February 5, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Regular BOE Meeting

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National Anthem
Performed by: Bristol Eastern Madrigal Singers
Directed by: Michael Coderre**

 

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1. MLK Essay Contest Winner - Giavana Hatcher - Grade 6 - Northeast Middle School
2. Troops to Teacher - Melissa Michaud-Maltese - BCHS

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

1. January 8, 2020 – Regular Meeting Minutes

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Communications & Community Relations	Finance	Operations	Personnel	Policy	Student Achievement
Shelby Pons, Chair	Karen Vibert, Chair	Eric Carlson, Chair	Thomas O’Brien, Chair	Kristen Giantonio, Chair	Chris Wilson, Chair
Karen Vibert	Kristen Giantonio	Chris Wilson	John Sklenka	Shelby Pons	Kristen Giantonio
Tom O'Brien	Allison Wadowski	John Sklenka	Eric Carlson	Allison Wadowski	Shelby Pons
Alternates:
Eric Carlson	John Sklenka	Karen Vibert	Allison Wadowski	Tom O'Brien	Allison Wadowski

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Chair Jennifer Dube will update the Board and the public on:

1. Budget Workshop Update

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Student Representatives from Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern will share activities, surveys, suggestions, and topics of interest in their respective schools.

Bristol Central                                                          Bristol Eastern

Katherine Funk – Senior                                          Drew Dauphinee – Senior *

Madison Laprise – Junior *                                       Madison Turner - Junior 

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Dr. Carbone will report/update the Board on district topics.

1. District Updates

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Bulls, Tanya – STAF/SSS – Elementary Dean of Students – effective 2/6/20

Rationale:  Morales, Lindsay - BCHS  and BEHS - School Psychologist - Effective February 7, 2020

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Carlisle, Laura – BOE/BECC – Special Education Teacher/Evaluator – effective TBD
Elezovski, Ermina – WB – Grade 2 Teacher – effective January 02, 2020
McKirryher, Jonna – WB – Special Education Teacher – effective January 21, 2020

Rationale:  Levy, Marissa - BCHS - Musical Advisor (2nd semester only)

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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:  The Presidential Primary will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Based on the 19-20 school year calendar, school is in session. The Policy Committee discussed safety concerns associated with having students and staff in session while members of the public are in the school buildings to vote. It is recommended that the 19-20 School Year calendar be amended to reflect that staff and students will not be in session on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.

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Currently, we have a total of 6 IT Techs that service multiple schools, and an average of 1,800 devices per tech (which is exceedingly high for the industry).  Upon the analysis of our City IT Director, he believes that we need at least 3 additional technicians to support the equipment we have in place, and this is the first request toward that goal. 

The Personnel Committee met to discuss this need, and agreed to forward this request to the full Board.  The Operations Committee was also informed of the need.

 

Rationale:  These are the current enrollment figures for the fourth quarter of 2019.

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In order to receive funding from the state, the Board of Education and City Council must authorize the preparation of schematic drawings and outline specifications.

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The Superintendent’s recommended budget for the Bristol Public Schools for the 2020-2021 School Year in the amount of $120,773,659 was presented at the budget workshops held on January 21, 2020, and January 29, 2020.

The budget has been approved by the Finance Committee and will be presented to the Board Finance on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

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Building and field rental fees have been restructured to reflect fee structures consistent with other communities. Revenue funds will be used to offset maintenance and replacement.

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The recommended policy is an update to language in our current policy as well as removal of irrelevant/unnecessary language.

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The recommended policy is an update to language in our current policy as well as removal of irrelevant/unnecessary language.

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

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Any communications/information regarding building projects.

1. MBIAMS Update
2. Stafford School - Roof Project
3. South Side - HVAC

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

This month we will receive PreK-5 school reports.

Rationale:  1. Superintendent's Evaluation

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