February 1, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Regular BoE Meeting

Rationale:  MEETING NORMS
•All participants will actively participate, engage in the work of the meeting, and have an equal voice and airtime. 
• Assume positive intentions by respecting and honoring the diversity of opinions, beliefs, and perspectives. 
• Cultivate trust by being honest and focusing on ideas, practices, and the work...not people. 
• Norms will be upheld during all meetings and in all interactions outside of formal meetings.
 

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1. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest - Alanna Jackson - Grade 6 - CHMS

2. Mastery Credit Presentation - Jade Gaud - Grade 11 - BCHS and Emily Phan - Grade 10 - BCHS
3. Sea Shanty Presentation - BAIMS - Aiden Pellerin - Grade 11 - BCHS, Jessa Armstrong - Grade 12 - BCHS and Deana Newkirk - Grade 9 - BCHS 

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1. January 4, 2023 - Regular BoE Meeting
2. January 17, 2023 - Budget Workshop
3. January 24, 2023 - Budget Workshop
 

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Communication & Community Relations	Finance	Operations	Personnel	Policy Committee	Student Achievement
Kristen Giantonio, Chair	Dante Tagariello, Chair	Eric Carlson, Chair	Dante Tagariello, Chair	Kristen Giantonio, Chair	Todd Sturgeon, Chair
Shelby Pons	Kristen Giantonio	Russell Anderson	Eric Carlson	Shelby Pons	Kristen Giantonio
Russell Anderson	Maria Simmons	Jill Fitzsimons-Dula	Maria Simmons	Todd Sturgeon	Jill Fitzsimons-Dula
Alternates:
Eric Carlson	Russell Anderson	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
Fatima Aamir - Senior*                             Pushpita Hussain - Senior
Isabel Paolina - Junior                              Max Stavens - Senior
                                                                 Rita Gao - Junior*
                                          

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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 Updates

• School Redistricting Assignments and School Visits
• District Recognitions

2. Grant In Aid

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Galloway, Samuel - BOE - Director of Talent Management

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Culkin, Kimberly - BOE - Director of Talent Management - Effective April 3, 2023
McCabe, Lea - BAIMS - Principal - Effective February 2, 2023

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Goncalves, Vanessa - BEHS - On-Track Coordinator - Effective January 20, 2023
Nagle, Corey - BCHS - Physical Science Teacher - Effective January 17, 2023

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Curley, Kristen - CW - TESOL Teacher - Effective January 13, 2023
Guerin, Sarah - WB - Interim Grade 1 Teacher - Effective January 23, 2023
Peralta-Fries, Elaine - ID - Social Worker - Effective March 1, 2023
Peterson, Kelly - CW - TESOL Teacher - Effective February 12, 2023

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Boudreau, Kenneth - WB - Robotics Coach

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Nagle, Corey - BCHS - AVID Site Co-Coordinator

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Boudreau, Kenneth - WB - K-5 Coaches of Gifted

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NAME	Assignment	Transcripted Course Work	Total Credits
Jammy Davies	BEHS - Special Education	30	30
Jeffrey Papazian	BCHS - Special Education	30	30
Eric Turner	WB - Special Education	30	30

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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 -  Submitted Public Comment must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the 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

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The program of studies has recently been moved to an online web-based resource. Peter Wininger, Principal of Bristol Central High School will present the 2023 - 2024 Program of Studies.

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This is the first reading. After this presentation, the calendar will be provided to BAPS, BFT, AFSCME 818, AFSCME 2267, AFSCME 2551 and the PTA/PTO Presidents for input. 

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Dr. Galloway, Director of Talent Management, will review January 1 enrollment figures for the Board.

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Lisa Carroll and theater students at the Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School hope to bring theater history to life by exploring its roots in London, England in April 2025. The students will experience theater on the West End as well as touring William Shakespeare’s home of Stratford on Avon as well as participating in a theater workshop at the Globe Theater.

Students will gain an appreciation of the rich theater history of London as well as its modern attractions. Through international travel, students will gain a global perspective and experience tremendous personal growth as they tackle the challenge of traveling abroad and navigating a new city.

We are planning this trip two years in advance to give students a lower monthly payment and to give them time to fundraise. The cost includes trip insurance, making sure we can update our plans in the event of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

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The Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program (CAAP) offers eligible students automatic admission to participating Connecticut Colleges and Universities based on high school grade point average (CAAP GPA) and/or percentile class ranking, both calculated using the College Board’s formula for calculating GPA.  This report will inform commissioners and the public about this opportunity for the graduating class of 2023.

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Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt announced that the Connecticut Department of Agriculture awarded 32 grants (72 applications) from the Connecticut Grown for Connecticut Kids Grant to develop and enhance farm-to-school programs. Selection was highly competitive, and the review was conducted by a statutorily authorized review panel and Commissioner Hurlburt. This is the second round of the pilot program, which was funded for two years through the American Rescue Plan Act and administered in collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education and the Connecticut Farm to School Collaborative.

Seed-to-Table is an after school program that promotes basic gardening and cooking principles and skills.  Principles include food safety, freshness, seasonality, and locality and some skills include garden plantings, care, and harvesting; cooking skills such as washing, peeling, and cutting; and cooking methods such as boiling, steaming, sautéing, and pan-roasting. Throughout the 18 months, cooking lessons will be taught by local chefs. The pilot program will be completed over 18 months at Ivy Drive School and Greene-Hills School.

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

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Rising Educators 1 is a new course to the Education Concentration. The course will be offered to students in both the elementary and secondary education pathways. The course is a 0.5 credit semester course that I anchored in helping students to understand:

• YOU-Self awareness, Personal Expectations, Improvement, Reflectiveness

• YOUR PROFESSION-Understanding The School System, Planning A Path, Being A Professional, Context For Great Teaching

• YOUR STUDENTS-Development, Connecting With Students, Diverse Learners

This course utilizes the content from the Educator’s Rising platform. Our teachers will access the available resources to develop the course.

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Physics teachers met to review three physics textbooks and determine which text best aligned to the University of Connecticut curriculum. Each of the selected textbooks were scored using the district rubric for textbook selection.  The three textbooks reviewed and their rubric score are listed below:

1. AP Physics 1 (Edvantage)-25 on Rubric

2. Physics Principles with Applications (Giancoli)-29 on Rubric

3. College Physics 11th Edition (Serway-Vuille)-44 on Rubric

The physics teachers have selected College Physics 11th edition (Serway-Vuille) as its score shows tight alignment to the University of Connecticut and Bristol ECE Physics curriculum. The Physics textbook review committee recommends the adoption of College Physics (serway-Vuille) for ECE Physics courses 1201, 1202, 1401, 1402.

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The Policy Committee reviewed and discussed Policy 1251 - Loitering or Causing a Disturbance and the committee voted to accept the policy without changes.

Policy 1251 Link

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The Policy Committee reviewed and discussed Policy 1316 and CABE model policy 1316. The committee voted to accept the policy with the noted revisions, (#2, #3 and #7). 

Policy 1316

CABE Model Policy 1316 Link

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The Policy Committee reviewed and discussed Policy 1322 Contests for Students and it was determined to be accepted without any changes.

Policy 1322 Link

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

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Any communications/information regarding building projects:

1. ESSER/ARP Building Committee Update

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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.

Commissioners at elemenary schools will give a liaison report.

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