May 2, 2018 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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National Anthem Performed By:
Bristol Eastern High School - Instrumental - Directed By: Amy Bovin

Moment of Silence:
Tina Della Bernarda - Teacher- Northeast, Hubbell, Greene-Hills, Edgewood, South Side, O'Connell and Jennings - 9/2/69-6/30/09

Mary Louise Dinneen - Teacher- Callen and Mountain View - 9/5/67-6/30/02  

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Each year the Board of Education selects staff members who go above and beyond the expectations of their job description to be honored with a Staff Award.

A dinner in their honor will be held on May 30, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.

Staff Achievement Award:
Bridget Gohla – Special Education Teacher- ACCESS Program
Michael Higgins – Assistant Principal – Bristol Eastern High School
Peter Kosciukiewicz – Art Teacher – Chippens Hill Middle School
Kathy Krawiec – Behavior Intervention Specialist – Chippens Hill Middle School
Derrick Lachance – Grade 3 Teacher – West Bristol School
Kelly Lynne Thibodeau – French Teacher – Bristol Eastern High School

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The CABE Student Leadership Awards Program was developed to give local boards of education the opportunity to recognize student achievement and potential. Students nominated by their school principal; should exhibit the following leadership skills:

• Willingness to take on challenges
• Capability to make difficult decision
• Concern for others
• Ability to work with others
• Willingness to commit to a project
• Diplomacy
• Ability to understand issues clearly
• Ability to honor a commitment

Award Recipients:
Olivia Rajotte - BCHS
Jacob Nelson - BCHS
Sarah Snedeker - NEMS
Kiana Ouellette - NEMS
Mason Coco - GHS
Gabriela Poniat - GHS

Rationale:  April 4, 2018 Regular Meeting Minutes

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Communications & Community Relations	Finance	Operations	Personnel	Student Achievement	Policy Committee
Jeff Caggiano, Chair	Karen Vibert, Chair	Karen Hintz, Chair	Thomas O’Brien, Chair	Jennifer Dube, Chair	Tina Taylor, Chair
Joseph Grabowski	Karen Hintz	Jeff Caggiano	Jeff Caggiano	Joseph Grabowski	Jennifer Dube
Tina Taylor		Thomas O’Brien	Karen Vibert	Tina Taylor	Karen Hintz
Alternates:
Jennifer Dube	Joseph Grabowski	Karen Vibert	Jennifer Dube

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Chairman Wilson will report/update the Board and the public on the following topics:

1. National School Board Association Overview
2. Graduation 2018
3. CREC/CABE Report

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Student Representatives from Bristol Central (Olivia Rajotte) and Bristol Eastern (Madison Fostervold) will update the board on recent activities at each of their schools.

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Dr. Moreau will report/update the Board and the public on the following topics:

1. Earth Day Video - Student Sienna Wilkie and CATE Teacher Michael LeClair - BEHS
2. National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Awards
3. CT Council of Language Teachers
4. CT Public Television Scholarship
5. CT Women's Basketball Hall of Fame - Tony Floyd
6. 2018-2019 Budget Update

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Gomes, Emily -  BEHS – Assistant Principal – Effective - July 1, 2018

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Donoghue, Carole – SSS – 2^nd grade – Effective June 30, 2018
Kazmierczak, Honorata – CHMS – Art – Effective April 1, 2018
LaRue, Laurie –  EDGE – 1^st grade – Effective June 30, 2018
Swenton, Gail –  SSS – Speech Language Pathologist – Effective June 30, 2018

Rationale:  Natalie Griffin - CHMS – Special Education Teacher-Extended Resource - Effective April 23, 2018

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Anthony Lowell  – .5 Asst. Outdoor Track Coach – BCHS – Effective March 21, 2018
Ian Wagemaker – Asst. Boys Lacrosse – BCHS – Effective March 17, 2018

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The Policy Committee has reviewed the following policis of the Board of Education and believes the current policies should be affirmed:

5113.1:  Work Permits
5116:     School Census
5117:     School Attendance areas
5122:     Assignment of Teachers to classes

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BACKGROUND:   Members of the public are invited to comment to the Board on any topic related to school business.

Items requiring consideration by the Board must be approved as an agenda item by a 2/3ds vote of the Board members present.  Such items may be referred for further study and not necessarily acted upon at this meeting. 

