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Meeting Agenda
1. Call to Order
1.A. Opening Ceremonies
1.B. Roll Call
2. Public Portion
3. Executive Session
4. Appointment of New Hires
5. Subcommittee Reports
6. Superintendent's Report
7. Administrator's Reports
7.A. Technology Report
7.B. Facilities Report
8. Financial Report
9. Update on ReOpening Plan
10. Remote Learning
11. Approval of Minutes
 
12. Adjourn
13. Vacancy List
14. 2020 Check Registers
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Meeting: July 22, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Mr. Gildea
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1.A. Opening Ceremonies
Speaker(s):
Mr. Gildea
Rationale:
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1.B. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
Mr. Gildea
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2. Public Portion
Speaker(s):
Mr. Gidea
Rationale:

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 

* Prior to the commencement of any public meeting of any board of the city, the agenda for said meeting shall be posted in the meeting room and the first order of business of said meeting shall be the entertainment of public discussion on any item on said agenda and the conduct, length, and method of terminating said public discussion shall be determined by majority vote of the members of said board of commission.

 
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3. Executive Session
Speaker(s):
Mr. Gildea
Rationale:
  • Second Year Sabbatical - Rachel Sando
  • Resignation - Diane Janus - DMS
  • Resignation - Nicole Yancy - DMS
  • Resignation - Donata Lupacchino - DHS
  • Resignation - Denise Szczech - SPED CO
  • Resignation - Matthew Cunningham - Facilities CO
  • Resignation - Sherri Lepper - Accounts Payable CO
  • New Appointment - Elisabetta Haversat - DHS Italian Teacher
  • New Appointment - Gessy Philius - moving from Para to RBT
  • New Appointment - Aimee Curtis - moving from Para to RBT
  • New Appointment - Kelly Franzese - Para/RBT
  • New Appointment - Kevin Daly - DHS Art Teacher
  • New Appointment - Jess Berube - Paraeducator
  • New Appointment - Matt Nicolari - Health Teacher DHS
  • New Appointment - Jessica White - School Psychologist DMS
  • New Appointment - Daria Kraszewska - 7th Grade English
  • New Appointment - Tom Hogan - Technology Teacher DHS
  • New Appointment - Nick DiLuggo - Freshman Academy DHS
  • New Appointment - Charles McGregor - RBT/Para
  • New Appointment - Cristina Kingsbury - Instructional Coach DHS
  • New Appointment - Ellie Doering - Speech & Language Pathology
  • New Appointment - Geoffrey Brookes - Music Teacher DHS
  • New Appointment - Nicholas Frager - SSO DMS
  • New Appointment - Lauren Johnson - Para
  • New Appointment - Robert McKiver - RBT/Para
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4. Appointment of New Hires
Speaker(s):
Mr. Gildea
Rationale:
  • New Appointment - Elisabetta Haversat - DHS Italian Teacher
  • New Appointment - Gessy Philius - moving from Para to RBT
  • New Appointment - Aimee Curtis - moving from Para to RBT
  • New Appointment - Kelly Franzese - Para/RBT
  • New Appointment - Kevin Daly - DHS Art Teacher
  • New Appointment - Jess Berube - Paraeducator
  • New Appointment - Matt Nicolari - Health Teacher DHS
  • New Appointment - Jessica White - School Psychologist DMS
  • New Appointment - Daria Kraszewska - 7th Grade English
  • New Appointment - Tom Hogan - Technology Teacher DHS
  • New Appointment - Nick DiLuggo - Freshman Academy DHS
  • New Appointment - Charles McGregor - RBT/Para
  • New Appointment - Cristina Kingsbury - Instructional Coach DHS
  • New Appointment - Ellie Doering - Speech & Language Pathology
  • New Appointment - Geoffrey Brookes - Music Teacher DHS
  • New Appointment - Nicholas Frager - SSO DMS
  • New Appointment - Lauren Johnson - Para
  • New Appointment - Robert McKiver - RBT/Para

 

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5. Subcommittee Reports
Speaker(s):
Mr. Gildea
Rationale:

Finance Committee                                                   Mrs. O'Hara

Negotiations and Personnel Committee                       Mr. Kurtyka

School/Community Relations and Policy                      Mrs. Harris 

Plant and Facilities Committee                                   Mr. Gildea

Academic & Curriculum                                             Mrs. Hyder

Regionalization                                                         Mr. Gildea

Athletic Committee                                                  Mr. Marcucio

Student Health and Safety Committee                       Mrs. Netto

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6. Superintendent's Report
Speaker(s):
Dr. Conway
Rationale:
Attachments:
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7. Administrator's Reports
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7.A. Technology Report
Speaker(s):
Mr. Langridge
Rationale:
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7.B. Facilities Report
Speaker(s):
Mr. Cunningham
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8. Financial Report
Speaker(s):
Mr. Passarelli
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9. Update on ReOpening Plan
Speaker(s):
Dr Matthew Conway
Rationale:
DPS Safe Return for 2021-2022
APR ESSERS Budget - Draft

 

New This Week

Cohorting
: We plan to continue cohorting to the extent possible as a mitigation strategy.  


Lunch: We will continue with lunch waves. Splitting groups etc. Spacing in lunch rooms will be as feasible. 

Lunch rooms do not need to continue with single use trays, silverware etc.

 

PCR Testing: DPH is working on a feasibility plan to provide PCR weekly PCR testing for all schools K-6.  Webinar scheduled for this Friday.

 

Ventilation Systems: All ventilation protocols stay the same.  

 

Cleaning/Disinfecting: Surfaces are no longer considered a transmittable space.  We will maintain our additional staffing and cleaning and disinfecting of high touch areas. They do not recommend mass deep cleanings.

 

Contact Tracing: Exceptions - for students only: Students wearing a mask and 3’ or more from another student will no longer be considered a contact. 


Fully vaccinated staff and students will not need to quarantine.  

Revised Addendum 5 & 9 will be coming soon.

 

Fall Sports: Anticipate a normal fall sports schedule.

 

Music/Band: Plan to maintain current mitigation strategies. Additional spacing, outdoors, slotted masks, bell covers etc.

 

Buses: Per CDC masks must be worn on public transportation including school buses.

 

School visitors: DPH/CSDE - Do not limit essential services. Non essential visitors  may be allowed after school hours.

 

Isolation Rooms: No longer required. DPH/CSDE recommend to try to segregate.

 

Vaccination Consent Forms: Consent forms are allowed. We will work with NVHD to set up clinics in schools.  (let’s think of incentives.  Do they work?)

 

Requesting Vaccination Status: EEOC Guidance allows employers to ask employees for vaccination status and documentation.  

Same for students.  You cannot exclude students from coming to school if they choose not to provide documentation.  It is a voluntary response.

 

Water Fountains: Contact water suppliers to restart fountains. Try to limit filling water bottles as opposed to drinking out of fountain.

 

Remote Learning: See update.  Remote learning will not be allowed to count toward the required 180 days. For quarantined students, remote learning will only be allowed if the Governor issues an executive order allowing such for health reasons. 

 

 Per Public Act No 21-46 the CSDE will be drafting remote learning standards by January 2022 to be reviewed and approved by the SBOE. Remote Learning will be offered, per approval of Local Board of Education plans, for the 2022-2023 school year for grades 9-12 only. 

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10. Remote Learning
Speaker(s):
Dr Matthew Conway
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11. Approval of Minutes
 
Speaker(s):
Mrs. Netto
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12. Adjourn
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13. Vacancy List
Rationale:

 
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14. 2020 Check Registers

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