1. Leah Baron - Grade 3 Teacher - Greene-Hills School - Published a blog on Achieve the Core that focused on culturally relevant practices in the mathematics classroom titled: Amplifying Student Brilliance in Mathematics Is Critical.    
Link: https://achievethecore.org/peersandpedagogy/amplifying-student-brilliance-in-mathematics-is-critical/

2. Dr. Kristine Woods - Library Media Specialist - Greene-Hills School -  Published a blog on Achieve the Core that focused on creating culturally relevant library collections. Here is the title and link to the blog: "Scanning" Your Library for Culturally Relevant Books.

A method for ensuring ALL students see themselves in books.

Link: https://achievethecore.org/peersandpedagogy/sccanning-your-library-for-culturally-relevant-books/

3. Christopher Cassin Recognition

4. CNA Student Recognition - Jaime Rechenberg

5.  Gina Gallo Reinhard and Kathy Archibald - CT COLT Board of Directors Recognition

The Board of Education should vote to approve any Regular or Special Meeting Minutes:

1. July 14, 2021 - Regular Meeting
2. August 5, 2021 - Special Board of Education Workshop
3. August 18, 2021 - Regular Board of Education Meeting

 

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

Chair Jennifer Dube will update the Board and the public on topics related to the Board of Education.

Dr. Carbone will report/update the Board on:

1. District Priorities

a. Innovate and Elevate Continuation Plan 
b. ESSER ARP Update
c. First 3 Weeks of School
 

2.  Reimagining BPS 2023

a. Interactive Redistricting Maps

Pursuant to Robert’s Rules of Order, the following questions are subject to the Board’s vote without debate.  Should a member choose to debate a specific question, he/she will move to lay the question on the table, and it shall become the first item of New Business.  The Board will then vote on the remaining questions.

Hughes, Mark - BoE Dean of Climate, Culture and Student Services

Lomaglio, Angela - CHMS/NEMS - Choral Music Director - effective September 1, 2021

Albert, Megan - WB - Grade 8 Math Teacher - effective August 5, 2021
Cistulli, Bryan - EPH - Kindergarten Teacher - effective July 30, 2021
Ewers, Emily - WB - Special Education Teacher - effective August 3, 2021
Humphrey, Lauren - CHMS - Special Education Teacher - effective July 15, 2021
Marino, Victoria - STAF - Speech and Language Pathologist - effective August 7, 2021
Michaud-Maltese, Melissa - BCHS - Special Education Teacher - effective August 23, 2021
Monteleone, Tina - WB - Grade 4 Teacher - effective July 20, 2021
Samuels, Anita - BCHS - Special Education Teacher, effective August 6, 2021
Sayour, Kevin - EPH - Music Teacher - effective June 30, 2021
Graffam, Melissa - WB - School Psychologist - effective August 23, 2021
Macrina, Ashley - BEHS - School Counselor - effective September 3, 2021
Pelletier, Julia - ID - School Psychologist - effective July 23, 2021
Recore, Morgan - GH - Special Education Teacher - effective September 17, 2021
Tichy, Jessica - GH - Kindergarten Teacher - effective June 14, 2021
White, Christopher - BCHS - Special Education Teacher - effective August 29, 2021

