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.

General conversation on anticipated benefits of moving the district to a mastery-based model.

General Update.

After several revisions, the SDE has approved our application.

Federal regulations require a written code of conduct for employees engaged in the procurement process for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and the Summer Food Services Program)

Recently passed legislation (Section 2 of P.A. 13-173) amended C.G.S. 10-221o which requires that boards of education must provide time devoted to physical activities/exercise for students in elementary school of not less than 20 minutes in total for each regular school day. Previously the statute required 20 minutes of physical exercise to students enrolled in grades K-5. In addition P.A. 13-173 also required boards of education to adopt a policy concerning the issues of (1) any school employee preventing a student from participating in the entire time devoted to physical exercise during the regular school day as required in elementary schools and (2) any school employee involved in requiring any students enrolled in grades K-12, inclusive, to engage in physical activity as a form of discipline during the school day.

Recently passed legislation (Section 2 of P.A. 13-173) amended C.G.S. 10-221o which requires that boards of education must provide time devoted to physical activities/exercise for students in elementary school of not less than 20 minutes in total for each regular school day. Previously the statute required 20 minutes of physical exercise to students enrolled in grades K-5. In addition P.A. 13-173 also required boards of education to adopt a policy concerning the issues of (1) any school employee preventing a student from participating in the entire time devoted to physical exercise during the regular school day as required in elementary schools and (2) any school employee involved in requiring any students enrolled in grades K-12, inclusive, to engage in physical activity as a form of discipline during the school day.

This policy is mandatory for districts that receive Title I funds. The Every Student Succeeds Act amended ESEA and imposed requirements on state agencies dispersing funds for Title I programs. Most of the requirements are directed to state agencies. However, local districts receiving money for these programs will be held to many of the same requirements by the State.