May 7, 2014 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board template

Rationale:  Moment of Silence:
Meryl Aronin - Speech Language Pathologist - 9/7/71 to 6/30/76
Laura Clementsen - School Psychologist - 4/5/79 to 6/30/86
George Simpson - Teacher and Principal - 1/2/51 to 7/31/83
Erna Stumpp - Secretary - 5/6/64 to 10/24/80


National Anthem Student Performers:

HARMONIZERS 2013-2014
Archangelo	Madeline
Ashworth	Luke
Beaudoin	Olivia
Bentley	DeQwon
Bernier	Madison
Carothers	Nathaniel
Curtis	Katie
Cyr	Kyle
Dorantes	Mia
Dunn	Madison
Hickey	Zanaii
Janelle	Victoria
Joseph	Kellen
Jusino	Emily
Kelley	Aubrey
Kjornrattanawanich	Pat
Kjornrattanawanich	Paul
Koval	Elizabeth
Lamoureux	Tyler
Lipscomb	Jason
Losacano	Lena
Marsh	Julianna
Mays	Trevor
McCormick	Maura
Moderacki	Ashlie
Nelson	Julia
Ramos	Tahlia
Rodriguez	Madeline
Sergeant	Connor
Shapland	Hannah
Smith	Hayley
Stanecki	Kaja
Tavera	Emma
Tedesco	Isabella
Whitman	Kaleb
Whitten	Shy-Ann
Wolf	Rachel
Zyma	Iryna

Rationale:  1. Regional and All State Music Ensemble Student Recognition
2. Bristol Central - FBLA State  Leadership Conference and Competition
3. Bristol Central - National Latin Exam Results
4. Teacher Selection for the CT Dream Team 

Rationale: 

Each year the Board of Education selects staff members who go above and beyond the expectations of their job description to be honored with a Staff Award.

A dinner in their honor will be held on May 28, 2014 at 5:30 p.m.

AWARD RECIPIENTS:

Distinguished Administrator:
Carly Fortin – Principal – Bristol Eastern High School

1^st Time Awardees:
Stephane Blais – Head Custodian – West Bristol School
Holly Caruso-Pugliese – Kindergarten Teacher – Mountain View School
Carolyn Kielma – Biology, AVID Elective Teacher – Bristol Eastern High School
Margaret Negron – 8^th Grade Special Education Teacher – Chippens Hill Middle School

Career Achievement Award:
G. Gale Dickau – English Teacher – Bristol Central High School

Rationale:  April 2, 2014 - Regular Meeting

Rationale: 

Communication & Community Relations	Finance	Operations	Personnel	Student Achievement
Karen Vibert, Chair	Jill Fitzgerald, Chair	Karen Hintz, Chair	Genard Dolan, Chair	Jennifer Dube, Chair
Jeffrey Morgan	Genard Dolan	Karen Vibert	Thomas O’Brien	Jeffrey Morgan
Jennifer Dube	Christopher Wilson	Thomas O’Brien	Jill Fitzgerald	Karen Hintz
Alternates:
Christopher Wilson	Karen Hintz	Genard Dolan	Jennifer Dube	Jill Fitzgerald

Rationale:  Molly Goodine - BOE - Special Services Supervisor - Effective July 1, 2014
Gwen Killheffer - BOE - Special Services Supervisor - Effective May 5, 2014

Rationale:  Nancy Graziano - GH - Special Education - Effective June 30, 2014

Rationale:  Sara Feshazion - BEHS - Science - Effective June 30, 2014
Ann Marie Spinelli - CW - Math Coach - Effective April 21, 2014

Rationale:  Dennis Griffin - BEHS - English Curriculum Coordinator - Effective April 22, 2014

Rationale:  Thomas Chauvin - Head Girls Tennis Coach - BEHS - Effective 6/19/14

Rationale:  Jeffrey Papazian - Head Football Coach - BCHS - Effective 5/8/14

Rationale:  This grant will support the use of materials to develop data on student development of early reading skills and guide the use of appropriate remedial activities to improve student achievement.  The program will be implemented at West Bristol School.

Rationale: 

Bristol was designated an Alliance District at the start of the 2012-13 school year. This grant application outlines how the allocated funds will be expended. Currently, our K-12 literacy coaches, two administrative positions, some preschool staff and a variety of professional development opportunities are funded through these grant dollars. 

Our 2014-15 grant request allocates funds to full day kindergarten teachers and an Instructional Technology staff whose responsibilities will include serving as the direct contact for all hardware and software issues for all on-line testing of students including Smarter Balanced Assessment and NWEA – Measures of Academic Progress.

