September 9, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Regular BOE Meeting

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1. Devora Trestman - BCHS - Senior Flutist - Named to National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All National Honors Ensemble
Devora Trestman, a senior flautist at BCHS auditioned for the NAfME All National Honors Ensemble this past Spring. This week, she was notified that she was selected to the ANHE Symphony Orchestra. This is a great honor for Devora since she was chosen above students from all over the United States. The 2020 All-National Honor Ensembles program will take place at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, November 5-8, 2020.

2. Appreciation of Essential Workers
     Custodial/Maintenance

3. CHDI (Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, Inc.) Article
     Bristol School Based Diversionary Initiative (SBDI) was featured in statewide newsletter.

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

August 12, 2020 - Regular Meeting

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Communications & Community Relations	Finance	Operations	Personnel	Policy	Student Achievement
Shelby Pons, Chair	Karen Vibert, Chair	Eric Carlson, Chair	Thomas O’Brien, Chair	Kristen Giantonio, Chair	Chris Wilson, Chair
Karen Vibert	Kristen Giantonio	Chris Wilson	John Sklenka	Shelby Pons	Kristen Giantonio
Tom O'Brien	Allison Wadowski	John Sklenka	Eric Carlson	Allison Wadowski	Shelby Pons
Alternates:
Eric Carlson	John Sklenka	Karen Vibert	Allison Wadowski	Tom O'Brien	Allison Wadowski

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Chair Jennifer Dube will update the Board and the public on:

1. Welcome Back Message

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Dr. Carbone will report/update the Board on district topics.

1. District Priorities

     a. Overview of Convocation and District Goals

     b. Update on Re-opening

     c. Alliance Grant*

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Christine M. Sipes – WB –  Music Teacher

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Adawiya, Tala – WB – Grade 8 Language Arts – effective August 24, 2020
Holway, Brooke – CHMS – Grade 7 Science Teacher – effective August 6, 2020
Kelleher, Caitlin – STAF – K-5 Library Media Specialist – effective August 17, 2020
Latour, Rebecca – BCHS – Science Teacher – effective August 28, 2020*
Smith, Samantha – ADULT ED – School Counselor – effective August 18, 2020

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Carlson, Christine – CHMS – 6-8 Science Teacher effective TBD
Dudek, Caitlyn – WB – Grade 8 ELA Teacher – effective August 31, 2020
Ende, Alexandria – WB – Grade 4 Teacher – effective August 25, 2020
Ensero, Caitlin – ID – Kindergarten Teacher – effective TBD
Hanson, Alba – WB – Grade 3 Teacher - effective August 26, 2020
Hoag, Sarah – STAF – Grade 5 Teacher - effective August 26, 2020
Maloney, Riley – GH – Grade 7 Social Studies Teacher - effective August 27, 2020
McCarthy, Connor – STAF – Grade 4 Teacher - effective August 25, 2020
Minnocci, Gabriele – BCHS – Special Education Teacher - effective TBD
Molnar, Samantha – EPH – Special Education Teacher - effective August 25, 2020
Orcutt, Brittany – WB – Grade 7 Math Teacher – effective August 25, 2020
Pezza, Christopher – NEMS – .5 Math Intervention - effective August 25, 2020
Tabak, Nicole – EPH - .5 Music Teacher - effective August 31, 2020
Torres, Jessica – ID – Kindergarten Teacher - effective August 31, 2020

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Baron, Leah – GH – Grade 3 Teacher – effective August 25, 2020 through November 30, 2020
Porter, Elizabeth – BCHS – Biology/Chemistry Teacher – effective August 25, 2020 for the 2020-2021 SY
Satalino, Kara – WB – Grade 1 Teacher – effective August 25, 2020 for the 2020-2021 SY

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Name                               Assignment                Transcripted Course Work             Total Credits

Cantin, Michelle         CHMS - 6-12 Math Coach                        32                                            32

Gugliotti, Michele       EDGE - Sp. Ed. Teacher                           30                                            30

Webster, Amanda       SSS Grade Teacher                                 30                                            30

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The Bristol Alliance Grant ($5,767,252.00) focuses on resources to support Talent, Climate, Academics, and Operations initiatives within BPS. Funding will support literacy coaching for teachers (5.75 literacy coaches) and support for students in grades K-3 who are reading below the Bristol reading benchmark (5.3 Instructional Support Teachers). In addition, we fund 15.5 kindergarten teachers, 5 mathematics coaches, 5.8 Instructional Support Teachers, 4.0 Library Media Specialists, 3 Deans, a Pre-K teacher and para-educator, 3 Social and Emotional Learning Coordinators, Communication and School Partnerships Director and portions of salaries in the grants office. Employee benefits for these positions are also funded. The grant goals must be measurable and aligned with the State Accountability Plan.

 

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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. Send your comments to: susaneverett@bristolk12.org
2. Be sure to put PUBLIC COMMENT in the subject line.
3. Include your name and address.
4. Direct your comments to the Board Chair.
5. Your comments will be read at the meeting by the Board Chair.
6. All comments should be written in an appropriate manner, particularly if concerning a personnel matter.
7. Any comments not adhering to the guidelines will not be read at the meeting.

 Board Policy #1120(a)

Rationale:  Dr. Galloway will present an updated 2020-2021 New Hiring Overview. 

Rationale:  The BPS café has ended the FY20 with a deficit of approximately $379,532,000.  The comptroller’s office is recommending that we address the deficit with surplus funds at this time.  Should we receive any relief from various funding sources such as FEMA. The City will credit our account accordingly.

