July 11, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board template
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1. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Moment of Silence
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2. Approval of Minutes
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2.1. June 6, 2012 - Regular Meeting Minutes and
June 27, 2012 - Special Meeting Minutes
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3. Student Recognition
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3.1. Kid's Court Finalists - Chippens Hill Middle School
Rationale:
Chippens Hill Middle School Students were honored to participate as finalists in the annual Kids Court/Kids Speak essay competition sponsored by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) at the State Capitol building. After a review of their essays submitted for the CT Kids’ Court Competition three CHMS students were selected to compete for a savings bond and other prizes. The Final Oral CT Kids’ Court Competition was held on Thursday, May 31, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the State Capitol, in the Old Judiciary Room. The Competition was judged by many notable officials. Some included, Superior Court Judge Juliett Crawford, Dr. William Howe, State Department of Education, and Lisa Tregoning, from the Governor’s Prevention Partnership. The students had to be prepared to read and present their essays to the panel of judges and answer between three to six questions from the judges.
During the oral competition each student was judged on the following: Understanding the topic question about which they chose to write, the consistency of their argument, persuasiveness of their argument, their understanding of civil rights, the creativity exhibited in their argument, responsiveness to questions from the judges and poise. With that being said, out of over 400 students throughout the states of CT., NY., and MA., CHMS took two of the top three spots.
- Jaymie Bianca - 1st Place - Blue Team/ LA teacher - Janice Rustico
- Pat Kjornattanawanich - 3rd Place - Gold Team/LA teacher- TaLoria Vance
- Kelsea Wyrebek - 5th Place - Gold Team/LA teacher - TaLoria Vance
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4. Committee Reports
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5. Consent Agenda
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5.1. Personnel
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5.1.a. Teacher Resignation - Effective June 30, 2012
Rationale:
Stacey Durma – MBMS - Music
Blair Izard – BEHS – Math Alexandra Nappi – EPH – Kindergarten Sonya Stemmer – WW – English Teacher
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5.1.b. Teacher Requests for Renewal of Unpaid Leave of Absence for the 2012-2013 School Year
Rationale:
Caryn Brannen – BCHS – Special Education
Denise Zabawa – MBMS – Music
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5.1.c. A-1 Teacher Resignation - Effective June 30, 2012
Rationale:
Janice Hager – City Wide – Special Education Assistive Technology Team Leader
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5.1.d. A-3 Teacher Resignations - Effective June 30, 2012
Rationale:
Erika Coleman – NEMS – Instructional Resource Coordinator
Sharon Dixon – EPH – K-5 Science Leader Gary Gworek – NEMS - Team Leader, Blue – Grade 8
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5.1.e. A-3 Teacher Appointment - Effective 2012-2013 School Year
Rationale:
Tricia Chesnes – EPH – K-5 Technology Leader
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5.1.f. Coaching Resignations
Rationale:
The following coaches have submitted a letter of resignation: Phip Pirog- Head Girls Softball Coach-BCHS, effective 6/6/2012
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5.1.g. Coaching Appointment
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The following coach is being recommended for appointment: Michael Greene- Assistant Boys Soccer Coach- BEHS, effective 7/1/12
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5.2. Grants
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5.2.a. Inter-district Cooperative Grant - Adventures in Peace Making and Diversity 2012-2013
Rationale:
This grant is part of the inter-district cooperative grant program. The grant budget and abstract are attached.
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5.2.b. Bristol Business Foundation Grant
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5.2.c. Main Street Foundation Grant
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The Bristol Board of Education Mentor Program received a grant in the amount of $2,500 from the Fuller and Myrtle Barnes Fund of the Main Street Community Foundation to support the West Bristol Leadership Academy a peer-to-peer mentoring program at West Bristol School.
