Public Meeting Agenda: November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular BOE Agenda

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. CONSENT AGENDA

Donation to Head O'Meadow School
Donation to the PAL Program and a Kindergarten Class at Middle Gate School
Newtown Middle School Trips to France and Peru
Newtown High School Trip to Greece
Correspondence Report

Attachments: (1)

11-19-24 consent agenda

3. **PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

4. REPORTS

Chair Report
Superintendent's Report
Committee and Liaison reports
Student Representatives Report
Action on Financial Report for Month ending October 31, 2024

Attachments: (1)

financial report - month ending October 31, 2024

5. PRESENTATIONS

Operational Goals
Superintendent's Goals

6. OLD BUSINESS

Policies for Second Read and Approval

1050 Non-Discrimination (Community Members)
4118.11/4218.11 Non-Discrimination (Personnel)
4118.112/4218.112 Prohibition of Sex-Discrimination, Including Sex-Based Harassment
4118.14/4218.14 Employees and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act f 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
4135/4235 Reports of Suspected Abuse or Neglect of Children of Reports of Sexual Assault of Students by School Employees
5119 Student Transportation
5120 Meal Charging
5125 Confidentiality and Access of Education Records
5128 Child Sexual Abuse and Assault Response Policy and Reporting Procedure
5144.1 Physical Restraint and Seclusion of Students and Use of Exclusionary Time Out
5134 Policy Concerning Sunscreen Application in School

Policies to Rescind (These policies are on the District website for review.)

0521 Mission-Goals-Objectives, Nondiscrimination
3171.1 Non-Lapsing Education Fund
3541 Transportation
3541.21Transportation–Responsibilities and Duties of Board of Education
3541.5 Transportation - Complaints and Reports
3541.51Transportation-Procedure for Transportation Hearings
4111.1/4211.1 Equal Employment Opportunity (Affirmative Action)
4118.11/4218.11 Nondiscrimination
4118.112/4218.112 Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
4118.14/4218.14 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disabilities
5117 School Attendance Areas
5121.3 Academic Dishonesty: Cheating/Plagiarism
5122 Assigning Students to a Teacher in Grades K-12
5122.3 Assignment of Former Home-Schooled Students
5131.91 Hazing
5141 Student Health Services
5141.24 Students/Staff with HIV, ARC (Aids Related Complex) or AIDS
5141.251 Accommodating Students with Special Dietary Needs
5141.4 Reporting Child Abuse, Neglect and Sexual Assault
5145.42 Racial Harassment of Students
5144.1 Use of Force, Physical Restraint/Seclusion/Exclusionary/Time Out
5145.511 Exploitation; Sexual Harassment
5145.53 Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
6121 Nondiscrimination in the Instructional Program

Items of Information - Administrative Regulations (There are 3 stand-alone adm. regs. and the rest are attached to a policy.) A list of these regulations is attached to this agenda.

Attachments: (11)

7. NEW BUSINESS

Description:

Policies for First Read

1. 1010 Automatic External Defibrillators

2. 5114 Student Discipline

3. 5115 Student Use of the District’s Computer Systems and Internet Safety

4. 5127 Fundraising Activities

5. 5129 Field Trips

6. 5137 Bullying Prevention and Intervention

7. 5141.2 Administration of Student Medications in the Schools

8. 5145.12 Search and Seizure

9. 5146 Policy to Improve Completion Rates of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Policies to Rescind-First Read (Please note these policies are on the District website for review.)

1.  1314/1324 Fundraising and Solicitation-Guidelines Pertaining to 7-12 Athletics
2.   3281 School Fundraisers
3.   3281.2 School Fund Raisers, Online Fundraising Campaigns-Crowdfunding
4.   5114 Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process
5.   5131.5 Vandalism
6.   5131.7 Weapons and Dangerous Instruments
7.   5131.8 Off School Grounds Misconduct
8.   5131.82 Restrictions on Publications and Written or Electronic Material
9.   5131.911 Bullying Prevention and Intervention
10. 5131.914 Safe School Climate Plan
11. 5141.27 Use of External Automatic Defibrillators
12. 5141.29 School Based Health Center
13. 5145.111 Probation/Police/Courts
14. 5145.12 Search and Seizure
15. 5145.122 Use of Dogs to Search School Property
16. 5145.124 Breathalyzer Testing
17. 5145.14 On-Campus Recruitment
18. 5145.2 Activism and Dissent
19. 5145.21 Middle School/High School Student Governance
20. 5145.31 Gambling
21. 6141.321Responsible Computer, Network and Internet Use
22. 6153 Field Trips

Items of Information - Administrative Regulations - first read (These are all attached to a policy.) A list of these regulations is attached to this agenda.

----Discussion and Possible Action on Reallocation of Middle School HVAC Funds

----Action on Minutes of October 29, 2024

Attachments: (9)

8. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

9. ADJOURNMENT

Attachments: (1)

BOE Policy Regulations from November 19, 2024 Meeting

November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular BOE Agenda

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