Rationale:  Bristol FRCs are requesting $5,000 of funding from the Main Street Foundation General Fund to implement TOPS (Translation, Outreach, Programming and Support Services) for Spanish speaking parents/children residing in the West Bristol School district.  Grant Funds will be used to hire a per diem Spanish Speaking Outreach Worker to provide culturally competent social work services to parents/children ensuring that their educational needs and family goals are achieved (aprox. 8 hours per week).  The FRC Outreach Worker will provide translation services at PPTs, parent-teacher conferences and other needed correspondence done in Spanish. In addition, we expect to complete at least 25 Family Assessments. The Outreach Worker will use the Family-Partnership Assessment tool which will assist parents in identifying their needs in the following areas: education, employment, housing, transportation, support service needs, health/wellness, finances, childcare/parenting. The parents will then be connected to FRC and community services to meet their identified needs

Rationale: 

Members of the public are invited to comment to the Board on any topic related to school business.

 

Items requiring consideration by the Board must be approved as an agenda item by a 2/3ds vote of the Board members present.  Such items may be referred for further study and not necessarily acted upon at this meeting.

 

Anyone wishing to address the Board should adhere to the following procedures: 

1. Sign in on the Public Comment sign-in roster.
2. Wait to be recognized by the Board Chair.
3. Proceed to the speaker’s microphone.
4. Preface your remarks by stating your name and address.
5. Direct your comments to the Board chairman.
6. Please limit your comments to three minutes.
7. Any comments should be made in an appropriate manner, particularly if concerning a personnel matter. 

  Board Policy #1120(a)

Rationale:  As part of our ongoing efforts to broaden the horizons of our students, as well as meet the national, state and curricular standards of world language learning, we hope to continue the exchange between BCHS and the students of the Lycée Jean Monnet that is currently in its fifth cycle (tenth year).  The French teachers and students came to stay with us in March of 2014.  They were housed by Bristol families and attended classes with their correspondents.  In April of 2015, we hope to send our students to a similar experience in France. Students will be staying in the homes of the students who came to Bristol.  They will attend classes and will be able to have excursions to Paris, Normandy, and Versailles.  Our French exchange partners live about forty-five minutes outside of Paris.   All costs of food and housing will be borne by the host families.  Our French counterparts will plan the excursions and we will use First Student for the bus and Globe Travel to handle the airline tickets.

This year’s proposal includes an additional 3 days to tour Brussels, Belgium. We would be touring Medieval Brussels, the Royal Palace as well as visiting the imposing European Union buildings located in the heart of Brussels. French-speaking Belgium is an integral part of the new curriculum that the Bristol Public Schools have adopted in the last 2 years and will continue to adopt over the next 2 years.

Rationale: 

BACKGROUND: Bristol offers a variety of Summer School programming for students in kindergarten through grade 12.

 Elementary:

Enrichment: These courses provide enrichment activities for elementary students. This program will be held at Ivy Drive School.

 Middle School:

District Program: This program offers the opportunity for students to make up courses for which they did not receive a passing grade.  Grade 6-7-8 students required to make-up courses attend on a non-tuition paying basis. This program will be held at Bristol Eastern High School.

 High School:

District Program: Courses offered in this program allow students to obtain credit for courses not successfully completed during the academic year. Grade 9 and 10 students required to make-up courses attend on a non-tuition paying basis. Students pay tuition for grade 11 and 12 classes. This program will be held at Bristol Eastern High School.

 Costs:

The Board of Education policy on summer school states that Bristol students in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, who are making up failed courses, will not be charged tuition. Bristol students making up failed courses from grades 11 and 12 and non-Bristol residents will be charged tuition. The BOE budget funds the teaching positions for make-up of failed courses in grades 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 as per the BOE policy.

Rationale: 

Board of Education Members have asked to receive a quarterly review of enrollment figures.  These are the current enrollment figures for the fourth quarter.

Rationale: 

Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for the fall and spring at the elementary, middle and high school levels.   

The school year is divided into three marking periods for the elementary and middle school students and four marking periods for high school students.  This creates marking periods of approximately 60 days and 45 days for grades K-8 and 9-12 respectively.

Rationale:  Replacement of the Northeast Middle School Roof requires the Education Specifications be approved by the Board of Education and then reviewed and approved by the Building Committee. This is a state requirement.

Rationale: 

Two years ago, the College Board required the district to revise the AP Biology curriculum. In support of that revision, the College Board is now requiring the schools to upgrade the textbook for the class to meet the revised curriculum standards. After a review of several possibilities, the textbook selection committee recommends the following textbook for AP Chemistry:

 Cambell Biology in Focus by Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson, and Jane B. Reece.

Rationale: 

Last year, the College Board required the district to revise the AP Chemistry curriculum. In support of that revision, the College Board is now requiring us to upgrade the textbook for AP Chemistry. After a review of several textbook options, the textbook selection committee recommends the following textbook for AP Chemistry:

 

• Chemistry: The Central Science by Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene H LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, and Patrick Woodward.

Rationale:  A change in the Connecticut Statutes in July 2013, changed the definition of excused and unexcused absences. A letter was sent to every family explaining these changes at the start of the 2013-14 school year. This policy revision brings our policy into compliance with state statutes.