrRXHVCi1LvypvzIZAZ4-KiEKHbqe57JkqeXaWu7PW5WRmxkLhs~b1NzAQHBLwaxLTshpOyHs62c7TE~mOjZIaW~gY0LQkw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Stoughton Public Schools School Committee approved minutes for April meetings, voted to hire Hannah Summers as a nurse for the district's specialized programs and accepted a $150 donation to the Stoughton High School music department, according to motions recorded during the meeting.

The actions were procedural but consequential: the committee formalized corrections to the April 1 and April 15 minutes, confirmed a recommended hire for a school nurse position that had been filled on a per-diem basis, and accepted a memorial donation from the Stoughton Lions Club for the music program.

Superintendent Dr. Joe Baietta presented the superintendent's recommendation to hire Hannah Summers after the hiring committee and interview panel reported positively on her work in the classroom as a per-diem nurse. Committee member Armando Barbosa moved the hire; the motion was seconded by Jillian DeStefano and approved by roll call, 5-0.

The committee also voted to accept a $150 donation from the Stoughton Lions Club to the music department in memory of Christopher Zanko. Armando Barbosa moved the acceptance; Jen Sears seconded the motion and the committee approved the donation by roll call, 5-0.

Corrections to the April 15 meeting minutes were recorded on the public record (changes to who made motions and who seconded in specific agenda items). The committee approved the revised April minutes by roll call, 5-0.

The meeting minutes and official vote records are part of the public record; committee members said the items were procedural but important to keep the district's records accurate.","At the Stoughton Public Schools School Committee meeting, members approved April meeting minutes, voted to hire a nurse for specialized programs and accepted a $150 donation to the music department; all recorded votes passed unanimously.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6578570,"Southeastern senior asks to join Stoughton High senior walk-through on May 19",6301,99000,6400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3160621-0175a6a6b9eaad593b50ed73ee5582e5&start=99&end=6400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3160621-0175a6a6b9eaad593b50ed73ee5582e5/thumbnail_99000.jpg","/articles/6578570/Stoughton-Public-Schools/School-Boards/Massachusetts/Southeastern-senior-asks-to-join-Stoughton-High-senior-walk-through-on-May-19","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578570-d54c8d8a567a2f7a3fcd62418d94130c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169377&Signature=O~k0VJy~dBraddDLQ0vxKNo1l-uoe7G8m~LoTaIl0YSRABDsohX64qp4nl4aB1Msn8haz4m1ZD2n6WfB9TIz8l51zrrwZSkUvLS3LUXvxy~-~pWh8yumQAl5iFPFfsHZM6xZq9MN~P24QMchLG8mFt-BljJViK5r7rFaPGfcIwaHoFJlBlmXY4VsO0S~PpZBHjDPOzCl7~F2xKlb0fu1-c-PUC5cLq6anTZwDmHUa1oi6jWM4bXX3cXJU9wEJdu71cJIFJYzHpBURIXFN~RmJtwjzj7Jird0ZKPL~K2CnmVA3QuIxEjCJpWVwiLfT70XV6-8CEOLxtLRKESnanq-wA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kate Chamberlain, a senior at Southeastern Vocational High School and a former student of Stoughton elementary and middle schools, asked the School Committee during public comment to permit Southeastern seniors who attended Stoughton schools to participate in the Stoughton High School senior walk-through of the elementary schools and O'Donnell Middle School on the morning of May 19.

Chamberlain said the event would allow her and classmates to thank teachers who influenced their education and cited her academic achievements, including completion of an associate's degree. She acknowledged logistical challenges — including transportation for students who do not attend Stoughton High — and said participating seniors were prepared to arrange their own transport.

Student advisory representative Colleen Baharillo had earlier noted that the senior \"walk through\" of the elementary schools and O'Donnell Middle School is scheduled for the morning of May 19, confirming the event date that Chamberlain cited. Dr. Joe Baietta said the district would respond to Chamberlain's request and coordinate with high-school and elementary principals; principals will follow up and provide guidance for any arrangements needed to allow visiting seniors to participate.

The committee did not take a formal vote on the public comment request; members indicated the item could be raised as an agenda item at a future meeting if formal committee action were requested.","A Southeastern Vocational High School senior requested that Stoughton allow Southeastern seniors who previously attended Stoughton schools to participate in the Stoughton High School walk-through of elementary schools and the middle school on May 19; the superintendent said administrators will coordinate and respond.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee hears updates on elementary building, EV chargers, nonresident employee program and state funding

District presents handbook updates for all three school levels; committee to collect questions

School committee approves April minutes, hires nurse, accepts $150 music donation

Southeastern senior asks to join Stoughton High senior walk-through on May 19