February 4, 2021 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting 2021

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

III.A. January 21, 2021 - Regular

III.B. January 27, 2021 - Special

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.D.2. Special Education Ad Hoc (Stephanie Strazza)

VI.E. Liaison Reports

VI.E.1. School Security and Safety Committee (Samantha Mannion)

VII. INFORMATION ITEMS

VII.A. Remote Learning

VII.B. Winter Sports

VII.C. New Course Proposals: Four English Selectives (First Review)

VII.C.1. Exploring Sports and Outdoor Literature

VII.C.2. The Power of Language: Ethics, Persuasion, and Manipulation

VII.C.3. Film as Literature

VII.C.4. Exploring Justice and Injustice

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

VII.E. Superintendent’s Mid-Year Evaluation (To be discussed in Executive Session)

VIII. ACTION ITEMS

VIII.A. Personnel Report

VIII.B. Board of Education Policies

VIII.B.1. Bylaw 9200 – Number of Members and Terms of Office

VIII.B.2. Bylaw 9221 – Filling Vacancies

VIII.B.3. Bylaw 9222 – Resignation/Removal from Office/Censure

VIII.B.4. Bylaw 9230 – Orientation of New Board Members

VIII.B.5. Bylaw 9250 – Remuneration and Reimbursement

VIII.B.6. Bylaw 9270 – Conflict of Interest

VIII.B.7. Bylaw 9271 – Code of Ethics

VIII.C. 2021-22 Budget

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. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

XI. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE SUPERINTENDENT’S MID-YEAR EVALUATION

XIII. ADJOURNMENT