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Meeting Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER/NATIONAL ANTHEM/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/MOMENT OF SILENCE
2. STAFF AND STUDENT RECOGNITION
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4. COMMITTEE REPORTS
5. CHAIR REPORT
6. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
7. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
8. CONSENT AGENDA
8.1. Personnel
8.1.a. Administrator Retirements
8.1.b. Teacher Retirement
8.1.c. New Teacher Hires
8.2. Grants
8.2.a. Alliance Grant
8.2.b. Carl R. Perkins V.: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (amended Carl Perkin Act of 2006) Grant
9. PUBLIC COMMENT
10. DELIBERATED ITEMS/DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORTS
10.1. TEAM Mentors and Cooperating Teachers
10.2. Legal Obligations of the Board
11. NEW BUSINESS
12. BUILDING REPORTS
12.1. Appointment of Building Committee Representatives
13. LIAISON/INFORMATION REPORTS
14. VOTE TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION for the purpose of discussing: 2020-2023 Bristol Association of Principals and Supervisors (BAPS) Contract
15. RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION to take any votes on items discussed in Executive Session
16. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: December 4, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Regular BOE Meeting
Subject:
1. CALL TO ORDER/NATIONAL ANTHEM/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/MOMENT OF SILENCE
Rationale:

National Anthem performed by: Greene-Hills/West Bristol All Stars; Directed by: Christine Sipes

Moment of Silence

Bill Brostrom - Tech Ed Teacher - Bristol Central - 3/1/99 to 6/30/13
Lillian Stuart Johnson Mosa - History Teacher - South Side School - 9/6/60 to 9/10/63
Subject:
2. STAFF AND STUDENT RECOGNITION
Rationale:

1. Drum Circle - Directed by Chris Sipes

2. Lisa Ayotte - Punny Books Published

3. Community Gardens/Bristol Public Works

4. Thirst Project - Bristol Eastern
Subject:
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Rationale:

1. November 6, 2019 - Regular Meeting

2. November 18, 2019 - Special Meeting
Attachments:
Subject:
4. COMMITTEE REPORTS
Presenter:
Commissioners
Rationale:
 

Communications & Community Relations

Finance

Operations

Personnel

Policy

Student Achievement

Shelby Pons, Chair

Karen Vibert, Chair

Eric Carlson, Chair

Thomas O’Brien, Chair

Kristen Giantonio, Chair

Chris Wilson, Chair

Karen Vibert

Kristen Giantonio

Chris Wilson

John Sklenka

Shelby Pons 

 Kristen Giantonio

Tom O'Brien

Allison Wadowski

John Sklenka

Eric Carlson

Allison Wadowski

Shelby Pons





 

Alternates:



Eric Carlson

John Sklenka

Karen Vibert

Allison Wadowski

Tom O'Brien

 Allison Wadowski

Shelby Pons

Shelby Pons

Shelby Pons

Allison Wadowski

Allison Wadowski
Attachments:
Subject:
5. CHAIR REPORT
Rationale:

 Chair Dube will update the Board and the public on:

1. Welcome and Introduction

2. Review of December 2, 2019 Retreat
Subject:
6. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
Rationale:

Student Representatives from Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern will share activities, surveys, suggestions, and topics of interest in their respective schools.

Bristol Central                                                          Bristol Eastern

Katherine Funk – Senior                                             Drew Dauphinee – Senior *

Madison Laprise – Junior *                                          Madison Turner - Junior
Subject:
7. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
Rationale:

Dr. Carbone will report/update the Board on district topics

1. District Priorities Update - Alliance Grant

2. Recognition of Karen Hintz and Morris Patton IV
Subject:
8. CONSENT AGENDA
Subject:
8.1. Personnel
Subject:
8.1.a. Administrator Retirements
Rationale:

Giordano, Margaret - EDGE - Principal – effective June 30, 2020
Jones, Marci - GH - Assistant Principal - effective June 30, 2020
Subject:
8.1.b. Teacher Retirement
Rationale:

Sirois, Susan – NEMS – Gr. 6 & 7 Math Teacher – effective June 30, 2020
Subject:
8.1.c. New Teacher Hires
Rationale:

Barichko, Christine – GH & WB – Spanish Teacher – effective November 18, 2019
DeMarco, Joseph – CHMS – Grade 7 Social Studies Teacher – effective December 2, 2019
Mazzei, Sarah – WB – Grade 2 Teacher – effective December 2, 2019
Overton, Kenya – CHMS – Math Instructional Support Teacher – effective November 4, 2019
Attachments:
Subject:
8.2. Grants
Subject:
8.2.a. Alliance Grant
Rationale:

