December 5, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale:  Rosaline 'Roddy' Harrison – Teacher at Clara T. O'Connell – September 1958 - June 1972
Karen Rochelle – Para Professional – August 1985 – June 2009

Rationale:  The Board of Education will recognize students or staff members who exemplify the true spirit of their school and the Bristol Board of Education.

Rationale:  Jenny Jones – CHMS – Special Education – Effective December 3, 2012
Jeremy Sloate – GH – Wellness – Effective November 26, 2012
Amber White – BEHS – Special Education, ASEP I – Effective December 10, 2012

Rationale:  Michael Greene - Assistant Indoor Track Coach - BEHS - Effective 11/26/12

Rationale: 

The Bilingual Grant & Title III Grant monies supplement the ELL District budget to provide support to our English Language Learners.

Three schools – South Side, Chippens Hill, & Bristol Central  – have been designated bilingual due to at least 20 or more students whose dominant language is Spanish.

Our bilingual grant is for $8,052 and will be used to buy a smartboard/projector at South Side, and the Title III grant is for $39,544, which will supplement tutor and translation services for our ELLs.

Rationale:  The United Way has continued funding $15,000 for half of the Coordinator salary of the “Kids in the Middle” program at Chippens Hill Middle School.  The remainder of this salary is paid through another grant.  This program engages students in volunteer activities throughout the school and our community.

Rationale: 

1)      To significantly increase the number of accredited and/or approved spaces for young children in order to provide greater access to high-quality preschool programs:

2)      To significantly increase the number of spaces for young children to receive full day/part day child care services to meet family needs and to enable parents to become employed; and to establish a shared cost for such early care and education programs among the state and its various agencies, the communities, and families.

Rationale: 

In accordance with Section 1-21 of the Connecticut General Statutes and in keeping with Board of Education policy, a schedule of Board of Education meeting dates for the 2012 calendar year is required by the Town and City Clerk.

Board of Education meetings will be held the first Wednesday of every month* at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Board of Education Administration Building, 129 Church Street Bristol, Connecticut.

*except July, August and September

Rationale:  1. October 1 Enrollment Numbers

Rationale:  1. Student Expulsions