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Quick Summary of Key things for the Natick School Committee this week

 Quick Links for current items:

  1. Natick School Committee begins Coffee Hours - Take a moment to speak to one of your elected officials about the district’s strategic plan in the coming months!  

  2. Policy Questions?  Click here to see the Natick School Committee Policy Manual. 

    • Every year it is accepted by the Natick School Committee as our guiding principles for our work. It sets expectations for communication, procedures and processes for most everything related to our schools. 

    • While specific policies are updated every year, the last major revision/ reconsideration of policies was in the early 2000’s.  

    • One goal of the current policy subcommittee is to begin to look at each section of our policy manual once a year for a more sustainable updating of these key policies.  

    • Policy Subcommittee’s next meeting is Thursday, Feb 17th from 1- 3 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the Natick Town Hall.  

  3. Budget Season! Not a financial person? Read it as a roadmap for our Strategic Plan and understand where and how we put our resources in achieving it.  

  4. MSBA Proposal - The MSBA is the State Agency to which Municipalities and Districts jointly apply (Select Board & School Committee in our case) to receive state funding for major building projects. Our committee discussed the Memorial School proposed Resolution curing our February 7th. Please see the discussion here. Minute 2:20.  

  5. Principal Searches - Details in the links below 

    • High School  - Please note application to be on the interviewing committee is this Thursday, 2/17

    • Memorial - Huge thank you to the parents and staff that served on the interview committee - 7 hours of virtual interviews is no small task! Click on the link to read about the finalist stage. 

  6. Masks ... The State has provided a path to remove masks as of 3/1. Local policy makers now weigh in on when and how this policy will be considered in Natick. First step:

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