Anyone wishing to address the Board should adhere to the following procedures: 

1. Sign in on the Public Comment sign-in roster.
2. Wait to be recognized by the Board Chair.
3. Proceed to the speaker’s microphone.
4. Preface your remarks by stating your name and address.
5. Direct your comments to the Board chairman.
6. Please limit your comments to three minutes.
7. Any comments should be made in an appropriate manner, particularly if concerning a personnel matter.

 Board Policy #1120(a)

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Catherine Carbone, Ed.D. was named Assistant Superintendent of School at the March Board of Education Meeting. The Board must now add Dr. Carbone as an authorized signatory for the Bristol Board of Education.

Rationale:  These are the current enrollment figures for the first quarter of 2018.

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The Board of Education is eligible for reimbursement for the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks.

The Bristol Central High School tank is nearing 30 years old and must be removed and replaced to remain compliant with the State of CT guidelines.

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The Board of Education is eligible for reimbursement for the removal and replacement of underground storage tanks.

The Bristol Eastern High School tank is nearing 30 years old and must be removed to remain compliant with the State of CT guidelines.

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The Community Eligibility Program was successfully implemented at West Bristol and Hubbell Schools beginning in the 2016-17 School year. At their April meeting, the Operations Committee reviewed the details of adding schools to the program following a change in qualifications. We now upload Medicaid eligibility as another determinate to qualify students for free breakfast and lunch.  As of April 2^nd, five additional schools had a pre-certification rate above 40%; qualifying the schools to apply for admission into the CEP.   The Operations Committee recommended that the Board approve the District’s application for: Chippens Hill MS, Greene-Hills, Ivy Drive, South Side, and Stafford schools to apply for CEP. If approved, all students in these schools will receive breakfast and lunch free of charge. The reapplication of West Bristol and Hubbell will provide them with a new 4 year participation window.

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It is becoming increasingly important to prepare students for computer science related careers in our rapidly changing global society. CT currently has 6500 open computing jobs, paying salaries significantly above the state average. Yet in 2015, CT only had 400 computer science college graduates. There are fewer AP exams taken in CT in computer science than in any other STEM subject area. We must provide students with opportunities in this field in high school in order to open up the career pathways of which students may not have current knowledge. 

Rationale:  The AP U.S. Government and Politics curriculum and exam have been redesigned by the College Board and implementation will take place in the 2018-19 school year.  The new curriculum provides a more focused approach that allows for further depth of study, defines a set of disciplinary practices that require students to analyze, compare, interpret and communicate political information, specifies 15 Supreme court Cases and 9 Foundational Documents to study, and requires students to complete a research project.  The revised curriculum needs to be adopted to meet the new demands of the AP U.S. Government and Politics coursework and exam.

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The AP Research course is the second course in the AP Capstone program. Students further their skills acquired in the AP Seminar course by understanding research methodology, employing ethical research practices, and accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing information as they address a research question. Students explore their skill development, document their processes, and gather the artifacts in the development of their work in a portfolio. The course culminates in an academic paper and a presentation with an oral defense. The skills taught in this course reflect the CT Core Standards in reading, writing, speaking and listening, skills that are interdisciplinary in nature and applicable to any content.  This course will prepare students with the academic knowledge, skills and dispositions that will empower them for success in school and in life.

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The AP Seminar course is the first of two courses in the AP Capstone program. AP Seminar requires students to investigate real-world issues from multiple perspectives, synthesize information from multiple sources, develop their own lines of reasoning, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as part of a team. These are the same skills and practices that colleges expect students to have after completing the equivalent college course in high school.  The popularity of this course is growing since its pilot in 2016-17, and offers students an early opportunity to earn high school English and college credit simultaneously.  The AP Seminar course will prepare students with the academic knowledge, skills and dispositions to be successful in AP Research, the second course in the AP Capstone program.

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This is the first time that Bristol Public Schools will be offering an AP Computer Science course.  A committee has thoroughly reviewed several textbooks that meet the AP Computer Science AP Course Audit curricular requirements and has selected:

• Lewis, John, and William Loftus. Java Software Solutions: Foundations of Program Design. New York, NY: Pearson.

