February 2, 2022 at 7:00 PM - Regular BoE Meeting

Rationale: 
1. Lynda F. Kanenberg - Teacher - Ivy Drive, South Side, Westwood, Callen and Bingham School - 35 years of service

2. Loretta Teevan - Latin Teacher - Bristol Central High School - 43 years of service

Rationale: 
1. Kara Jones - BEHS - Fellow - Noyce Math Teacher Leaders Program
2. Julia Darcy - GH - State Board of Education Presentation
 

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The Board of Education should vote to approve any Regular or Special Meeting Minutes:
1. January 5, 2022- Regular Meeting
2. January 12, 2022 - Special Meeting
3. January 18, 2022 - Budget Workshop
4. January 25, 2022 - Budget Workshop
5. January 25, 2022 - Special Meeting

Rationale: 

Communication & Community Relations	Finance	Operations	Personnel	Policy Committee	Student Achievement
Kristen Giantonio, Chair	Dante Tagariello, Chair	Eric Carlson, Chair	John Sklenka, Chair	Kristen Giantonio, Chair	Todd Sturgeon, Chair
Shelby Pons	Kristen Giantonio	John Sklenka	Eric Carlson	Shelby Pons	Kristen Giantonio
Dante Tagariello	Karen Vibert	Chris Wilson	Karen Vibert	Todd Sturgeon	Chris Wilson
Alternates:
Eric Carlson	John Sklenka	Todd Sturgeon	Todd Sturgeon	Dante Tagariello	Dante Tagariello

Rationale:  Student representatives from Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern will share activities, surveys, suggestions, and topics of interest in their respective schools.
Bristol Central                                         Bristol Eastern
Sydney Rodriquez - Senior *                     Trisha Mohan - Senior
Fatima Aamir - Junior                                Pushpita Hussain - Junior
                                                                   Max Stavens - Junior *                                             

Rationale:  Chair Jennifer Dube will update the Board and the public on topics related to the Board of Education.

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Dr. Carbone will report/update the Board on the following topics:

1. District Priorities

a. FY23 Budget Review
b. BAIMS Update
c. Revisit Elevate and Innovate Continuation Plan

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Bagley, Kenneth - BOE - Supervisor of Fine Arts - TBD
Tierinni, Steven - CHMS - Dean of Students - February 7, 2022

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Chesnes, Tricia - EPH - Grade 2 Teacher - January 18, 2022
Voisine, Stephanie - CHMS - Grade 8 Math Teacher - January 31, 2022

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Capozzi, Tracy - EDGE/NEMS - Speech and Language Pathologist - TBD
Fabrizio, Michael - WB - School Psychologist - February 14, 2022
Goncalves, Vanessa - BEHS - On-Track Coordinator - TBD
Lewis, Sarah - EPH/STAF - Library Media Specialist - January 13, 2022
Moore, Sarah - STAF - Interim Social Worker - February 23, 2022
Rossi, Mitchell - CHMS - Special Education Teacher - January 19, 2022
Russman, Amanda - WB - Grade 1 Teacher - January 13, 2022
Zhuta, Ardita - CHMS - Interim Grade 6/7 Math Teacher - TBD

Rationale: 
Petrillo, Amy - CHMS - Green Team Leader - January 26, 2022

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Pratt, Stacey - WB - K-8 Math Coordinator - January 3, 2022

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The CDBG/FAST (Family Assessment Support Team) grant provides funding for FRC staff to provide targeted assessment and intervention for families in difficult or crisis situations to access the services they need as quickly as possible.  Total awarded $4,000.

Rationale:  The United Way Sparkler grant supports the FRC to provide training, technical assistance and outreach for local School Readiness child care providers and home daycare providers to use the OEC-funded Sparkler app with enrolled families as part of their family child development support and monitoring processes.

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The Broad View fund of the Main Street Community Foundation: The FRCs were awarded up to $14,000 for the establishment of a program to recruit, train and introduce animal-assisted interventions (AAI; also commonly called Therapeutic Pet Visits or Therapy Dog visits) to our schools.  Funding will pay for FRC administrative work coordinating the initiative, outreach to local community partners (vets’ offices, trainers, etc), reimbursement of training and registration expenses for teams who elect to volunteer in schools, and staff development training to share information about program protocols, benefits, risks, and limitations.  Program is using the Pet Partners model, which is widely recognized as the gold standard for training and support of AAI services.  

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The United Way SEARCH grant (ImagineNation is our fiduciary partner agency) supports the use of ASQ-SE developmental screens for children entering pre-K or kindergarten at SSS, WBS, GHS, or ImagineNation Early Learning Center, as well as resource connections for families of children who screen as showing concerns in their social-emotional development. Total awarded $6221 for a period of 9 months to provide outreach, support and follow up as needed.

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The "WORKS" grant provides resources and key supports needed by working parents.  The before/after school programs at West Bristol & Greene-Hills will receive 1 outreach a month. Each month will have a theme, such as literacy, nutrition, community resources, learning games, help with homework etc.  Parents will receive a bag with resources based on the theme and will include a new book for their children. Most of the budget is salaries and supplies.  Total awarded $3,000.00. 

