July 10, 2013 at 7:00 PM - Regular BOE Meeting

Rationale:  June 5, 2013 - Regular Meeting Minutes

Rationale:  Student Achievement
Personnel
Finance

Rationale:  Full Day Kindergarten Options

Rationale:  Mary Joscelyn-Gadd - BCHS - Assistant Principal

Rationale:  Diane Devnew - Ivy Drive - Grade 1

Rationale:  Sarah Lupo- SSS - Physical Education

Rationale:  Jessica Brown - BCHS - Special Education
Teresa DiCarlo - BCHS - French
Angela Scaccianemici - BCHS - Italian
Jeremy Sloate - GH - Wellness

Rationale:  Dawn Killiany - CHMS - Gold Team Leader

Rationale:  Amy Lipscomb - CHMS - Yellow Team Leader

Rationale:  Jennifer O'Donnell - EDGE - K-5 Co-Technology Leader
Sarah Behrendt - EDGE - K-5 - Co-Technology Leader

Rationale:  Michelle Gallant – EDGE – K-5 Co-Technology Leader
Jennifer Labbe – EDGE - K-5 Co-Technology Leader
Ingrid Scalise – NEMS – Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator

Rationale:  Elizabeth Flynn - SSS - Special Education - Effective 2013-2014 School Year

Rationale:  This grant is part of the inter-district cooperative grant program. The grant budget and abstract are attached

Rationale:  State grant awarded for a team of school district personnel to participate in a train-the-trainer workshop on lead poisoning prevention and intervention for students in prekindergarten through Grade 12.  The team will develop an action plan for promoting lead poisoning awareness among its agency personnel at the workshop and produce administrative procedures related to lead poisoning prevention and intervention by the end of 2013.  These initiatives will be developed by BOE staff in conjunction with Bristol Burlington Health District staff. 

Rationale:  The Bristol Brass General Grant Fund/Main Street Foundation has awarded a $5,000 dollar grant to Gina Gallo for her continued efforts to refurbish the BCHS auditorium. 

Rationale:  The Bristol Public Schools received a $1,200 grant from the Fuller and Myrtle Barnes Fund of the Main Street Community Foundation to support the West Bristol Leadership Academy at West Bristol School.

Rationale:  The Superintendent will present the finalized operating budget for the Bristol Public Schools for fiscal year 2013-2014. This budget has been approved by the Board of Finance.

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Middle School Engineering & Technology Teachers have completed revisions to the Engineering and Technology Curricula for Grade 6, Grade 7, & Grade 8. This curricula provides a 45 day experience for students as part of their Encore Program.

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At both the national and the state levels, standards affecting social studies have been revised in recent years.

Changes in the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards for Literacy in Social Studies / History and in the Connecticut Social Studies Framework have necessitated a revision of the social studies curricula in Bristol. The most recent revision, offered to the Board of Education for approval, addresses the Grade 7 course, Global Studies II. This revision reflects the rigorous standards expected by the Common Core and by Connecticut, in particular in developing reading, writing, research, and speaking skills of history students. In addition to embedding more demanding historical literacy skills, a committee of teachers took this opportunity to align this curriculum with the content of the world history course offered in Bristol’s high schools. As a result, students will learn about the sweeping narrative of history in grades 6, 7, and 9, focusing on the ancient, the medieval and the modern eras, respectively.   

Rationale:  The College Board has revised the AP Chemistry Curriculum. Participating schools must implement the new curriculum beginning with the 2013-2014 School year.

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The high school Physical Education curriculum was due for revision. 

Philosophy of Instruction and Philosophy of Assessment was added to our document to be in line with all new curriculums documents.  We also shifted the focus to a more student directed approach with students being accountable for their personal levels of physical fitness and degrees of participation. More student choice is built in to the curriculum and implementation guide.

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The Spanish III curriculum was revised this spring as part of the district’s routine cycle of updating curriculum.  As a result of the process, a committee of Spanish teachers from both high schools determined that a current and rigorous textbook was needed to help deliver the curriculum effectively. 

The committee recommends the approval the following textbook:

• Aventura Level III, published by EMC Publishing. 

Please read the attached documents for details about the selection process, including information regarding the alignment of the textbook with our curricula.

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The curriculum for Grade 7 Social Studies was revised to align with the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy in Social Studies/History and with the Connecticut Social Studies Framework. A committee of teachers and students recommends that this new curriculum be supported through the following textbook:      

• Discovering Our Past: A History of the World by Jackson Spielvogel.

Please read the attached documents for details about the selection process, including information regarding the alignment of the textbook with our curricula.

Rationale:  The current Restraint/Seclusion Policy was originally adopted by the Board of Education in June 2008.  Since that time, the laws regarding the use of restraint and seclusion in the public schools have changed.  It is therefore necessary to update the Board of Education policy on Restraint and Seclusion to be in compliance with the current CT state statutes.

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The Board of Education should vote to convene into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing: 

1. Non-Renewal for Reduction in Force
2. BAPS - Personnel Matter
3. Superintendent Evaluation