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12/02/08

Regular Meeting
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
Town Hall, 50 South Main Street
Legislative Chamber - Room 314


I.  CALL TO ORDER
    A.  ROLL CALL
    B.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
    C.  REVISION TO AGENDA ORDER

      
II.  PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS:  Comments on topics of
     interest - 3 minutes per individual, 20 minutes per subject.


III.  OLD BUSINESS
       
       A.  MOTION BY TERRY SCHMITT, LIB BRASSIL
            SPINELLA AND BRUCE PUTTERMAN TO APPROVE
            AS SECOND AND FINAL READING THE 
            FOLLOWING BOARD POLICIES 

       Recommendation:  THAT the Board of Education
       approve as second and final reading the following
       Board Policies:

            5650 Communicable Diseases
            5660 Students with HIV, ARC
                    (Aids Related Complex) or AIDS
            5670 Insurance
            5680 Reporting child Abuse

       B.  MOTION BY TERRY SCHMITT, LIB BRASSIL
            SPINELLA AND BRUCE PUTTERMAN TO REVIEW
            POLICY 5640 ON EMERGENCY TREATMENT –
            Second Reading

            5640 Emergency Treatment

       Recommendation:  THAT the Board accept as
       second and final reading Policy 5640 on Emergency
       Treatment as reviewed, and where appropriate,
       revised by the Policy Sub-Committee.
  

IV.  NEW BUSINESS
      
      A.  APPROVAL OF THE HALL HIGH SCHOOL AND KING
           PHILIP MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS

           Hall Plan
           KPM Plan   

      Recommendation:  THAT the Board of Education
      approve the School Improvement Plans for Hall High
      School and King Philip Middle School                    

                           
V.  STAFF COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS

     A.  SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
          
     B.  STAFF REPORTS AND BOARD DISCUSSION

          1. Strategic School Profiles - SSP Report
  

              Background:  Dr. Karen List  and Mr. Chip Ward
                                   will report

          2. Personnel Report
  
              Background:   Mr. Rick Ledwith will report

          3. District Improvement Plan Update

              Background:  Dr. Karen List and Ms. Donna 
                                   Nestler-Rusack will report

   
VI.   ROUTINE MATTERS
                        
       A.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

            1.  Approval of the minutes of the regular Board 
                 meeting of November 18, 2008.

                 Recommendation:  THAT the Board of Education
                 approve the minutes of the regular Board meeting
                 of November 18, 2008.

                 

VII.  INFORMATION AND REPORTS
        
       A.  BOARD MEMBERS: COMMUNICATIONS AND 
            REPORTS
           
            1.  Reports from Other Boards and Organizations
                                 
            2.  Reports from Board Student Representatives
                
            3.  Other Information and Discussions

       B.  NON-STAFF COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORT
            
 
VIII.  FUTURE BUSINESS
      
         A.  ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETING DATES
             
              1.  Special Artists’ Reception, December 16, 2008,
                   6:30 p.m. Town Hall – Outside Room 426

              2.  Next regular Board meeting, Tuesday, December
                  16, 2008, 7:00 p.m. Town Hall - Legislative
                  Chamber, Room 314.