Arroyo, Brenda - CW - Social Worker
Blauvelt, Elizabeth - ID - Special Education (GOAL) Teacher
Callahan, Catherine - BEHS - Literacy Intervention and IST, effective August 24, 2021
Caouette, Crystal - CHMS - 6-8 Technology Teacher
Capozzi, Regina - CW - Social Worker
Catlin, Joseph - CHMS - Grade 6 Special Education Teacher
Dinnan, Sarah - BCHS - English Teacher
Elliott, Tyler - BCHS - Special Education Teacher, effective August 24, 2021
Epps, Jessica - ID - Special Education (GOAL) Teacher 
Evanoski, Jessica - WB - Special Education Teacher, effective TBD
Folino, Nicole - CW - Social Worker
Friedman, Rebecca - SSS - Grade 2 Teacher, effective August 24, 2021
Germain, Bridget - BEHS, Math Teacher, effective September 20, 2021
Hamedi, Jennifer - CHMS - Grade 6/7 Science Teacher, effective August 24, 2021
Hanley, Eileen - WB - Special Education Teacher, effective August 31, 2021
Haseltine, Rachel - ID - Grade 2 Teacher, effective August 24, 2021
Hermonot, Amanda - MTV - Grade 5 Teacher effective TBD
Hopkins, Melissa - WB - School Psychologist, effective August 31, 2021
Hubert, Joshua - SSS - Grade 2 Teacher, effective August 24, 2021
Huntley, Loretta - BCHS - On-Track Coordinator
Johnson, Brittnee - CW - Social Worker
King, Brendan - NEMS - Special Education Teacher
Kozma, Tarra - BEHS - On-Track Coordinator
Levesque, Alanna - BCHS - HS Literacy Intervention and IST
Loi, Marisa - ID - Grade 5 Teacher, effective August 24, 2021
LoSchiavo, Melissa - ID - School Psychologist, effective September 30, 2021
Macrina, Ashley - BEHS - Guidance Counselor
Maltby, Shari - CW - Social Worker
Mancini, Jacqueline - ID - Kindergarten Teacher, effective August 31, 2021
Marlak, Rachel - EDGE - Kindergarten Teacher
Maruca, Kayla - BEHS - Special Education Teacher
Mercier, Elena - CW - Social Worker
Muniz, Ovidio - STAF - Grade 2 Teacher, effective August 24, 2021
Negron, Emily - WB - Grade 3 Teacher
Novak, Karen - SSS - Grade 2 Teacher
Ouellette, Nicole - MTV/ID - TESOL Teacher, effective August 24, 2021
Owens, Emily - ID - Psychologist (effective date TBD)
Pechulis, Olivia - WB - Grade 3
Perlini, Jocelyn - GH - Grade 5 Teacher, effective August 31, 2021
Rosenkrantz, Michael - BCHS - Math STEM Teacher
Santiago, Megan - CW - Social Worker
Santos, Andrea - CW - TESOL
Schommer, Kailby - WB - Grade 4 Teacher, effective August 24, 2021
Smith, Tanya - CW - Social Worker
Sonstrom, Colin - CHMS - Special Education Teacher, effective August 24, 2021
Spada, Daniel - EPH/STAF - Library Media Specialist, effective TBD
Spatkowski, Christopher - GH - Special Education Teacher
Swinford, Randall - GH - Wellness Teacher
White, Chris - BCHS - Special Education Teacher
 

Simpson, Toni - NEMS - Green Team Leader

Stellmach, Matt - NEMS - Green Team Leader

Plourde, Jenifer - BCHS - Newspaper Advisor
Michaud-Maltese, Melissa - BCHS - Band Auxiliary, Flags

Jandreau, Kara - BEHS - Co-Advisor, Grade 9
Nocera, Shelly - BEHS - Co-Advisor, Grade 9
Lenihan, Zara - CHMS - Co-Instructional Technology Coordinator, 6-8
Prescott, Julie - CHMS - Co-Instructional Technology Coordinator, 6-8

Hurd, Marie - EDGE - Gifted Coach
Revoir, Lindsay - WB - Gifted Coach

Carroll, Lisa - NEMS - Instructional Technology Coordinator
DeVito, Margaret - NEMS - Gifted Coach
DiFusco, Kimberly - EPH - Gifted Coach
Zimmermann, Gail - SSS - K-5 Technology Leader
Sloate, Jeremy - NEMS - Co-Athletic Coordinator
Luchina, David - NEMS - Co-Athletic Coordinator

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:

Before a Remote Meeting

1. Send your comments to: susaneverett@bristolk12.org
2. Be sure to put PUBLIC COMMENT – BOE in the subject line.
3. Include your name and address.
4. Direct your comments to the Board Chair.
5. Your comments will be read at the meeting by the Board Chair.
6. All comments should be written in an appropriate manner, particularly if concerning a personnel matter.
7. Any comments not adhering to the guidelines will not be read at the meeting.

