February 15, 2022 at 7:00 PM - Bethel Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Policy 9326
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1.A. Roll Call for Quorum
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1.B. Pledge of Allegiance
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2. Governor's Plan to Eliminate Statewide School Mask Mandate
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3. Public Comment
(Please note: The Board welcomes Public Comment 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.)
Speaker(s):
Policy 9326
Rationale:
(Please note: The Board welcomes Public Comment 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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4. Board Recognition/A Salute to Excellence
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Congratulations to Allison Amaya for her essay being chosen as a winning essay in Senator Murphy’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day essay contest! They received over 2200 entries from over 170 schools across the state this year. Allison should be very proud of her hard work!
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4.A. Gifts, Grants, & Bequests
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4.A.1. Gifts, Grants, & Bequests
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Bethel High School
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5. Consent Calendar
Speaker(s):
Policy 9326
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5.A. Approval of Minutes
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5.A.1. December 16, 2021 - Annual Meeting
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5.A.2. January 20, 2022 - Superintendent's 2022-2023 Budget Presentation
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5.A.3. January 25, 2022 - Budget Workshop -Schools/Athletics
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5.A.4. January 27, 2022 - Budget Workshop - IT, Curriculum, SPED
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5.A.5. February 1, 2022 - Budget Workshop - Facilities
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5.A.6. February 3, 2022 - Budget Workshop/Approval
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6. Correspondence
Speaker(s):
Policy 9326
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7. Administrative/Board Member Update
Speaker(s):
Policy 9326
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7.A. Board Chairperson Update
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7.B. Administrative Update
Rationale:
District Communication Survey After the last Community Outreach Committee meeting, where we had a lengthy discussion on the best communication strategies, I polled parents on district & school communication. The results were interesting. The comments were very helpful. We had 433 responses and they were across all schools. Here were some themes:
First View Bus Tracking App First Student Bus Company has launched a bus tracking app for parents. This app, First View works with a GPS system so parents can track the bus’s location. We are opening up the app districtwide after a smaller pilot. Initially, we will use the app on all of our full-size buses. The smaller vans have not been set up at this point. |
7.B.1. 2021-2022 BOE District Data Sheet
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Monthly Data - We include in the BOE agenda the monthly data as requested by the BOE. |
8. Action Items
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8.A. 2022-2023 School Calendar - Approval
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8.B. 2023-2024 School Calendar - Acceptance
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9. Reports to the Board
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9.A. Curriculum, Assessment, & Professional Practices
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9.A.1. Music Curricula
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Key Points of the Briefing:
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9.A.2. Gifted Identification Process
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This item was posted on the meeting agenda. However, this item remains in committee. No information for or Board action is needed. |
9.B. Policy
Speaker(s):
Policy 9310,9311,9313
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9.B.1. First Reading
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9.B.1.a. Policy 1416 - Fiscal Authorities
Speaker(s):
Christine Carver
Rationale:
This policy was reviewed as part of the 1000 series. There were no recommended changes.
Policy 1416 Fiscal Authorities *This policy was tabled in committee at the November meeting and needs to go to the Board for a first reading. The committee wanted the chair present for the recommendation. *This policy was tabled in committee at the December meeting and needs to go to the Board for a first reading. |
9.B.1.b. Policy 1700 - Otherwise Lawful Possession of Firearms on School Property
Rationale:
This policy concludes our review of the 1000 series. There were no recommended changes. We had Mr. Troetti, the Commander and Master Sergeant review the language in the context of the NJROTC.
Policy 1700 - Otherwise Lawful Possession of Firearms on School Property |
9.B.1.c. Policy 2000 - Concept and Roles in Administration
Rationale:
This policy is being reviewed as part of a general review of all policies within the 2000 series. There are some minor recommended adjustments made to the policy.
Policy 2000 - Concept and Roles in Administration |
9.B.1.d. Policy 2011 - Equal Employment Opportunity
Rationale:
The policy was updated as part of our review of the 2000 series. There were some minor adjustments to the policy based on feedback from our attorney at Shipman and Goodwin.
Policy 2011 - Equal Employment Opportunity |
9.B.1.f. Policy 2013 - Grievance Procedures - Title IX
Rationale:
The administration is recommending the deletion of Policy 2013. With the change in federal legislation, the BOE updated the Title IX policy which already addresses grievances and therefore is redundant.
Policy 2013 - Grievance Procedures - Title IX |
9.B.2. Second Reading/Approval
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9.B.2.a. Policy/Regulation 2232 - Electronic Records and Information
Rationale:
This policy was recommended to be reviewed by our attorney. It specifically addresses both the staff and public expectations related to electronic records and information.
Policy 2232 - Electronic Records And Information Regulation 2232 - Electronic Records And Information |
9.B.2.b. Policy 5141.231 - Chemical Health Policy for Student-Athletes
Rationale:
This policy was recommended to be implemented by Shipman and Goodwin. The board asked me to contact our attorneys and explore why the policy only relates to athletes. We are waiting to hear back from our attorney to see if the Board has the authority to expand the policy to apply to all students as it applies to extracurricular education. (Note, Policy # corrected to 5141.231)
Policy 5141.231 - Chemical Health Policy for Student-Athletes |
9.C. Resource Management & Business Operations
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9.C.1. Personnel
Speaker(s):
Policy 9326
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9.C.1.a. Job Description - 1.08 - Director of Fiscal Services
Rationale:
We would like to advertise Ms. Yonsky's position in March and felt like it was an appropriate time to review the job description. Please note. we are suggesting a change in title also.
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9.C.2. Finance
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9.C.2.a. Review of Bids for Transportation Services
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9.C.2.b. Budget Transfers
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9.C.2.c. Update on Current Year Budget
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9.C.3. Facilities
Speaker(s):
Policy 3132
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9.C.3.a. ROCKWELL/JOHNSON SCHOOL RENOVATION PROJECTS INFORMATION/UPDATE
Rationale:
A brief oral update will be provided. Attached are the tracking budgets and cash flow report. The project remains significantly under budget.
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10. Adjourn
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