June 6, 2018 at 7:00 PM - Regular BOE Meeting

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National Anthem Performed By:

Northeast Instrumental Group - Directed by: Sharon Vocke

Moment of Silence:
Catherine Z. Mecca - Teacher - 9/1/59 to 12/3/68

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The 2019 Teacher of the Year for Bristol Public Schools will be announced at the June 2018 Board of Education meeting.  The Teacher of the Year Committee consisted of:  Board of Education commissioner, Karen Hintz; Principals Scott Gaudet, Dan Sonstrom, and Peter Wininger; Carly Fortin, Director of Teaching and Learning; Former teachers of the year:  Lisa Carroll, Corey Nagle, Scott Ruel, Julia Darcy, and Sharon Campolo.  A reception will be held in the fall to honor the Teacher of the Year.

Rationale:  Each year we recognize music student participation in statewide festivals. 

Rationale:  1. May 2, 2018 - Regular Meeting

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Communications & Community Relations	Finance	Operations	Personnel	Student Achievement	Policy Committee
Jeff Caggiano, Chair	Karen Vibert, Chair	Karen Hintz, Chair	Thomas O’Brien, Chair	Jennifer Dube, Chair	Tina Taylor, Chair
Joseph Grabowski	Karen Hintz	Jeff Caggiano	Jeff Caggiano	Joseph Grabowski	Jennifer Dube
Tina Taylor	Kristen Giantonio	Thomas O’Brien	Karen Vibert	Tina Taylor	Karen Hintz
					Kristen Giantonio
Alternates:
Jennifer Dube	Joseph Grabowski	Karen Vibert	Jennifer Dube	Kristen Giantonio

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Chairman Wilson will update the Board and the public on:

1. MBIAMS Update

2. CABE Workshop

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Student Representatives from Bristol Central (Olivia Rajotte) and Bristol Eastern (Madison Fostervold) will update the board on recent activities at each of their schools.

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Dr . Moreau will report/update the Board on district topics:

1. Student Representative Awards

2. AVID Celebration

3. Poetry Night

4. Central Office/Administrator Retreat - Summer 2018

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Pursuant to Robert’s Rules of Order, the following questions are subject to the Board’s vote without debate.  Should a member choose to debate a specific question, he/she will move to lay the question on the table, and it shall become the first item of New Business.  The Board will then vote on the remaining questions.

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Bruni, Thomas:  BCHS – Physical Education – effective 5/3/18
DeFillippi, Sharon:  SSS – Grade 2 – effective 6/20/18
Kalmin, Donna:  NEMS – Science, 8^th grade  – effective 7/1/18

 

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Blumenthal, Joshua – GH - Art Teacher – effective 8/27/18
Henne, Eric – NEMS – Wellness Teacher – effective 8/27/18
Matraku, Aurora – EPH – Art Teacher (0.6) – effective 5/29/18

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Ewers, Emily – WB – SPED - Effective November 16, 2018 through January 4, 2019
Meusel, Amanda – WB – Effective November 27, 2018 through January 1, 2019
Tichy, Jessica – STAF – Effective November 16, 2018 through June 18, 2019

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BACKGROUND:   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: 

1. Sign in on the Public Comment sign-in roster.
2. Wait to be recognized by the Board Chair.
3. Proceed to the speaker’s microphone.
4. Preface your remarks by stating your name and address.
5. Direct your comments to the Board chairman.
6. Please limit your comments to three minutes.
7. Any comments should be made in an appropriate manner, particularly if concerning a personnel matter.

 Board Policy #1120(a)

Rationale:  As part of our ongoing efforts to broaden the horizons of students, as well as to meet the national, state and curricular standards of world language learning, we would like to continue the exchange between Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern students and the students of the Lycée Jean Monnet.  This exchange is currently in its 7th cycle (14th year).  The French teachers and students came to stay with us in March of 2018.  They were housed by Bristol families and attended classes with their correspondents.  In February of 2019, we anticipate providing our students a similar experience in France. Students will be staying in the homes of the students who came to Bristol.  They will attend classes and will participate in trips to Paris, Normandy, and Versailles

Rationale:  During the 2018-2019 school year, approximately 20 BCHS students studying Italian will take part in a study abroad with a partner school in Sicily, Italy. The trip is scheduled for February. While abroad, students will live with local families, attend school, see extraordinary historical sites, and become fully immersed in the rich culture and language of the town of Taormina, Sicily. Study abroad trips have seen tremendous success in recent years, and we seek permission to continue the experience in another part of Italy. Please see the proposal for further details.

Rationale:  Last November the Board approved the Bristol Eastern Trip to Greece in July 2018. Due to the retirement of the chaperoning teacher; the trip has been cancelled.

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Board approval is needed to designate Business Manger, Jill Browne, as a signer for monthly Federal Reimbursement claims for Child Nutrition Program.

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1. Special Education Update:  

Updating the Board on programs/events of the Special Services staff and students specifically Unified Jamboree at Edgewood and the BEHS trip to Washington for AIM enrolled students funded by donations. 

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The Superintendent will present the Operating budget for the Bristol Public Schools for the 2018-2019 School Year in the amount of $111,411,195.00.