Rationale: 
The Raising Readers Grant, funded by the Stocker Foundation, provides after school tutoring including transportation to first grade children struggling with reading.  Parents also participate in a 6-week literacy-focused parent education component and receive a brand new children’s book each week to share at home with their child.  Total awarded $15,000 primarily for salaries for FRC and teachers, and transportation for children.

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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:

Before a Remote Meeting

1. Send your comments to: susaneverett@bristolk12.org
2. Be sure to put PUBLIC COMMENT - BOE 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, comments regarding personnel or confidential student information shall not be discussed under public comment.
7. Any comments not adhering to the guidelines will not be read at the meeting.

During a Meeting

1. Everyone is requested to address the Chair for recognition.
2. Each speaker must state his/her name and address.
3. All speakers must observe rules of common etiquette.  Personalities are not to be injected. Anyone violating this rule will be denied the floor. Unless waived by the Chairperson or a majority of the Board,
4. Each speaker shall limit his/her remarks to three (3) minutes.
5. A speaker will not be recognized for a second time on the same topic.
6. The public may speak as agenda topics come up for discussion or information.  Anyone digressing from the topic will be ruled out of order.
7. Written statements and materials may be made available, in advance of comments, for distribution to Board members.
8. Speakers shall state their positions on the subject being discussed.
9. Board members will not respond directly to comments during the Board meeting. The Superintendent will direct the question to the appropriate staff member for follow-up.

Rationale:  City Council established the ESSER/ARP Projects Building Committee at the January 11, 2022 Meeting. The BoE is tasked to appoint a Commissioner to serve as a member on this committee.

Rationale:  Dr. Galloway will review January 1 enrollment figures for the Board.

Rationale:  Dr. Kimberly Culkin, Director of Special Services, will update the Board regarding Special Services programs and topics.

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Dramatic theater is a half credit course, with no prerequisite, and will be offered in the fall semester only. Students will study contemporary and classic plays, while learning performance skills and basic theater elements. Class will culminate in a performance of either a play, or scenes from various plays. There are a total of 7 units which are designed to scaffold off of each other to prepare them for the performance.

Rationale: 
Instrumental ensemble is a full year or 1 credit course with no prerequisite, designed specifically for BAIMS HS.  Instrumental ensemble is similar to band in that students perform music of varied styles in concert halls and different venues. This can range in size from being a small band to a large concert band. Students will be required to participate in performances throughout the school year. What you will notice is that the 8 units are based on the fundamentals of playing an instrument without a specific focus on ensemble skills since the size of the ensemble will affect the ensemble skills needed to be taught. 

Rationale: 
Intermediate acting is a .5 credit course designed for BAIMS HS. There are no prerequisites for students to take this course. Students will learn the fundamentals of acting through improvisation, scene work, monologues, and large group performances. This is encompassed within the 7 units which are scaffolded and built upon one another. Unique to this theater course is that there is not a culminating performance; rather, students will have small-scale performances throughout the various units aligned to the technique being learned. 

Rationale: 
Musical theater is a .5 credit course with no required prerequisite designed for BAIMS HS; however, this course will only be offered in the spring semester. Students will learn the basics of musical theater while creating and performing a showcase featuring production numbers from musicals focused on a common theme. Because this course culminates with a final performance, the units are scaffolded to support the creative musical theater process. For example, unit 4 focuses on students' individual growth in performance which leads to the collaborative showcase development of unit 5.

Rationale: 
Physical Theater and Movement is a .5 credit course with no prerequisite designed for BAIMS HS. Through movement, students will learn how their bodies can be used to express meaning, emotion and character. Students will learn fundamentals of stage combat, and about stock characters through the study of commedia dell'arte. This course is similar to intermediate acting where there is no culminating performance, rather students will perform throughout each unit to show proficiency.

Rationale: 

In 2021, the BOE adopted the revised AP/ECE Chemistry curriculum. This curriculum revision has defined the need for an updated resource for students, one that aligns to the curricular content found within both the ECE and AP courses.  During the Summer and Fall, the Chemistry team has reviewed 3 textbooks and identified the one best suited to support students in accessing the content in this rigorous AP/ECE course.

Textbooks Reviewed:

• Chemistry-The Central Science (Pearson)-Recommended by Textbook Review Committee

• Chemistry-A Molecular Approach (Savvas)

• Chemistry (Cengage)

Rationale for recommended text:

• Highest score on the textbook evaluation form.

• Text writing and language accessible to highschool age students.

• Tutorials and Experimental design activities are included for most chapters.  Ancillary manuals are also included.  The on-line accompanying resource also has activities that include tutorials and simulations.

Rationale: 
The policy committee would like to support the use of therapy animals by teachers or other qualified school personnel for the benefit of its students subject to the conditions of this policy.

Rationale:  The Board will discuss any new business proper to come before the Board.

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Any communications/information regarding building projects:

1. MBIAMS Committee Update
2. South Side School HVAC Project

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.

This month, Commissioners representing middle and K-8 schools will give reports.

Rationale:  The Board of Education will vote to Convene into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing:

1. Superintendent Annual Evaluation 2021-2022 Goals

Rationale:  The Board of Education will vote to Reconvene Into Public Session to take votes on any necessary items discussed in the Executive Session.

Rationale:  There being no other business to come before the Board, the meeting should be adjourned.