November 4, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Regular BOE Meeting

The Board of Education will recognize the following Staff and/or Students:

1.  Student Representatives to the Board of Education:

Bristol Central - Sydney Rodriquez – Junior

Bristol Eastern - Trisha Mohan – Junior         

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

1. October 7, 2020 -  Regular Meeting
2. October 21, 2020 - Special Meeting

Student Representatives from Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern will share activities, surveys, suggestions, and topics of interest in their respective schools.

Bristol Central                                                          Bristol Eastern

Madison Laprise  – Senior*                                         Madison Turner – Senior*

Chair Jennifer Dube will update the Board and the public on:

1. Community Mitigation Strategies

Dr. Carbone will report/update the Board on:

1. 2019-2024 District Priorities

2. Overview of PTA/PTO visits

Dubay, Lisa – EPH – Special Education Teacher – Effective June 11, 2021

Lavoie, Laurie – BCHS – Special Education Teacher - Effective June 30, 2021

McCormick, Joan – WB - Grade 3 Teacher - Effective August 1, 2021

McIntosh, Judy – ID – Special Education Teacher – Effective June 11, 2021

Palmer, Kim – MTV – Special Education Teacher – Effective November 30, 2020

Raspanti, Tami – EPH – Grade 2 Teacher – Effective June 11, 2021

Smialowski, Susan – BEHS – Special Education Teacher – Effective June 11, 2021

Massicot, Emily – WB – Grade 1 Teacher – Effective October 26, 2020

Sayour, Kevin – EPH – .5 Music Teacher – Effective October 28, 2020

Attached is a list of certified professional personnel who have reached continuing contract status (tenure) during the period September 1, 2019, through September 1, 2020.

Machol, Keri – BCHS – National Honor Society

Baral, Rachael – WB – Building Substitute - Effective October 19, 2020  

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance grant provides funding to support two Bristol Homeless Family Liaisons who assist Bristol students experiencing homelessness.  The Homeless Family Liaisons facilitate connections between our public school system and our social service agencies, arrange transportation, ensure that students have basic necessities, and arrange after school and/or vacation camps for students.  The grant also includes funding for after school and vacation camp membership fees for homeless students and for student supplies, which includes necessary school supplies and winter clothing.  A portion of the grant is dedicated to providing transportation for students experiencing homelessness to and from afterschool programs.  Finally, the grant provides the opportunity for Bristol Homeless Family Liaisons to attend professional learning regarding new legislation and policies related to the McKinney-Vento Act.

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. Send your comments to: susaneverett@bristolk12.org
2. Be sure to put PUBLIC COMMENT in the subject line.
3. Include your name and address.
4. Direct your comments to the Board Chair.
5. Your comments will be read at the meeting by the Board Chair.
6. All comments should be written in an appropriate manner, particularly if concerning a personnel matter.
7. Any comments not adhering to the guidelines will not be read at the meeting.

 Board Policy #1120(a)

Bristol Board of Education Policy 6146: Graduation Requirements for Bristol Public Schools includes district performance standards for literacy and math for students graduating in  2021 and  2022.  The Class of 2023 and classes thereafter must earn a mastery-based credit in lieu of meeting a performance standard based on standardized assessments.  

Currently, students demonstrate they have met the performance standard when they have reached set scores on the PSAT, SAT and/or district common assessments.  Due to COVID-19, students within the Class of 2021 missed several opportunities to meet the district performance standard, including the spring SAT and common assessments that are normally administered in students’ junior year.  We propose that students who have not yet met the district performance standards for literacy and math be exempted from the district performance standards outlined in policy 6146.

BPA has a compilation of 20 mathematics courses anchored in real world contexts. Each hexamester course provides students with access to Common Core Standards for high school math through 6 week mini courses that provide learning in a context, so students can see the relevance of the mathematics. Each course has a problem-based learning (PBL) approach and is fitted with performance tasks to see student application of the content in the real world content as posed by the PBL.  The Mathematics content falls into 6 categories: 1-topics in geometry, 2-topics in statistics, 3-consumer math, 4-math test preparation, 5-topics in algebra, and 6-applied math.

BPA has a compilation of 16 science courses anchored in real world contexts. Each hexamester course provides students with access to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)  through 6 week mini courses that provide learning in a context, so students can see the relevance of science. Each course has a problem-based learning (PBL) approach and is fitted with performance tasks to see student application of the content in the real world content as posed by the PBL.   The science content falls into 4 categories: 1-Consumer Chemistry, 2-Earth and Space Science, 3-Life Science, 4-Energy.

On 10/21/2020 the Student Achievement Committee of the Board of Education moved the BPA Science curriculum (phase 1) to the Full Board for the first reading.

ECE Medical Terminology is a full year UConn course designed to develop language that will support students as they pursue a  career or major in the health sciences. This course showcases medical language through the lens of each body system. As students navigate each body system, they build an understanding of the prefix, suffix and combine forms related to the system, as well as the  terms associated with common pathologies and diagnostics for that system. This course embeds multiple hands-on and virtual lab experiences to enhance their knowledge and class experience. Students will be expected to research and share their findings through case studies, projects, models, written and/or oral reports and presentations. Students will be awarded 2.0 UConn credits for the successful completion of the requirements for this course.

On 10/21/2020 the Student Achievement Committee of the Board of Education moved the ECE Medical Terminology course to the Full Board for its first reading.

The health curriculum is based on the Connecticut Health and Balanced Living Curriculum Framework.  This course utilizes a proactive approach that serves as a catalyst for young people to analyze and evaluate their own lifestyle habits and then synthesize and apply strategies towards achieving an optimal level of physical, social, mental and emotional health.

Students receive instruction in mental and emotional health, nutrition, alcohol and other drug prevention, human sexuality and disease prevention as part of a Health Education program at the high school level.  Two components of the health curriculum are the content strands of Human Growth and Development and HIV/AIDS education.  In these lessons, the teacher helps students develop an understanding of the human body and positive health decision making.  An outline of the objectives to be covered in ninth grade is printed below. 

The major topics of study include: Mental Health, Healthy Eating and Physical Activity, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Healthy Relationships/Violence Prevention, Sexual Health/HIV, and Safety/Injury Prevention.

On October 21, 2020 the Student Achievement Committee of the Board of Education moved the revision of the Grade 9 Health curriculum to the Full Board for a second reading.

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

Any communications/information regarding building projects:

1. MBIAMS Update
2. Stafford School - Roof Project
3. South Side - HVAC Project

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

This month commissioners at the middle and K8 schools will share their reports.

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

1. Superintendent’s Evaluation

The Board of Education should reconvene into Public Session to take any votes on matters discussed in Executive Session.