This budget has been approved by the Board of Finance

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The Accounting I curriculum was last approved in 2006.  Since 2006, the Career and Technical Education standards for the State of Connecticut have been revised, necessitating the revision of the curriculum for this course.   A curriculum revision was also needed in order to better articulate our Bristol High School Accounting course with the standards for Accounting 100 at Tunxis Community College.  By aligning our curriculum with the Tunxis course, we will be able to offer our course for dual-enrollment through one of the College Career Pathways with the college.

The revised curriculum addresses the most recent expectations within the State of CT Curricular Framework for Business and Finance in the accounting area. At the same time, the course will also meet the requirements necessary for articulation with Tunxis Community College.  When students successfully satisfy the expectations for Accounting I, they will be eligible to earn three credits at Tunxis Community College for Accounting 100.

Mrs. Laurie Roberge and Mrs. Sharon Jacques along with the members of the Business department should be recognized for their diligent efforts to write this engaging and rigorous curriculum for our students in Accounting.

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This is the first time that Bristol Public Schools will be offering an AP Computer Science course.  A committee has thoroughly reviewed several textbooks that meet the AP Computer Science AP Course Audit curricular requirements and has selected:

• Lewis, John, and William Loftus. Java Software Solutions: Foundations of Program Design. New York, NY: Pearson.

This text was developed for courses in Java programming and will provide students with a strong foundation in programming techniques through the integration of real-word examples and programming exercises.

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Our current AP Environmental Science text was approved and purchased in 2008 and is now starting to include outdated information.  A committee has thoroughly reviewed several textbooks that meet the AP Environmental Science AP Course Audit curricular requirements and has selected:

• Friedland, Andrew and Rick Relyea. Environmental Science for AP. W. H. Freeman and Company.

This text was specifically written for the AP Environmental course and is designed to help students achieve success on the AP Environmental Science Exam.  The content of the text is organized in manageable modules and each chapter provides built-in supports to best prepare students for the exam.

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The textbook selection committee for AP Government and Politics recommends American Government Institutions and Policies 16^th Edition by Wilson, Dilulio, Jr., Bose and Levendusky to support instruction of this course.  This text will provide the background students need to comprehend the case studies and other primary documents required to understand the foundations of the United States Constitution. This text will support students in achieving success on the AP U.S. Government and Politics exam. The textbook aligns with the curriculum’s content and skills, supports authentic, performance-based assessments, provides test prep sample questions, and suggests numerous on-line supplements to support academic growth.

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The textbook selection committee for AP Seminar recommends They Say I Say: With Readings 4^th Edition by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein.  The focus of AP Seminar, the first course in the AP Capstone Program, is writing an argument.  They Say I Say provides a structure for writing an argument while at the same time, allowing for synthesis of multiple resources to help students develop their own.  This textbook will serve as a resource for students to attain the curriculum objectives of AP Seminar.

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The textbook selection committee for AP Research recommends Practical Research and Design, 11E by Paul D. Leedy and Jeanne Ellis Ormrod.  AP Research, the second course in the AP Capstone program, requires students to deeply explore an academic topic, idea or issue of individual interest.  Students design, plan and implement a yearlong investigation to address their research question.  Practical Research: Planning and Design, 11E will serve as a resource for students to attain the curriculum objectives of AP Research.

 

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The Information Processing I curriculum was approved in March 2018.  A textbook resource for the course was last purchased in 2006.  Due to the updated standards at the state level for Career and Technical Education, the revisions made to our Bristol curriculum, incorporating a broader range of technical skills and applications, and changes in the technology utilized within the course, new textbooks are required.  The broad goals of the course seek to ensure that students are proficient users of technology not only for their own use as students but also to develop proficiency in the use of technical applications for business, since  this course is the introductory course to other business courses in the CTE department. Two textbooks are being recommended for the course.  One, Learning by Doing:  Google Apps, primarily supports the curricular objectives that develop  students’  technological skills for education and home use.  The second textbook, Discovering Computers and Microsoft Office 365 and Office 2016, is geared toward business applications of the software and content needed within the business industry.

Rationale:  As part of the Policy Manual Review, this policy was recommended for affirmation.

Rationale:  As part of the Policy Manual Review, this policy is recommended for affirmation.    

Rationale:  As part of the policy manual review, the pertinent statute was added.

Rationale:  As part of the Policy Manual Review, this policy has several changes including the change in title of the business official and a change in statutes.

Rationale:  As part of the Policy Manual Review, this policy has been recommended for revision.

Rationale:  As part of the Policy Manual Review, this policy was recommended for removal from the policy manual as the Board of Education does not issue bonds.

Rationale:  As part of the Policy Manual review, this policy was found attached to Policy 6161.3. Therefore it is a new policy in the manual.

Rationale:  This policy is a required policy for the Policy Manual.

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The Board of Education will discuss any new business proper to come before the Board.

Rationale:  Any communications received or any questions by Board members concerning items not on the agenda.

Rationale:  1. Superintendent Evalutation

Rationale:  There being no other business to come before the Board of Education the meeting should adjourn.