September 14, 2011 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board template

Rationale:  Arlene Dobbins - Volunteer - Bingham School

Rationale:  August 17, 2011 - Regular Meeting Minutes

Rationale:  Babcock, Kristen – CTO - .5 Kindergarten
Briggs, Elizabeth – BCHS – Literacy Teacher
Darcy, Julia – CHMS – Special Education
Demaria, Elizabeth – CHMS - .5 Music
Durma, Stacey – MBMS – Music
Hennessey, Allison – CHMS - .5 TESOL
Holway, Brooke – CHMS – Science, grade 7
Kleidman, Lindsey – WW – Social Studies
Martin, Caitlin – SSS – Grade 1
Mooney, Christine – MBMS, Math, grade 6/7
Razz, Jamie - JJJ - .5 Kindergarten
Woods, Kristine – CHMS – Library Media Specialist

Rationale:  Stacy Rivoira a .5 Kindergarten teacher at GH has been hired as a full time Kindergarten teacher at GH.

Rationale:  Margaret Giordano - City Wide - Elementary Literacy Department Head

Rationale:  Gerard Plourde - BCHS -Instructional Technology Coordinator

Rationale:  Joann Bossi - CHMS - Literacy Teacher
Sarah Champagne - BEHS - Math Teacher
Laurie Roberge - BCHS - Business Teacher

Rationale:  Sarah Schilling Michuad - Cheerleading Coach - NEMS - Effective 9/1/11
Andrew Magnan - Cross Country Coach - MBMS - Effective -8/30/11

Rationale: 

O’Connell School has been awarded another 5-year, 21^st Century Learning Community Grant.   This program which has been in existence since 2005 provides high quality before and after school programming that includes academic support, enrichment, socialization skill development and increased parent involvement. The program runs the full school year, five days a week from 6:30-8:30 a.m. and 3:15-6:00 p.m.

This federal grant of $637,500 provides $150,000 for each of the first 3 funding years with a reduction of funding by 25% in year 4 [$112,500] and 25% in year five [$75,000].  Families pay tuition on a sliding-scale ranging from $10 to $70 per week that supplements the grant and allows the program to be sustained during the years that funding is reduced

Rationale:  The adult Education Grant is submitted for approval. The state's reimbursement percentage is 55.3% or $307,670. Our total grant was in the amount of $568,412.

Rationale:  Since 2004, Bristol Central has provided travel programs for students enrolled in French and Italian.  We would like to provide an opportunity for our students to travel to a Spanish-speaking country.  Through the company “World Challenge,” students will have the opportunity to participate in a community service and student leadership project in Peru.  As part of this experience, students will visit a small town in Peru outside of Cuzco, participate in a 3-4 day community project under the direction of the World Challenge representative, and will visit important sights in Peru, such as Machu Picchu and Lima.  The tour group, World Challenge, specializes in fostering student responsibility and ownership.  This trip is more than just eight days; months before leaving, students will work as a team to plan and prepare themselves for the community project.   Because of the focus on teamwork and student leadership, global awareness, and community service, I am requesting that this trip be offered to students enrolled in Civics as well as those studying Spanish.

Rationale:  This policy was last revised in October 2010.  Subsequently, due to new questions about trips organized by school employees independently of the Bristol Schools, additional revisions are proposed.  All additional revisions are in bold italic.

Rationale:  The Board will vote on newly established Board of Education Committees

Rationale:  1. BFT Negotiations