November 1, 2006 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting Killingly Board of Education

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Rationale:  Ms. McGillvray will report on the results from the CMT exams administered in grades 3-8 in March, 2005.  With the exception of one subgroup at KIS, all schools achieved "Adequate Yearly Progress" this year.

Rationale:  Ms. Christian will report on the results from the CAPT exam administered in March, 2005.  The high school achieved "Adequate Yearly Progress" this year.

Rationale:  Mr. Salazar will report on the Information Technology changes made since the approval of the purchasing lease and the District Technology Plan last spring.  His report will include the computer replacement cycle, the impact of laptops provided to all elementary and middle school teachers, and the implementation of laptop carts at all schools.  He will also preview a proposed discussion/action item for the December BOE meeting for the next phase of technology upgrades.

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We are awaiting the document to be mailed to us by the State Department of Education.  Hopefully, we will have this by the evening of the meeting.

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Rationale:  Nick Caruso provided training to Joni this week.  We would like to begin utilizing this program for all Friday packets.  The URL to log-on is meeting.cabe.org (Joni has passwords for you).

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Items on this month’s consent agenda include:

a.       approval of minutes of the regular meeting of October 11, 2006

b.      approval of payment of bills (provided at the meeting due to the date of the meeting)

c.       approval of Employee of the Month for October 2006

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Rationale:  In order to effectively implement our Technology Plan, we need to reorganize our delivery of services within the IT Department.  Upon the recommendation of the District Technology Committee, I recommend that the Board eliminate the Technology Integration Specialist position and reallocate those funds to add an Instructional Assistant at KIS and contract with consultants to provide support for teachers and IA's in all buildings.  The recommended changes have no budget impact.

Rationale:  See Item 10a for overall rationale.  This additional IA position will increase the department's IA staff to four, one for each building.  The IA's will provide support for classroom teachers for computer technology, software and peripherals; coverage for teachers so that expert teachers can "co-teach" with others to promote integration; and basic repair/maintenance services in their buildings.  This action, in conjunction with the elimination of the Technology Integration Specialist position, will have no budget impact.

Rationale:  The CABE Delegate Assembly will be held on November 16, prior to the CABE/CAPSS Convention.  You should have received a blue booklet from CABE listing the 2007 Proposed Resolutions. 

The Board needs to: appoint a delegate to the Assembly; appoint alternates; and give guidance to the delegate on the various proposed resolutions.  Time is being set aside at this meeting for discussion of the resolutions; please review them prior to the meeting. 

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The State requires that the Board of Education review this policy every two years and renew (or revise).  Sandra Maynard, Nurses Supervisor, has indicated that there is no need for any changes.

Rationale:  QVCC, EASTCONN and various local districts presented the concept of a Middle College Magnet High School to invited guests on October 5, 2006.  A brief report of that presentation was given at the last regular BOE meeting.  If available, a more complete presentation will be shared with the Board for discussion, looking toward Board action in January in support of the concept and authorizing the preparation of an operational plan for submission to the SDE next fall.