1.0 Opening Items

1.1 Call to Order: Chair Gregory Huet called the School Committee meeting to order at 5:00 pm at Michael S. Pinto Conference Room, 26 Oliphant Lane, Middletown, Rhode Island 02842.

1.2 Determination of Quorum: School Committee Members – Chair Gregory Huet, Vice-Chair Wendy Heaney, Clerk William Nash and Theresa Spengler      Excused: Tami Holden

                School Department Administrators present - Superintendent Willliam Niemeyer, Assistant Superintendent and Director of Teaching and Learning Michelle Fonseca, Director of Student Services Leslie Brow,  MHS Principal Donna Sweet, GMS Principal Gerald Haas, Gaudet Learning Academy Principal Katy Gibbins, Forest Ave Principal Rebecca Silveira, Principal Erica Bulk

EXECUTIVE SESSION

1.1 Discuss personnel matter pursuant to provisions of RIGL, 42-46-5 (a)(1).

1.2 Discussion of potential litigation matter pursuant to RIGL 42-46-5 (a)(2).

1.3 Consideration and Vote to seal the minutes of the executive session pursuant to R.I. Gen Laws 42-46-4 & 42-46-5     MOTION: 1) Wendy Heaney, 2) William Nash     No votes taken.  

REGULAR SESSION

1.3 Pledge of Allegiance: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

1.4 Moment of Silence: None

1.5 Public Forum / Comment: None

2.   Correspondence: None

3.  Recognition for Teacher of the Year and Retirees

4. Consent Agenda:

MOTION: 1) Wendy Heaney, 2) William Nash 

That the School Committee approve the Consent Agenda.  Unanimous vote.

4.1 Vouchers

4.2 Invoices

4.3 Minutes       Regular Meeting, April 16, 2026

Policy Sub Committee Meeting, May 6, 2026

4.4 Review, Archive and Minor Modifications of Policies

#2510    Student Devices

#2520   Student Email and Cloud Services

#5000    Peanut and Tree Nut Allergy

#5120    Naloxone

#5140    MPS Homeless-Policy

#9000    Facilities Use

#8010    ARCHIVE - High School State Assessment Waiver for Graduation

4.5 Approval of homeschool instruction requests: 25-26-56

Motion:  1) Wendy Heaney, 2) William Nash     Unanimous vote.

5. Action Items

5.1 Consider and Vote on Superintendent’s recommendation for layoff of certified staff based on fiscal exigency as of the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

                MOTION: 1) Wendy Heaney, 2) William Nash   Unanimous vote.

5.2 Consider and Vote on the Updated 2026–2027 School Calendar - two options to reflect change in the date of the primary elections.

MOTION: 1) Wendy Heaney, 2) William Nash   Unanimous vote.

6. Old Business - None

7. New Business - None

8. Student Representative Report/Update:   Philip Campbell and Julya Pereira 

●        AP exams- Testing wrapped up last week. Students were working really hard all year in preparation for their big tests.

●        Prom- Junior prom is tomorrow night! The Junior Student Council set up pictures to be at Fort Adams and the dance will be held at Johnny’s Restaurant in the Wyndham Hotel.

●        NEASC student panel- We are working on putting together a student panel board with student concerns and feedback to NEASC.

●        The Student Government positions were confirmed just this past Monday. Nominees had to write short essays to describe why they were running for their positions and get their submissions signed off by a teacher.

9. Reports/Updates from the Superintendent and Staff

                9.1 Enrollment

9.1 Financial

9.1 Personnel

NEW HIRE EFFECTIVE May 4, 2026

Leigh Maguire, 4hr Teacher Assistant, GLA

RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE May 4, 2026

Francisca Silvia Lima, District Coordinator of MLL Instruction, MPS

APPOINTMENT EFFECTIVE May 5, 2026

Eric Wright, Beyond the Bell Teacher, MHS

RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE June 14, 2026

Kristina Hughes, MLL Teacher, MHS

RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE June 24, 2026

Maggie McCue, Early Childhood Teacher, AQ

Brandi Carter, Science Teacher, MHS

9.2 Status Report

                Teaching & Learning

Curriculum Management

Our Public Blueprint will go live this August, 2026

It will provide a public-facing, transparent, and organized visual of a school district’s curriculum, mapping out subjects and courses across grade levels. It enables parents, community members, and stakeholders to view detailed course descriptions, unit outlines, and learning goals

Furniture Selection

Furniture selection for Valley and Middletown High School is well underway. A representative committee of grades 2–5 educators has met for two half-day sessions to review and explore a range of furniture options and room configurations for Valley. At the secondary level, teachers from Gaudet Middle School and Middletown High School are currently participating in a sit-test process using furniture that has been delivered and set up at the high school.

10. Information -

10.1 Letter of non-support for Military Vouchers related to educational choice for military-connected students from the Superintendents of Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth and Jamestown.

10.2 Middletown CTE Presentation

10.3 EBCAP Vision Award - The Vision Award is presented to individuals and organizations that have helped EBCAP achieve its mission of providing high quality, comprehensive, and accessible health and human services to assist people to achieve their fullest potential.

10.4 Letter from Governor Daniel McKee appointing Superintendent Niemeyer to the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MIC3)

9. Reports/Updates of Officers