January 9, 2013 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

Rationale: 

1. Please note the personnel report as you will find updated employee information reflected in it.
2. Please take note of the January enrollment report. We have a total of 1474 students enrolled. As a part of our budget development process and in terms of long range planning, we have updated our staffing proposals based on the current and projected enrollments.
3. As previously discussed, all policies are now online in a searchable database through CABE.  This can be accessed through our website using the same links as were used to access our policies the old way. 
4. In February, we will have 26 visitors from a school in France. They will attend about four days of classes here (with the remainder of their time spent touring the northeast) and will be staying with some of our middle school students. 
5. I will provide a brief update on our campus security measures as a follow up to our special meeting of December 19th. 
6. I have included the budget timeline for your review.  Please remember the upcoming dates in January for budget preparation.

Rationale:  Ms. Warren will provide a year to date budget status report as well as a contingency fund report.

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In lieu of an educational report, this month’s report will be a presentation of the individual schools’ proposed operating budgets for the 2013-2014 school year. The principals will each present their school’s budget proposal. 

 

Rationale: 

Dr. Borden will present information on Region #18’s anticipated selection for the state’s new teacher and administrator evaluation plan. It is still not clear whether or not this requires a Board vote but I am recommending Board action as a safeguard.

 

Rationale:  The Policy Committee is recommending an update to Policy #2140 Truancy which includes mandated changes per the Connecticut State Department of Education. These changes are based on new definitions of absences released by the department in July. This requires Board action.

Rationale:  Jeanne Manfredi has requested an unpaid LOA per the RETA contract (Article VI Section G Subsection 6.c.) to participate in the Distinguished Fulbright Awards in Teaching. The program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and comes at no cost to the district. This is a 4 month program in Argentina beginning in September 2013 through December 2013. While Board approval is required for Ms. Manfredi to participate and continue with the application process, approval does not guarantee that she will be accepted into the program. This requires Board action. 

Rationale:  The Board of Education meeting schedule for the 2013-2014 school year is enclosed. The schedule remains the same as it has been with meetings scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month. This schedule must be filed with the town clerks by January 31 and therefore requires Board action.

Rationale:  Please share written minutes and/or oral reports as necessary. 

Rationale:  The Board will conduct the Superintendent’s mid-year review which takes place via an informal feedback session to assess mid-year performance.