June 8, 2017 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Policy Committee Meeting

Rationale: 

Rationale:  The administration is recommending that we use Shipman's Model Policy 3280, Grants, Gifts and Bequests and eliminating the existing CABE policy.  This is the second reading of the policy.  

Rationale:  This item is for informational puproses only.  There were two changes in Public Acts which required changes to the regulation.  The first act eliminates the ability of districts to file a Family with Service Needs (FWSN) with Juvenile Court for truancy.  The second act P.A. 17-14 implements guidelines from the SDE regarding attendance.   We updated our regulation based on the model policy update from Shipman and Goodman.  

Rationale: 

The Bethel Public Schools, on their website have always contained regulations regarding "charging" for the School Lunch Program.  Under the new Federal law, Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Board of Education is required to adopt a policy and regulation regarding charging of school lunches and breakfast.   The Board of Education does not currently have a policy.  Some key points of the policy and regulation include:  

1. Commitment to providing assistance to students quailifying for free and reduced lunch; 
2. Parameters for "charging" lunches;  
3. Strategies for parents who are having difficulty paying for lunch;  
4. Overview of ways for parents to make payments; and
5. Mechanisms for the district to contact parents when their balances are low or in debt.  

This will be the first reading of this policy.  

 

Rationale: 

The Board of Education currently does not have a policy regarding parental engagement for Title I students.   As you are aware, Bethel Public Schools recieves this federal grant, whose primary purpose is to provide intervention for at risk students.  As a result of receiving the Federal dollars, the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), requires Boards of Education, who accept that funding, to develop a written policy on how they will engage parents.  The proposed policy has been reviewed by Dr. Brooks who administers the grant.