December 19, 2019 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting 2019 *This meeting begins at 7:30 or immediately following the bu

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

III.A. December 5, 2019 - Regular

IV. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

V. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - The Board welcomes public participation. Pursuant to our Board Policy, public participation is limited to no more than three (3) minutes per speaker and a total of no more than fifteen (15) minutes. People who wish to speak longer are encouraged to attend any and all related subcommittee meetings where most of the board’s groundwork is done. We value your input, but due to these time limitations, we ask you to be concise and please do not repeat a previous comment. We know you will observe the rules of common courtesy. Thank you. [9320(a) of Board Bylaws]

VI. BOARD AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNICATIONS

VI.A. Chairman’s Report

VI.B. Superintendent’s Report

VI.C. Student Representatives’ Report

VI.D. Committee Reports

VI.D.1. Business Operations/Resource Management (Ed Sbordone)

VI.E. Liaison Reports

VI.E.1. Board of Finance (Ed Sbordone)

VI.E.2. Parks and Recreation Committee (Kim LaTourette & Greg Flanagan)

VI.E.3. Permanent Building Committee (Ed Sbordone)

VI.E.4. School Security and Safety Committee (Samantha Mannion)

VII. INFORMATION ITEMS

VII.A. Holiday Chorus

VII.B. New Fairfield High School/Consolidated School Building Project Update

VII.C. New Textbook Adoption (Second Review)

VII.C.1. Physics of the Universe

VIII. ACTION ITEMS

VIII.A. Personnel Report

VIII.B. Board of Education Policies

VIII.B.1. Policy 5141.214 - Student Sunscreen Use

VIII.B.2. Policy 5144.4 - Discipline – Physical Exercise and Discipline of Students

VIII.C. Paraprofessional Leave of Absence Request (To be voted on after Executive Session.)

IX. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - The Board welcomes public participation. Pursuant to our Board Policy, public participation is limited to no more than three (3) minutes per speaker and a total of no more than fifteen (15) minutes. People who wish to speak longer are encouraged to attend any and all related subcommittee meetings where most of the board’s groundwork is done. We value your input, but due to these time limitations, we ask you to be concise and please do not repeat a previous comment. We know you will observe the rules of common courtesy. Thank you. [9320(a) of Board Bylaws]

X. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING SCHOOL SECURITY

XIII. ADJOURNMENT