June 7, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Regular BoE Meeting

Rationale: 
MEETING NORMS
•All participants will actively participate, engage in the work of the meeting, and have an equal voice and airtime. 
• Assume positive intentions by respecting and honoring the diversity of opinions, beliefs, and perspectives. 
• Cultivate trust by being honest and focusing on ideas, practices, and the work...not people. 
• Norms will be upheld during all meetings and in all interactions outside of formal meetings.

Rationale: 
1. 2024 Teacher of the Year Presentation
2. 2024 Paraeducator of the Year Presentation
3. Valedictorian and Salutatorian - BCHS and BEHS
4. Sara Hale - Athletics Dean - Unruliest District Innovator Award
5. Sala Mohamed Imran - NEMS - Gr. 8 - Scholastic Action True Teen Story Contest Winner
6.  Fine Arts Student Recognitions (See attached listing for names and awards)
7. Student Representative Recognition

Rationale: 
1. May 3, 2023 - Regular BoE Meeting
2. May 24, 2023 -  Special BoE Meeting

Rationale: 

Communication & Community Relations	Finance	Operations	Personnel	Policy Committee	Student Achievement
Kristen Giantonio, Chair	Dante Tagariello, Chair	Eric Carlson, Chair	Dante Tagariello, Chair	Kristen Giantonio, Chair	Todd Sturgeon, Chair
Shelby Pons	Kristen Giantonio	Russell Anderson	Eric Carlson	Shelby Pons	Kristen Giantonio
Russell Anderson	Maria Simmons	Jill Fitzsimons-Bula	Maria Simmons	Todd Sturgeon	Jill Fitzsimons-Bula
Alternates:
Maria Simmons	Russell Anderson	Todd Sturgeon	Todd Sturgeon	Dante Tagariello	Maria Simmons

Rationale: 
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
Fatima Aamir - Senior*                             Pushpita Hossain - Senior*
Isabel Paolina - Junior                              Max Stavens - Senior
                                                                 Rita Gao - Junior                                   

Rationale: 
Chair Dube will update the Board and the public on topics related to the Board of Education.

Rationale: 

Dr. Carbone will report/update the Board on the following topics:

1. District Updates

• Edgewood Recognition
• End of Year Update

Rationale: 
Greenleaf, David - BCHS - Mathematics Teacher
Prescott, Julie - CHMS - Library Media Specialist

Rationale: 
Butler, Alexandra - Destinations - Special Education Teacher
Carriere, Michele - WB - Grade 6-8 Wellness/Health Teacher

Rationale: 
Archibald, Kathleen - BCHS - World Language Department Coordinator
McCane, Tara - CHMS - Purple Team Leader

Rationale: 
Turner, Joseph - BEHS - Percussion Advisor

Rationale: 
Dinnan, Sarah - BCHS - English Teacher - effective June 12 through June 13, 2023

Rationale: 

Studies show that the quality of a school library has a major impact on reading scores and academic success. A former librarian and teacher, Mrs. Laura Bush understands that limited financial resources often result in school leaders placing a lower priority on their libraries. The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries provides grants to low-income schools, allowing them to expand, update, and diversify their book and print collections. Both Ellen P. Hubbell School and Stafford School are the recipients of $5,000 grants to improve the library collection. Sarah Lewis, the library media specialist at these schools applied for this opportunity.

Rationale:  The FRCs at West Bristol, Greene-Hills, South Side offer BOOST to grade level students (K-3) who need a boost in confidence, social skills, assertiveness and overall school adjustment. The program offers one-on-one sessions for 20 to 30 minutes weekly utilizing an "expressive play" intervention facilitated by trained FRC staff. The program is offered in two cycles. Cycle 1 from Sept - Dec 2023, and another group of students identified for Cycle 2: Feb - May 2024. This program is monitored with specific outcome measures through SDE/National Children’s Institute and through an on-line data collection center called COMET. Oversight of the program is under Amy Martino, BOE Director of Special Services and Sarah Holmes, FRC Program Director. Application is due June 30, 2023.

