Fitchburg Public Schools

F ITCHBURG P UBLIC S CHOOLS FITCHBURG MASSACHUSETTS ACTION SHEET REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026 – 6:00 PM FITCHBURG CITY CLERK FITCHBURG CITY HALL CAMPUS Mar 12 3:15 pm LEGISLATIVE BUILDING 700 MAIN STREET FITCHBURG, MA 01420 School Committee Meetings concurrently live streamed on FATV at https://www.fatv.org/live- streaming (choose "government live stream") and on cable access Comcast/Xfinity Channel 9, Verizon Channel 36. AGENDA 1. Executive Session: Not at this time 2. Call to Order and Salute to the Flag 3. School Committee Members and Student Reports: School Committee Chair Report Resource Subcommittee – Will meet on March 31, 2026 School Building Needs Subcommittee – Will meet on march 31, 2026 Policy Subcommittee – Will meet on March 18, 2026 Student Support Subcommittee – Will meet on April 6, 2026 School Personnel Subcommittee – Nothing to report Student Advisory Committee – Report on March 16, 2026 meeting Student Representative – Report on district wide activities and student survey results 4. Approval of the minutes from a previous School Committee Meeting: Approval of Minutes of the Regular School Committee Meeting of March 2, 2026. __________ __________ ___________ Motion Second Vote 5. Communications: • Project 351 and Playbook Initiative Update 6. Public Comment: Register and submit Virtual public comments, of no more than 2 minutes in length, to the Superintendent via email to: FPSQUESTIONS@ .K12.MA.US by noon Monday, March 16, 2026. 7. Superintendent’s Report: * Denotes Items that require Action Item Vote. The listing of topics is not intended as a guarantee that all items listed will be discussed or that other items will not be raised for discussion.  • English Language Arts Department Update – Julie Faneuf, Director of English Language Arts Curriculum • Preliminary Budget Presentation – Superintendent Thompson and Asst. Supt. Roche 8. Budget Items: • *Donations – (1) • *Grants – to submit (2) • *Grants – to accept (1) 9. Policy Items: 10. Action Items: • #26-611- #25-26 Approve the donation of $200 to Crocker Elementary School with the purpose of providing support to the programming at the school; Local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. _________ __________ ___________ Motion Second Vote • #26-612- #25-26 Approve the Superintendent’s recommendation to submit the following grants titled: o Youth Reach Grant; Up to $27,000 o Environmental Preservation & Animal Welfare; Up to $20,000 _________ __________ ___________ Motion Second Vote • #26-613- #25-26 Approve the Superintendent’s recommendation to accept the following grants titled: o Summer Food Service Program; Expansion, Access, Training and Start-Up (SFSPEATS); $9,075 _________ __________ ___________ Motion Second Vote 11. Other Business: 12. Executive Session: Not all this time 13. Adjournment: * Denotes Items that require Action Item Vote. The listing of topics is not intended as a guarantee that all items listed will be discussed or that other items will not be raised for discussion.