Northern Berkshire School Union #43 - Joint Committee Meeting - Sept. 15th, 2025

(The meeting will be held in the Junior High School Math/Science classroom at the end of the main hallway. 

Please enter through the main entrance to the building.)

Remote access to the meeting:

To join online:  meet.google.com/gcw-ycuv-jwp

To join by phone:  1-352-571-2209 (PIN: 620 087 024#)

Agenda

1. Call to Order:
2. Welcome New Committee Members: Susan Bresett and Amber Will of Savoy
3. Public Comment:
4. Election of Officers:  Election of NBSU Joint Committee Officers for FY26
5. Minutes: Approval of the April 17, 2025, NBSU Joint Committee meeting minutes
6. Business Administrator Interview: Conduct the process of interviewing the current finalist candidate for this position, including a committee vote after the interview
7. Review the updated addendum to the contract of the Assistant Superintendent/Director of Pupil Services, Curriculum, and Instruction: Review and vote on the contract addendum developed by Attorney Dupere, in collaboration with Superintendent Franzoni, to address the additional work responsibilities and duties taken on by Assistant Superintendent Barnes in the absence of a full-time business administrator.
8. Review a request by the Assistant to the Superintendent: Review, discuss, and vote on a salary request due to the increase in duties and responsibilities of the position.
9. North Berkshire Regional Study: To authorize the Chair to designate up to 2 subcommittee representatives to an Exploratory Working Group to deliberate on and make recommendations for the structure and formation of a Northern Berkshire Educational Collaborative Steering Committee and the elements of an RFP to engage a vendor in gathering informational data and presenting options for a potential reorganization among North Adams Public Schools, the Hoosac Valley Regional School District, and the North Berkshire School Union, giving particular priority to improving the quality and variety of educational programming and services provided to our member communities at the secondary level.
10. New Joint Committee Business: Any other items for discussion and review by the committee members not reasonably anticipated prior to the posting of this meeting.
11. Next NBSU Joint Committee Meeting: TBD November 2025
12. Adjournment: