December 2, 2020 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

Rationale:  We will hold our annual BOE officer elections per Bylaw #9220.  I will run the meeting until a chairperson has been elected.

Rationale:  This year's recipients of the CAPSS Superintendent's Award are Megan Cravinho and Connie Pan. I have attached bios of these students which describe their many accomplishments in school and within the community. This award is based on their service, leadership, and academic prowess.  Jim Wygonik will introduce them.

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

The December enrollment report reflects a total of 1,283 students, 3 more students than last month. We have received our projections from both NESDEC and Peter Prowda and are incorporating that data into the budget process.

Please be reminded of the budget development process which is attached. Mark your calendars.

I will update the Board on progress toward our district goals.

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

Rationale:  Melissa will review the process for how we develop the special education budget.

Rationale:  Attached please find a copy of a draft of the 2021-2022 school calendar. This is for discussion purposes only. Board action will be taken at the January 6,  2021 meeting.

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Connecticut Controls is our current provider of onsite and remote support for our HVAC building control systems and has been under contract with the district in this capacity for approximately eight years. 

The staff of Connecticut Controls are very familiar with our buildings and systems, and they have been extremely responsive and efficient whenever there is a call for service.

A brief example of their responsiveness occurred during our COVID response prior to the opening of school. When the CT DPH and others provided recommendations in July for HVAC intervention to safely open school buildings, Connecticut Controls was able to make the district a priority and complete a function check of the entire HVAC system. This check allowed the district to open the schools with the reassurance that our systems were all functioning to the best of their capabilities.

This contract value is in the anticipated range for the current budget and will be appropriately added to the 21/22 FY budget.

Rationale:  First reading of Policy 5145.44 Title IX