Rationale:  The K-12 Science curriculum was last revised in 2006. The Next Generation Science Standards have been created since that date and as a result we have revised the K-5 Science curriculum to align with those standards. To support teachers’ implementation of the curriculum, several supports have been created. Teachers will continue to engage in professional learning to support teachers’ effectiveness in new pedagogies. Every grade has 3 bundles or units that cover Earth and Space, Life Physical Science standards in addition to cross-cutting content standards that incorporate literacy and mathematics and specific science and engineering practices. In addition, we have started to include activities that are more culturally relevant for students by connecting the initial activity to Bristol or the Northeast. The NGSS standards will help students to develop the skills, concepts and practices necessary for the future and also to build the foundation for all future science courses, ultimately leading to students’ attainment of the knowledge and skills we have within our BPS Vision of the Graduate

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A 2018 revision to the CT General Statutes requires students in the class of 2023 complete “a minimum of twenty-five credits, including...one credit in world languages.” Multicultural Expressions has traditionally been offered as semester long course for .5 credits. The course was revised and expanded to offer students the opportunity to earn a full credit. The name of the course was changed to Language and Culture to reflect the revisions and content of the course.

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The AP Computer Science Principles course is designed to be equivalent to a first- semester introductory college computing course. In this course, students will develop computational thinking skills vital for success across all disciplines, such as using computational tools to analyze and study data and working with large data sets to analyze, visualize, and draw conclusions from trends. The course engages students in the creative aspects of the field by allowing them to develop computational artifacts based on their interests. Students will also develop effective communication and collaboration skills by working individually and collaboratively to solve problems, and will discuss and write about the impacts these solutions could have on their community, society, and the world.

At the July Student Achievement Committee meeting, the committee moved the AP Principles of Computer Science curriculum to the Full Board for its first reading. 

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In the Introduction to Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) course, students will gain essential skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in future employment in one of the CT career clusters. Topics include career readiness, career acquisition, employability skills, employment laws, and job safety. The course will meet during the last period every other day. Students who successfully complete the course with a minimum of 75 to earn the opportunity to take CWE-50 or CWE-100.

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Students who successfully complete Cooperative Work Experience the Introduction to CWE with a grade of 75 and receive teacher recommendation will earn the opportunity to participate in an internship within the student’s chosen career pathway. Placements for the internships will be in positions that are high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand positions. The course will meet during the last period every other day where students will be released from school to attend the internship and earn credited hours on the job. Students must have their own transportation. Students must complete 50 hours to earn 1/2 credit. Students will complete approximately 18 hours in the classroom during Semester 2 for discussion and reflection.

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Students who successfully complete Cooperative Work Experience the Introduction to CWE with a grade of 75 and receive teacher recommendation will earn the opportunity to participate in an internship within the student’s chosen career pathway. Placements for the internships will be in positions that are high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand positions. The course will meet during the last period every other day where students will be released from school to attend the internship and earn credited hours on the job. Students must have their own transportation. Students must complete 100 hours to earn 1.0 credit. Students will complete approximately 18 hours in the classroom during Semester 2 for discussion and reflection.

Rationale:  The Connecticut adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards, along with the requirement of administration of the Connecticut Next Generation Science Assessment, necessitated a revision to our high school science core and elective curriculum. Meteorology  is an elective course (0.5 credit) that provides students access to additional NGSS standards while engaging in rich learning around meteorology. This course encapsulates three dimensional learning that will allow students to actively engage with scientific practices and apply crosscutting concepts in order to deepen their understanding of Core Ideas in order to explain phenomena and solve problems.  Students in this course learn meteorology by developing an understanding of the multiple factors that lead to weather patterns, weather formation and climate.  The major topics of study include: Solar radiation, atmospheric moisture and stability, precipitation, air pressure and circulation, air masses and fronts, and changing climates. This course embeds multiple hands-on and virtual lab experiences to enhance their knowledge and class experience. Students will be expected to maintain a detailed and scientific weather journal, as well as research weather and climate events and share their findings through projects, models, written and/or oral reports and presentations.

Rationale:  The Connecticut adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards, along with the requirement of administration of the Connecticut Next Generation Science Assessment, necessitated a revision to our high school science core and elective curriculum. Oceanography  is an elective course (0.5 credit) that provides students access to additional NGSS standards while engaging in rich learning around oceanography. This course encapsulates three dimensional learning that will allow students to actively engage with scientific practices and apply crosscutting concepts in order to deepen their understanding of Core Ideas in order to explain phenomena and solve problems.  This course views oceanography as a science from four different perspectives: Biological, Chemical, Physical, and Geological. Through each perspective students will build an understanding of ocean zones, coastlines, and marine life; biogeochemical cycles; physical factors including-alinity, temperature; ocean floor, plate tectonics, boundaries, earthquakes, volcanoes, and trenches;  waves, tides, thermohaline circulation, and weather; climate change; and human impact. This course embeds multiple hands-on and virtual lab experiences to enhance their knowledge and class experience. Students will be expected to research and share their findings through projects, models, written and/or oral reports and presentations.

Rationale:  The focus of the 1:1 device program in the Bristol School District is to provide necessary tools and resources for a progressive learning environment characterized by flexibility, collaboration, personalization, creativity, and technology-rich learning.

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The regulation supports policy 6141.3291 – One-To-One Device Program. The Agreement for Use of Bristol Issued 1:1 Device (I-pad, Tablet, Laptop, Chromebook, etc.) is contained in the regulation.

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

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Any communications/information regarding building projects:

1. MBIAMS Update
2. Stafford School - Roof Project
3. South Side - HVAC Project
4. Northeast Middle School 

Rationale:  Commissioners will report to the Board on any groups/organizations in which they serve as Board of Education Liaisons and information pertinent to the Board.

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