II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

III.A. September 17, 2020 - Regular

III.B. September 23, 2020 - Special

IV. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

V. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - The Board welcomes public participation. Pursuant to our Board Policy, public participation is limited to no more than three (3) minutes per speaker and a total of no more than fifteen (15) minutes. People who wish to speak longer are encouraged to attend any and all related subcommittee meetings where most of the board’s groundwork is done. We value your input, but due to these time limitations, we ask you to be concise and please do not repeat a previous comment. We know you will observe the rules of common courtesy. Thank you. [9320(a) of Board Bylaws]

VI. BOARD AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNICATIONS

VI.A. Chairman’s Report

VI.B. Superintendent’s Report

VI.C. Student Representatives’ Report

VI.D. Committee Reports

VI.D.1. Curriculum

VI.D.2. Policy

VI.D.3. Special Education Ad Hoc

VI.E. Liaison Reports

VI.E.1. School Security and Safety Committee

VII. INFORMATION ITEMS

VII.A. Remote Learning

VII.B. SAT Update

VII.C. ELC Update

VII.D. Fall Sports Update

VII.E. New Fairfield High School/Consolidated School Building Project Update

VII.F. BOE Policies (First Reading)

VII.F.1. Policy 5112 – Ages of Attendance

VII.F.2. Policy 6141.3272 – Electronic Resources

VII.F.3. Policy 6145.1 – Extra-Class Activities: Closed Forum

VII.F.4. Policy 6145.2 – Interscholastic Competition

VIII. ACTION ITEMS

VIII.A. Personnel Report

VIII.B. Change in School Hours

VIII.C. Paraprofessional Leave of Absence Request (To be voted on after Executive Session)

VIII.C.1. Request #2

VIII.D. Ratification of the Agreement between the New Fairfield Board of Education and the New Fairfield Administrators’ Association July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2024 (To be voted on after Executive Session)

IX. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - The Board welcomes public participation. Pursuant to our Board Policy, public participation is limited to no more than three (3) minutes per speaker and a total of no more than fifteen (15) minutes. People who wish to speak longer are encouraged to attend any and all related subcommittee meetings where most of the board’s groundwork is done. We value your input, but due to these time limitations, we ask you to be concise and please do not repeat a previous comment. We know you will observe the rules of common courtesy. Thank you. [9320(a) of Board Bylaws]

X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

XI. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING PARAPROFESSIONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING DOCUMENTS RELATED TO NFAA CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

XIV. ADJOURNMENT