Rationale:   

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:

Before a Remote Meeting - Submitted Public Comment must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

1. Send your comments to: susaneverett@bristolk12.org
2. Be sure to put PUBLIC COMMENT - BOE in the subject line.
3. Include your name and address.
4. Direct your comments to the Board Chair.
5. Your comments will be read at the meeting by the Board Chair.
6. All comments should be written in an appropriate manner, comments regarding personnel or confidential student information shall not be discussed under public comment.
7. Any comments not adhering to the guidelines will not be read at the meeting.

During a Meeting

1. Everyone is requested to address the Chair for recognition.
2. Each speaker must state his/her name and address.
3. All speakers must observe rules of common etiquette.  Personalities are not to be injected. Anyone violating this rule will be denied the floor. Unless waived by the Chairperson or a majority of the Board,
4. Each speaker shall limit his/her remarks to three (3) minutes.
5. A speaker will not be recognized for a second time on the same topic.
6. The public may speak as agenda topics come up for discussion or information.  Anyone digressing from the topic will be ruled out of order.
7. Written statements and materials may be made available, in advance of comments, for distribution to Board members.
8. Speakers shall state their positions on the subject being discussed.
9. Board members will not respond directly to comments during the Board meeting. The Superintendent will direct the question to the appropriate staff member for follow-up

Rationale: 
Amy Martino Director of Special Services will update the Board regarding Special Services programs and topics.

Rationale: 

With the release of the Bristol Career Concentration areas and Pathways, many courses required realignment to ensure the courses were best for the career area and pathways. Introduction to Business is a new course that was generated to support all of the pathways in the Business and Communications Career Concentration areas. The course builds foundational knowledge in the areas of  economics, management, business law, marketing and accounting & finance.

Rationale: 

With the release of the Bristol Career Concentration areas and Pathways, many courses required realignment to ensure the courses were best for the career area and pathways. Introduction to Business is a new course that was generated to support all of the pathways in the Business and Communications Career Concentration areas. The course builds foundational knowledge in the areas of economics, management, business law, marketing, and accounting & finance. This required the identification of a resource that contained all of the concepts in the course. Teacher Brett Bisson and Effrin Ellison completed an audit of 3 textbooks to find the best alignment for the new course contents. 

• BUSN-12: Introduction to Business (Cengage)

• Foundations of Business (BE Publishing)

• Better Business (Pearson)

After completing a robust textbook rating sheet, Mr. Bisson and Mr Ellison recommend to the BOE the adoption of the BUSN-12: Introduction to Business.

Copies of the 3 books audited are available in Dr. Rechenberg's office for the next 30 days.

Rationale:   

Accounting I and II are articulated with Tunxis Community College. As a result of this articulation, the district must agree to use the same textbook options as the college. Laurie Roberge and Sharon Jacques conducted a textbook audit on the 2 potential textbooks offerings and scored each using the BPS textbook adoption rubric. 

The two books included:

• Century 21 Accounting, 11th ed., General Journal, Gilbertson, Lehman, Gentene

• Financial Accounting 17th ed, Carl Warren, Jefferson P. Jones, William B. Tayler, Cengage Publishing

 Upon review and scoring, Century 21 Accounting book was selected as a better fit for the content in the course and the students reading abilities.

Copies of the 2 books audited are available in Dr. Rechenberg's office for the next 30 days.

Rationale:  This policy was reviewed in our Policy Meeting on May 24, 2023.  There were no changes made and no action was taken.

Rationale:  This policy was reviewed in our Policy Meeting on May 24, 2023.  There were no changes made and no action was taken.

Rationale:  This policy was reviewed in our Policy Meeting on May 24, 2023.  There were no changes made and no action was taken.

Rationale: 
This policy was reviewed in our Policy Meeting on May 24, 2023.  There were no changes made and no action was taken.

Rationale: 
The Board will discuss any new business proper to come before the Board.

Rationale: 

Any communications/information regarding building projects:

1. NEMS Building Committee Report
2. ESSER/ARP Building Committee Update
3. Edgewood Project Update
4. BC/BE Culinary Arts Project
5. Athletic Fields and Site Upgrades

Rationale: 

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

Commissioners at elementary schools will give a liaison report.

Rationale: 
There being no other business to come before the Board, the meeting should be adjourned.

