January 21, 2016 at 7:00 PM - Bethel Board of Education Regular Meeting - Budget Presentation

Rationale:  Education Connection District Data Report 2014-2015

Letter of resignation from the Board from Stuart Carlsen

Letters of invitation to area legislator to Community Outreach Committee Meeting February 18, 2016

Rationale: 

Summary of the Briefing:

• There is a need to update our current Precalculus book (2007), mainly because it doesn’t reflect the changes required of the CCSS. Our teachers are continuously supplementing from other sources to align with the curriculum.

• The proposed book,Precalculus with Limits, is for Precalculus 31 and Precalculus 42 (Grades 9­12)

• Precalculus with Limits was selected because:

• it is aligned to the CCSS for mathematics and the prerequisite requirements for Calculus 42 and AP Calculus courses

• it is a coherent and rigorous text that makes connections to concepts within and among units

• of the readability and structure of the textbook (i.e. provides a historical note about what students are learning, makes real­world connections, questions regarding academic vocabulary, exploration of higher order thinking, online tutorial help, summaries of what was learned, its purpose, and specific examples)

• there are online supplementary resources

Teachers have been piloting the book this fall and are pleased with the results.

We are in need of 150 books.

Total cost­ $ 17,850 (the price indicated is for the ePack with a six year access)

Rationale: 

PA 15-215,  An Act Concerning Various Revisions and Additions to the Education Statutes, requires language identifying that members of the Educator Evaluation Committees, both teacher and administrator, include one member of the Bethel Education Association and Bethel Administrators Association.  We have added the language to reflect that change.  

In reviewing Policy 4115, Certified Evaluation with Dr. Brooks, we felt that much of the language was to detailed, getting into the details of the plan.   As the Board of Education annually approves the plan itself, we are recommending striking the language which reflects the specificity of the plan within the policy. 

In addition, we are eliminating the regulation to the policy.  The regulation is the actual plan itself.  It outlines the way in which we evaluate the certified staff.    

 

Rationale: 

PA 15-215,  An Act Concerning Various Revisions and Additions to the Education Statutes requires the the membership of the Professional Learning Council include a member of the Bethel Education Association and Bethel Administrators Association.  We have added the language to reflect that change.  

In addition, just like the policy regarding Certified Evaluation, Dr. Brooks and I felt that there were several language adjustments required.  The changes are notated in the attached policy (4131).

Please note, Policy 4131 has an Appendix of mandated Professional Learning Topics.  We are recommending eliminating the Appendix, which was more aligned to when the state tracked Continuing Education Units (CEU's) for certification.   

 

 

Rationale:  We recently as a Board of Education reviewed the regulation regarding student records.  In review of our existing policies, we discovered a second policy 5145.15 which specifically relates to Directory Information.   The purpose of the review is to align it to the other regulation.  

Rationale:  The Bethel Board of Education for several years has adapted their standing committee structure.  The revisions of this Board of Education ByLaw 9132 on Standing Committees reflects the change in that practice.