September 17, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Bethel Board of Education Special Meeting

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Congratulations to BHS Senior, Ryan Lemone, for being selected as a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholar Program.  Ryan was one of 15,000 students across the nation of a pool of 1.5 million students.

The Administration would like to recognize the outstanding work of our custodial staff and Mr. Germinaro, Supervisor of Facility & Security Operations.  This was a particularly challenging summer with the renovations of Rockwell and Johnson Schools.  They went above and beyond to ensure that the schools were ready to open.  

 

 

Rationale:  The purpose of this presentation is to provide the Board of Education an update on our major work for the 2019-2020 School Year, aligned to our strategic plan and the Board of Education goals.  The presentation will be accompanied by a document which summarizes our data for the 2018-2019 school year based on multiple indicators.   We will reference the data as it illustrates our work as a system.   In the presentation, we will take an in-depth look at our increasing and shifting enrollment patterns to address student needs.  

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.)

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Rationale:  This policy has not been updated since 2000.  The District Safe School Climate Committee, comprised of parents, teachers, administrators and Board Members, feel that it is extremely outdated.  CABE has released the attached updated version of the Policy.   The Committee would like to give further input to the policy, but it is being presented as a first reading.  

Rationale:  This policy is being put forward for discussion.  For our meeting, Mrs. Yonsky will be presenting options for fee structures for the the Track and Field Facility. 

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As discussed in our previous meeting, we need to create a definition of a volunteer vs. a school visitor or supervised helper.   The distinction will create a sperate set of protocols.   

Upon further reflection, we are recommending that the Board consider using the Shipman and Goodwin model policy for volunteers.   This document creates the distinction (in the regulartions) that we believe we need in determining who is a volunteer.  

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The District Safe School Climate & Wellness Committee set a goal to develop strategies to help reduce student anxiety related to social media and electronic communications.  One of the strategies that the Committee focused on was to review the Cyberbullying Policy, which has not been reviewed since 2010.  The changes recommended are by the Committee.  The largest change is in the updated definition.  The District Safe School Climate plan contains the proactive action steps and consequences for cyberbullying.  

Policy went to Board for 1st reading 4/25/19.

Revisions from 4/25/19 policy meeting made.

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