Rationale: 
MEETING NORMS
•All participants will actively participate, engage in the work of the meeting, and have an equal voice and airtime. 
• Assume positive intentions by respecting and honoring the diversity of opinions, beliefs, and perspectives. 
• Cultivate trust by being honest and focusing on ideas, practices, and the work...not people. 
• Norms will be upheld during all meetings and in all interactions outside of formal meetings.

Rationale: 
1. 2024 Teacher of the Year Presentation
2. 2024 Paraeducator of the Year Presentation
3. Valedictorian and Salutatorian - BCHS and BEHS
4. Sara Hale - Athletics Dean - Unruliest District Innovator Award
5. Sala Mohamed Imran - NEMS - Gr. 8 - Scholastic Action True Teen Story Contest Winner
6.  Fine Arts Student Recognitions (See attached listing for names and awards)
7. Student Representative Recognition

Rationale: 
1. May 3, 2023 - Regular BoE Meeting
2. May 24, 2023 -  Special BoE Meeting

Rationale: 

Communication & Community Relations	Finance	Operations	Personnel	Policy Committee	Student Achievement
Kristen Giantonio, Chair	Dante Tagariello, Chair	Eric Carlson, Chair	Dante Tagariello, Chair	Kristen Giantonio, Chair	Todd Sturgeon, Chair
Shelby Pons	Kristen Giantonio	Russell Anderson	Eric Carlson	Shelby Pons	Kristen Giantonio
Russell Anderson	Maria Simmons	Jill Fitzsimons-Bula	Maria Simmons	Todd Sturgeon	Jill Fitzsimons-Bula
Alternates:
Maria Simmons	Russell Anderson	Todd Sturgeon	Todd Sturgeon	Dante Tagariello	Maria Simmons

Rationale: 
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
Fatima Aamir - Senior*                             Pushpita Hossain - Senior*
Isabel Paolina - Junior                              Max Stavens - Senior
                                                                 Rita Gao - Junior                                   

Rationale: 
Chair Dube will update the Board and the public on topics related to the Board of Education.

Rationale: 

Dr. Carbone will report/update the Board on the following topics:

1. District Updates

• Edgewood Recognition
• End of Year Update

Rationale: 
Greenleaf, David - BCHS - Mathematics Teacher
Prescott, Julie - CHMS - Library Media Specialist

Rationale: 
Butler, Alexandra - Destinations - Special Education Teacher
Carriere, Michele - WB - Grade 6-8 Wellness/Health Teacher

Rationale: 
Archibald, Kathleen - BCHS - World Language Department Coordinator
McCane, Tara - CHMS - Purple Team Leader

Rationale: 
Turner, Joseph - BEHS - Percussion Advisor

Rationale: 
Dinnan, Sarah - BCHS - English Teacher - effective June 12 through June 13, 2023

Rationale: 

Studies show that the quality of a school library has a major impact on reading scores and academic success. A former librarian and teacher, Mrs. Laura Bush understands that limited financial resources often result in school leaders placing a lower priority on their libraries. The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries provides grants to low-income schools, allowing them to expand, update, and diversify their book and print collections. Both Ellen P. Hubbell School and Stafford School are the recipients of $5,000 grants to improve the library collection. Sarah Lewis, the library media specialist at these schools applied for this opportunity.

Rationale:  The FRCs at West Bristol, Greene-Hills, South Side offer BOOST to grade level students (K-3) who need a boost in confidence, social skills, assertiveness and overall school adjustment. The program offers one-on-one sessions for 20 to 30 minutes weekly utilizing an "expressive play" intervention facilitated by trained FRC staff. The program is offered in two cycles. Cycle 1 from Sept - Dec 2023, and another group of students identified for Cycle 2: Feb - May 2024. This program is monitored with specific outcome measures through SDE/National Children’s Institute and through an on-line data collection center called COMET. Oversight of the program is under Amy Martino, BOE Director of Special Services and Sarah Holmes, FRC Program Director. Application is due June 30, 2023.

