August 19, 2015 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

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Raymond Paul -Teacher/Guidance Counselor
Thomas Andrews - Science Teacher
Norman Johnson - Science Teacher

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BACKGROUND: This agenda item will address any reports from Board committees to the full Board.   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 Jeffrey Morgan 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

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1. Vision For Success – Review of Superintendent Goals – Ellen Solek
2. Annual Review of Student Enrollment, Sections, and Class Size Data – Sam Galloway
3. Review of 2015-16 District Staffing/Hiring – Ellen Solek
4. Upcoming SBAC Performance Report and Implications of Changes Regarding SAT Administration – Pam Brisson
5. Bristol Preparatory Academy Opening – Sue Moreau

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Gina Chace – BEHS – Science – Effective June 30, 2015

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Angela Antonelli – City Wide - Library Media Specialist
Grace Butkevich – BCHS – Speech Language
Daniela Cabral – BPA – Math
Miranca Caisse – EDGE – Grade 2
Lynn D’Ambrosi – CHMS – Social Studies, Grade 7
Stephanie Jacques – BEHS – Math
Nathan Jandreau – BCHS – Social Studies
Karyssa Keeley – WB – Grade 5
Elizabeth King – City Wide – TESOL
Chelsea Konyndyk – EPH – Grade 5
Rosetta Mastroianni – NEMS - .8 Spanish
Katherine Mayer – CHMS – Wellness
Danielle Noyes–Tortora – City Wide - .8 Art
Katrina Nygren – EPH – Speech Language
Angelina Saporito – CHMS – Special Education
Rachel Schleker – BECC – Speech Language
Jessica Wanner – BEHS, ASEP II – Special Education

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Amy Bastiaanse – CHMS – Green Team Leader
Katherine Dudzinski – CHMS – Blue Team Leader
Corey Nagle – CHMS – Purple Team Leader

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The Board of Education annually appoints, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent, personnel to fill the A-2 positions in the contract.  The attached list reflects those individuals being recommended.

Vacant A-2 positions will be posted and filled as required by contract.

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Daniel Marston – MTV – K-5 Technology Coordinator
Michael Reynolds – SSS – K-5 Gifted Coach

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Amy Bastiaanse – CHMS – Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator
Arthur Costa – BPA – Technology Leader
Michele Ouellette – CHMS - Webmaster
Stacey Pratt – MTV – K-5 Technology Leader

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Please see attached worksheet.

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The Board of Education annually appoints, upon recommendation of the Superintendent, personnel to fill the athletic A-2 positions in the contract. The attached list reflects those individuals being recommended.

Vacant athletic A-2 positions will be posted and filled as required by contract.

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Katie Pepe – Athletic Coordinator   – CHMS, effective 8/23/15
Nicholas Daddabbo – Head Girls Swim Coach – BEHS, effective 8/27/15
Paul Ryskowski - .5 Cross Country Coach – BCHS, effective 8/27/15

Rationale:  The legislature approved an additional $357,338 appropriation in Alliance Grant funding bringing the total Year 4 grant to $4,048,611. The additional funds will be used to offset kindergarten teacher salaries and benefits

Rationale:  The Bristol Board of Education received a grant for $5,000 from the BBEF to support the purchase of 2 3-D printers for our middle school technology program.

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Bristol FRCs has completed a letter of intent for $39,000 to the Stocker Foundation to fund RRT Grant implemented by the FRCs. This is an expansion of the Stocker grant awarded to the FRCs in 2014/15.  This RRT program will be implemented in phases: Phase I:  Parent Workshops on Creating/maintaining a Literacy Enriched Home Environment for parent graduates of RRT program whose children are now in 2nd grade at West Bristol School.  Phase II:  Jan - June 2016, follow up/tutoring for RRT Graduates, now in 2nd grade at West Bristol School.  Phase III: School year:  2016/17 at West Bristol and Greene-Hills School.  The RRT program will bring children who are significantly behind their peers up to grade level performance by end of first grade.  This grant will provide (1) certified teachers using the FUNDATIONS curriculum, tutoring students afterschool 2x week and (2) certified parent educators will be teaching the  parents how to support their child’s emerging literacy skills utilizing the Raising Readers Curriculum. 

The teachers, children, and parents will become literacy partners to ensure that children who are struggling to learn how to read, keep up with their peers and become joyful and competent readers. 

