June 17, 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. June 3, 2021 - Regular

IV. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

V. MEETING HOUSE HILL SCHOOL MAJOR MINORS PRESENTATION

VI. 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 to observe the rules of common courtesy. [9320(a) of Board Bylaws]

VII. BOARD AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNICATIONS

VII.A. Chairman’s Report

VII.B. Superintendent’s Report

VII.C. Student Representatives’ Report

VII.D. Committee Reports

VII.D.1. Business Operations/Resource Management (Ed Sbordone)

VII.D.2. Curriculum (Dominic Cipollone)

VII.E. Liaison Reports

VII.E.1. Board of Finance (Ed Sbordone)

VII.E.2. Parks and Recreation Committee (K. LaTourette, G. Flanagan)

VII.E.3. School Security and Safety Committee (Samantha Mannion)

VIII. INFORMATION ITEMS

VIII.A. What We Learned during the Pandemic

VIII.B. Summer School Update

VIII.C. Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan: NFPS Rebels Rising

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

IX. INFORMATION/ACTION ITEM

IX.A. ARP ESSER Grant

X. ACTION ITEMS

X.A. Personnel Report

X.B. Board of Education Policies

X.B.1. Policy 4212.42 – Drug and Alcohol Testing for Bus Drivers

X.B.2. Policy 5141.4 – Reporting Child Abuse/Neglect or Sexual Assault

X.B.3. Policy 6159 – Individualized Education Program/Special Education Program

X.B.4. Policy 6171 – Special Education

X.C. Board of Education Policies - Suspension of the Rules [referring to Policies 4118.112 & 5145.5 and Bylaw 9160]

X.C.1. Policy 4118.112/4218.112 – Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

X.C.2. Policy 5145.5 – Prohibition of Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

X.C.3. Bylaw 9160 – Student Representation on Board of Education

X.D. New Course Proposal - Suspension of the Rules [referring to ECE Introduction to Allied Health Professions]

X.D.1. ECE Introduction to Allied Health Professions

X.E. New Textbook Adoption - Suspension of the Rules [referring to Better Business - 5th Edition (2018); Street Law: A Course in Practical Law 2021, McGraw Hill; enVision Mathematics Common Core ©2021 EnVision A/G/A Common Core ©2018, Savvas Learning; Bridges in Mathematics, The Learning Center]

X.E.1. Better Business, 5th Edition (2018)

X.E.2. Street Law: A Course in Practical Law 2021, McGraw Hill

X.E.3. enVision Mathematics Common Core ©2021 EnVision A/G/A Common Core ©2018, Savvas Learning

X.E.4. Bridges in Mathematics, The Learning Center

X.F. Non-Union Salaries and Benefits (This item will be voted on after Executive Session.)

X.G. Superintendent’s Contract (This item will be voted on after Executive Session.)

XI. 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 to observe the rules of common courtesy. [9320(a) of Board Bylaws]

XII. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

XIII. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

XIV. EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING NON-UNION CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

XV. EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING AND APPROVING THE CONTRACT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

XVI. EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS

XVII. ADJOURNMENT