November 2, 2016 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Rationale:  National Anthem Performed By: BEHS Madrigal Singers - Directed by Michael Coderre

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The Board of Education should vote to approve any Regular or Special Meeting Minutes:

1.  October 5, 2016 – Regular Meeting Minutes

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Communications & Community Relations	Finance	Operations	Personnel	Student Achievement	Policy Committee
Jeff Caggiano, Chair	Karen Vibert, Chair	Karen Hintz, Chair	Thomas O’Brien, Chair	Jennifer Dube, Chair	Tina Taylor, Chair
Joseph Grabowski	Karen Hintz	Jeff Caggiano	Jeff Caggiano	Joseph Grabowski	Jennifer Dube
Tina Taylor	David Scott	Thomas O’Brien	Karen Vibert	Tina Taylor	Karen Hintz
					David Scott
Alternates:
Jennifer Dube	Joseph Grabowski	Karen Vibert	Jennifer Dube	David Scott

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Student Representatives from Bristol Central (Colin Savino) and Bristol Eastern (Alexandra Allen) will update the board on recent activities at each of their schools.

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Chairman Wilson will update the Board and the public on district topics:

1. Upcoming BOE Meetings:

a. Commissioner of Education Presentation

b. CT School Finance Project

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The Superintendent will report/update the Board on:

1. District Accountability Framework and Data Report

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John Chapulis – CW – Physical Education – Effective April 30, 2017
Patrick Hickey – BEHS – Math – Effective June 30, 2017
Patricia Onofrio – GH – Grade 2 – Effective June 30, 2017
Martha Swanson – CW – Speech Language – Effective June 30, 2017

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Joan Bostrom – SSS – Special Ed, Goal – Effective October 17, 2016
Colleen Reynolds – WB – Grade 1 – Effective October 3, 2016

Rationale:  Amanda Brezicki – MTV – Grade 5 – From January 2, 2017 through June 30, 2017.

Rationale:  Attached is a list of certified professional personnel who have reached continuing contract status (tenure) during the period September 1, 2015 through September 1, 2016.

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Sumeet Ray – Asst. Basketball – BEHS – effective 10/12/16
Michael Greene  - Asst. Indoor Track Coach – BEHS, effective 10/24/16

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Sumeet Ray – Head Basketball – BEHS – effective 12/2/16

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Bristol FRCs has completed a grant for $25,000 to the Stocker Foundation to fund RRT Grant to be implemented at West Bristol And Greene-Hills school by the FRC.. This is a continuation of the Stocker grant awarded to the FRCs in 2016-17 school year.  The RRT program brings children who are significantly behind their peers up to grade level performance by end of first grade.  This grant will provide (1) certified teachers aligning their instructional practice with that of the classroom teacher, tutoring students’ afterschool 2 x weeks.  In addition the parents must participate in the Raising Readers Parent Classes (6) taught by certified FRC Parent Educators along with agreeing to read with their children daily.  The Raising Readers Parent classes teach parents how to support their child’s emerging literacy skills at home.

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

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The FRC is applying for a grant to cover the cost of 2 PEP programs, offered at Greene-Hills and South Side schools.  The FRC will submit a grant requesting $10,000 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 (October, 2016 - June 30, 2017).

Rationale:  The FRC's are pursuing a grant from the Barnes foundation.  The P.U.S.H. (Parents Using Strategies at Home) and P.A.C.T (Parents and Children & Teachers Together) program is designed to give parents the tools to support their child's learning at home and make valuable connections to the classroom.  It involves replenishing the South Side PUSH backpacks available per grade (funded last year),  each with a different learning focus (Literacy, Math, Social Studies/Science, embedded Technology activities. It will also fund PACT, that brings parents, children, teachers together in the morning for a light breakfast that includes an educational activity that is focused on common core practice standards at all three FRC schools.

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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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District Leadership staff will review October 1 enrollment figures for the Board. 

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

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

Rationale:  Any communications received or any questions by Board members concerning items not on the agenda.

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