June 5, 2013 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board template
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1. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Moment of Silence
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David Bailey - Science Teacher 1968-2001
Dorothy E. Litke - Secretary - John J. Jennings - 1947-1992 Linda Savastano - Cook |
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2. Student and Staff Recognition
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1. Edgewood School: Aiden Krok, grade 5, was selected as a winner of the CHET "2013 Dream Big!" competition. He was awarded $300 in a 529 College Savings program and was honored at a banquet last night. He was one of over 2,200 applicants and one of only 98 winners in the state. - Ellen has invited student to read his essay at the meeting.
2. Chippens Hill Middle School: Jaymie Bianca, 8th grader at Chippens Hill Middle School won the middle school essay writing contest at the Michael’s Jewelers’ Unified Sports Cup Awards Banquet. Jaymie has been a partner and supporter of Unified Sports and should be commended for her dedication and leadership.
Jaymie will read her award winning essay at the Board of Education Meeting. The Connecticut Building Congress looked for outstanding building projects that exemplify project team excellence and represent the best practices in teamwork by project owners, architects, engineers, construction managers and trades. Each year, CBC recognizes projects whose team members have met or surpassed goals and achieved higher project quality through this close collaboration.
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3. 2014 Bristol Teacher of the Year
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The 2014 Teacher of the Year for the Bristol Public Schools will be announced at the June 2013 Board of Education meeting. The Bristol Teacher of the Year Committee consisted of Karen Hintz, BOE Commissioner, Larry Amara, BOE Commissioner, Scott Gaudet, K-8 Principal, Robert Garry, Middle School Principal, Carly Fortin, Assistant Principal BEHS, Lori Eschner, 2008 Teacher of the Year, Gina Rivera, 2010 Teacher of the Year, Lisa Galske, 2011 Teacher of the Year, Jennifer Michalek, 2012 Teacher of the Year, Lisa Carroll, 2013 Teacher of the Year. A reception will be held in the fall to honor the Bristol 2014 Teacher of the Year.
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4. Approval of Minutes
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Regular Meeting Minutes - May 1, 2013
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5. Committee Reports
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Student Achievement
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6. Superintendent Report
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District Website Launch - Dr. Richard Gagliardi
Review of Citywide School Safety and Security Task Force |
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7. Consent Agenda
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7.1. Personnel
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7.1.a. Administrator Resignation - Effective June 30, 2013
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Catherine Carbone - CHMS - Principal
Steve Woznicki - SSS - Principal |
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7.1.b. Teacher Retirement - Effective - June 30, 2013
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William Bostrom – BCHS – Technology Education
Lucia Cashman – EDGE – Grade 3 Susan Drumm-Scionti – MTV – Grade 4 Patricia Rietze – BCHS - Italian |
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7.1.c. Teacher Resignation
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David Jackman - BEHS - Music
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7.1.d. A-3 Teacher Resignation
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Carol Corry - NEMS - Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator
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7.1.e. A-3 Teacher Appointment - Effective May 1, 2013
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Michele Maghini – NEMS – Language Arts Curriculum Coordinator
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7.1.f. A-1 Teacher Appointment - Effective April 1, 2013
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Jonathan Maule – BEHS – Special Education Summer School Co-Director
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7.1.g. Teacher Requests for an Unpaid Leave of Absence
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Deborah Carrington – BEHS English – Effective April 22, 2013 – June 30, 2013
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8. Grants
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8.1. IDEA Section 611
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IDEA Section 611 2012-2014 This Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grant provides funds to supplement programs developed to assist students with disabilities. The goals of the grant are to increase student achievement, improve effective instruction and provide equality of educational opportunity. Included in the grant are salaries for special education teachers, aides and related services staff. The grant also includes funds for limited instructional supplies and professional development activities. Section 611 of IDEA provides funding for students from age 5 years to 21 years.