This text was developed for courses in Java programming and will provide students with a strong foundation in programming techniques through the integration of real-word examples and programming exercises.

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Our current AP Environmental Science text was approved and purchased in 2008 and is now starting to include outdated information.  A committee has thoroughly reviewed several textbooks that meet the AP Environmental Science AP Course Audit curricular requirements and has selected:

• Friedland, Andrew and Rick Relyea. Environmental Science for AP. W. H. Freeman and Company.

This text was specifically written for the AP Environmental course and is designed to help students achieve success on the AP Environmental Science Exam.  The content of the text is organized in manageable modules and each chapter provides built-in supports to best prepare students for the exam.

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The AP U.S. Government and Politics curriculum has been revised by the College Board and requires an updated text to meet the demands of the new curriculum.  American Government Institutions and Policies 16^th Edition is the text being recommended to support instruction of this course.  This text will provide the background students need to comprehend the case studies and other primary documents required to understand the foundations of the United States Constitution. This text will support students in achieving success on the AP U.S. Government and Politics exam. The textbook aligns with the curriculum’s content and skills, supports authentic, performance-based assessments, provides test prep sample questions, and suggests numerous on-line supplements to support academic growth.

Rationale:  AP Research, the second course in the AP Capstone program, requires students to deeply explore an academic topic, idea or issue of individual interest.  Students design, plan and implement a yearlong investigation to address their research question.  Practical Research: Planning and Design supports the curriculum expectations of AP Research as students persevere through their inquiry journey.  The text scaffolds the steps of the research process and each chapter requires the student researcher to reflect on the targeted step of the process as it relates to their own research.  The text is accessible online and provides students with practical application exercises and videos to support and extend their learning.

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The focus of AP Seminar is writing an argument.  They Say I Say provides a structure for writing an argument while at the same time, allowing for synthesis of multiple resources to help students develop their own.  The readings provided in the text reflect a range of ideological perspectives and can serve as sources for a student’s own writing.  One unique feature of this text is the They Say I Say Blog where students have the opportunity to access additional texts.  Students can also participate in the commentary feature of the blog.  Portions of the text would be specifically taught to all students such as technique and the They Say I Say formula.  Other portions can be individualized depending upon student interest and need.  Questions at the end of each reading allow for critical thinking.  They Say I Say will serve as a resource to attain the curriculum objectives of AP Seminar.

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The Information Processing I curriculum was approved in March 2018.  A textbook resource for the course was last purchased in 2006.  Due to the updated standards at the state level for Career and Technical Education, the revisions made to our Bristol curriculum, incorporating a broader range of technical skills and applications, and changes in the technology utilized within the course, new textbooks are required.  The broad goals of the course seek to ensure that students are proficient users of technology not only for their own use as students but also to develop proficiency in the use of technical applications for business, since  this course is the introductory course to other business courses in the CTE department. Two textbooks are being recommended for the course.  One, Learning by Doing:  Google Apps, primarily supports the curricular objectives that develop  students’  technological skills for education and home use.  The second textbook, Discovering Computers and Microsoft Office 365 and Office 2016, is geared toward business applications of the software and content needed within the business industry.

Rationale:  The Policy Committee of the Board of Education is recommending approval of the attached policy.

Rationale:  The Policy Committee of the Board of Education is recommending approval of the attached policy.

Rationale:  The Policy Committee of the Board of Education is recommending approval of the attached policy and regulation revision.

Rationale:  The Policy Committee of the Board of Education is recommending approval of the attached policy and regulation revision.

Rationale:  The Policy Committee of the Board of Education is recommending approval of the attached policy and regulation revision.

Rationale:  The Policy Committee of the Board of Education is recommending approval of the attached policy.

Rationale:  The Policy Committee of the Board of Education is recommending approval of the attached policy and regulation revision.

Rationale:  The Policy Committee of the Board of Education is recommending approval of the attached policy and regulation revision.

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The Board of Education will discuss any new business proper to come before the Board.

Rationale:  Any communications received by Board members concerning items not on the agenda.

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Commissioners will report to the Board on any groups/organizations in which they serve as Board of Education Liaisons.

Rationale:  1. Superintendent Evaluation

Rationale:  There being no other business to come before the Board of Education the meeting should adjourn.