School Committee

Minutes of the Special Session of the Salem School Committee Meeting Held Jointly with the Salem High School Building Committee Thursday, November 21, 2024 Rm. 227, 29 Highland Ave. Hybrid Meeting Members Present: Mayor Dominick Pangallo, AJ Hoffman, Mary Manning, and Veronica Miranda Others in Attendance: Superintendent Stephen Zrike and Deputy Superintendent Carbone Members Absent: Vice Chair Cruz, Amanda Campbell and Beth Anne Cornell 1. Call the Meeting to Order Mayor Pangallo called the meeting to order at 5:37 pm. Mayor Pangallo provided an overview of the aspirations for this project. 2. Introductions Brooke Trivas introduced the team from Perkins & Will. Participants reviewed the agenda. The press release activity was highlighted. Participants share their aspiration for the project. 3. Visioning Overview Brooke Trivas introduced the purpose and outcomes for this session. 4. Building on Prior Work Superintendent Zrike presented the work leading up to the decision to build a new Salem High School. This included the Salem Master Facility Plan process, Spring 2024 Community Engagement Forums, themes from those forums, and what was learned from all this work. Brooke Trivas introduced the two student storytellers responding to the question: “What is your most memorable experience at Salem High?” The students provided their narratives. 5. Future Ready Educational and Facility Teams Brooke Trivas introduced a member of the Perkins & Will team to present about future ready schools. Brooke Trivas introduced the teacher storyteller responding to the question: “What is your most memorable experience at Salem High?” 6. Educational Visioning Page 1  Brooke introduced the Educational Priorities group activity. This was followed by the introduction of the parent storyteller responding to the question: “What is your most memorable experience at Salem High?” 1. Science and Technology Perkins & Will provided their presentation. 2. Health and Wellness Perkins & Will provided their presentation. 3. Grade Configurations Perkins & Will provided their presentation. 4. Global Stewardship Perkins & Will provided their presentation. 5. Critical Adjacencies Perkins & Will presented the group activity. 7. Discussion and Wrap-Up Participants created posters with their ideas and suggestions for the building project. Brooke Trivas wrapped up the visioning workshop. 8. Public Comment There were no public comments. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:38 pm. Respectfully submitted by, Shirley Dorai Executive Assistant to the School Committee & Superintendent Page 2