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8.2. IDEA Section 619
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IDEA Section 619 2012-2014 This Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grant provides funds to supplement programs developed to assist students with disabilities. The goals of the grant are to increase student achievement, improve effective instruction, and provide equality of educational opportunity. Included in the grant are salaries for teacher aides and related services staff. Section 619 of IDEA provides funding for students from age 3 years to 5 years. |
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9. Public Comment
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10. Deliberated Items/District Leadership Reports
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10.1. TEAM Mentors/Cooperating Teacher Applicants
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Teachers trained to serve as TEAM (Teacher Education and Mentoring) mentors and cooperating teachers provide assistance and support to student teachers and first year beginning teachers in the district in areas such as lesson design and classroom management and provide feedback and support in the areas of instructional planning and student assessment. Cooperating teachers are those teachers who are trained to work with student teachers. We need to increase the number of cooperating teachers in the district in order to meet the need of student teachers. Mentors must be assigned to first-year teachers to provide mentoring and support to newly certified teachers; this program is required by the State Department of Education. Principals recruit teachers to apply to be a TEAM mentor/cooperating teachers; the applications are reviewed by the TEAM Coordinating Committee. The following teachers were approved by the TEAM Coordinating Committee and are recommended to be TEAM Mentors/cooperating teachers. Approved teachers must attend a three day training program and update their training every three years.
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10.2. Bristol Central & Bristol Eastern Trip to Quebec
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Background: During this trip, students will experience activities in French, based on the Quebecoise folkloric lifestyle and visits to sites of historic and cultural significance. The tour group, EF Smithsonian travel, specializes in providing educational tours that enhance the world language classroom and focus on students speaking French. We will travel by bus, thus avoiding airport security levels.
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10.3. Healthy Food Certification Statement
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The Board of Education voted to participate in the Healthy Food Certification Compliance Act. Each year the district must certify full compliance with the program. This year, we received approximately $81,000 in reimbursements from the State of Connecticut as a result of our participation in this program. Requested approval by the Board of Education is for the 2013-2014 school year. The Food Services budget for 2013-2014 includes anticipated revenue of $71,000 from the State. This is a decrease from prior years as a result of our declining participation.
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10.4. Request to the City Council to form a Building Committee for the Northeast School Roof Project
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Replacement of the Northeast School roof is in the 2013-14 City Capital Plan. City Charter requires that a building committee be formed for projects estimated to cost $1.5 million or more. The Northeast roof project is estimated to cost $1.8 million.
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11. Textbook Adoption
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11.1. Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 Textbooks – First Reading
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The current textbook for the Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 series was adopted in 2006. In 2010, Connecticut approved the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Not only did this change what we have to teach, it also increases the level of rigor and the expectations for students engaging with the mathematics content. Bristol needs a textbook that balances skills, conceptual learning and real-world application as well as challenges students to think deeply about mathematics, study multiple representations and communicate orally and in writing about what they know. In spring of 2013, a team of high school mathematics teachers came together to investigate available resources. After looking at several text book series, the team narrowed it down to two, Carnegie Learning and College Prepatory Mathematics (CPM). Teachers tried both sets of materials with their classes and studied the format and content of the courses. Overwhelmingly, the team and other teachers at both high schools selected Carnegie Learning.
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11.2. Textbook Adoption for Children, Family, & Community: The Developing Child - First Reading
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The curriculum writing team for Children, Family, & Community recommend the following textbook as a framework for student learning in this introductory class: The Developing Child by Holly Brisbane Use of this textbook will help students develop and refine Common Core literacy skills in reading and writing.
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12. Policy Revision
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12.1. Revision to Policy 6145.2 - Co-Curricular/Athletics - Second Reading
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The revision is proposed to allow more flexibility in student eligibility for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The proposed revision changes the requirements for High School Full Extra-Curricular eligibility and High School Partial eligibility. The changes to the Middle School eligibility portion of the policy are language changes necessitated by the revision to the middle school educational program.
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12.2. Policy 5123 - Promotion/Acceleration/Retention - First Reading
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The policy and regulations need to be revised to remove language related to the Bristol Schools as a Priority School district because Bristol no longer has that designation. Language also needs to be revised to reflect the revised middle school educational program and the revisions to the high school portion of the Summer School policy 6174.
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13. Old Business
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14. New Business
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15. Information
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16. VOTE TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION for the purpose of discussing:
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1. Superintendent Evaluation
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17. Reconvene Into Public Session
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18. Adjournment
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