February 6, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Regular BOE Meeting

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National Anthem:
Bristol Central Band – Directed by: John Abuciewicz

Moment of Silence:
Beverly Bobroske - Board Member - 1983 -1991 and reappointed in 1995 - 2001
                             Board Chair 1998-2001

Sonya Petroff - Secretary - June 1951 - June 1961 - South Side
                                         July 1961 - December 1962 - Board of Education
                                         January 1963 -December 1983 - Bristol Eastern High School
                                         December 1983 - October 1992 - Board of Education

James Van Hoof - Teacher  - Bristol Central - 1963 -1971
                            Principal - Bristol Central - 1971 - 1988
                            Supervisor of Special Programs - 1989 - 1992

 

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The Board of Education should vote to approve any Regular or Special Meeting Minutes:

1. January 2, 2019 Regular Meeting

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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	Kristen Giantonio	Thomas O’Brien	Karen Vibert	Tina Taylor	Karen Hintz
					Kristen Giantonio
Alternates:
Jennifer Dube	Joseph Grabowski	Karen Vibert	Jennifer Dube	Kristen Giantonio

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Chairman Wilson will update the Board and the public on:

1. CREC Update

2. MBIAMS Building Update

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Student Representatives from Bristol Central (Katherine Funk and Abby Tijhuan Grant-Christie) and Bristol Eastern (Lori Chen and Logan Zdun) will update the board on recent activities at each of their schools.

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Dr. Moreau will report/update the Board on district topics:

1. MBIAMS Programming Update

2. Legislative Breakfast Update

3. District Priorities

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Brickett, Rebecca – WB – Language Arts Teacher, Grade 8 – Effective June 30, 2019

Corry, Carol – NEMS – Social Studies Teacher, Grades 7 & 8 – Effective July 1, 2019

Kilduff, Mary – WB – Art Teacher – Effective January 31, 2019

Toomey, Kevin – BEHS – Wellness & Phys. Ed. Teacher – Effective June 30, 2019

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*Bingham, Kayla – CHMS – Math Teacher, Grade 8 – Effective June 30, 2019

McCabe, Taryn – CHMS – Social Studies Teacher, Grade 7 - Effective February 1, 2019

Mooney, Christine – NEMS – 0.5 Math Instructional Support Teacher – Effective December 26, 2018

*Plante, Jacques – CHMS – 0.4 General Music Teacher – effective the end of this school year

Rationale:  Degan, Theresa - NEMS - 0.5 General Music Teacher -Effective January 14, 2019

Rationale:  Earl, Rebecca - GH - Team Leader - Grade 6 - Effective - January 4, 2019

Rationale:  Casasanta, Caitlyn - GH - Team Leader - 6th Grade - Effective January 24, 2019

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Counterman, David - BCHS - Percussion Advisor - Effective December 21, 2018

Degan, Theresa - BEHS - Musical Advisor - 2nd Semester Only - Effective January 15, 2019

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Harhay, Olga - STAF - Music Teacher - Effective March 21, 2019 through January 1, 2020

Hogan, Larissa - BEHS - Psychologist - Effective May 5, 2019 through June 30, 2019

Rationale:  The Title III English Language Acquisition Grant is submitted for approval. This grant award is in the amount of $50,409 of which $2,084 is for our non-public schools and $48,325 is for public school use. These funds will be used to offset the cost of educating English Learners in Bristol. The majority of funds will go towards the cost of providing EL tutoring services to students in the twelve Bristol schools.

Rationale:  The Bilingual Education Grant is submitted for approval. This grant award is in the amount of $16,963 and will be used to offset the cost of educating English Learners in bilingual schools within the district. The majority of these funds will go towards the cost of providing Spanish EL tutoring services to students in the six bilingual schools.

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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)

Rationale:  Each year the Program of Studies is updated to include new course and academic information related to graduation requirements and college information is updated.  This year BCHS will present the changes.

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This is the first reading.  After this presentation, the calendar will be provided to BAPS, BFT, AFSCME 818, AFSCME 2267, AFSCME 3551 and the PTO Presidents for input.

Rationale:  Dr. Galloway will present the fourth quarter enrollment numbers to the Board.

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The roof replacement has been accepted complete by the CHMS Roof Replacement Committee on 01/31/2019. In order to file the final paperwork with the state, it must be approved by the full Board.

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The state of Connecticut has defined new graduation requirements for the Class of 2023.  Bristol has always maintained high expectations for our students graduating from our high schools by requiring 25.25 credits.  Thus, the revisions needed to meet the legislative requirements are minimal.  Students graduating in 2023 will now need to earn one credit in a World Language, not a current requirement, and will need to earn one credit in health, currently a .25 requirement.  Students will also need to earn one credit based on a mastery-based learning experience, currently under development.  These additional requirements are aligned to our expectations for students under our Bristol Vision of the Graduate.  The addition of the world language credit will not require additional staff at this time.  The addition of health will require the addition of one certified health teacher in 2020-2021.

The credits that students will need to earn will be categorized as STEM credits (9), Humanities credits (9), Physical Education and Health (3 credits), and other elective credits (4.25 credits).   Under the STEM credits, we have defined the science course requirements in order for our students to learn the required state standards for science due to our state’s adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards.  Students will take physical science, biology, and chemistry.  Revised curriculum for these courses will come before the Board of Education this Spring.

Additional revisions were made to the policy to address required legislation including the opportunity for our students to earn credit through mastery-based learning opportunities, the requirement of student success plans, and the opportunity for students to earn the CT Seal of Biliteracy.

A joint meeting of the Student Achievement Committee and Policy Committee was held on January 28th. The Policy Committee of the Board of Education voted to approve the policy at that time and forward it to the full board.

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

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

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

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