During a Remote Meeting

1. Everyone is requested to address the Chair for recognition.
2. Each speaker must state his/her name and address.
3. All speakers must observe rules of common etiquette.  Personalities are not to be injected. Anyone violating this rule will be denied the floor. Unless waived by the Chairperson or a majority of the Board,
4. Each speaker shall limit his/her remarks to three (3) minutes.
5. A speaker will not be recognized for a second time on the same topic.
6. Each speaker must concern himself/herself with the topic under discussion.  Anyone digressing from the topic will be ruled out of order.
7. Written statements and materials may be made available, in advance of comments, for distribution to Board members.
8. Speakers shall state their positions on the subject being discussed.
9. Board members will not respond directly to comments during the Board meeting. The Superintendent will direct the question to the appropriate staff member for follow-up.

The Stafford School Roof and Photovoltaic is complete. On July 15, 2021, the building committee met for the last time to accept the project as complete and to forward the motion to the full board of Education for consideration.

At the Operations Committee, the review of the sidewalk deferral request at 263-2 Minor Street was approved and forwarded to the Board of Education for action. 

This is in an area that has no existing sidewalks and is an industrial zone. 

At the Operations Committee, Ken Baldwin, Attorney at Robinson & Cole, represented Verizon Wireless and is looking for the Board of Education to grant Verizon Wireless and easement to install a wireless antenna on a pole located on the property of Northeast Middle School located at 532 Stevens Street.

The SSS HVAC Replacement Committee had change orders that put the project over budget. The Board of Finance will not give any more money toward this project. This information was discussed at the August 25, 2021 Operations Committee meeting. Jill Browne suggested to use the 2019-2020 surplus to fund this over expenditure. The committee voted and unanimously approved this suggestion. The Operations Committee has forwarded the approved suggestion for consideration.

In accordance with CT General Assembly P.A. Sec. 10-248a
(https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_171.htm#sec_10-248a), the Bristol Board of Education voted is requesting a transfer of funds from
its general fund surplus to a separate Sinking Fund account in order to re-invest into the Bristol Public Schools.

The CSDE requires certification of authorized signers of the CSDE Bureau of Health/Nutrition, Family Services and Adult Education (Form ED-099 ) Agreement for Child Nutrition Program.  Dr. Catherine Carbone and Jill Browne will be authorized signers for the Board of Education.

At the June 2, 2021 Board of Education meeting, the Board approved the Remote Learning For Emergency Closures Due To Short-Term Inclement Weather Events. Per recent CSDE guidance, we can no longer utilize remote learning for emergency closures due to short-term inclement weather events. 

The last day of school for the 2021-2022 school year is projected to be June 8, 2022.  The district will call snow days as needed and each snow day will advance the last day of school forward to no later than June 30.

Dr. Galloway will present the New Teacher Hiring Overview.

Dr. Dietter will present the Health and Safety Protocols as they relate to the Innovate and Elevate Continuation Plan.

1. Update Progress of District Priority Indicators
2. Summer Learning Report
3. Professional Learning Update

Kimberly Culkin, Director of Special Services will update the Board regarding Special Services programs and topics.

The AP Biology course provides students with a college-level foundation to support future advanced coursework in biology. Students cultivate their understanding of biology through inquiry-based investigations, as they explore content such as: evolution, energetics, information storage and transfer, and system interactions.. The AP Biology course is designed to be the equivalent of the general biology course usually taken during the first college year. This course requires that 25 percent of instructional time engages students in lab investigations. This includes a minimum of 16 hands-on labs (at least six of which are inquiry-based). It is recommended that students keep a lab notebook throughout.

