Public Meeting Agenda: August 22, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Bethel Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

Speaker(s): Policy 9326

1.A. Roll Call for Quorum

1.B. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Board Recognition/A Salute to Excellence

2.A. Gifts, Grants, and Bequests

Rationale:

GRANTS:

Bethel Community Cares Coalition, $5,000 from HVCASA

GIFTS:

$250 in materials for the ROTC Rube Goldberg project, Mr. Clifford, Bethel True Value Hardware, Bethel.

Attachments: (2)

3. Distracted Bus Stop Study

Rationale:

Neil K. Chaudhary, PhD, CEO, Preusser Research Group, Inc. will present the results of the Distracted Bus Stop Study that were presented to the CT DOT in July.

The DOT has also asked that Preusser Research Group, Inc. request continued participation from all 3 towns for April 2020. Their goal is to use what was learned from the Bethel, Monroe, Newtown pilot to expand the program to 10 or more towns. This participation would include press releases, social media support, other dissemination of information, and maybe participation in a video to be used when they recruit other towns and perhaps to use in the presentation of the results at a national traffic safety conference (https://lifesaversconference.org/) next spring.

4. TRACK AND FIELD TRAINING CENTER UPDATE

4.A. BHS Track and Field Training Center Management Agreement

5. BOARD REPORTS - PROGRESS TOWARDS DISTRICT INITIATIVES

6. Consent Calendar

Speaker(s): Policy 9326

6.A. Approval of Minutes

6.A.1. July 27, 2019 - Special Meeting

Attachments: (1)

Minutes - July 27, 2019 - Special Meeting

7. Correspondence

Speaker(s): Policy 9326

Rationale:

Email to Dr. Carver & BOE regarding the BHS Boiler Abatement - Linda Cirella
Email - Bethel CT Public Schools Mail - way past time to get rid of common core and sbac - J. Gangi

Attachments: (2)

8. Audience Participation

Speaker(s): Policy 9326

Rationale: (Please note: The Board welcomes Public Participation and asks that speakers please limit their comments to 2 minutes. Speakers may offer objective comments of school operations and programs that concern them. The Board will not permit any expression of personal complaints or defamatory comments about Board of Education personnel and students, nor against any person connected with the Bethel Public School System.)

9. Administrative/Board Member Update

Speaker(s): Policy 9326

9.A. Board Chairperson Update

9.B. Administrative Update

Rationale:

The Harassment/Bullying/Racial Bias data corresponding to the BOE goal number 3 about respect for diversity. Annually we have to submit to the office of civil rights an overview of our acts of bullying and harassment. The attached data represents the last three years.

For those not intimate with the way in which we have to report, the data is divided into acts of harassment and bullying, the majority of which is related to protective classes. There are three columns harassment, bullying and verified. The numbers represent acts that have been investigate and verified means it meets the statutory definition of harassment or bullying. None-the-less, even if the issue was not verified to meet the statutory definition, it still was a concern that required an investigation.

Attachments: (1)

Civil Rights Reporting

9.B.1. 2019 CABE/CAPSS Convention

Rationale:

Last chance to take advantage of the early bird discount for registration, we need to know if any Board Members would like to attend the 2019 CABE/CAPSS Convention. We would need to know by tomorrow morning, August 23rd to take advantage of the discount.

Click to view the workshops available CABE/CAPSS Convention Workshops

Attachments: (1)

2019 Early Convention no workshops Registration flyer and Form blue

10. Action Items

10.A. Adoption - 2019-2020 Board of Education Goals

Rationale:

In sharing the goals with administrators, they felt it was important to separate the second and third goal (they were originally combined into one goal.

To ensure that all of our students reach their growth potential, particularly students who are approaching or at goal
To ensure that our students’ social-emotional well-being is ready to meet the academic demands of the learning environment
To foster a district culture which respects and celebrates diversity

10.B. Approval - 2019-2020 School Calendar - Revised

Rationale:

The 2019-2020 school calendar has been updated to include the high school graduation date of June 18, 2020 As per law, if the school year is extended for emergency days beyond the Board approved graduation date, graduation can take place prior to the last day of school of the extended school year

Attachments: (1)