WESTWOOD SCHOOL COMMITTEE 

MEETING AGENDA

WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

JOSEPHA JOWDY LITTLE THEATER

200 NAHATAN STREET - WESTWOOD, MA

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2025

6:30PM

Call to Order

·       Pledge of allegiance

·       Recognition of Westwood Media Center, which is live streaming this meeting and recording for later viewing on its platforms

Superintendent’s Report

·       Director of Student Services Search Process

·       Special Education Review

School Committee Chair Update/Liaison Reports

·       Chair’s Update

·       Other Liaison Reports

Public Participation

Discussion Items 

·       FY27 Budget Priorities and Timeline

·       Deerfield Re-Use Advisory Committee Recommendation

·       Superintendent’s Goals

·       Proposed New Policy IKFE: Competency Determination, Second Reading

·       DESE Middle School Pathway Exploration Policy, First Reading

Action Items

·       Vote on Deerfield Re-Use Advisory Committee Recommendation

·       Vote to approve 2026-2027 school calendar

·       Vote on October 14 meeting minutes

·       Vote on October 17 meeting minutes 

·       Vote on October 24 meeting minutes

·       Vote on October 29 meeting minutes

·       Vote on November 6 Deerfield Re-Use Advisory Committee minutes

·       Vote on November 7 meeting minutes

·       Vote to approve Policy IKFE: Competency Determination 

New Business 

·       Any new business not reasonably anticipated by the Chair

Adjournment

Calendar

·       Next Meeting - Wednesday, December 10, 2025

NOTE: Per changes to Open Meeting Law, effective July 1, 2010, notice of any meeting of public body shall include “A listing of topics that the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting”. Topics must give enough specificity so that the public understands what will be discussed, but not necessarily all items that may come up. Please list those topics above.