October 14, 2009 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

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Rationale:  Peter Micari will be introducing Gabriel Violette to the Board for his accomplishment in being named a "commended student" by earning a high score on the PSAT.

Rationale:  Fran Lagace has been invited to the board meeting.

Rationale:  A proclamation will be presented to Roland Briere, the head custodian at KCS, who will be retiring November 1.  He has been employed by the Killingly Public Schools for 41 years.  There will be a reception for Roland on Friday, October 16 at 1:30 p.m. at Killingly Central School.

Rationale:  Joan Gardner will be reporting on what has been happening at Killingly Central School.

Rationale:  The federal government, as part of ARRA stimulus legislation, requires recipients of stimulus aid to file quarterly reports with the state.  The state, in turn, files them with the federal government, who will then share them on their website.  As recipients of several streams of stimulus money (State Stabilization Funds, IDEA, Title I, McKinney-Vento), we have complied with reporting requirements.  We wish to make the Board aware of these requirements and what information is being asked of us.

Rationale:  The NEASC visiting team completed their site visit on Wednesday, October 7.  Mr. Micari will summarize for the Board the visit itself and the oral report of commendations and recommendations offered by Robert Hale, the team chairperson, to the faculty at the completion of the visit.  The district will not hear further until the Commission acts on the visiting team's report later in the year.

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Rationale:  As you know, October 1 is the official date for establishing enrollment for all state reports, ECS aid, and projections.  Attached is a comparison of enrollment trends over the past several years, as compared to projections by school level.  Overall, enrollment is flat, compared to last year, at all levels; there was a slight decline at KIS.

Rationale:  The September 30 fiscal report shows that the current year budget is on a typical expenditure trajectory with no surprises.  However, ARRA reporting requirements, as discussed earlier, requires that we separate federal stimulus money from the general fund.  This does not impact the bottom line of the budget or our overall accounting for expenditures, but does alter the way the monthly report looks - it adds a "contingency" line item at the end of the report to account for the stimulus funds.

Also, we will share the first quarter analysis and projection to the end of the year at the meeting.

Rationale:  Mr. Vose will report on the key indicators measuring the effectiveness of the Freshmen Transition Program from the 2008-09 school year.

Rationale:  Ever since the BOE adopted their goals in the spring of 2006, each school has tracked a number of key student performance indicators, most of which focus on achievement.  The data for these indicators have been up-dated for your review.   Brad will speak about these and data driven decision-making in the district.

Rationale:  The joint Town Council/BOE/Permanent Building Commission committee has been meeting since August to determine the scope of work necessary to make the existing high school ready for Grades 3/4/5, ALPS and Central Office.  The Committee has toured the school and heard from the town fire marshall, town building inspector, and Bob Vogel from Design Partnership of Cambridge.  The report from the fire marshal and building inspector, and meeting minutes, have been shared previously with the board.  I will summarize the work of the committee to date for the board.

Rationale:  The Danielson Rotary Club is sponsoring the 26th Annual Teacher of the Year banquet for Killingly and Brooklyn.  This year they have added the Teacher of the Year from Ellis Technical School.  It will be held on November 5 at 6:00 p.m. at the Imperial Room.  The three teachers are Colleen Lugauskas (Killingly), David Partyka (Brooklyn) and Roland Beland (Ellis Tech). Board members are encouraged to attend.  Please let Joni know if you would like to go.

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Approval of Consent Agenda:

a. approval of regular meeting minutes of September 9, 2009 and special meeting of September 23, 2009
b. approval of payment of bills for the year 2008-2009 year in September in the amount of $70,520.70 and for the 2009-2010 year in September in the amount of $984,209.13
c. approval of Employee of the Month for October 2009
d. approval of two KHS trip requests - Advanced Technology Education trip to Las Vegas, Nevada from January 16 - January 23, 2010 and Broadcast Journalism program to Anaheim, California from March 1 - March 7, 2010
e. approval of systems object report

Rationale:  There have been no substantive changes to the draft calendar shared at the September meeting.  Agendas for the second meetings of the month will be developed collaboratively with the Curriculum Committee as they meet throughout the year.  It is requested that the board approve the 2009-2010 Board of Education annual calendar as presented.

Rationale:  This action is necessary should the board want to appoint a person to the Delegate Assembly at the CABE/CAPSS convention in November. The Assembly is held the day before the convention starts.  In the past, the Board has also selected an alternate.

Rationale:  I will provide an update to the Board on the request from the Killingly Bus Drivers and Mechanics Union, Local 1303-261 of Council #4, AFSCME, for the Board to establish a sick bank for David O'Leary.