May 16, 2013 at 7:00 PM - Bethel Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale:  Gifts to School System:


Middle School, $350 for Nature's Classroom, donated by Mr. Philip M. Cioppa, Danbury

Rationale: 

The CABE Student Leadership Awards are given to recognize student achievement and potential.  CABE received 300 names from 150 different schools across the state.  These students were picked from among their peers for exhibiting leadership qualities as defined by the criteria developed by CABE.  The Board recognizes the level of achievement of these students.

The Board would like to congratulate the following students on receiving the CABE Student Leadership Award for 2013:  Cheynne Clark, Bethel High School, Zachary Newman, Bethel High School, Ryan Polistena, Bethel Middle School, and Rachel Salvador, Bethel Middle School.

Rationale:  Letters from Dr Smith, Mr. Craybas, and Mr. Knickerbocker, First Selectman, to area legislators regarding the Appropriations Committee's current budget proposal of the elimination of the $25,784,748 public school transportation grant and the $3,595,500 non-public school transportation grant.

Rationale:  The Board will be presented with a listing of teachers who have completed the requirements to be granted tenure in the Bethel Public Schools.