Lawrence Alliance for Education Agenda

LAWRENCE ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION

BOARD MEETING

South Lawrence East School, Auditorium
165 Crawford Street, Lawrence, MA
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 6:00 p.m.
 

1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. CHAIR REPORT
   • Superintendent Evaluation Timeline
4. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
   • Teaching and Learning
     • POG Update
   • MSBA OPS Update
   • Superintendent Goals
   • Budget Update
   • Human Resources Follow Up
   • Student Representative -vote
5. MINUTES
   • January 9, 2022
6. ADJOURNMENT

Public comments:

• In person - sign up just prior to the start of the meeting
• By email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than March 9th at 12:00 p.m.

To view Live Broadcast, go to http://www.lawrence.k12.ma.us/ LPS Videos.

Next meeting: Wednesday, March 9, 2022
237 Essex Street • Post Office Box 1498 • Lawrence, MA 01840 (Phone) 978-975-5900 • (Fax) 978-722-8547

See LAE Agenda Febrary 9, 2021

LAWRENCE ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION

BOARD MEETING

South Lawrence East School, Auditorium
165 Crawford Street, Lawrence, MA
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 6:00 p.m.
 

1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
   • Fiscal Update
   • Reopening Update
     • Student Attendance Update
     • Staff Attendance Update
   • Turnaround Plan - Vote
   • Teaching and Learning
     • Literacy Plan
     • Antiracist Work Update
   • Budget Process
     • Funding Sources discussion
   • Leahy School Project - Support Letter - Vote
      
4. MINUTES
   • December 8, 2021
   • Executive Session November 10, 2021
   • Executive Subcommittee, December 3, 2021
      
5. ADJOURNMENT

Public comments:

• In person - sign up just prior to the start of the meeting
• By email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than January 12th at 12:00 p.m.

To view Live Broadcast, go to http://www.lawrence.k12.ma.us/ LPS Videos.

Next meeting: Wednesday, February 12, 2022
237 Essex Street • Post Office Box 1498 • Lawrence, MA 01840 (Phone) 978-975-5900 • (Fax) 978-722-8547

See LAE Agenda January 12, 2021

LAWRENCE ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION

BOARD MEETING

South Lawrence East School, Auditorium
165 Crawford Street, Lawrence, MA
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - 6:00 p.m.
 

1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
   • Fiscal Update
   • Budget guidelines - vote
   • Turnaround Plan discussion - vote
   • ½ Day School Calendar Dec 22 - vote
   • Superintendent Evaluation
4. MINUTES
   • November 10, 2021
5. ADJOURNMENT

Public comments:

• In person - sign up just prior to the start of the meeting
• By email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than December 8th at 12:00 p.m.

To view Live Broadcast, go to http://www.lawrence.k12.ma.us/ LPS Videos.

Next meeting: Wednesday, January 12, 2022
237 Essex Street • Post Office Box 1498 • Lawrence, MA 01840 (Phone) 978-975-5900 • (Fax) 978-722-8547

See LAE Agenda December 8, 2021

LAWRENCE ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION

EXECUTIVE SESSION

South Lawrence East School, Auditorium

165 Crawford Street, Lawrence, MA

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - 5:00 p.m.

AGENDA

ITEM(S):

• Strategy Discussion

LAE Agenda Executive Session December 8, 2021

LAWRENCE ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION

BOARD MEETING

South Lawrence East School, Auditorium
165 Crawford Street, Lawrence, MA
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - 6:00 p.m.
 

1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
   • LHS Campus / Task force Update
   • Student Support Services presentation
   • Enrollment / Attendance Update
   • Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Process
4. CHAIR REPORT
   • Executive Session
     Discussion of October 25, 2021 Open Meeting Law complaint from Homayoun Maali and
     determination of how to respond to the complaint, to be held in executive session
     because it represents a complaint against the public body members as individual public
     officials.
5. MINUTES
   • October 13, 2021
   • October 20, 2021
6. ADJOURNMENT

Public comments:

• In person - sign up just prior to the start of the meeting
• By email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than November 10th at 12:00 p.m.

