October 17, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Bethel Board of Education Regular Meeting

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GRANTS:

Donor's Choose Grant, $765.83 for podcasting equipment.

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Email - Bethel CT Public Schools Mail - Bus driver for bus 19

Email - Bethel CT Public Schools Mail - Meeting request with Bethel Nutrition Committee

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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• Strategic Planning Update 
• SAT Final Report for the Class of 2019
• BOE Reports for November 
• Free and Reduced Lunch Numbers - 3148 or 30.8% up from 28%; Reduced went from 235 to 256; Free went from 636 to 714
• Residency Verification 
• Turf Field Campaign Update 
• Community Outreach, Alignment & Communication Committee meeting, Nov. 13th at 6 PM, Planning session to discuss purpose, focus, etc.

 

 

Rationale:  The attached memorandum outlines the work that the School Start Times Committee engaged in, proposed schedules and some options for decision making.  If we are going to make any adjustments to our start times, a final decision needs to be made by November for budget preparation, development of bus routes and notification to families.  

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Key Points of the Briefing: 

• We updated the art curriculum to reflect the 2014 National Core Arts Standards which require students to create, respond, present, and connect to their art.

• The following is the art curricula being brought forward:

  • Pre K

  • Kindergarten

  • Grade 1

  • Grade 2

  • Grade 3 

  • Grade 4

  • Grade 5

  • Grade 6 ART

  • Grade 6 Design

  • Grade 7 not in UbD framework yet

  • Grade 8 not in UbD framework yet

• The global competencies are embedded within the curricula

• We have created enduring understandings and essential questions which address the National Core Arts Standards

• Common assessments are provided to students which help inform our teaching practices

• We continuously review our curricula and student work samples to ensure vertical alignment 

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Went to Board for first reading 9/17/19.

Revisions made and draft of fee structures for the the Track and Field Facility made from 9-17-19 committee meeting. 

Revisions made from committee 10/3/19

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By November 30th of each year, the Board of Education needs to submit to the Board of Selectman the Capital Plan.