April 5, 2017 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

Rationale:  Please note the personnel report as you will find updated employee information reflected in it.

Please take note of the April enrollment report. We have a total of 1310 students enrolled.

The annual staff banquet is scheduled for May 25 at Langley's in Waterford. This will be a celebration of all of our staff members. Please mark your calendars for this special event.  Invitations will be sent after April vacation.

Per policy 6270, I am pleased to report that the OLRA has donated more rowing equipment to the district.  I will also update the Board on the status of our lease with the town and our agreement with OLRA.  

The donations include:

1. Four +   Vespoli ’17 V39+K013A717  Red VHP 39+    $25,000

2. Four +   Vespoli ’16 V41+K279L616  Red VHP 41+    $25,000

3. Quad    Hudson ’13 QVU42040F313                           $17,250    

 

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

Rationale:  Dr. Borden will update the Board on our investigation of new math programs as well as our proposal for what program should be used in the future.

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Attached please find a field trip proposal from the World Language Department to Salamanca, Spain planned for April 2018.

 

Rationale:  Section 10-16l (Establishment of graduation date) of the C.G.S. states, “Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, a local or regional board of education may establish for any school year a firm graduation date for students in grade twelve which is no earlier than the one hundred eighty-fifth day noted in the school calendar originally adopted by the board for that school year, except that a board on or after April first in any school year may establish such a firm graduation date for that school year which at the time of such establishment provides for at least one hundred eighty days of school.”  Per statute, I am recommending the Board vote to establish June 15, 2017 as the firm graduation date for the Class of 2017.  This requires Board action.

Rationale:  Per policy #2420, the Board is required to set a tuition rate for non-resident students by May 30.  The policy committee is recommending changes to the regulations establishing tuition rates. The current tuition rate is $19,400.

This requires Board action.

Rationale:  As is annual practice to ensure compliance with state statute, and in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-151(b), which gives authority to the Superintendent to determine whether a non-tenure teacher should be offered a contract for the subsequent school year, I am recommending the non-renewal of all non–tenured teachers. This requires Board action.

Rationale:  Sonja Charpentier, a math teacher at LOLHS, is requesting an unpaid childrearing leave. She is currently on a FMLA leave which will conclude at approximately the end of May. She is requesting the unpaid leave at the conclusion of her FMLA leave through the end of the 2016-2017 school year.

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As part of the school district capital projects budget, the Lyme Consolidated fuel oil tank will be replaced during this summer. Replacing the Lyme Consolidated fuel oil tank is phase two of a three-year plan to replace all three fuel oil tanks. Last summer the Lyme Street campus fuel oil tank was replaced.

This project was publicly bid. The bid results are listed below.

ENPRO Services                                          $217,300

ETT Environmental Services                 $124,500

Lemelin Environmental Services                 $131,600

Rivco Construction                                     $152,315

Service Station Equipment, Inc.                 $163,993

SRS Petroleum Services                            $208,800

Based on reference checks and scope review, it is recommended that ETT Environmental Services be awarded the Lyme Consolidated School fuel oil tank replacement.

 

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As part of our 2017-2018 technology budget, we are starting the first phase of upgrading our school district wireless access points. The existing wireless access points are aging out and starting to limit mobile device access.  The wireless access point replacement program is reimbursed at a rate of 50% by the federal ERATE program. Reimbursement will occur following receipt and installation of the new access points. The net cost to the school district will be $24,979. Bids were publicly solicited through the ERATE program. Bid results are listed below.

 

G3 Communications	Incomplete Bid
Connecticut Computer Service	$49,958
Presidio	$51,905
Atlantic Computing	$56,310

 

Rationale:  After working with the new version of policy 4600, we have discovered that it needs further clarity in regard to use of our facilities by local non profits.  The policy committee is recommending some changes to clarify this issue.  This requires Board action.

Rationale:  This is the final reading and vote of this policy.  I will also update the Board on my discussions with other districts and providers in response to the discussion last month about proactive measures regarding drug and alcohol use.  This policy requires Board action.