May 14, 2014 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

Rationale: 

Members of the Killingly community are encouraged to share their thoughts with the Board of Education and are invited to do so during this segment of the meeting. When appropriate to do so, members of the Board and the administration may respond to comments. However, in consideration of those in attendance and in an effort to proceed in a timely manner, follow-up discussion may need to take place outside of the meeting setting.

 

Rationale:  The CABE Student Leadership Award is an annual award given to students in high school and intermediate school based on their leadership qualifications.  The students are nominated by the Principals, with nominations sent directly to CABE.  The Board will give the certificates to two students from KIS and 2 students from KHS.

Rationale:  Teacher Appreciation Week is a week long celebration in the United States observed the first full week in May. Teacher Appreciation Day is the Tuesday, May 6 that falls during Teacher Appreciation Week which is May 5-9th. It is a time to honor teachers for the contributions they make to learning, child development and to the community.

National Nurses Appreciation day in on May 6 th during National Nurses Appreciation Week May 6-12
Again, all citizens and staff are urged to recognize and thank our nurses  for their contributions to the Killingly Public Schools' families.

Rationale:  Members of the KHS Technology Team will be present to inform the board of their most recent accomplishment.   As you know, our TSA Chapter was recognized earlier in the year as the Connecticut TSA Chapter of the Year.   As part of that recognition our school will be representing Connecticut next year at the International Competition.

Rationale:  The Superintendent will provide the Board of Education with an update of activities in the school district and any developments at the state and national level.

Rationale:  Business Manager, Mr. Brian O'Connell will update the board as to the current status of the Fy14 budget.  This report will emanate from conversations at the Fiscal Sub Committee meeting on May 13th.

Rationale:  This agenda item will serve as an opportunity to discuss next steps based on the anticipated results from the All Day Machine vote on the budget on May 13th.

Rationale:  Report to follow meeting of Fiscal Sub Committee on May 13th at 5pm at Westfield Ave.

Rationale:  The changes to this section of the Board of Education Bylaws will allow the Chair of the Board of Education to attend any and all Sub Committee meetings as a voting member and for the purposes of maintaining a quorum.  Shipman and Goodwin provided counsel.

Rationale:  Additions to this policy were recommended by a Connecticut Department of Education report that reviewed the district's documents around Non Discrimination and Title IX Compliance.   The protected groups that were added here were also recommended by Counsel, Shipman and Goodwin.

Rationale:  Based on recommendations from the Connecticut Department of Education report our Counsel, Shipman and Goodwin has recommended the attached policy to replace our current policy in order to be in complete compliance.

Rationale:  This policy has been edited to reflect the protected goup(s) that should be included per the recommendations of the Connecticut Department of Educaton and our Counsel, Shipman and Goodwin.

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This policy has been edited to reflect the protected group(s) that should be included per the recommendations of the Connecticut Department of Education and our Counsel, Shipman and Goodwin.

Rationale:  Based on recommendations from the Connecticut Department of Education and our Counsel, Shipman and Goodwin a new policy has been suggested to replace the current one.

Rationale:  Two field trips for small groups of students and staff during the Summer of 2014 to attend leadership activities in Gill, MA and Washington, DC