BPS School Committee Meeting Calendar 2019-2020
| Date | Meeting/Workshops |
| 8/29/19 | Business meeting |
| Tuesday, 9/10/2019 | Business meeting, Library presentation |
| Open Houses on 9/24, 9/25, 9/26 and 10/1 | |
| 10/3/19 | Business meeting, Special Education/MTSS presentation |
| 10/17/19 | Workshop: Superintendent and School Committee Goal Setting |
| 11/7/19 | Business meeting |
| 11/21/19 | Workshop: Strategic Pillars: Student Success, Efficient Resources |
| 12/5/19 | Business meeting, Organizational meeting, Bullying Report |
| 1/9/20 | Business meeting, 2020-21 Budget introduction, Mid-year School Committee and Superintendent Evaluation |
| 1/23/20 | Workshop: 2020-21 Budget initiatives |
| 1/28/20 | Budget Forecasting Joint Committee meeting |
| 2/6/20 | Business meeting, budget update, mid-year Advisory Committee reports, school calendar discussion, Ad Hoc Athletic Field Advisory Committee report |
| 2/13/20 | Legislative Breakfast |
| 2/20/20 | Workshop: Budget |
| 2/27/20 | Workshop: Strategic Pillars: Social-emotional and Well-being, Efficient Resources; Budget update with vote |
| 3/5/20 | Business meeting, budget update, school calendar |
| 3/26/20 | Workshop: Strategic Pillars: Engagement and Culture, Efficient Resources |
| 4/2/20 | Business meeting, budget update |
| 4/30/20 | Community Forum: Major initiatives for 2020-2021 |
| 5/7/20 | Business meeting |
| 5/13/20 | Town Budget Hearing |
| 5/27/20 | Financial Town Meeting |
| 6/11/20 | Business meeting, Advisory Committee Reports, Bullying Report, End of Year School Committee and Superintendent Evaluation |
| Meeting type | Location |
| Workshops/Community Forum | BMS Presentation Room or BHS library |
| Business Meetings | School Committee Meeting Rooms |
Work Session: Work Sessions enable the School Committee members to have a deeper discussion of defined topics relevant to the District Strategic Goals. There is no formal action by the School Committee at a Work Session.
Listening Session: Listening Sessions that follow Work Sessions provide the School Committee with the opportunity to listen to community feedback about the topic of the Work Session.
Community Forum: Community Forums provide an opportunity for the School Committee and community to engage in discussions relative to important topics in a more informal setting.
*Executive Session: The School Committee may seek to convene in Executive Session in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws ยง 42-46-5 (a) (1) to discuss the job performance of the Superintendent.
**RULER Principles: An evidence based approach for integrating social and emotional learning into schools, developed at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.