Rationale:   

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:

Before a Remote Meeting - Submitted Public Comment must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

1. Send your comments to: susaneverett@bristolk12.org
2. Be sure to put PUBLIC COMMENT - BOE in the subject line.
3. Include your name and address.
4. Direct your comments to the Board Chair.
5. Your comments will be read at the meeting by the Board Chair.
6. All comments should be written in an appropriate manner, comments regarding personnel or confidential student information shall not be discussed under public comment.
7. Any comments not adhering to the guidelines will not be read at the meeting.

During a Meeting

1. Everyone is requested to address the Chair for recognition.
2. Each speaker must state his/her name and address.
3. All speakers must observe rules of common etiquette.  Personalities are not to be injected. Anyone violating this rule will be denied the floor. Unless waived by the Chairperson or a majority of the Board,
4. Each speaker shall limit his/her remarks to three (3) minutes.
5. A speaker will not be recognized for a second time on the same topic.
6. The public may speak as agenda topics come up for discussion or information.  Anyone digressing from the topic will be ruled out of order.
7. Written statements and materials may be made available, in advance of comments, for distribution to Board members.
8. Speakers shall state their positions on the subject being discussed.
9. Board members will not respond directly to comments during the Board meeting. The Superintendent will direct the question to the appropriate staff member for follow-up

Rationale: 
Amy Martino Director of Special Services will update the Board regarding Special Services programs and topics.

Rationale: 

With the release of the Bristol Career Concentration areas and Pathways, many courses required realignment to ensure the courses were best for the career area and pathways. Introduction to Business is a new course that was generated to support all of the pathways in the Business and Communications Career Concentration areas. The course builds foundational knowledge in the areas of  economics, management, business law, marketing and accounting & finance.

Rationale: 

With the release of the Bristol Career Concentration areas and Pathways, many courses required realignment to ensure the courses were best for the career area and pathways. Introduction to Business is a new course that was generated to support all of the pathways in the Business and Communications Career Concentration areas. The course builds foundational knowledge in the areas of economics, management, business law, marketing, and accounting & finance. This required the identification of a resource that contained all of the concepts in the course. Teacher Brett Bisson and Effrin Ellison completed an audit of 3 textbooks to find the best alignment for the new course contents. 

• BUSN-12: Introduction to Business (Cengage)

• Foundations of Business (BE Publishing)

• Better Business (Pearson)

After completing a robust textbook rating sheet, Mr. Bisson and Mr Ellison recommend to the BOE the adoption of the BUSN-12: Introduction to Business.

Copies of the 3 books audited are available in Dr. Rechenberg's office for the next 30 days.

Rationale:   

Accounting I and II are articulated with Tunxis Community College. As a result of this articulation, the district must agree to use the same textbook options as the college. Laurie Roberge and Sharon Jacques conducted a textbook audit on the 2 potential textbooks offerings and scored each using the BPS textbook adoption rubric. 

The two books included:

• Century 21 Accounting, 11th ed., General Journal, Gilbertson, Lehman, Gentene

• Financial Accounting 17th ed, Carl Warren, Jefferson P. Jones, William B. Tayler, Cengage Publishing

 Upon review and scoring, Century 21 Accounting book was selected as a better fit for the content in the course and the students reading abilities.

Copies of the 2 books audited are available in Dr. Rechenberg's office for the next 30 days.

Rationale:  This policy was reviewed in our Policy Meeting on May 24, 2023.  There were no changes made and no action was taken.

Rationale:  This policy was reviewed in our Policy Meeting on May 24, 2023.  There were no changes made and no action was taken.

Rationale:  This policy was reviewed in our Policy Meeting on May 24, 2023.  There were no changes made and no action was taken.

Rationale: 
This policy was reviewed in our Policy Meeting on May 24, 2023.  There were no changes made and no action was taken.

Rationale: 
The Board will discuss any new business proper to come before the Board.

Rationale: 

Any communications/information regarding building projects:

1. NEMS Building Committee Report
2. ESSER/ARP Building Committee Update
3. Edgewood Project Update
4. BC/BE Culinary Arts Project
5. Athletic Fields and Site Upgrades

Rationale: 

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

Commissioners at elementary schools will give a liaison report.

Rationale: 
There being no other business to come before the Board, the meeting should be adjourned.