School Committee Subcommittees - 2025-2026

CPS Collective Bargaining/Union Negotiation Team Subcommittees

As contracts are scheduled to be renewed, work with the district negotiating team (Superintendent, School Business Manager and CPS Attorney), which makes up an advisory committee that works to develop a strategy for negotiations and participate in negotiation sessions with the union. School Committee representative(s) oversees Collective Bargaining negotiation sessions. They, and the entire bargaining team, are directed by the School Committee, and report developments to the School Committee to discuss and then provide guidance back to the Bargaining Team to execute.

School Committee/Canton Public Schools Advisory Committees 

The function of an ad-hoc advisory committee or task force is to accomplish one-time specific tasks, often on a short-term basis not easily provided for elsewhere in the committee system. They meet regularly, abide by the Open Meeting Law, post meeting agendas, and record minutes. 

Each task force has a particular goal to achieve or product to provide to the School Committee; when its task is completed, the committee is dismissed. The School Committee assigns representatives to these groups who may be members of the public and/or may direct the Superintendent to assign and oversee. They report recommendations to the School Committee.

As an alternative to a task force, the school committee may assign tasks to one of its members, In this case, the individual does not need to abide by Open Meeting Law, but performs the task outlined by the School Committee, regularly reporting in to provide updates, and receive guidance and/or approval.

Liaisons
Liaisons stay in contact with the Chair of the specified Committee or Organization. They attend meetings and gather information to further inform the full School Committee when needed. Liaisons provide timely updates to the full committee and help ask and answer questions of their assigned groups, as relevant.

Liaisons Appointed to Positions on Joint Committees
These positions are recommended by SC and appointed by the Select Board, Canton Public Schools, and/or Town Administrator.

Liaisons to CPS or Town Boards, Committees, and Municipally-Governed Groups
These are liaisons to boards appointed by the School Committee.

Liaisons to Groups Serving Canton Public Schools 
These are liaisons appointed by the School Committee. They act as points of contact. 
Communication frequency is based on member availability.

Liaisons to Regional (Beyond Canton) Organizations
These appointed liaisons monitor regional organizations and alert the committee when appropriate.
All members of the SC are invited to participate in MASC activities.