Meeting Agenda
I. Call to Order / Attendance
I.A. Pledge of Allegiance
II. School / Community Session
II.A. Public Participation
III. Board of Education Student Representatives' Report
IV. Superintendent's Report
IV.A. Presentation: School Counseling 
Presentation: NEASC Decennial Accreditation Report 
V. Board Members' Comments
VI. Audience Response to Information Presented (Ref. Bylaw #9540.10)
VII. Board Committees / Liaison Updates (Ref. Bylaw #9450)
VII.A. Curriculum and Student Development
VII.B. Facilities Committee
VII.C. Finance Committee
VII.D. Personnel Committee
VII.E. Policy Committee
VII.E.1. Policies for rescission, waive second reading: 
•        6070.3 Curriculum Pilot Projects 
Policies for review, waive second reading: 
•        4111.1 Security Check/Fingerprinting
•        7551 Naming/Renaming of Schools 
Policies for review, first reading: 
•        2300 Hold on the Destruction of Records 
•        5131.911 Bullying Prevention and Intervention 
•        5131.914 Safe School Climate Policy 
•        6070.1 Curriculum Development 
Then Rescind  
o        6070.2 Curriculum 
•        6146.3 Credit for Online Courses 

Policies for review, second reading:  
•        6040 Weighted Grading & Calculation of Grade Point Averages - NEW
Then rescind 5128 Rank in Class
•        6080 IDEA – NEW
Then rescind 6080.1 Educating Students with Special Needs and 6090.10 Individualized Education Programs / Special Education Programs  
•        6110.1.3.1 Parent Conferences 
•        6114.1 Fire Drills/ Crisis Response Drills
•        6146 Graduation Requirements 
•        7120 Hazardous Materials in Schools
VII.F. LEARN Liaison
VIII. Action Item: Motion to approve renaming Robert H. Brown Intermediate School as Robert H. Brown Elementary School effective July 1, 2025. 
IX. Action Item: Motion to rescind the following policies: 5128 Rank in Class, 6080.1 Educating Students with Special Needs, 6090.10 Individualized Education Programs / Special Education Programs 
X. Action Item: Motion to waive the second reading and rescind policy 6070.3 Curriculum Pilot Projects.  
XI. Action Item: Motion to approve the following policies: 6040 Weighted Grading & Calculation of Grade Point Averages, 6080 IDEA, 6110.1.3.1 Parent Conferences, 6114.1 Fire Drills/ Crisis Response Drills, 6146 Graduation Requirements, 7120 Hazardous Materials in Schools
XII. Action Item: Motion to waive the second reading and approve the following policies: 4111.1 Security Check/Fingerprinting, 7551 Naming/Renaming of Schools 
XIII. Action Item: Motion to approve the minutes of the March 4, 2025 Board of Education Meeting (Ref. Bylaw #9540.9)
XIV. Future Agenda Items
XV. Adjournment
XVI. The Town of Madison does not discriminate on the basis of disability, and the meeting facilities are ADA accessible. Individuals who need assistance are invited to make their needs known by contacting the Town ADA/Human Resources Director, Debra Ferrante, at 203-245-6310 or by email at ferranted@madisonct.org at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting.
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: March 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Special Meeting
:
I. Call to Order / Attendance
:
I.A. Pledge of Allegiance
:
II. School / Community Session
:
II.A. Public Participation
:
III. Board of Education Student Representatives' Report
Speaker(s):
Brooke Anderson and Grace Ackerman
:
IV. Superintendent's Report
Speaker(s):
Craig A. Cooke, Ph.D.
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IV.A. Presentation: School Counseling 
Presentation: NEASC Decennial Accreditation Report 
Attachments:
:
V. Board Members' Comments
:
VI. Audience Response to Information Presented (Ref. Bylaw #9540.10)
:
VII. Board Committees / Liaison Updates (Ref. Bylaw #9450)
:
VII.A. Curriculum and Student Development
Speaker(s):
Members: Steve Pynn, Chair; Catherine Miller, Mary Ann Connelly
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VII.B. Facilities Committee
Speaker(s):
Members: Emily Rosenthal, Chair, Steven Pynn, Diane Infantine-Vyce
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VII.C. Finance Committee
Speaker(s):
Members: Galen Cawley, Chair, Christine Maisano, Emily Rosenthal
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VII.D. Personnel Committee
Speaker(s):
Members: Maureen Lewis, Chair; Catherine Miller, Mary Ann Connelly
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VII.E. Policy Committee
Speaker(s):
Members: Diane Infantine-Vyce, Chair; Maureen Lewis, Galen Cawley
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VII.E.1. Policies for rescission, waive second reading: 
•        6070.3 Curriculum Pilot Projects 
Policies for review, waive second reading: 
•        4111.1 Security Check/Fingerprinting
•        7551 Naming/Renaming of Schools 
Policies for review, first reading: 
•        2300 Hold on the Destruction of Records 
•        5131.911 Bullying Prevention and Intervention 
•        5131.914 Safe School Climate Policy 
•        6070.1 Curriculum Development 
Then Rescind  
o        6070.2 Curriculum 
•        6146.3 Credit for Online Courses 

Policies for review, second reading:  
•        6040 Weighted Grading & Calculation of Grade Point Averages - NEW
Then rescind 5128 Rank in Class
•        6080 IDEA – NEW
Then rescind 6080.1 Educating Students with Special Needs and 6090.10 Individualized Education Programs / Special Education Programs  
•        6110.1.3.1 Parent Conferences 
•        6114.1 Fire Drills/ Crisis Response Drills
•        6146 Graduation Requirements 
•        7120 Hazardous Materials in Schools
Attachments:
:
VII.F. LEARN Liaison
Speaker(s):
Mary Ann Connelly
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VIII. Action Item: Motion to approve renaming Robert H. Brown Intermediate School as Robert H. Brown Elementary School effective July 1, 2025. 
:
IX. Action Item: Motion to rescind the following policies: 5128 Rank in Class, 6080.1 Educating Students with Special Needs, 6090.10 Individualized Education Programs / Special Education Programs 
:
X. Action Item: Motion to waive the second reading and rescind policy 6070.3 Curriculum Pilot Projects.  
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XI. Action Item: Motion to approve the following policies: 6040 Weighted Grading & Calculation of Grade Point Averages, 6080 IDEA, 6110.1.3.1 Parent Conferences, 6114.1 Fire Drills/ Crisis Response Drills, 6146 Graduation Requirements, 7120 Hazardous Materials in Schools
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XII. Action Item: Motion to waive the second reading and approve the following policies: 4111.1 Security Check/Fingerprinting, 7551 Naming/Renaming of Schools 
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XIII. Action Item: Motion to approve the minutes of the March 4, 2025 Board of Education Meeting (Ref. Bylaw #9540.9)
Attachments:
:
XIV. Future Agenda Items
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XV. Adjournment
:
XVI. The Town of Madison does not discriminate on the basis of disability, and the meeting facilities are ADA accessible. Individuals who need assistance are invited to make their needs known by contacting the Town ADA/Human Resources Director, Debra Ferrante, at 203-245-6310 or by email at ferranted@madisonct.org at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting.

The Town of Madison does not discriminate on the basis of disability, and the meeting facilities are ADA accessible. Individuals who need assistance are invited to make their needs known by contacting the Town ADA/Human Resources Director, Debra Ferrante, at 203-245-6310 or by email at ferranted@madisonct.org at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting. 

 

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