Rationale:  This grant is for the FRC at GH and will permit the FRC to continue services (going on our 4th year as a full-time center) to fulfill our mission to provide collaborative, integrated and comprehensive services that strengthen families, promote the optimal development of children, and create strong school-family-community partnerships.  SSS FRC will implement seven components of service including preschool Play & Learn Groups/school readiness programming, support before/after-school care programs in the schools, Parents As Teachers home visiting program, home daycare provider training/support, adult education/parent education and support, positive youth development and resource & referral services.  This grant request covers two years if approved (2015-2017), however, budgets are approved on a yearly basis.  The budget currently stands at $109,500 for FY: 2015-16.

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Main Street Community Foundation, in partnership with The Stocker Foundation, has awarded the Bristol Early Childhood Center a $5,940 grant.  This grant is to support reading outcomes for pre-k students at the BEC Center by providing supplies and equipment for four listening centers and four libraries.

Rationale:  This grant is for the FRC at SSS and will permit the FRC to continue services (going on our 20th year) to fulfill our mission to provide collaborative, integrated and comprehensive services that strengthen families, promote the optimal development of children, and create strong school-family-community partnerships.  SSS FRC will implement seven components of service including preschool Play & Learn Groups/school readiness programming, support before/after-school care programs in the schools, Parents As Teachers home visiting program, home daycare provider training/support, adult education/parent education and support, positive youth development and resource & referral services.  This grant request covers two years if approved (2015-2017), however, budgets are approved on a yearly basis.  The budget currently stands at $109,500 for FY: 2015-16.

Rationale:  This grant is for the FRC at WB and will permit the FRC to continue services (going on our 20th year) to fulfill our mission to provide collaborative, integrated and comprehensive services that strengthen families, promote the optimal development of children, and create strong school-family-community partnerships.  SSS FRC will implement seven components of service including preschool Play & Learn Groups/school readiness programming, support before/after-school care programs in the schools, Parents As Teachers home visiting program, home daycare provider training/support, adult education/parent education and support, positive youth development and resource & referral services.  This grant request covers two years if approved (2015-2017), however, budgets are approved on a yearly basis.  The budget currently stands at $109,500 for FY: 2015-16.

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The FRC is applying for a grant to cover the cost of 3 PEP programs, offered at Greene-Hills, South Side, West Bristol schools.  The FRC will submit a grant requesting $10,500 to cover the cost of these PEP parent leadership trainings to SERC/CT PIRC for approval. People Empowering People Program is a twelve week curriculum designed to train parents in advocacy skills including setting goals along with devising and implementing an action plan that increases parent involvement in the schools and the community. PEP is designed to build on parent strengths and recognizes the unique life experiences and capacities of each person.  The ultimate purpose of this training is to encourage parent involvement in the school and work towards the elimination of the achievement gap. This is a one year grant (September 15, 2015 - June 30, 2016).

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BACKGROUND:   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)

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With the return of Classroom Music to the middle school program, it was necessary to revise the curriculum to include more technology and composition.  This curriculum revision reflects those additions as well as alignment to the new National Core Music Standards.

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In an effort to accommodate more students in music electives and prepare for new state graduation requirements for 1 credit in the arts, we are proposing a Music Technology course.  This course will introduce students to recording techniques, MIDI looping and sequencing, and digital composition.  This curriculum is alignment to the new Music Technology Strand of the National Core Music Standards.

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In a routine monitoring and program review of Bristol’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Education program, the Connecticut State Department of Education recommended that we add more specificity to our policy on homeless students to allow families to understand the steps and timeline they may pursue to appeal any decision about the educational placement of students. Bristol’s policy has always informed families that they have a right to appeal – and none in memory has occurred – but this revised policy now explains the specific steps and number of days that such a process would entail. The state has approved this proposed revision as evidence of corrective action that would bring the district into compliance with the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act.     

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The high school promotion policy previously did not indicate how many credits students needed to earn to move from grade to grade. This revision specifies the number of credits needed to be promoted from Grade 9 to 10, from 10 to 11, and from 11 to 12. 

* Recommendation to waive the second reading.

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The Board of Education will discuss any new business proper to come before the Board.

Rationale:  Commissioners will report to the Board regarding groups which they are Board of Education liaisons.

Rationale:  The being no other business to come before the Board of Education the meeting should adjourn.