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.

 

At this time the Superintendent and/or Assistant Superintendent will share specific information to the Board of Education and the Public in the interest of good communication.

As required by law, the Board must approve its regular meeting dates for the next calendar year. The proposed regular meeting dates are attached. As has been our practice, the frist meeting of the month is our business meeting.  the list of proposed dates is for 2014. When we develop the school calendar for 2014-15 this spring, we will list anticipated meeting dates for January through June 2015.

October 1 is the official date for reporting student enrollment to the state for all state reports, ECS aid, and projections.  Attached is a report showing the October 1 enrollment compared to the NESDEC projections for this year.  I have attached the NESDEC projections as well as our Oct. 1 numbers.   All in all this year's actuals are relatively close to the NESDEC projections, except in two categories. The differences at the High School reflect the differences in the credits earned which may place a student as a 9th grader instead of a 10th grader etc.  Our actuals in Kindergarten is below the projection, 161 versus 184.  This bears watching as we move forward as well.  Brooklyn currently has 134 students at KHS 10 of which are Vo-Ag.  Our Vo-Ag program currently has 133 students total, 28 from Killingly.

The policy has not been updated since June 10, 1999.  The changes include implementing a written school security and safety plan for each school, based upon the DESSP standards, which includes the addition of several new items to the policy that are recommended by CABE.   This is required commencing July 1, 2014, and each school year thereafter.  3516(a), 3516(b)

Policy #3516(c) commencing July 1, 2014 each school will have a school security and safety committee under the jurisdiction the Board.  All the changes in this policy are due to P.A. 13-3 An Act Concerning Gun Violence Prevention and Children’s Safety.

Policy #3517 was last updated on May 11, 22011.  The changes in this policy will bring it in compliance with P.A. 13-3 An Act Concerning Gun Violence Prevention and Children’s Safety.  This policy is no longer called crisis response plans, and it will be based upon the school security and safety plan standards developed by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP).

 The additions (added behind policy #4148  and 4248)to this policy describe what a school security and safety committee is and what their responsibilities will be.  The district, when developing this plan will understand and utilize the consistent approach embodied in the National Incident Management system (NIMS) offered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  This policy was last updated on May 12, 2004

Changes will be added to this policy commencing July 1, 2014, which will include the mental health first aid training provided by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services.  (Such training is only required once).  Also, the safe school climate committee will implement the provisions of the school security and safety plan.  Reporting of information relating to instances of disturbing behavior will be addressed to the District Safe School Climate Coordinator and to the school’s security and safety committee.

Both are new policies presented to the Board as  a first reading .  A new State law defines what an Athletic Director is and the certifications they must hold.  New standards apply to those hired on or after October 1, 2013.  New guidelines exist for the evaluation of coaches.