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Meeting Agenda
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1. Call to Order
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2. Roll Call
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3. Pledge of Allegiance
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4. Consideration of appointment of candidate to Board of Education
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5. Recognitions
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5.A. Employee of the Month
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5.B. Ken Couture- National Assoc. of Agriculture Educators, President elect.
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6. Citizens Comments
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7. Report of Killingly High School Student Board Members
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8. Report of Town Council Liaison
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9. Information and Reports
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9.A. ALPS Report
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9.B. Dropout Prevention
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9.C. KHS News
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9.D. Chairperson Communications
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9.E. Committee Reports
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10. Report of Superintendent of Schools and Assistant Superintendent of Schools
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10.A. Budget Calendar
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10.B. Enrollment Projection
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10.C. Audit Report
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10.D. New High School Update
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10.E. Status of Grants
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11. Consent Agenda
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11.A. Minutes
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11.B. Payment of Bills
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11.C. Employee of the Month
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12. Action Items
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13. Executive Session (Negotiations and Specific Personnel Matter)
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14. Possible Action on Executive Session Items
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Agenda Item Details
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| Meeting: | January 26, 2011 at 7:00 PM - January 26, 2011 Regular Meeting | |
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1. Call to Order
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Rationale:
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2. Roll Call
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3. Pledge of Allegiance
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4. Consideration of appointment of candidate to Board of Education
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Alexis Rich
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Rationale:
A vacancy exists on the Board due to the resignation of Jonathan Moore.
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5. Recognitions
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Alexis Rich
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5.A. Employee of the Month
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Alexis Rich
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Rationale:
This past month's Employees of the Month are Killingly Memorial School Data Team Leaders-Heidi Auclair-Golden, Paula Bromley, Meredith Crabtree, Carol Bitgood, Margaret Walker, Lisa Higgins, Brenda Borrelli. They have been invited to attend the meeting to be recognized by the Board of Education.
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5.B. Ken Couture- National Assoc. of Agriculture Educators, President elect.
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Doug Butterfield
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The past three years, Ken has served as our Region VI Vice President and our Regional Secretary for three years before that. This year he ran for President-elect of our National Organization, against a candidate from California. After Ken put together campaign material, and spent the last week talking with people from all over the United States, Ken was elected as the National President Elect for the NAAE. This is a three year term-President Elect.
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6. Citizens Comments
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Members of the Killingly community are encouraged to share their thoughts with the Board of Education and are invited to do so during this segment of the meeting. When appropriate to do so, members of the Board and the administration may respond to comments. However, in consideration of those in attendance and in an effort to proceed in a timely manner, follow-up discussion may need to take place outside of the meeting setting.
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7. Report of Killingly High School Student Board Members
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8. Report of Town Council Liaison
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9. Information and Reports
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9.A. ALPS Report
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Bill Scalise
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Rationale:
Bill Scalise, the lead teacher in our alternative education program (ALPS), will present some background on the program and some effectiveness data.
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9.B. Dropout Prevention
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Laurie LeClerc
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Rationale:
Laurie LeClerc, district coordinator of our drop out prevention efforts, will report to the Board on district activities this year and the links to last year's Governor's Dropout Prevention Summit.
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9.C. KHS News
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Andy Rockett
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It is Mr. Rockett's turn to give a brief report on events at Killingly High School.
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9.D. Chairperson Communications
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Alexis Rich
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9.E. Committee Reports
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10. Report of Superintendent of Schools and Assistant Superintendent of Schools
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10.A. Budget Calendar
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William Silver
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Rationale:
An expanded budget preparation calendar will be distributed; topics/agendas for each meeting will be developed later. As has been our practice, the Fiscal Committee will meet during the month of February to craft a budget proposal for BOE approval prior to the March 15 charter deadline for submission to the Town Manager. There has been discussion that these deliberations be done as a "committee of the whole;" if so, this should be confirmed by the board.
Certainly every effort to contain budgetary increases during this process, but as was shared at the last board meeting we have a number of impacts over which we have no control - loss of federal stimulus money, already having concessions from our unions for the 2010-11 budget, increases in medical insurance costs, unfilled positions with teachers on leave, and so on. The challenge will be to find the funds to maintain existing programs, add necessary staff, and keep the district moving forward to meet BOE goals and improve opportunities for students. |
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10.B. Enrollment Projection
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William Silver
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Enclosed is the latest NESDEC enrollment projections. The projections show that the slow decline in enrollment during the past decade has stopped, with enrollment being stable over the next several years. I believe enrollment will be slightly greater than projected next year, since the efforts to attract out-of-district tuition students were successful this year and the new high school will bolster this effort.
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10.C. Audit Report
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William Silver
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Rationale:
The completed audit for the 2009-10 fiscal year will be distributed. There were no material findings by the auditor (a good thing!), and few recommendations. The auditors will be meeting with the Town Council; if you would like a presentation as well, please let me know.
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10.D. New High School Update
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William Silver/Paul Mailhot
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Rationale:
Updated information will be provided on punch list and other field items being corrected by contractors, and other issues that have presented challenges.
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10.E. Status of Grants
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Rationale:
We have produced a variation on the monthly grant status reports received by the board in the past. It shows the history of various grants (entitlement and competitive) for the past three years. I believe this will give the board a better sense of the grant funds available and how changes in grant amounts impact what we can do. Also, the report shows a subtotal that includes entitlement and competitive grants, but excludes stimulus finding; the total includes all grants. As new grant applications are made, we will ask for board approval and add them to the list.
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11. Consent Agenda
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a. regular meeting minutes of December 8, 2010 and special meeting of December 15, 2010 b. payment of bills for the 2009-2010 year in December in the amount of $2,732.89 and for the 2010-2011 year in December in the amount of $1,091,569.10 c. Employee of the Month for January 2011 |
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11.A. Minutes
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11.B. Payment of Bills
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11.C. Employee of the Month
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12. Action Items
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13. Executive Session (Negotiations and Specific Personnel Matter)
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14. Possible Action on Executive Session Items
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