December 5, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting 2019

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

III.A. November 21, 2019 - Regular

IV. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

V. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - The Board welcomes public participation. Pursuant to our Board Policy, public participation is limited to no more than three (3) minutes per speaker and a total of no more than fifteen (15) minutes. People who wish to speak longer are encouraged to attend any and all related subcommittee meetings where most of the board’s groundwork is done. We value your input, but due to these time limitations, we ask you to be concise and please do not repeat a previous comment. We know you will observe the rules of common courtesy. Thank you. [9320(a) of Board Bylaws]

VI. BOARD AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNICATIONS

VI.A. Chairman’s Report

VI.B. Superintendent’s Report

VI.C. Student Representatives’ Report

VI.D. Committee Reports

VI.D.1. Curriculum (Dominic Cipollone)

VI.E. Liaison Reports

VI.E.1. Permanent Building Committee (Ed Sbordone)

VI.E.2. School Security and Safety Committee (Samantha Mannion)

VII. INFORMATION ITEMS

VII.A. New Fairfield High School/Consolidated School Building Project Update

VII.B. ELL Update

VII.C. Board of Education Policies (Second Reading)

VII.C.1. Policy 5141.214 - Student Sunscreen Use

VII.C.2. Policy 5144.4 - Discipline – Physical Exercise and Discipline of Students

VII.D. New Textbook Adoption (First Review)

VII.D.1. Physics of the Universe

VIII. ACTION ITEMS

VIII.A. Personnel Report

VIII.B. Board of Education Policies

VIII.B.1. Policy 1331 – Smoke Free Environment

VIII.B.2. Policy 3432/3433 – Budget & Expense Report/Annual Financial Statement

VIII.B.3. Policy 4112.5/4212.5 – Security Check/Fingerprinting

VIII.B.4. Policy 4112.51/4212.51 – Employment/Reference Checks

VIII.B.5. Policy 4122 – Student Teachers

VIII.B.6. Policy 4131 – Staff Development

VIII.B.7. Policy 5114 – Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process/Referral to the Police

VIII.B.8. Policy 6111 – School Calendar

VIII.B.9. Policy 6142 – Basic Instructional Program

VIII.B.10. Policy 6159 – Individualized Education Programs/Special Education Program

VIII.B.11. Policy 6172.1 – Gifted and Talented Students Program

VIII.C. Special Education Ad Hoc Subcommittee 2020 Meeting Dates

VIII.D. New Textbook Adoption - Suspension of the Rules [referring to New Textbook Adoption – The Culinary Professional]

VIII.D.1. The Culinary Professional

VIII.E. Civil Air Patrol Scheduling Revision

IX. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - The Board welcomes public participation. Pursuant to our Board Policy, public participation is limited to no more than three (3) minutes per speaker and a total of no more than fifteen (15) minutes. People who wish to speak longer are encouraged to attend any and all related subcommittee meetings where most of the board’s groundwork is done. We value your input, but due to these time limitations, we ask you to be concise and please do not repeat a previous comment. We know you will observe the rules of common courtesy. Thank you. [9320(a) of Board Bylaws]

X. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

XI. ADJOURNMENT