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5.2.d. Seamless Learning Grant
Rationale:
This grant proposal is for funds to provide educational and basic needs services to students in Bristol, who are or become homeless. These funds are used to meet needs for tutoring, clothing, school supplies, extended day and extended year programs, and other basic needs. This grant requires a match of $5000; the source of the matching funds is the Title I, Part A grant required allocation for homeless students. The application is for $20,000 of federal funding plus $5000 of matched funding. An additional $310 is awarded by the State Department for program evaluation purposes.
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6. Public Comment
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7. Deliberated Items
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7.1. Report on Dress Down Days for the 2011-2012 School Year
Rationale:
The Board of Education agreed to waive the staff dress code for monthly dress down days that would benefit students and/or staff. Attached is this year’s list of charities and the monthly amount raised. Staff donated a total of $28,966.00.
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7.2. Team Mentors/Cooperating Teachers Applicant
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Teachers trained to serve as TEAM (Teacher Education and Mentoring) mentors and cooperating teachers provide assistance and support to student teachers and first year beginning teachers in the district in areas such as lesson design and classroom management and provide feedback and support in the areas of instructional planning and student assessment. Cooperating teachers are those teachers who are trained to work with student teachers. We need to increase the number of cooperating teachers in the district in order to meet the need of student teachers. Mentors must be assigned to first-year teachers to provide mentoring and support to newly certified teachers; this program is required by the State Department of Education. Principals recruit teachers to apply to be a TEAM mentor/cooperating teachers; the applications are reviewed by the TEAM Coordinating Committee. The following teachers were approved by the TEAM Coordinating Committee and are recommended to be TEAM Mentors/cooperating teachers. Approved teachers must attend a three day training program and update their training every three years.
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7.3. Student Accident & Athletic Insurance Program
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The Student Accident & Athletic Insurance Program is put out for bid on an annual basis. This insurance covers students who participate in our athletic programs and is available for purchase by parents for other students. The current provider – Bollinger, Inc. – was the only bidder for this service. This cost was negotiated to a lower rate by $19,430.00 from the original quote of $69,930.00. The voluntary student insurance program is available for $64 per student. |
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7.4. Curriculum Revision
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7.4.a. AP Biology - Second Reading
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The College Board has revised the curriculum and lab manual for AP Biology and is requiring that the district implement these changes in the fall of 2012. Two goals of this revision include:
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7.4.b. Child Development 1 and 2 - Second Reading
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In response to Board of Education Goals to provide precollege experiences to every high schools student, the Child Development 1 and 2 curricula have been revised to meet requirements at Tunxis Community College. As a result of this articulation, Bristol students will be able to earn 3 college credits for successfully completing these courses. The Student Achievement Committee met on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 for a first reading of these curricula and unanimously recommended that the curricula be forwarded to the full board for a second reading.
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7.4.c. Grades 6-8 Mathematics Curriculum
Rationale:
The middle school mathematics curriculum for Grades 6-8 was last revised in 2006. Since this time, the following has influenced the curriculum:
The document submitted here is based on work by the Grade 6-8 Curriculum Committees which included Beth Lafferty, David Lucina, Jennifer Michalek, Susan Sirois, Mariliz Fitzpatrick, Gina Rivera, Sara Lupa, John Dauphinee, Bill Grocki and Marlene Lovanio. In addition, most all Grades 6-8 teachers attended a curriculum preview meeting and were able to provide feedback. Costs include stipends for committee work ($4500) and additional instructional resources ($20,000) needed for the implementation of this curriculum. |
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7.4.d. 6-8 - Library and Learning Resource - Second Reading
Rationale:
The middle school Library & Learning Resource Curricula, last revised in 2004, has been updated for 2 important reasons:
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7.5. Textbook Adoption
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7.5.a. Child Development Textbook Adoption: Teaching Young Children: An Introduction - First Reading
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8. Old Business
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9. New Business
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10. Building Committee Reports
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11. Information
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11.1. Intramural Sports
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Beginning with the 2012-13 school year, middle school students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of intramural programs. Tonight's presentation highlights the framework for those programs.
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12. Adjournment
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