June 7, 2017 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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National Anthem Performed by: Northeast Middle School Band - Directed by: Sharon Vocke

Moment of Silence:

Edith (Kopper) Cararini - Teacher - August 1968 to June 1997

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Each year the Board of Education selects staff members who go above and beyond the expectations of their job description to be honored with a Staff Award.

A dinner in their honor was held on May 24, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.

Staff Achievement Award:

Jennifer Allen – Grade 3 Teacher at South Side School

Lisa Bernabe – Supervisor of K-12 Mathematics

Kiara Bonilla-Jusino – Wellness Teacher at West Bristol School

Susan Everett – Executive Assistant to BOE and Superintendent of Schools

Barbara Kaminski – Social Studies Teacher at Bristol Eastern High School

Judy McIntosh – Special Education Teacher at Ivy Drive School

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The National Latin Exam Committee is pleased to announce that SEBASTIAN KANIA achieved a perfect score on the 2017 National Latin Exam. Only 813 students out of over 135,000 who participated in the entire United States, Taiwan, Canada, England, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Netherlands, China, Italy, Germany, Singapore, Belize, France, Spain, Zimbabwe, and the United Arab Emirates attained this distinction.

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The 2018 Teacher of the Year for the Bristol Public Schools will be announced at the June 2017 Board of Education meeting. The Bristol Teacher-of-the-Year Committee consisted of: BOE commissioners Karen Hintz and Jen Dube; Scott Gaudet, Greene-Hills K-8 principal; Dan Sonstrom, Northeast Middle School principal; Pamela Brisson, Director of Teaching & Learning; and former district teachers of the year Lisa Carroll, Corey Nagle, Scott Ruel, and Julia Darcy. A reception will be held in the fall to honor the Bristol 2018 Teacher of the Year.

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May 3, 2017 - Regular Meeting

May 22, 2017 - Special Meeting

May 31, 2017 - Special Meeting

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Communications & Community Relations	Finance	Operations	Personnel	Student Achievement	Policy Committee
Jeff Caggiano, Chair	Karen Vibert, Chair	Karen Hintz, Chair	Thomas O’Brien, Chair	Jennifer Dube, Chair	Tina Taylor, Chair
Joseph Grabowski	Karen Hintz	Jeff Caggiano	Jeff Caggiano	Joseph Grabowski	Jennifer Dube
Tina Taylor	David Scott	Thomas O’Brien	Karen Vibert	Tina Taylor	Karen Hintz
					David Scott
Alternates:
Jennifer Dube	Joseph Grabowski	Karen Vibert	Jennifer Dube	David Scott

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Student Representatives from Bristol Central (Colin Savino) and Bristol Eastern (Alexandra Allen) will update the board on recent activities at each of their schools.

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Dr. Solek has invited the following schools to share their Accountability Reports with the Board:

1. Bristol Adult Education - Larry Covino

2. Bristol Early Childhood Center - Kristen Peck

3. Edgewood School - Peg Giordano

 

 

Rationale:  Patricia Branagan - BCHS - Business

Rationale:  Curtis Shank - BCHS - Instrumental Percussion Director

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BACKGROUND:   Members of the public are invited to comment to the Board on any topic related to school business.

Items requiring consideration by the Board must be approved as an agenda item by a 2/3ds vote of the Board members present.  Such items may be referred for further study and not necessarily acted upon at this meeting. 

Anyone wishing to address the Board should adhere to the following procedures: 

1. Sign in on the Public Comment sign-in roster.
2. Wait to be recognized by the Board Chair.
3. Proceed to the speaker’s microphone.
4. Preface your remarks by stating your name and address.
5. Direct your comments to the Board chairman.
6. Please limit your comments to three minutes.
7. Any comments should be made in an appropriate manner, particularly if concerning a personnel matter.

 Board Policy #1120(a)

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Having taken students to Europe 14 times over the past 22 years, I now seek the Board of Education’s approval to travel in 2019. Our ten-day trip always results in rewarding and memorable cultural experiences for students.  Participating in an educational travel program holds a variety of benefits for our students. As part of their curriculum, students academically explore Italy.  The trip adds new dimensions to students’ formal curriculum, expanding their views of the world and their perspectives of themselves and their own culture.  Direct exposure to a foreign culture enhances months of classroom study.  Students will develop a stronger appreciation and interest in ancient history, literature, and the arts.  Participation in an educational travel program can also improve a student’s chances for college admission.

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The attached brochures outline the Bristol Secondary Summer School program for 2017. 

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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- and second-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 trained to work with student teachers. The Connecticut State Department of Education requires that first- and second-year teachers receive mentoring and support. 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.

 

Teacher	Assignment
Tammy Biga	Stafford Grade 4
Amy Dauphinais	BEHS Music
Margaret DeVito	GH Social Studies
Barbara Kaminski	BEHS Social Studies
Colleen Kelly	Stafford Kindergarten
Sarah Lupa	GH Math
Sarah Maestre	BEHS Math
Jennifer Martin	BCHS SPED
Thomas Montague	BEHS SPED
Meghan Nadeau	BECC
Kelly Lynne Thibodeau-Nemeth	BEHS French
Sharon Vocke	NEMS Music
Colleen Weiland	BEHS SPED

Rationale:  The College Board’s redesigned SAT targets the knowledge and skills that the best available evidence shows are essential for wide ranging college and career readiness. These are the very same features that are the focus of the Connecticut Core Standards in English Language Arts. The SAT Literacy Prep curriculum reflects this knowledge and these skills and will support student learning required for success beyond high school.

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This policy revision removed the language regarding pick-up and drop-off of kindergarten students in a half day kindergarten program.

Rationale:  The Policy Committee of the Board of Education is recommending approval of the attached policy revision.

Rationale:  The Policy Committee of the Board of Education is recommending approval of the attached policy revision.

Rationale:  The Policy Committee of the Board of Education is recommending approval of the attached policy.

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This new policy provides information for staff regarding access to students who may be undocumented residents. Should an ICE official contact a school, they will be referred to the Superintendent who will ask to see the judicial warrant. 

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The Board of Education will discuss any new business proper to come before the Board.

Rationale:  Any communications received or any questions by Board members concerning items not on the agenda.

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Commissioners will report to the Board on any groups/organizations in which they serve as Board of Education Liaisons.

Rationale:  There being no other business to come before the Board of Education the meeting should adjourn.