January 4, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board template

Rationale: 

Student Achievement Finance Committee Personnel Operations Communication & Community Relations Lawrence J. Amara, Chair Karen Vibert, Chair Thomas O’Brien, Chair Jill Fitzgerald, Chair Karen Bourassa, Chair Karen Bourassa Lawrence J. Amara Lawrence J. Amara Genard E. Dolan Karen Hintz Jeffrey Morgan Thomas O’Brien Karen Vibert Karen Hintz Jill Fitzgerald Alternates: Karen Vibert Jill Fitzgerald Jeffrey Morgan Karen Bourassa Genard Dolan

Rationale:  Tammy Biga – JJJ/STAF – Instructional Support – Effective December 19, 2011
Christopher McAleese – NEMS – Technology Education – Effective January 3, 2012

Rationale:  Paul Pinette – NEMS – Instructional Technology Coordinator

Rationale:  Kevin Browning – CTO – Science Coordinator

Rationale:  Jennifer McCaffrey – MTV – .5 Kindergarten – Effective Approximately March 1, 2012 through March 21, 2012

Rationale:  Becce, Cassie – BCHS – Math
Brunetti, Colin – BCHS – Math
DiLernia, Elizabeth – BEHS – Science
Frant, Monika – BCHS – Math
Holway, Brooke – CHMS – Science
Nolan, Barry – BCHS – Math
Woods, Kristine – CHMS – Library Media

Rationale:  John Dauphinee- Girls Basketball Coach-CHMS, effective 12/12,11
Mark Camden- Assistant Girls Basketball Coach- BEHS, effective 12/5/11

Rationale: 

The attached grant is submitted for approval.  This grant is in addition to Title III funding that the district receives to provide support to our English Language Learners.

ONE school - Bristol Central  – has been designated bilingual due to at least 20 or more students whose dominant language is Spanish.

Rationale:  Each year, the Board of Education reviews proposed changes to the high school program of studies booklet and approves those changes. Three new courses are included in the 2012-2013 Program of Studies.  These are the AVID elective course (page 19), Microeconomics Advanced Placement (page 64), and Advanced Mathematical Decision Making (page 51). For the Microeconomics course and the Advanced Mathematical Decision Making course, the curricula are being developed now and will be presented to the Student Achievement Committee and the full Board of Education later in the school year.  The descriptions of these courses must be included in the Program of Studies now in order for students to select these courses for the 2012-2013 school year.

Rationale: 

In accordance with Section 1-21 of the Connecticut General Statutes and in keeping with Board of Education policy, a schedule of Board of Education meeting dates for the 2012 calendar year is required by the Town and City Clerk.

Board of Education meetings will be held the first Wednesday of every month* at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Board of Education Administration Building, 129 Church Street Bristol, Connecticut.

 *except July, August and September

Rationale:  The Board will discuss the Administration's proposal of how to address the impact to the school calendar due to the five days lost during the October snow storm.

Rationale:  Public Act 11-232 was approved by the Connecticut Legislature effective July 1, 2011. One component of this legislation requires adoption of a District Safe School Climate Plan to address bullying. Following Board approval of the District Plan, schools will create individual Safe School Climate Plans and appoint a Safe School Climate Coordinator. A meeting of all Safe School Climate Coordinators will be held at least twice annually to review both the school plans and data regarding incidents of bullying. Staff training in the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program is on-going. The cost of training over a 3 year period is $3,800 per school [Yr 1 - $2,000, Yr 2 - $1,000, Yr 3 - $800, totaling $53,200. The State has only made 3 training slots available to the district each year for the past 4 years