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Click Here for a Printable List of 2009-2010 Meeting Dates

Next meeting:  March 9, 2010

Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Place:  Assabet Valley Technical High School, Marlborough

Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 noon

There will be a General Meeting of MARS on March 9, 2010, at Assabet Regional Technical High School in Marlborough at 9:30 am. The meeting is open to all member Districts to attend. Below is the agenda for the meeting. If you have any other items, please email me so that they can be added to the agenda. The meeting will probably run to 12:00 noon followed by a professional development session with new Superintendents, Business Administrators, and School Committee members.

Agenda

March 9, 2010

1.       Welcome and Introductions—sign in sheet

2.       Approval of Jan 5, 2010 minutes?

3.       Approval of the Feb 9,2010 minutes

4.        Board of Education meeting at Nashoba Valley on April 27,2010

5.       EOE- status on regionalization proposed legislation—J.D. LaRock

6.       Presentation by Noah Berger from Mass Budget and Policy Center 

7.       Presentation of MARS Report on Central Office Study—Sarah Carlton, DESE 

8.       Standing Committees Reports

                                    a, Legislative—Steve Hemman

1.       Stabilization Fund

2.       Testimony to the Ways and Means Committee-Feb 22,2010

                                    b. Budget and Insurance

                                                1.  Update on FY2011 Budget

                                    c. Regionalization

                                                                1. Meeting with Commissioner on Feb. 24, 2010            

                                    d. MSBA—Mike Zapantis

                                                1. Proposed new regulations

                                                2. MARS proposed changes                                        

                                    e. Professional Development—Barbara Ripa

                                                1. Agenda for New Superintendents, Business Administrators and School                                          Committee members

                                    f. Grants—Barbara Ripa

9.       Pre-Employment Procedures-background checks

10.   Report from Liaisons

a.      MAVA

b.      MASS

c.      MASC

d.      MASBO

11.   MARS Website

Next Meetings:  

                          MARS General Meeting April 13, 2010

We will be having a Professional Development session for new Superintendents, Business Administrators, and School Committee members after our General meeting. Lunch will be at 12:00 noon with the program running from 12:30pm to no later than 2:00pm.

Please note: MARS meetings are typically very informative. The agenda can not accurately reflect the wide range of information which Board members share with the group attending. Frequently visitors come with particular questions which are discussed during the meeting. Please feel welcome to attend.
 

Directions to Assabet Valley Technical High School

To get driving directions from your door, click here to visit MapQuest.
(Enter in address as: 215 Fitchburg Street, Marlborough, MA 01752)

From I-495, North or South, take exit 25-A to traffic lights. Take right at lights onto Fitchburg Street. School is at immediate left.

From I-290 traveling Eastbound, take extension road ("To Rte 85 Marlboro/Hudson") to traffic lights. Proceed as above.

From Rte 85 North, coming from Hudson, take right at I-495/290 sign. Stay to right for jug handle. Cross over road onto Fitchburg Street. School is at immediate left.

From Rte 20, traveling East to West through Marlboro, take right onto Rte 85 toward Hudson (Bolton Street). Take left at I-495/290 sign. Proceed as above.
 

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