September 12, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board template

Rationale:  Agnes Schultz - Assistant to the Superintendent Carl Magnuson

Rationale:  Student Achievement
Finance

Rationale:  Comprehensive Review of School Opening:
1.Convocation
2. Transportation
3. Class Size    
4. M.S. Intramurals
5. Board of Finance Report
6. Meeting with Greene Hills PTA
7. Alliance District Grant

Rationale:  Sophia Gintoff - BEHS - Literacy Teacher - Effective - September 7, 2012
Julie Robertson - BCHS - Guidance Counselor - Effective - August 13, 2012

Rationale:  The following teachers are hires from disciplines not covered with our recall list: 

Patricia Alber – BEHS - .5 Math
Logan Bourke – BEHS – Math
Courtney Decker – BEHS – Special Education, ASEP III
Olga Harhay – CW – Music (EPH/STAF)
Claudia Kehrhahn – CW - .6 Art (EDGE/MTV)
Peter Lennon IV – CW – Music (WB)
Thomas Montague – NEMS – Special Education
Diana Pistritto – CHMS – Spanish
Elizabeth Rossier – BCHS – Guidance
Adam Sample – GH – Technology Education
Kevin Shaw – WW - Math

Rationale:  David Luchina – NEMS – Team Leader, Grade 8 Blue
Elizabeth Spina – NEMS – Team Leader, Grade 6 Purple
Matthew Stellmach – NEMS – Team Leader, Grade 8 Red
Taloria Vance – CHMS – Team Leader, Grade 6 Green

Rationale:  Connie Harkey - BCHS - Yearbook Advisor and Freshman Class Advisor

Rationale:  Janet Birsch - Kenney – BEHS – Newspaper Co-Advisor
Wendy Miller – BEHS – Sophomore Class Advisor
Creighton Paquette-Claman – BEHS – Junior Class Co-Advisor
Savva Savvides – BEHS – Freshman Class Advisor
Roberta Verbyla – NEMS – Performing Groups, Choral
Sharon Vocke – NEMS – Performing Groups, Instrumental

Rationale:  Kathleen Archibald – BCHS – World Language Curriculum Coordinator
Carol Corry – NEMS – Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator
Lindsay Revoir – CHMS – Gifted Coach

Rationale:  Erin Ferrell - EPH - Grade 4 Teacher- Effective the 2012-2013 School Year

Rationale:  Dennis Griffin – BEHS – English
Caitlin Martin – CW – Instructional Support (currently Stafford)
Kathryn Roberts – BEHS – English

Rationale:  Project Choice is a program run by the Connecticut State Department of Education aimed at reducing racial isolation for Hartford students.  This grant total has steadily declined and will continue to do so, as we made a decision to continue participation for currently enrolled students, but not have additional students enter.  This money is used primarily for one-time expenditures such as professional development, consultations and/or program supplies.  This year we have 1 student enrolled and receive $3,000 for that student.

Rationale:  West Bristol K-8 School received a grant in the amount of $3,500 from the American Library Association and the Pitney Bowes Foundation to purchase books for their collection to replace the volumes the O’Connell School Library lost during the flood.

Rationale: 

The ELL World History and ELL Citizenship curricula for the high school were presented to the Student Achievement Committee on July 23, 2012.  This is the second presentation for both.

These curricula are used in the Sheltered Instruction courses by content-area certified teachers and in some cases co-taught with the ESL teacher.  Both curricula utilize Social Studies & TESOL Frameworks and Content Standards.  In addition they are written with appropriate strategies, and expectations for the proficiency levels of English Language Learners.

Rationale: 

The Bristol School Counseling Curriculum (formerly known as the Guidance Curriculum) was last revised in 2005.  Since that time many programmatic changes have occurred including a shift to a developmental school counseling curriculum.   Changes reflected in the revised curriculum include a greater emphasis on student data and are based on state and national standards in academic, career, and personal/social development to promote and enhance the learning process for all students.  The standards included in this document reflect the state and national standards incorporated in the CT Comprehensive School Counseling Program Development (2008) and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Standards for Students (2011).

The revised curriculum is the work of the School Counseling Writing Committee.  Committee members included Sheri Amara, Daniel Cocchiola, Michelle Kalfayan, Elizabeth Santos, Jennifer Tulacro, Erin Wininger, and Elizabeth Rossier.  The entire department provided valuable feedback during the writing process.

Rationale:  1. Student Expulsions