The Bristol Alliance Grant focuses upon literacy coaching for teachers (5.75 literacy coaches) and support for students in grades K-3 who are reading below the Bristol reading benchmark (5.3 Instructional Support Teachers). In addition, we fund 15.5 kindergarten teachers, 3 mathematics coaches, 5.8 Instructional Support Teachers, 8 interns to support technology and social skill development, 2 (.5) K-8 administrators, a Pre-K teacher and para-educator, 3 Social and Emotional Learning Coordinators and portions of salaries in the grants office. Employee benefits for these positions are also funded. The grant goals must be measurable and aligned with the State Accountability Plan and support district initiatives in Talent, Academics, Climate and/or Operations.
Attachments:
Subject:
8.2.b. Carl R. Perkins V.: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (amended Carl Perkin Act of 2006) Grant
Rationale:

Bristol has received a federal grant in the amount of $133,237 from the Carl D. Perkin V, the 2019 amended version of Career & Technical Education Act of 2006 to support Career & Technical Education programs at Bristol Central, Bristol Eastern High Schools and the middle schools.

Attachments:
Subject:
9. PUBLIC COMMENT
Rationale:

BACKGROUND:   Members of the public are invited to comment to the Board on any topic related to school business.

Items requiring consideration by the Board must be approved as an agenda item by a 2/3ds vote of the Board members present.  Such items may be referred for further study and not necessarily acted upon at this meeting. 

Anyone wishing to address the Board should adhere to the following procedures: 

  1. Sign in on the Public Comment sign-in roster.
  2. Wait to be recognized by the Board Chair.
  3. Proceed to the speaker’s microphone.
  4. Preface your remarks by stating your name and address.
  5. Direct your comments to the Board Chair.
  6. Please limit your comments to three minutes.
  7. Any comments should be made in an appropriate manner, particularly if concerning a personnel matter.

 Board Policy #1120(a)
Subject:
10. DELIBERATED ITEMS/DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORTS
Subject:
10.1. TEAM Mentors and Cooperating Teachers
Rationale:

Teachers trained to serve as TEAM (Teacher Education and Mentoring) mentors and cooperating teachers provide assistance and support to student teachers and first-year beginning teachers in the district in areas such as lesson design and classroom management and provide feedback and support in the areas of instructional planning and student assessment. Cooperating teachers are those teachers who are trained to work with student teachers. We need to increase the number of cooperating teachers in the district in order to meet the need of student teachers. Mentors must be assigned to first-year teachers to provide mentoring and support to newly certified teachers; this program is required by the State Department of Education. Principals recruit teachers to apply to be a TEAM mentor/cooperating teachers; the applications are reviewed by the TEAM Coordinating Committee. The following teachers were approved by the TEAM Coordinating Committee and are recommended to be TEAM Mentors/cooperating teachers.  Approved teachers must attend a three-day training program and update their training every three years.

 

Teacher                                       Assignment

Kathleen Fraser                            Special Education Teacher, South Side School

Katie Pepe                                   District-wide Physical Education Teacher

Megan Riley                                 Special Education teacher, West Bristol School 
Attachments:
Subject:
10.2. Legal Obligations of the Board
Rationale:
Jessica Ritter, the Board of Education's attorney from Shipman and Goodwin will present the Legal Obligations of the Board of Education.
Subject:
11. NEW BUSINESS
Rationale:

The Board of Education will discuss any new business proper to come before the Board.
Subject:
12. BUILDING REPORTS
Rationale:

Any communications/information regarding building projects.

1. MBIAMS Update
2. Stafford School - Roof Project
3. South Side - HVAC
Subject:
12.1. Appointment of Building Committee Representatives
Rationale:
Following the recent elections, Chair Dube will need to name new representatives to the South Side HVAC project, Northeast Middle School Roof Project and the Stafford Roof project.
Subject:
13. LIAISON/INFORMATION REPORTS
Rationale:

Commissioners will report to the Board on any groups/organizations in which they serve as Board of Education Liaisons and information pertinent to the Board.
Subject:
14. VOTE TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION for the purpose of discussing: 2020-2023 Bristol Association of Principals and Supervisors (BAPS) Contract
Rationale:
Review and Discussion of 2020-2023 Bristol Association of Principals and Supervisors (BAPS) Contract
Subject:
15. RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION to take any votes on items discussed in Executive Session
Subject:
16. ADJOURNMENT
Rationale:
There being no other business to come before the Board of Education the meeting should adjourn.

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