To view Live Broadcast, go to http://www.lawrence.k12.ma.us/ LPS Videos.

Next meeting: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
237 Essex Street • Post Office Box 1498 • Lawrence, MA 01840 (Phone) 978-975-5900 • (Fax) 978-722-8547

See LAE Agenda November 10, 2021

LAWRENCE ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION

BOARD MEETING

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 6:00 p.m.
Virtual

1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
   • MCAS Presentation
   • Academic Data and Acceleration Efforts
   • ESSER III Presentation
   • Superintendent’s Evaluation
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION
5. CHAIR REPORT
   • Minutes for June 9, 2021 (Revised)
6. ADJOURNMENT

To view Live Broadcast, go to http://www.lawrence.k12.ma.us/ LPS Videos.

To offer public comment, please submit written comments via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than Wednesday, October 20 at 12:00 p.m.

Next meeting: Wednesday, November 10, 2021

LAE Agenda October 20, 2021

LAWRENCE ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION

BOARD MEETING

South Lawrence East School, Auditorium

165 Crawford Street, Lawrence, MA

October 13, 2021 - 6:00 p.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
   • CPRL Presentation
   • Portrait of a Graduate (POG) Presentation
   • MSBA Oliver Project -vote
   • UP contract - vote
   • DCU Donation -vote
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION
   • Safety Officer Contract
5. CHAIR REPORT
   • Minutes
     • June 9, 2021(Revised)
     • September 8, 2021
6. ADJOURNMENT

To offer public comment, please submit written comments via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than October 13th at 12:00 p.m.

To view Live Broadcast, go to http://www.lawrence.k12.ma.us/ LPS Videos.

Next meeting: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 (Virtual)

LAE Agenda October 13, 2021

LAWRENCE ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION

BOARD MEETING

South Lawrence East School, Auditorium

165 Crawford Street, Lawrence, MA

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

6:00 P.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
   • Back to school update
   • Teaching and learning update
   • Facilities Update
   • MSBA Projects Update (VOTE)
     • Leahy Building Project Presentation
     • Oliver Building Project Presentation
   • Fiscal Update
     • ESSER Grant Funds
   • UP Network contract extension (VOTE)
   • Superintendent Summative Report
4. OTHER
   • Minutes: June 9, 2021 – Regular Session
5. ADJOURNMENT

Next meeting: October 13,2021

LAE Agenda September 8, 2021

LAWRENCE ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION

BOARD MEETING

June 9, 2021
6:00 P.M.

**To be broadcasted live via YouTube** 

1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. PUBLIC COMMENT

3. REPORT TO THE CHAIR

• LAE and DESE MOU

4. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

• Teaching and Learning
  • Tu Voz Council – Presentation
• Summer Program - Update
• Earned autonomy framework-update

5. OTHER

• Policies:
  • JB Equal Educational Opportunities
  • JF School Admissions
  • JFABD Homeless Students etc.
  • JFABE Educational Opportunities for Military etc.
  • JFABF Educational Opportunities for Children etc.
• Minutes: March 17, 2021 – Regular Session
• Minutes: April 14, 2021 – Executive and Regular
• Minutes: May 12, 2021 – Executive and Regular

6. ADJOURNMENT

To offer public comment, please submit written comments via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than 12pm on June 9, 2021

LAE Agenda June 9, 2021

LAWRENCE ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION

BOARD MEETING

May 12, 2021
6:00 P.M.

**To be broadcasted live via YouTube** 

1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. PUBLIC COMMENT

• LTU Discussions

3. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

• Teaching and Learning
  • Reopening Update
  • High School Redesign Update (Portrait of a Graduate)
• Leahy MSBA Project – Schematic Design (vote)
• Proposed New and Updated Policy Recommendations

5. OTHER

• Minutes: March 17, 2021 – Regular Session
• Minutes: April 14, 2021 – Executive and Regular

5. ADJOURNMENT

To offer public comment, please submit written comments via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than 12pm on May 12, 2021

LAE Agenda May 12, 2021