AP Biology Curriculum

The anatomy and physiology course is designed for students who plan to enter a health-related career or have an interest in a more extensive exploration of human anatomy.   The relationship between structures and their functions is emphasized and examined through the use of models, preserved animals or their organs. Students who wish to earn accelerated credit will have the opportunity to, by completing independent extensions to their learning and assessments.

Anatomy and Physiology Curriculum

Biotechnology and Forensics (New Course Name)  will expose students to the diverse fields of biotechnology including biomedical engineering, bio-molecular genetics, bioprocess engineering, agricultural and environmental engineering, and forensics.  Lessons engage students in engineering design problems that can be accomplished in a high school setting related to biomechanics, cardiovascular engineering, biomedical devices, human interface, bioprocesses, forensics and bioethics.

Biotechnology and Forensics Curriculum

ECE UCONN Biology 1107 is equivalent to the course that is offered on campus during the Fall semester.  It is designed for students that have a strong interest in, or desire to pursue a career in the sciences, and will provide a foundation for more advanced college courses in Biology and related sciences. Topics covered include biochemistry, cell biology (energetics, structure, transport, communication, genomics, protein synthesis), and animal form and function.  The course will consist of 50% lectures and 50% laboratory.  Students must be willing to participate in all laboratory exercises in BIOL 1107,  including the dissection of preserved animals. This is a course designed to 1) present a rigorous, comprehensive College-Level Study of the Biological Sciences; 2) encourage learners to apply biological principles to real-world problems; 3) help students develop college-level critical thinking skills, writing skills, and study habits; and 4) develop a love of Biology and its complexity and a curiosity for the natural world. A course exit exam created by the University of Connecticut Professors will be cumulative for the content from the entire course (year). The student’s UConn grade will be determined as follows:  85% BC grade and 15% Exit Exam grade.  A final grade of "C" (73) or better is required to receive UConn credit.
 

ECE Biology Curriculum

ECE Biology Syllabus

Physics is designed for students interested in a career in mathematics, science or engineering as well as those interested in a more extensive physical science background.  The academic course provides a survey of physics concepts including: motion, mass, force, circular motion & torque, energy, momentum, simple harmonic motion, gravity, heat, electrostatics, electric circuits, magnets, waves and particle nature of light. The accelerated version of this course provides a deeper mathematical overview of these physics concepts.  Rich laboratory activities are woven into student experiences for students enrolled at both the academic and accelerated levels.

Physics Curriculum
 

The health curriculum is based on the Connecticut Health and Balanced Living Curriculum Framework.  This course utilizes a proactive approach that serves as a catalyst for young people to analyze and evaluate their own lifestyle habits and then synthesize and apply strategies towards achieving an optimal level of physical, social, mental and emotional health.

Students receive instruction in mental and emotional health, nutrition, alcohol and other drug prevention, human sexuality and disease prevention as part of a Health Education program at the high school level.  Two components of the health curriculum are the content strands of Human Growth and Development and HIV/AIDS education.  In these lessons, the teacher helps students develop an understanding of the human body and positive health decision making. 

The K-2 Social Studies Curriculum Revision was designed to ensure that all K-2 classrooms engage in high quality Social Studies instruction using grade level essential work, CT SS Framework, the C3 framework and ELA CCSS, specific student learning targets, rigorous anchor/ mentor text, and quality instruction to meet the VOG and ensure equity for all.  

The BOE Code of Ethics Bylaw # 9271 highlights the working relationship between the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools while incorporating standards and responsibility for a productive partnership.

The Policy committee recommend changes to the existing BOE code of conduct Bylaw # 9272.  A few of the changes were the language in the sub text # 2.

The Policy committee recommend changes to the existing BoE Civility Code Bylaw # 9273.  A few of the changes were the addition of utilizing the Robert’s Rules of Order parliamentary procedures for meetings. 

The Board will discuss any new business proper to come before the Board.

Any communications/information regarding building projects:

1. MBIAMS Update
2. South Side School HVAC Project

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.

This month Commissioners at elementary schools will share their reports.

There being no other business to come before the Board, the meeting should be adjourned.