July 10, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Regular BOE Meeting

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Chester Kozikowski – BCHS Custodian – November 1967– May 1991
Ann Norton – BCHS English – September 1969 – June 2003
Fleurette Shingler – BEHS Foreign Language – September 1952 – June 1991

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The Board of Education should vote to approve any Regular or Special Meeting Minutes:

1. June 5,  2019 – Regular Meeting Minutes

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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. Graduation Wrap-Up
2. Business Education Foundation Update
3. Legislative Update
4. MBIAMS Update

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

1. Board of Education Retreat - July 17, 2019
2. Administrative Council
3. BAPS Retreat
4. Climate and Culture Workshop

 

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Hyde, Mary – BEHS – Science Teacher

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Bovin, Amy – BEHS – Music Teacher – effective June 27, 2019
Hussein, Katie – EDGE – Grade 3 Teacher – effective June 14, 2019
Kaminski, Barbara – BEHS – Social Studies Teacher – effective June 18, 2019
Shook, Nicole – BCHS – Science Teacher – effective June 14, 2019   

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Rice, Rebecca – STAF – Grade 4 Teacher
Santopietro, Jenna – CHMS – Grades 6-8 Language Arts Teacher
Tierney, Shannon – SSS – Grade 5 Teacher
Webster, Amanda – SSS – Grade 5 Teacher
Wester, Meredith – NEMS – 0.5 Math Intervention Teacher

Rationale:  Reichler, Jason – BCHS – Science Team Leader

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Baron, Leah – GH – Grade 3 – effective November 25, 2019 through March 1, 2020
Heyl, Cindy – ID – Grade 2 – effective August 27, 2019 through November 30, 2019

Rationale:  This grant is for the FRC at Greene-Hills School to provide collaborative, integrated and comprehensive services that strengthen families, promote the optimal development of children, and create strong school-family-community partnerships. Greene-Hills FRC will implement seven components of service including preschool Play & Learn Groups/school readiness programming, support before/after-school care programs in the schools, Families in Training home visiting program, home daycare provider training/support, adult education/parent education, positive youth development activities and resource & referral services.  This grant request is for fiscal year 2019-20, year one in a two-year grant cycle.

Rationale:  This grant is for the FRC at West Bristol School to provide collaborative, integrated and comprehensive services that strengthen families, promote the optimal development of children, and create strong school-family-community partnerships. West Bristol FRC will implement seven components of service including preschool Play & Learn Groups/school readiness programming, support before/after-school care programs in the schools, Families in Training home visiting program, home daycare provider training/support, adult education/parent education, positive youth development activities and resource & referral services.  This grant request is for fiscal year 2019-20, year one in a two-year grant cycle.

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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)

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The Board of Education agreed to waive the staff dress code for monthly dress down days that would benefit students and/or staff.  Attached is this year’s list of charities and the monthly amount raised.  Staff donated a total of $23,804.25.

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1. Extended School Year
2. Summer Enrichment Program
3. Summer School

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C.G.S. Section 10-221q of the Connecticut General Statutes

Beverage Exemptions: The Bristol Board of Education will allow the sale to students of beverages not listed in Section 10-221q of the Connecticut General Statutes provided that the following conditions are met: 1) the sale is in connection with an event occurring after the end of the regular school day or on the weekend; 2) the sale is at the location of the event; and 3) the beverages are not sold from a vending machine or school store. An “event” is an occurrence that involves more than just a regularly scheduled practice, meeting or extracurricular activity. The “school day” is the period from midnight before to 30 minutes after the end of the official school day. “Location” means where the event is being held, and must be the same place as the food sales.

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The Connecticut adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards, along with the requirement of administration of the Connecticut Next Generation Science Assessment, necessitated a revision to our high school science curriculum.  Bristol’s high school curriculum encapsulates three dimensional learning that will allow students to actively engage with scientific practices and apply crosscutting concepts in order to deepen their understanding of Core Ideas in order to explain phenomena and solve problems.  Units of instruction include such relevant and interesting topics such as the reintroduction of the Yellowstone wolves, impending Apophis asteroid, and the perils of the Radium Girls.  Each unit has a storyline structure that is anchored with a phenomenon or design problem. Each learning sequence attends to science content, provides access to student use of the science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts, and apples directly to the phenomenon or design task.  Accelerated courses offer a deeper conceptual understanding of the topicsfound in the academic course and require students to make deeper connections through the use of the science and engineering practices.

 

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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.

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Commissioners will report to the Board on any groups/organizations in which they serve as Board of Education Liaisons.

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